Paper & Fork Carrot Craft For Toddlers To Make This Spring!
Inspired by our Popsicle Stick Handprint Carrots and Fork Spring Flowers blog posts – today’s Plastic Fork Carrots tutorial is the perfect DIY kid craft idea to celebrate the change in season and/or upcoming Easter break!
At Glued To My Crafts, we LOVE thinking outside the box! Today we going to show YOU how easy it is to take some ordinary inexpensive plastic forks {possibly from your party stash} and turn them into adorable, decorative carrot pieces, that any “bunny” will love!
This carrot themed art project includes easy to find craft materials. All you need is paper, paint, glue and plastic forks. That’s it! Not to mention – the steps are even EASIER to follow since all you need to do is paint, cut and glue.
To recreate this carrot craft idea, you can find our full step-by-step tutorial below. Then set up shop on your kitchen table and watch your child’s imagination go WILD as they make some one-of-a-kind carrot pieces with you!! Even adults will want to join in on the fun!
Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your finished plastic fork and paper carrots with us on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram to see them! #gluedtomycrafts
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Craft Supplies:
- Orange Colored Cardstock Paper
- Brown Colored Cardstock Paper
- Kid Friendly Paper Scissors
- School Glue
- Plastic Fork {clean but can be recycled}
- Green Craft Paint
- Small Paper Plate
- Large Wiggle Eyes {two per carrot cutout}
- Black Sharpie Marker
Directions:
- First things first – grab your cardstock paper, school glue and scissors.
- Decide how many carrots you want in the “garden.” Cut out that many triangles from the orange cardstock.
- Now glue those pieces in the “dirt” on the brown cardstock.
- You now have the start of your carrots.
- Grab your green craft paint, fork and paper plate.
- Squirt some green paint on the paper plate. You don’t need a lot. The size of a quarter is a good starting point.
- Have children take their fork – which is their “paint brush” and have them make the greenery on each carrot cutout.
- Finally – the last step of this fork painted carrot craft. Glue the wiggle eyes in place on each carrot piece and draw on a smile to give them some character.
- Set aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
PAIR YOUR CARROT CRAFT WITH OUR —> Paper and Fork Painted Penguin
If you are looking for even MORE easy spring themed kid craft ideas from Glued To My Crafts, be sure to check out these fun posts listed below.
And “if” you decide to make our Plastic Fork Carrots kid craft, please share a picture on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram with #gluedtomycrafts for us to see. We love seeing our inspiration come to life!
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Paper & Fork Carrot Craft
Supplies:
Instructions:
- First things first - grab your cardstock paper, school glue and scissors.
- Decide how many carrots you want in the "garden." Cut out that many triangles from the orange cardstock.
- Now glue those pieces in the "dirt" on the brown cardstock.
- You now have the start of your carrots.
- Grab your green craft paint, fork and paper plate.
- Squirt some green paint on the paper plate. You don't need a lot. The size of a quarter is a good starting point.
- Have children take their fork - which is their "paint brush" and have them make the greenery on each carrot cutout.
- Finally - the last step of this fork painted carrot craft. Glue the wiggle eyes in place on each carrot piece and draw on a smile to give them some character.
- Set aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
