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Painting Cardboard Carrots {Craft for the Book – Too Many Carrots}

Painting Cardboard Carrots

{Craft for the Book – Too Many Carrots}

We recently discovered the CUTEST book and it’s all about carrots (and sharing)! We created a super easy and really fun craft for the kids to go along with our new favorite book – Too Many Carrots. Read on below to see how we made them.

Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit
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We’re super excited to share our latest craft with you. If you’ve been following us for any amount of time, you know that right up there next to playdough – book themed crafts are some of our favorite activities.

What You’ll Need

Too Many Carrots book

Cardboard

Orange paint

Green paint

Paint brush

Container to put paint in

Green crinkle paper

Googly eyes

Black marker

Glue

Art smock (this is the brand we have used for years and recommend for several reasons – long sleeve, velcroes in back, fits a wide range of ages)

Plastic tray (this is the one we use and recommend – it’s the perfect size and we like that it is a neutral color)

Baby wipes or damp paper towels for easy clean up

Divided tray (optional)

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What to Do

Begin by reading the book, Too Many Carrots.

Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit
Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit
Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit

Next, place all of your craft supplies in a divided tray for easy access.

Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit

We then drew an outline of a carrot on a piece of cardboard. Miss 6 wanted to do this herself so she drew the carrot outlines for everyone and then I cut them out.

Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit
Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit

Next, we squirted some orange and green paint in our paint container and painted our carrots.

Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit

The kids had a blast with this book themed craft and really enjoyed painting on something different than paper or canvas.

You could also glue some green crinkle paper on top and add googly eyes or a face on your carrot if you’d like.

Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit

How did your cardboard carrots turn out? Did you and the kids love this craft? We’d love to see you enjoying this activity! Share with us on social media #theartkit.

Painting Cardboard Carrots Craft for the Book - Too Many Carrots - from @theartkit

Want more? Check out some of our other fun activities:

Volcanoes from oranges

Oobleck

Chocolate playdough

Apple pie playdough

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