Crafts from carrots

Bright orange carrots can be used not only for delicious dishes, but also for creating various original crafts. Such figures from vegetables can easily learn how to make even the smallest. The main thing is to choose interesting schemes for them.

The simplest crafts that can be made from carrots are animal figurines.

The first such product is a funny giraffe. To create it, you can use either one long carrot, or two shorter ones.

• First you need to make the upper part of the figure. Cut off the top from the base of the carrot. The resulting part must be turned over and attached to the "neck".
• The second carrot should also be cut in half. The top one will be used as the basis for the craft.
• Cut one circle from the rest of the carrots. From it you need to cut the ears of a giraffe.
• The remainder must be divided into four parts, forming legs from them.
• Next, the legs must be attached to the body of the giraffe. After that, the neck joins it along with the head.
• Giraffe horns can be made from matches. The finished animal can be painted with a marker or felt-tip pen.

A cute carrot bunny is a great craft for kindergarten. The child will gladly make it with his own hands. The scheme for creating a craft consists of the following steps.

• The first step is to make the carrot firm. To do this, carefully cut off the lower part of the vegetable.
• Make a small cut in the middle of the opposite side of the carrot. The edges of the resulting ears can be rounded off additionally.
• Eyes, nose and mouth for a hare can be molded from plasticine or made from natural materials.

A great character to illustrate a fairy tale for kids is the cute carrot fox. It is made from large and long carrots.

• From this root crop it is necessary to cut off the lower and upper parts.
• From a sharp corner, you need to cut the fox's face. It shouldn't be too big. Based on this muzzle, you need to cut out the chanterelle's mouth.
• The back of the carrot is used to create the legs. The tail can be made from carrot trimmings or a single vegetable.
• All these parts are attached to the base of the craft using small pieces of a toothpick.
• A fox hat can be made from pepper and dill. The rest of the decorative details are made from plasticine.
• The resulting fox can be seated on a tree stump decorated with flowers.

In a couple of fabulous chanterelles, you can make a rooster from carrots. This character also appears in many Russian fairy tales. It is done quickly and easily.

• One carrot should be peeled, dried and set aside. Later, it will be used as the basis for crafts.
• From another carrot, you need to cut out stable paws, head, beak and comb of the bird.
• Using thin copper wire, these parts need to be connected together.
• The eyes of a bird can be made from plasticine. Dry autumn leaves are used to create the wings.
• The ponytail can be made with fresh herbs. To do this, you can use both dill and parsley and onions. The main thing is that they are fresh.
• You can scatter some grains next to the bird or arrange bushes of green grass.

An excellent craft on the theme of the animal world - a cute pig. The step-by-step process for creating a simple figurine consists of the following points.

• For work, you need to pick up a thick carrot. You need to cut off a narrow part from it.
• The wide base of this root crop must be carefully rounded off with a sharpened knife.
• From another carrot, you need to cut out the hooves, ears, tail and patch of the pig.
• When everything is ready, you need to start attaching the individual parts to the base of the pig's body.

An excellent craft option for the little ones is a carrot octopus. To create it, you will need eight root crops. They should be about the same thickness and length.

In addition to them, the base for the figurine is also used. It is best to place a small orange bell pepper or apple in the center. It is to the base on the sides that the washed and pre-dried root crops are attached.

The eyes and nose of an octopus can be made from seeds or any other materials at hand. A hat for this funny character can be made from pepper scraps. Fish, cancer or seaweed cut from vegetables can be located next to such a figure.

The squirrel figurine is made from carrots, cabbage and prunes.

• After peeling the carrots, it must be cut into two parts. A muzzle with ears is made from the main part. The base is cut into rings and the legs and tail are cut out of them.
• The torso must be cut off from the second carrot.
• The squirrel's head is attached to the base of the craft with a toothpick.
• In the same way, the rest of the details are fixed on the basis.
• The cabbage leaf is used to decorate the figurine. Prunes are used to make nose and eyes.

It is quite possible to make an unusual gnome figurine from an ordinary carrot. Such a funny character is made from one large root crop.

• The first step is to cut off the pointed end from the bottom of the carrot.
• Two wide rings are cut from the bottom of the vegetable. The palms must be cut out of them.
• Cutting off two more circles from the top of the fruit, they are used as legs and head.
• Having prepared all the suitable parts, you can start assembling the figurine.
• The legs and arms are attached to the body with wooden toothpicks.
• In the same way, the inverted pointed tip of the carrot is attached to the top of the craft.
• You can cut a cap and a vest from colored paper for your cartoon character.
• The face of this gnome should be drawn with a marker or felt-tip pen.

Such a spectacular craft made from natural material can be attributed to an exhibition in a school or kindergarten. This masterpiece is created according to the following principle.

• Carrots must be washed and dried. With the help of a clerical knife, you need to cut off the lower part from it.
• The nose should be cut out of this material. It can be in any shape. This piece is attached to the base of the craft with a small piece of a toothpick.
• Using a sharp knife, cut out the mouth of the pirate on the surface of the carrot.
• Next, you should start creating hair and headgear. To do this, cut off the top of the balloon. Hair is placed under this cap. Colored threads or yarns are usually used to create them.
• In this form, the "wig" is put on the base of the carrot. It should fit snugly against its surface.
• After that, you can start coloring the carrots. This is a very easy process. On the pirate's face, you need to draw an eye, a bandage and a mouth with snow-white teeth.
• While the paint is drying, you can cut a dagger out of the cardboard. This part will later need to be placed in your character's mouth. So that it does not fall out during the transfer of the craft from place to place, it can be additionally fixed with glue. The craft turns out to be beautiful and memorable.

Very beautiful flowers can be made from carrots, as well as from other vegetables. It is best to work with the carving technique. It is an artistic carving of vegetables and fruits.

The essence of the process of creating flowers is that the carrots are cut into thin strips or rings. Neat buds are formed from them. The appearance of such flowers depends only on the imagination of a person.

You can use other unusual examples of figurines for inspiration.

You can create even more original crafts from the unusual carrots grown on your site.

• To create a figurine, eyes and a flame escaping from the mouth must be glued to each "head" of the Snake. These parts are easy to cut out of colored paper.
• The character's torso and legs are made from cones and acorns. All these parts are connected to each other using high-quality glue.
• The finished figurine must be placed on a stand.

On the contrary, you can depict a man who came to fight the Serpent. You can make it from the same cones and acorns.

Such an original craft can be used to decorate a festive table. The cute palm is made from cucumbers and carrots.

All you have to do is cut the top of the carrot into several pieces. The trunk needs to be decorated with graceful patterns. This will make the palm look more realistic. To create the green part of the tree, the cucumber must be cut into thin pieces. Each circle needs to be cut into two halves. The slices are placed between individual strips of carrots.

Having made several such blanks, they must be connected together using toothpicks.

Space lovers can make even a small rocket out of carrots. This will require two root vegetables.

Cut one carrot in two. The top must be cut into 4 identical pieces. They are attached to the edges of the carrots with toothpicks. The rocket should be stable. You can decorate it with dried berries or colored beads.

This is another very simple craft. From one carrot, you need to cut off the tail and the back. The second root vegetable needs to be cut into circles. They should be about the same size.

Then these circles are attached with a toothpick. They are used as wheels.And only one circle is fixed on the base of the craft as a steering wheel. The finished car can be decorated with various stickers or designs.

As an autumn craft in kindergarten, you can take a cone made from carrots.