Crafts from squash

Patisson is a product from which you can make a huge variety of crafts. Their level of difficulty can be very different. In today's article, we will learn how to correctly make different figures from the squash.

From the squash, you can create not only figures of various animals and flowers, but also more creative things. This vegetable is ideal for making a UFO ship. Such an object is made without unnecessary difficulties, but it has a very unusual look. Patisson will serve as an excellent basis for the manufacture of a UFO ship, since it has the appropriate shape and structure. Initially, the vegetable looks like a small spaceship. To make the original figurine, there will be a few additional work to be done.

To complete the assembly of the spacecraft you will need:

• several large and fresh carrots;
• an elongated pumpkin;
• skewers and a set of toothpicks.

To make astronauts or aliens, it is permissible to use ready-made figures and small toys. The little people assembled from the Lego constructor will also do.

• First, you need to cut off the top of the squash, since the aliens will need a flat area for placement.
• To make support legs for a flying saucer, you will need to use dense carrots that have rounded edges. These parts must be held as securely as possible, for which it is necessary to use skewers. The latter are attached to a spaceship.
• You will need to carefully cut holes from the bottom of the squash. After that, you need to prepare the lid. It can open to release aliens to the ground.
• To make the cover of the flying saucer, you need to use an oval pumpkin. The core should be cut from it. As a result, only the dense skin of the vegetable should remain. Attach the finished part with toothpicks, like other components in the construction of the craft.
• Of course, it is not forbidden to supplement such an unusual craft with your own decorative elements. For example, it can be decorations made from carrot circles or parts cut from fresh cucumbers.

Children are always fascinated by the independent making of crafts in the form of various animals. So, from fresh squash it is possible to model charming figures in the form of a rhinoceros, penguin, hedgehog, frog and so on. Such products often serve as an assignment on the theme "Autumn" for a school or kindergarten.

The formidable rhinoceros made from squash and other vegetables looks very unusual and funny. For the manufacture of this character, it is recommended to choose a lighter squash. In addition, you need to buy zucchini, small peppers, cucumbers, small apples, pumpkin, rose hips.

We will analyze step-by-step instructions on how to make a rhino out of vegetables with your own hands.

• First, a rounded pumpkin is taken. The body of a rhinoceros will be created from it. Legs are made from cucumbers, they are attached to the body with toothpicks.
• The head can be modeled from squash. A zucchini muzzle should be attached to it. It is more convenient to use wooden skewers for fastening.
• Excellent horn and rhino ears will come out of small elongated peppers.
• Apples can serve as decoration, so you can attach them, or you can leave the craft without these components.

You can make a very cute and funny octopus from the squash. The creation of such a craft will definitely captivate the child and cheer him up. This character is made quite easily, so even the smallest masters can make it. To assemble the figure you will need:

• squash (any color will do);
• plasticine mass;
• other vegetables, such as asparagus or celery sprigs, are suitable for modeling the tentacles.

We will find out how you can assemble an octopus from the listed components with your own hands.

• Patisson will serve as the largest and most important piece of the craft. You will need to use smaller components for the tentacles. All the main parts must be fastened to each other with toothpicks.
• To make the octopus look as original and bright as possible, it will need to be effectively decorated. For this, small chopped pieces of other vegetables that have contrasting colors are suitable. You can take dark olives or grapes, divided into 2 halves.
• For an octopus, it is worth making voluminous eyes. The first layer will need to lay out the white circles. These components can be obtained from the parsley root. On top of them should be placed slices cut from contrasting eggplants.
• It is best to use a red or pink piece to decorate the mouth. A small piece of pepper or a strip of carrot will do.

Another curious homemade product is a turtle. To model this character you will need:

• squash, which is medium in size;
• walnut shell;
• plasticine;
• rhinestones for decorating crafts.

The figurine is assembled according to this scheme.

• It is advisable to take a squash of a light or yellow shade. It is necessary to cut off its bottom, clean the inner cavity. After that, the vegetable should be dried.
• From the bottom to the workpiece, 4 legs are glued from the halves of the shell.You also need to take a whole walnut. It must be fixed in front. This component will act as the turtle's head.
• You will need to mold small eyes in the form of black balls from plasticine.
• To decorate the craft, you can use shining rhinestones. They should be fixed on the animal's shell. After that, an interesting autumn craft will be ready.

Another popular autumn craft that children make both in kindergarten and in school. The figurine is made very simply. To build it you will need:

• fresh squash (the shade does not play a special role);
• toothpicks (needles will form from them);
• to make the eyes and nose of a hedgehog, you can prepare black plasticine, olives, or halves of dark grapes.

We will find out how easily and quickly a figurine of a hedgehog from a squash is modeled.

• First, the vegetable is washed, and then wiped dry. It is necessary to cut off the lower part so that the craft is ultimately stable.
• Next, you will need to highlight the face of the hedgehog in the "tail" of the squash. Here, in the appropriate places, fix the details depicting the eyes and nose. You can mold them from black plasticine or get them from other dark products.
• At the final stage, you will need to fix the needles from the toothpicks. They are stuck in the back of the future hedgehog. When the entire plane (except for the muzzle) is filled with toothpicks, the craft can be considered finished.

A little master can make an original frog princess from fresh squash. This requires the following steps.

• As a base-body, it is necessary to take a large squash of a light shade. A smaller squash will also be required - this will be the head.
• The frog's legs are best formed from small cucumbers, and the eyes from pumpkins or zucchini.
• The mouth can be formed from a strip of red pepper.
• An elegant decoration for the princess will be the beads fixed under the head of rowan berries.
• The craft can be effectively decorated with cauliflower. A chic crown will come out of it.
• All prepared components must be combined into one composition. It is most convenient to fasten individual parts with toothpicks.

A very unusual crab can be made from a large squash and a few carrots. In this case, the patisson will serve as a torso, and claws will form from the carrots. To do this, carrots can be cut into halves. Separate parts should be fastened with toothpicks. It will be possible to design the eyes of the crab from dark berries or peppercorns - any options will do.

Of course, at the considered master classes, the choice of homemade patisson does not end there. It is possible to collect many more other cool items from this product, for example, an original vegetable sun, a house, a clock, a mushroom, a carriage, a basket with leaves, and so on. A child can make absolutely any figurine for the fall holiday. So, the child will be able to independently make a charming brownie from squash. To do this, you need to pick up 2 vegetables - one larger (body), the other smaller (head). The second component is installed on the first and secured with skewers or several toothpicks.

Between these components, you will need to fix a piece of fabric in the form of a scarf and several maple inflorescences for decoration. A vegetable tail should be present on the head of the brownie. It will almost look like a small hat. To depict the hair, it is also allowed to fix the assembled maple parts. Instead of them, it is permissible to use other materials. For example, celery sticks cut into very thin strips may work. Various materials can be used to design the eyes. These can be black peppercorns, linden seeds.

Let's get acquainted with some useful tips for working with squash.

• For modeling absolutely any figurines, it is very important to select fresh vegetables that are free of damage or hints of rotting. From spoiled products, a beautiful craft will not work, and it will not be stored for long.
• Before starting the assembly of any figure, the vegetables must be thoroughly washed, remove all dust and dirt. After that, they are wiped with a towel or allowed to dry naturally. It will be much more difficult to work with wet squash.
• For any master class, it is very important to select sharp knives with which you will get even and neat cuts. Blunt blades can ruin the entire look of the craft.
• If the procedure for making crafts involves the use of sharp objects, all operations must be carried out under the strict supervision of adults. In this way, it will be possible to ensure that the child does not accidentally injure himself on the blades.

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