The Carrot Seed ~ Craft

To go along with our theme of vegetables and gardening we read The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss.

Our craft ~ painting mud over carrots.  Messy but fun!  The idea came from someone in our homeschool co-op.

What You’ll Need:

• Container of dirt (the kids sifted the dirt to remove any clumps of dirt, rocks, etc.)
• Carrots cut out of orange paper
• Carrot tops cut out of green paper
• Grey or light colored paper for background
• Water
• White Glue (2 spoonfuls)
• Spoon 

What The Kids Will Do:

1. Glue carrots to paper 

2. Add water to the dirt, making mud.

3.  Sensory experience ~ Let the kids play in the mud.  Encourage them to describe how the mud feels (icky, wet, cold, squishy).  My kids wanted no part of this.  The one time I wanted them to play in the mud, they said “No way, YUCK”!

4.  Add the glue until the mud is the consistency of paint (ours was a little too thick.)

5.  Using hands or a spoon, cover the carrots with mud.

 

6. Glue tops on carrots. 

  I guess I don’t need to add ~ you might what to do this craft outside! 

~Cindy