Adventurous Potato

Website

: www.lubeznikcenter.org

The Idea

Adventurous Potato is a project that integrates gardening,art and entrepreneurship. Elementary children at Lake Hills STEM Magnet School in Michigan City, IN . Students learn how natural materials can be used in art and create potato-stamped cards to sell. Adventurous Potato is their business.

The Specifics

In order to continue this project and bring it to more classes we need resources for instruction,supplies and printing. We work hand on with the children to design their cards by carving designs into potatoes and also using leaves and other natural materials as stamps. Lots of designs are made and then we print the best designs (students vote) to make multiples copies of. They are taught to budget with expenses and to package and market their cards. Please help us continue this exciting program which has community stake holders and volunteers including Safe Harbor After School Program, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Master Gardeners of LaPorte County, and Purdue Extension Education,

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