Spuddy Buddy Idaho Potato Craft

The mascot of the Idaho Potato Commission is a potato named Spuddy Buddy. He was born in 1983 as Potato Buddy, dressed in a bandana and cowboy hat, and appeared in ads to promote Idaho potatoes. Ten years later, he got a big makeover, giving him his current look. Spuddy Buddy became known nationally after a 1996 appearance at the Today Show window and can now be seen in ads and in person at football games, with the Big Idaho Potato Truck, and many other places. He’s such an icon that I thought it would be fun to turn him into a craft. Affilliate links below. 

 

Spuddy Buddy Idaho Potato Craft

Materials: 

• cardstock or construction paper (tan, brown, white, red)
• scissors
• pens (black, yellow, brown)
• craft glue

Steps: 

Begin by cutting out all the pieces you will need: 

• one tan rectangle, with two corners rounded (body)
• one large red rectangle, the same width as the tan rectangle (shirt)
• two thin red rectangles (shirt sleeves)
• two thin white rectangles (trim on shirt)
• two long brown rectangles (legs)
• two brown gloves
• two small white rectangles (trim for sleeves)
• one white rectangle (design on shirt)
• two white shoes 
• two white eyes (not pictured below)

Use a black pen to draw pupils on the eyes and to color the black portion of the shoes. Then use a brown pen to draw an outline of Idaho on the white rectangle. Color outside the outline with brown and inside the outline with yellow. Then write IDAHO in brown. 

Glue everything in place. Then use the black pen to draw eyebrows, a nose, and a smile.

I really enjoyed making Spuddy Buddy!