Creepy Carrot Craft

Phew!  Seems like I haven't had time to sit down and post some of my newest crafts in a long time.  I came up with this one last week for a Preschool-2nd grade storytime.  I am showing the movie Creepy Carrots! based on the book by Aaron Reynolds.

I will also be reading:

Grandpa Green by Lane Smith

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candice Fleming

Here is the craft I came up with:

What you will need:

• Orange foam
• Green yarn
• Tapestry needle (or glue the yarn on)
• Brown construction paper
• Gray strips of construction paper
• Kidney beans
• Googly eyes
• Markers

Cut carrot shapes out of the foam.  Mine are about 3-4" long.  I used green yarn and a tapestry needle to make the greens of the carrot.  It took a little time, but I really like how it looks, and I am doing this craft with a small group of kids.  

I cut sheets of brown construction paper in half and then folding each piece in half (hamburger fold) leaving about 1/4" tab on the back half.  This is how the carrots will be slipped into the dirt.  Glue the sides leaving the top open.  I added a gray trim to make it look like a garden.  The kids will glue kidney beans around the gray edges to make stones.  

Have the kids add some eyes and squiggly mouths to make their carrots creepy.

Enjoy!