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How to Make a Pipe Cleaner Carrot

Use our printable template and fuzzy pipe cleaners to make this adorable pipe cleaner carrot! The perfect spring craft and Easter decoration, it also works well as play food for pretend play.
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Yield: 1 pipe cleaner carrot
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $1

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot Supplies

Step 2: Make the base of the carrot

  • Print our pipe cleaner carrot template on paper or cardstock.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Trace the template pieces onto orange cardstock and cut them out.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Roll the main template into a cone shape and secure it with tape.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Then add hot glue along the base of the cone.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Attach the circle into the glue, centering it in place.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • The circle will be a bit large for the cone. Trim it down where needed.
    (The larger circle allows it to fit perfectly no matter how you've rolled the cone.)
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot

Step 3: Wrap the carrot shape with pipe cleaners

  • Begin by wrapping an orange pipe cleaner end around itself, creating a small spiral.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Add a dot of hot glue to the top center of the carrot and place the spiral in it. Hold the pipe cleaner down for a minute until it stays in place.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Add more glue around the pipe cleaner and continue wrapping the pipe cleaner around.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Ensure that the edge of the cone is covered well and add a new pipe cleaner into some glue when you're finished with the first.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Continue wrapping pipe cleaner around the carrot, ensuring that your rows are nice and straight and that they're close together.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • When you get to the tip of the carrot cut off the excess pipe cleaner and fold the end down into the glue. You can use tweezers to fold the end in if you're worried about getting burnt.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot

Step 4: Create a rounded top

  • If you just cover the top of the carrot once it looks quite flat. So add a dot of glue near the edge.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Place a pipe cleaner end into the glue and then curve it so it covers the pipe cleaner below.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Continue gluing the pipe cleaner in towards the middle, covering the pipe cleaner beneath it. This will create a more curved, rounded top for the carrot.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot

Step 5: Add greenery to the carrot

  • To make the greenery, grab a green pipe cleaner and bend the end down about 1/4 inch.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Fold the long part of the pipe cleaner into a loop about 3/4 to 1 inch long. Twist the loop to secure it.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Repeat, making 3 more loops about the same length. Bend the loops so they go up a bit in the middle and then curve down.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Secure the loops by wrapping pipe cleaner around the first 1/4 inch fold. Cut off the excess pipe cleaner.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Add a dot of glue to the top center of the carrot. Place the straight bottom part of the greenery into the glue. Hold it for a minute until it stays in place on its own.
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot
  • Your pipe cleaner carrot is complete!
    Pipe Cleaner Carrot

Notes

Looking for more cute pipe cleaner crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:
Beaded Pipe Cleaner Butterflies
Pipe Cleaner Lily
Pipe Cleaner Easter Eggs