Supplies & Materials:
- Brown packing paper or kraft cardstock (I used both) – or any slightly heavy paper you have on hand (think upcycle)
- Thread and/ or embroidery floss
- Scrap fabric (green or any color you have on hand)
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Carrot templates (you really could just easily free hand the carrot as well)
- Sewing Machine or if you don’t have a sewing machine sew by hand with the embroidery floss
- Fillers – fun items or candy to fill your carrots with
Instructions:
- Make carrots. Print and cut out your carrot templates and trace them onto your packing paper or cardstock.
- Sewing carrots. Take two of the same size carrots and layer them on top of each other so that all sides are even with each other. Sew your two long sides together either by hand with the floss or with your machine.
- Make carrot leaves. Tear your scrap fabric into narrow strips. The length is your preference. I used about six per carrot. Set aside until after you’ve filled your carrots.
- Fill your carrots. Fill your carrots with any sort of small candy, chocolate, handmade items, stickers, accessories, gift cards, etc. I used jelly beans, chocolates, chocolate eggs, tattoos, friendship bracelets, hair ties (just things I had on hand).
- Add leaves and sew the top. With one hand hold your leaves in the center of the top of your carrot. Place them far enough into the carrot that you will sew through them. Sew the top of your carrot.
- Accessorize. Add names or initials to the carrots or some additional floss. You could even paint the carrot if it’s not quite colorful enough for you.
Now – make a few, leave them separate or tie them together, and place them in your littles’ basket for them to tear open Easter morn.
This little project is so simple and inexpensive. If you don’t have orange thread and green fabric on hand, just use what you have. Using colors not necessarily unique to the typical carrot would be lovely. Same goes for the paper- just make sure it’s a little heavier than your regular printer paper. Even your fillers could be simple handmade items like stickers, friendship bracelets, homemade crayons, etc.
Templates:
P.S. – My most recent favorite store bought sweet treat – Anise flavored pizzelles from Aldi.
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