Making an eggplant penguin

Today, shops sell a great variety of materials from which you can make crafts of any complexity. However, if you want to make a funny and beautiful little thing, you don't have to spend money on such goods. Materials for making crafts are given by nature itself. This article will discuss how you can make a penguin figurine from a regular eggplant.

If you plan to make a cute eggplant penguin, it is very important to adhere to a certain order of actions. First of all, it is necessary to correctly carry out all the necessary preparatory procedures. You cannot neglect them if you want to make a really aesthetic and neat craft.

In addition to the eggplant itself, you will also need a knife with a sharp blade. To attractively decorate the original craft, you should prepare several toothpicks, as well as pick up additional vegetables, for example, bell peppers or carrots.

To design a penguin's face, you need a few peas of black pepper or cloves. For some work, you can use plasticine mass.

An adorable eggplant penguin can be made to be taken to kindergarten. Such crafts are often performed in different themes, for example, in the autumn or New Year's - there are many options.

Consider the step-by-step instructions for making a cute penguin for kindergarten.

• You should take a medium-sized eggplant. A green stalk should remain on it. When choosing a suitable vegetable, you should give preference to only the freshest specimens, which do not have a hint of possible rotting. In order for the craft to be stable enough, its lower part will need to be trimmed (4 cm is enough).
• The workpiece must be placed vertically. With a sharp knife blade, cut off the top layer of the peel. This part of the animal's body will be light (tummy).
• On the side parts, it is necessary to make cuts by moving the blade from the bottom up. The cut parts will need to be lifted carefully. These will be the penguin's wings.
• To keep the wings in an elevated position, you can gently place thin slices of carrots under them.
• At the next stage of work, you will need to design the penguin's face. It can be done in several simple ways.
• Use a toothpick to make a couple of indentations on both sides of the stalk. Cloves or peppercorns are inserted into them. In this case, the peduncle will act as a penguin's beak.
• There is another option, how to make an eggplant penguin face. On top of the cut tummy, oval-shaped cuts are additionally made. In the middle of each of them, dark berries are attached using toothpicks. Chokeberry or grapes will do. Halves of olives can be used. The tip is carefully cut from the carrot and fixed in place of the beak.

The result is a very cute and lovable penguin.

You can also make a very cute eggplant penguin for school. It will take no more than 10 minutes to make it.

To carry out all the work, the following components will be needed:

• teardrop-shaped eggplant;
• red or orange peppers;
• carrot;
• knife with a sharp blade;
• it is recommended to prepare a Thai knife;
• oval carbide knives;
• several toothpicks.

Let's consider in stages how to tinker a penguin from the above elements.

• First you need to take a Thai knife. With its help, you should mark the lines of the vest on the surface of the eggplant. After that, you will need to cut the corresponding parts along the contour, adhering to a depth of 2-3 mm.
• The next step is to use a carbide knife. With its help, it is convenient to make rounded cuts. These details will play the role of buttons.
• You need to take a small carbide knife. They should make the same cuts in the places where the penguin's eyes will be formed. If the specified toolkit is not available in stock, then you can make round cuts with a simple knife blade.
• Using a Thai knife, a thin layer of vegetable rind is removed along the made contour. In this case, the buttons will need to be left in their places. Care should be taken not to hurt them.
• At the next stage, cuts must be made on both sides of the eggplant body. They should be done from the bottom up. Thus, it will turn out to design the penguin's wings.
• Next, a simple utility knife is taken. With its help, they carefully cut out a blank in the form of a heart on bell pepper.
• Then you will need to cut a piece in the form of a beak from another part of the pepper.
• Using a small carbohydrate knife, circles are cut out of carrots, the diameter of which will correspond to the holes made for the eyes of the penguin.
• Next, you need to insert ready-made eyes. Instead of carrots, you can use cranberries or lingonberries. Using the halves of a toothpick, the beak is fixed.
• In the lower part of the eggplant, 2 whole toothpicks should be injected. The torso should be secured with a pair of legs. So that the finished penguin retains its aesthetic appearance longer, does not darken, process its white part with a slice of lemon.

Let's get acquainted with a number of useful tips related to making crafts from vegetables.

• The penguin, like any other character, must be made only from fresh eggplant. Vegetables are chosen beautiful, shiny, without damage and signs of decay. The eggplant should not be soft.
• If you want to make a really beautiful craft, it is advisable to use only well-sharpened knives. If you use tools with blunt blades, you will not be able to make neat cuts. This will negatively affect the attractiveness of the craft.
• When making crafts from vegetables, it is very important to proceed in stages, without haste. The child should treat the work process with the utmost attention and seriousness. If you hurry, then the craft can turn out to be sloppy, there is a risk of injury.
• Making a variety of crafts using sharp knives is recommended exclusively under the supervision of adults. Parents must follow all stages of the child's work. This will prevent possible injury.
• It is recommended to think in advance what kind of eggplant penguin will look like. A carefully planned craft will be much easier to tinker with.
• The finished eggplant penguin can be decorated in any way you choose. The child can additionally decorate the craft with a hat made from other vegetables, a tie. These elements can be made from plasticine, berries and other natural ingredients.

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