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bok choy art
The other day, while making our Kung Fu Panda soup, I found that when I cut off the baby bok choy leaves, the end looked like a rose. How could I turn down a perfectly opportune time to let my children express themselves artistically? (Actually, I usually pass on craft projects. They make such a mess, and I’m usually behind on my housework, and any extra mess just puts me one step closer to the loony bin.)
I imagine you can do this with a large bok choy as well. You can also make stamps like this with the ends of celery, and probably endives. (In the past, I’ve tried to save the ends of celery for this very purpose, but alas, could not find the energy to encourage my children to be creative, and I tossed them out — not the kids, the celery stumps.)
Use thick water based paint, such as tempera (I used Speedball Watersoluble linoleum block printing ink
Aren’t we talented?
10 Responses to “bok choy art”
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Oh my, so creative!! Love it!!
If that isn’t as clever as all get out.
And, look at Charlie’s sausage fingers.
Too fantastique!
That looks like a lot fun! You’re so creative.
there’s nothing better than a closeup of baby hands!! so chubby and perfect! i had bok choy tonight for dinner as well…. wish i had kiddos of my own to pass along this great idea to!
thanks for the fun posts.
cute !!! combines both of what I love , Art and Food!
What a great idea! I am totally in the same boat as you when it comes to crafts and clean-up. This looks fun enough to make me change my mind, though.
How fun! We love to do the potato stamps. That is fun, but this looks great! Thanks for sharing!
I love that the everyday mundane chores inspire you to be creative.
It does take a lot of energy to get a project going, but once it gets started it is so worth the effort. Boot camp is helping…they clean up after themselves or the project does not get started.
By the way…thank you for mentioning me for #FF!!
Hi there!..I just chanced on your lovely site..Its just wonderful. Amazing to see your kids being so involved. Nice to see that you are taking every opportunity to show the kids something new to learn!…will be visiting more..thanks!
Regards
Srivalli
What a great idea. I love the results.