Get crafty and create some festive memories with your little ones this season! This handprint carrot gnome keepsake is the perfect way to capture the joy of springtime.
Carrot Gnome Keepsake Craft
It’s ANOTHER gnome themed craft idea on Glued To My Crafts and this time we are incorporating CARROTS for a Easter themed activity to do with your little crafter, this wonderful season!
It’s a first seen here idea and I really hope you SEE {and LOVE} my unique vision! I know I say this often on our website, but I’m seriously so excited to hit publish on this very post!
On that note, our overall tutorial is pretty straight forward. With just cardstock paper and washable craft paint, your child’s gnome friend will have a paper triangle “carrot” hat and handprint “greenery” cutout to tie it all together!
Ready to make it happen?! Of course you are! Keep on scrolling to check out the full tutorial and recreate it in your home this spring season!
Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share a picture of your paper & handprint carrot hat gnome with us by tagging our account on Instagram! I can’t wait to see how awesome your Easter gnome friend turns out! #gluedtomycrafts
RELATED —> Popsicle Stick Bunny Gnome
It’s so simple to make! My favorite part is the handprint beard that looks like greenery on top of a carrot!
Craft Supplies:
- White Cardstock Paper
- Green Craft Paint
- Paint Brush
- Paper Plate
- Baby Wipes
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- Scissors
- Stapler
Directions:
- First things first – we are going to make the bearded greenery! Grab your craft paint, paint brush, white paper and small paper plate.
- Squirt some green craft paint on the paper plate and dip the brush in it.
- Working quickly, one by one, paint BOTH of your child’s hands and press them down on the white cardstock paper. You will want to leave some room between them both {you might need a second sheet of paper if both don’t fit!}
- When done making the handprints, set aside the paper to let the prints dry completely.
- While those dry, use baby wipes and a quick trip to the sink to clean off excess paint from hands.
- When the handprints are dry enough, grab the scissors.
- Trim out BOTH handprints designs from the paper.
- Discard excess paper and set aside the cutouts.
- Next grab your orange cardstock paper.
- Trim out a large triangular hat out of it.
- Now staple your paper carrot hat piece to the TWO green “beard” handprint cutouts from earlier. You want the handprints going outward from the hat, like greenery.
- Finally, cut out a small oval nose from the brown cardstock paper and staple that in the center of everything.
- To finish off your Handprint Carrot Gnome kid craft idea – use the Sharpie marker to give the carrot hat some dimension by drawing on a few squiggles here & there.
- Go ahead and add other embellishments you see fit.
- Then display your new piece proudly!!!
OPTIONAL STEP —> for an alternative of using paint for the beard {and for a less messy option!} you create make TWO paper handprint cutouts from green cardstock paper and use those in your handprint veggie gnome craft instead!
If you are looking for even MORE easy kid craft ideas that are perfect for the spring season, be sure to check out the posts listed below!
- Paper Plate Spring Scene
- Popsicle Stick Flowers
- Popsicle Stick Bunny Gnome
- Paper Bag Gnome Puppet
- Paper Plate Mushroom Fairy House
- Paint Splat Easter Chick
- Tissue Paper Carrot
- Popsicle Stick Carrots
- Paper Plate Carrot House
- Paper Bag Carrot
