Have your kids make this DIY Easter card craft to give to their teacher, friend or Grandparents.
If you haven’t been following along, recently we’ve begun sharing our favorite Easter crafts for kids. So far we’ve made sheep crafts, chick crafts, and of course, Easter bunny crafts!
We’ve been enjoying creating all these handprint Easter crafts, so today we’re adding another one to the list with this handprint carrot card for Easter.
It’s simple enough to make at home or in the classroom with kids as young as toddlers, so read on below to see how to recreate it with your kids or students!
DIY Easter Card Craft For Kids
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Supplies
- Colored card stock (in orange, green and pink)
- White card stock
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Glue stick
- Stapler
- Black and orange marker
- Carrot template
Directions
If using, download the carrot template and print the carrot body onto orange card stock and the eyes onto white card stock. Cut all the pieces out.
Trace your child’s handprint two times onto the green card stock and cut out.
Place the 2 carrot pieces on top of each other and staple together at the top. Place the 2 handprints on top of the carrot and glue in place.
Place the eyes below the handprints and glue down.
Cut out two small ovals from the pink card stock to use as cheeks and glue them in place slightly below the eyes.
Use the black marker to draw a smile between the cheeks. Use the orange marker to draw marks over the rest of the carrot. Flip open to write your message inside!
Related: Paper Plate Bunny Craft
That’s all you need to make this easy DIY Easter card for someone special.
If you want to use the free template, don’t forget to enter your email in the post at the bottom of the page.
More Easter Activities For Kids
There are so many great Easter books for kids, but these are some of our favorites. Grab them from the library or buy them to add to your child’s collection! They’re great for helping your child develop a larger vocabulary, focus, and more!
Happy Easter Mouse – Everyone knows Mouse from the classic If You Give A Mouse A Cookie book, but now he’s back and ready to celebrate Easter! Kids will love watching him as he goes on an Easter egg hunt!
Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure – Join Pete as he races to help the Easter bunny just in time for Easter! This is another new classic kids rate as a must-have!
It’s Not Easy Being A Bunny – Follow PJ the bunny as he tries to discover what kind of animal he’d rather be instead of a bunny! It’s a silly story with a great lesson.
Handprint Carrot Easter Card Craft
Make this cute handprint carrot Easter card with the kids this April!
Materials
- Colored card stock (in orange, green and pink)
- White card stock
- Pencil
- Glue stick
- Black and orange marker
- Carrot template
Tools
- Scissors
- Stapler
Instructions
- If using, download the carrot template and print the carrot body onto orange card stock and the eyes onto white card stock. Cut all the pieces out.
- Trace your child's handprint two times onto the green card stock and cut out.
- Place the 2 carrot pieces on top of each other and staple together at the top.
- Place the 2 handprints on top of the carrot and glue in place.
- Place the eyes below the handprints and glue down.
- Cut out two small ovals from the pink card stock to use as cheeks and glue them in place slightly below the eyes.
- Use the black marker to draw a smile between the cheeks.
- Use the orange marker to draw marks over the rest of the carrot.
- Flip open to write your message inside!
Free Carrot Card Template
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