What crafts to make from tomatoes?

Interesting crafts can be made from a variety of materials. Things made from vegetables are original and attractive. In this article, we will figure out what crafts can be made from tomatoes.

A child can make a lot of different animals from tomatoes. Such crafts can be made for a kindergarten or an original exhibition. There are many animal figurines that look creative and bright. At the same time, the process of making them is not too complicated, so babies can easily cope with such tasks.

If you pick up a tomato that has a shape with small protrusions, then you can make many different crafts from it. For example, it can be an adorable chick. A slightly tapered protrusion on a vegetable can serve as a small beak. As a peephole, it is possible to attach dark berries to toothpicks. You can also add black peppercorns. The legs and wings of the bird should be cut out of yellow sweet pepper. You can attach them to the tomatoes using the same toothpicks. The result is a very cute, but easy-to-make craft.

You can make an original craft from a tomato on a plate. A child supervised by an adult can make a cute cow face using properly cut tomato slices. Consider how to make such a craft.

• First, you will need to choose a base on which the muzzle of the ladybug will look brighter and more expressive. For example, it can be a dark or light plate.
• Two rounded parts should be cut from a small tomato. You do not need to remove the peel from these components.You should also cut off 1 ring, remove the pulp with seeds. The remaining "rim" is divided into 2 halves. In the future, these components will be used as cow ears.
• On the plate, you need to lay out one rounded part, and on top - the second. On the first detail, you will need to lay out white eyes with black pupils. They can be made from plasticine or other suitable material. From above it is necessary to fix the details that imitate horns. Tomato slices are placed clearly under them, playing the role of ears.
• You can put another tomato ring under the muzzle of the ladybird so that it protrudes slightly under the nose. The craft will turn out more original if you put some greens in the mouth of a tomato lady and decorate the bottom of the plate.

Tomatoes can make very bright and attractive insects that look absolutely not scary. Most of them are very easy to do. A child can make such products for school for the fall holidays or for an appropriate creative exhibition. Very elegant and bright ladybugs are obtained from tomatoes.

Let's consider step by step how you can make it.

• For such a craft, a good foundation will be needed. It is advisable to use a plate or small board.
• To make the ladybug figurine itself, you need half a red tomato, a quarter of an olive, and a small sprig of dill.
• The tomato will need to be thoroughly washed and dried, and then carefully cut into 2 halves. The olive should be cut into 4 pieces.
• In the next step, a knife with a sharp blade is taken. With its help, it is necessary to cut several dimples on both sides of the tomato half. In the holes made, you will need to place small pieces of olive of the appropriate shape.
• Next, you can connect the body and head of the ladybug. You should take a sprig of greenery. It is better to remove the leaves from it.
• The dill should be shortened and then inserted into the hole of the olive. Eyes for such an edible insect can be made from a couple of drops of mayonnaise or small pieces of feta cheese. You don't have to add such components at all.

A great autumn craft for school or kindergarten will be a caterpillar made from tomatoes.

They will need to be fastened together using ordinary toothpicks. Legs for such a funny insect can be made from the smallest tomatoes or rowan berries or viburnum.

Such an original character can be decorated in a variety of interesting ways. For example, it is possible to put on a hat made of carrot rings on a caterpillar. A child can decorate such a craft in any way that he likes best.

From ripe tomatoes, it is possible to make a lot of various crafts for both a schoolchild and a kindergarten child. Products can be both extremely simple and more complex, with a lot of small parts. A child with any skills and abilities can choose the optimal scheme for himself, according to which he will be able to make any character, animal, and so on.

Consider a few popular workshops on making attractive tomato crafts for school and kindergarten.

Beautiful birds are made from tomatoes. These can be both small and larger birds. For example, a large and very original bird can be sculpted from large zucchini, tomatoes and peppers.

Consider how to make an elegant craft from the listed components.

• In this case, the zucchini will act as a body. It should be positioned vertically, with a slight cut from the bottom for stability.
• Volumetric details in the form of bird wings are cut out of red and green peppers. They should be attached to toothpicks on the sides of the squash.

