February 14th is nearly here so we’re starting on our Valentine crafts with this carrot printing picture. It’s a simple craft for young children to try out, so long as they’re old enough to understand that this carrot isn’t to go in their mouth. You may have tried potato printing before but I find carrots are easier for little hands to grip.

You will need: a paper plate, some red and pink paint, a plate to put the paint on, a carrot, a craft knife or a kitchen knife with a sharp point, a ribbon and some sticky tape.

 

 

Cut the carrot in half and etch out a heart shape. A grown-up needs to do this part of course, but it’s fairly easy – I managed it! We did a small heart on one piece of carrot and a big heart on the other but you could do a cross shape for a kiss too.

 

 

If you level off the other end of the carrot you’ll be able to stand it upright when you’re not using it.

 

 

Put some paint on your plate and dip your carrots in.

 

 

Print out your hearts on to the paper plate.

 

Keep going using the red and pink paints until your artwork is complete.

 

 

Add a ribbon on to the back using sticky tape and hang your decoration for all to admire – or give as a present to the one you  love.

 

More lovely Valentine’s Day activities for your children

Did you see all my other Valentine’s Day activities for children? I’ve got more free printables, art, math, science, literacy and play ideas, all with a Valentine theme. You can find them all here.