In this post, I will be sharing a fun and easy carrot art for kids of all ages, this is adapted from a carrot fingerprint craft I found, try making yours as a vegetable or carrot theme activity with your kid(s). We were watching a read aloud story on YouTube about a "carrot seed" with my daughter Lauren that inspired us to do this carrot patch art.
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I found this "Fingerprint Carrot and Bunny" craft from craftymorning.com about creating some carrots planted in the ground using fingerprints and thought Lauren could try doing it, we did some variations to spiced up our version a bit and came up with this outcome which I'm going to share in this post. We called our resulting project "finger painted carrot patch art".
WHAT PAPER TO USE
We used bond paper when Lauren created her carrot patch art, you could use a bond paper with texture that is quite thick but it would be better to use a paper with a heavy weight texture such as a specialty, vellum or construction board to make it a bit resistant to the water in the paint and not possibly tear it while your child is pressing and spreading the paint together on the paper.
HOW TO CREATE YOUR CARROT PATCH ART
NOTE: This craft is suitable for kids about 4 and above, you may adapt the process to the skill or ability of the child.
STEP #1: Check out the step by step instructions on how to create the carrots with fingerprints in the original post "Fingerprint Carrot and Bunny" craft where we adapted this art from.
STEP #2: After drawing the dirt line in the middle of the paper and creating the carrots, allow your kid to dab some blue or green paint above the dirt line, they may combine 2 colors together then spread out and blend the colors with their pointer finger to create the sky background above the carrot patch.
STEP #3: Next, let child create the dirt below the sky by dabbing brown or any combination of 2 paints using their pointer finger below dirt line and around carrots then blending and spreading the paint together, the same process in creating the sky.
STEP #4: Once the paint is dry, it's time to add some leaves above the carrots. You can use strands of green yarn or paper rope for it. To enhance the look of the carrots, your child can draw some tiny lines on the carrots using brown or red gel pen or marker and maybe they can add some tiny roots on the side of the carrots too using gel pen or marker.
And that's how you do your "finger painted carrot patch", this art activity is easy for kids to make, they can have fun spreading and blending the colors around and be able to create a nice carrot patch painting with it.
LEARNING IS MORE FUN WITH STORIES!
Check out these carrot moral stories: "THE CARROT SEED" by Ruth Krauss is a story about faith, a little boy planted a carrot seed and everyone in his family tells him it will not grow but he doesn't give up. What happens when you don't give up?
THE LARGE CARROT" by Muffin Stories is a story about greed and sharing. A rabbit named Tori found a large carrot in the field, she hid the carrot from her friends so she could have it all to herself. Find out how a greedy rabbit learned to share what she had with her friends.
LEARNING IS MORE FUN WITH A SONG!
Click on the picture below to check out "Carrots!" song on YouTube. "Carrots!" is an entertaining song about growing carrots, a yummy and crunchy vegetable we like to eat, turn into a drink, and use in delicious foods and treats.
HAVE MORE FUN WITH CARROT THEME GAMES!
Check out these 3 fun and easy FREE printable carrot theme games for kids and everyone by clicking on the links below. Perfect games for a carrot theme activity!
MATERIALS FOR THIS ART
Shop for materials used in this craft online @ shopee.ph by clicking on the materials highlighted in BOLD below.
GET A LOW-COST QUALITY PRINTER FOR HOME PRINTING!
Print FREE printables for home DIYs and more! I'm using "HP Ink Tank 115" single function inkjet printer in printing templates and printables, I bought it online at shopee.ph. It is a quality and low-cost printer for home printing that uses tank for the ink.
It needs a total of 4 ink bottles (CMYK) to refill the tank, you can save even more by refilling with universal ink. Just make sure the ink is compatible with the printer model before deciding on a purchase.
I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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POST UPDATED: March 2023
CREDITS: Hand Pulling Carrot Image by Freepik
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