How to make a cardboard carrot garland

WATCH: Paint eggs with the children for a little Easter family bonding crafternoon.

Easter services and public events may have been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the festivities at home.

This cardboard carrot garland is a bright, fun and an easy activity for both kids and adults. Even if you don’t have a crafty bone in your body!

“I have an extremely short attention span, but this project process is super easy and the results look super pro!” explains Susie Rugg, project creator, Handy with Scissors owner, mum of three and the Kids and Families coordinator at the Museum of Contemporary Art. “A crafternoon is a great activity for the family to enjoy – especially when we are cooped up at home for long periods. Look for recyclables around your home to reinvent so you don’t have to go out for craft supplies. Recyclables are cheap and better for the environment, as well as encouraging kids to see things in new ways. A cardboard box is never just a box if you look at it the right way.”

Gather your supplies:

Recycled cardboard
Tissue paper
Green yarn
Black pen or marker
Glue
Scissors

Making the cards.

Step 1.

Cut half a dozen carrots from recycled cardboard. The size is completely up to you.

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Step 2.

Tear up some orange yellow and red crepe paper and glue to your carrots in layers.

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Step 3.

Trim the excess crepe paper.

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Step 4.

Draw some carrot-ish lines

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Step 5.

To make the pom poms, see this post.

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PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Step 6.

Tie a string through each of your pom poms and thread through the holes in your carrots without tying them.

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Step 7.

Cut a length of yarn about 1.5 m long. Space your carrots evenly and then tie your pom pom strings with firm knots.

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For loads more Easter craft projects with Handy with Scissors.

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Franki Hobson

Franki Hobson is a women’s lifestyle journalist and editor with more than twenty years’ experience. Her areas of expertise include homes, parenting and health and well-being.

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Cardboard carrot garland craft

WATCH: Paint eggs with the children for a little Easter family bonding crafternoon.

Gather your supplies:

Making the cards.

Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Step 4.

Step 5.

PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Step 6.

Step 7.

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