• The tomato will play the role of the bird's head. It should be fixed on top of the zucchini. To shape the face, you need to cut out 2 carrot circles - these will be the eyes. For pupils, you can use dark berries or olives.
• On top of the tomato head, you can fix another piece of pepper. It will be an impromptu crest. This component can have almost any shape. The child can decide on his own how to make a tuft for the bird.
• The beak should also be cut out of the carrots, just like the legs. The beak must be secured to the tomato with a toothpick. It is permissible to attach the paws in the lower part of the zucchini in the same way, or simply attach them to the body.

The original bird of tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and carrots is ready!

Tomatoes can be used to make not only various birds, animals or insects, but also famous fairy-tale characters. It will be very interesting for the child to make Señora Tomato. There are so many different ways to make this famous fairytale hero.

For example, it is possible to take one ripe tomato with a green twig on top.

Handles for this character can be made from wire or skewers. Since a dark jacket will be draped over the craft, only the palms will remain visible. To decorate the face of Senor Tomato, it will be possible to print a picture with the eyes, nose and mouth of the hero of the cartoon "Cipollino" on a printer. This part should be fixed with a small toothpick.

A wonderful autumn craft - a motorcyclist made of tomatoes and other vegetables. To make such a product, the child will need to prepare:

• 1 tomato;
• 1 cucumber;
• 1 radish;
• 1 olive;
• 1 olive;
• a slice of boiled carrots;
• a few peas;
• corn grains;
• parsley;
• straw;
• garlic arrows;
• knife and skewers.

Let's get acquainted with the step-by-step instructions for making this curious vegetable crafts.

• First, all the vegetables are thoroughly washed and then dried.
• You should take a tomato, cut off part of it from the side of the cutting.
• Next, the tomato is cut on a plate. It must be stable.
• The top of the tomato is cut off, 2 more cuts are made on the sides. Further, motorcycle wheels will be inserted into them.
• Next, a cucumber is taken. It is cut into 2 halves. You only need to use 1 part of it. Using a skewer, it will turn out to make through holes. Garlic arrows are then threaded through them. Thus, the torso and limbs of the motorcyclist will be obtained.
• Use a skewer to poke a hole in the top half of the cucumber to form the neck.
• The parsley stalk is used to make a handlebar for a motorcycle. Use a skewer to make holes in your hands. This should be done as carefully as possible.
• The character's grips should be firmly gripping the steering wheel. Shoes can be made from olives cut into 2 halves. When these parts are completed, the rider will need to put on shoes.
• A neck is formed from a piece of straw.
• A couple of cucumber rings will act as motorcycle rings. A corn seed is an excellent component for simulating headlights.
• Next, a radish is taken, cut in half. To make a helmet out of it, cut a pair of identical parts from both sides.
• With a sharp knife, you can cut out part of the core of the vegetable.
• Next, a pea is taken. It is cut, but a little not completely. You need to split this component so that it can be expanded to form gloves. Then they are put on the biker.
• A small element is cut off from the cooked carrot and strung on a parsley stalk. This part is inserted into the hole of the olives.
• First, a helmet made of radishes is attached to a straw-neck, and then a head made of olive. A biker's muzzle can be supplemented with eyes made of corn, a mouth made of radish peels.

Both large and small cherry tomatoes can be used to make a variety of eye-catching table decorations. Let's consider several original and very effective options.

• An unusual appetizer made from tomatoes, the inside of which is filled with curd cheese, will look gorgeous on the table. The tops of the tomatoes can be cut off and then laid on top in the form of a hat with a cheese pompom.

• On the table, you can put a snow-white plate with lined halves of fresh cucumbers that play the role of stems. Slightly oblong tomatoes can be decorated as tulip buds. The composition can be done using the carving technique.

• Also, using the carving technique, you can make beautiful roses from tomatoes. Various green vegetables can be used as additional foliage.

You can also make many butterflies from tomatoes on a plate. The detailed process for creating them is outlined in the following video.