Block Printed Writing Paper

• Plain Writing Paper
• Potato
• Knife
• Poster Paint
• Paint Brush
• Old Newspapers

• Cover your workplace with old newspapers.
• Slice the potato in half and then make a pattern on one half of the potato using the tip of the knife.
• Carve a potato block by gorging other parts of the potato out leaving only the patterns shape of the potato jutting out.
• Let the potato air dry for a day.
• Then brush the pattern with the paint color and press it on the writing paper all around the edges of the paper to form a decorative border on it.
• Decorate about 20 or so writing papers.
• Remember not to stack the papers on top of each other until the paint dries completely.
• Pack the writing papers nicely and attach a gift tag with your name and grade on it.