Making vegetable crafts

Children of different ages are happy to make simple crafts from vegetables. Working with natural materials allows you to express your imagination and enjoy the work process.

Children make their first DIY crafts at a very young age. There is a large selection of simple kindergarten compositions.

This is one of the most common products. You can make many different interesting crafts from potatoes.

• Pigs. To create each such pig, a large, even potato is used. It must be thoroughly washed and wiped off. The ears, nose and tail of a pig are made of soft pink plasticine, the eyes are made of white and black material. Several figures are placed next to each other. It turns out a cute family of three pigs.

• Locomotive. You can also make a small steam locomotive from potatoes of different sizes. The main carriage is made from two root crops connected to each other. The small one is attached to the larger one with a toothpick. Further, two other carriages are joined to its rear. You can fix them with toothpicks or chupa-chups sticks. Carrot rings are glued to the sides of each car. For the decoration of the finished product, plasticine parts and colored stickers are used.

• Kitty. This pet figurine is also made from carrots and potatoes. The body of the kitten consists of a large and elongated potato, the head is small and round. The paws, tail and ears cut from one carrot are attached to the base of the figure. The pet's nose and eyes are molded from plasticine.

Such figures can easily be made by a child aged 3-4 years.

Such a voluminous turtle with a relief shell can be made from eggplant or zucchini.

1. The base of the figurine is made from cabbage. It needs to be cut into two pieces.

2. From a thin zucchini, four identical parts must be cut off. The resulting legs are attached to the base of the craft with toothpicks.

3. Zucchini or eggplant should be cut into thin rings. They need to be fixed on the tortoise shell.

4. Turtle eyes are made from black pepper or cloves. You can also use plasticine instead.

The turtle figurine is ready.

Another simple craft for children is a cute cabbage hare. It is made from the minimum amount of materials at hand.

1. A small cabbage head must be cleaned of excess leaves.

2. Two of these need to be trimmed neatly to form long ears.

3. The small zucchini should be cut into wide circles. Four of them will be used as legs.

4. The rings are attached to the bottom of the cabbage and also to the sides with toothpicks. The ears are put on glue.

5. A small carrot is attached to one of the legs.

6. The finished product can be decorated with eyes, nose and teeth, cut from paper or sculpted from plasticine.

The resulting craft should be placed on a stand decorated with lettuce leaves.

You can also use cauliflower to create figurines. It will make a beautiful white lamb. The step-by-step process of creating a figurine consists of the following steps.

1. First you need to create a sheep's head. It is made from champignon. It is necessary to attach eyes from black pepper and ears from pumpkin seeds to the stem of the mushroom.

2. Thin legs should be cut out of celery or any similar material. They are attached to the cabbage base.

3. A mushroom prepared in advance is attached to the front of the cabbage.

The sheep turns out to be very cute.

Long-lasting and beautiful compositions are made using onions.

• A boat. Onions are used to create this composition, as well as zucchini or eggplant. The latter must be cut into two parts. One half must be peeled from the pulp. After that, you can start creating onion "passengers". To do this, each onion must be decorated with plasticine or paper decorations. All the little men must be seated side by side in the boat. Small oars made of toothpicks and plasticine are attached to the body of each of them.

• Turtle. To create an original onion turtle, you need to pick up one large fruit and several small ones. The large onion is placed on a stand. Further, smaller parts are attached to it with the help of toothpicks. The legs are located on the sides. A small head is attached to the front of the figure. To make the turtle look more beautiful, you need to paint it with a marker. Eyes can be painted with acrylic paint or sculpted from plasticine.

Large zucchini with dense pulp and tough skin keep their shape perfectly. Therefore, it is beneficial to use them to create modern crafts. One of the interesting options for such a figure is a voluminous hedgehog with sharp needles. It is done very simply.

1. The front of the zucchini must be peeled and trimmed so that it resembles the face of a hedgehog.

2. Covered with a dense skin, the body must be stuck with toothpicks. They should be located at a short distance from each other.

3. From black plasticine, you need to make the eyes, nose and whiskers of the animal. All these details are glued to his face.

The finished craft needs to be decorated at your own discretion. Usually small apples or pears are attached to the needles, as well as fresh grapes. Spruce cones and autumn foliage should be placed next to the figurine. A light autumn composition is ready.

Beet is not the only thing used to create a cute elephant. Your child will need purple cabbage and two small eggplants.Each of them must be cut into two parts. Separate two large leaves of the same size from the cabbage.

Purple beets with a long curled tail must be washed, dried and peeled from thin roots. Attach two cabbage leaves to the back of it. Next, the head of the baby elephant must be attached to its body. Zucchini halves are attached to its lower part. The elephant turns out to be beautiful and stable.

Bright autumn pumpkin crafts are stored for a very long time. Therefore, a self-made figurine can be used to decorate a bedroom. One of the interesting examples of such a craft is a small autumn house.

Dry foliage and simple children's drawings are used to create it. On sheets of paper, the baby needs to depict doors and windows. He can also draw ghosts or other inhabitants of the small house. All these details, along with the foliage, are glued to the base of the pumpkin. You can arrange them in any order.

From small pimpled cucumbers, you can make a beautiful cactus. To create it, 3-4 fruits of different sizes are used. Such a figurine is made very simply.

1. First you need to prepare a cactus pot. To do this, rinse red bell peppers under running water and dry. Its upper part needs to be cut off. After that, it is necessary to clean the grains from it. Instead of pepper, you can use an unnecessary container from an old flower or a painted plastic cup.

2. Place the largest cucumber inside the pot. For stability, it must be covered with cereals. After that, the vegetable will not wiggle from side to side.

3. At a slight angle, stick 2-3 toothpicks into the cucumber base. On each of them you need to plant a smaller cucumber.

4. A bright flower must be attached to the top of the cactus. It can be artificial or real. Squash inflorescences are best suited for this purpose.

5. The finished cactus can be additionally stuck with halves of toothpicks. This will make it look even more realistic.

The craft is simple and beautiful.

Crafts for school can be more challenging than kindergarten compositions.

The bright orange fruit can be used to create a beautiful vase. To make it neat and attractive, you need to make it from a neat, even pumpkin.

A special deep hole must be cut in the upper part of the vegetable. It should be about the size of a jar or glass. After removing the pulp from the pumpkin, put the selected glass container inside. In the resulting hole, you need to put a special sponge. You can buy it at most florist shops. After that, fresh flowers can be placed in the sponge.

To create such a bright caterpillar, you need several apples of the same size. The fruit figurine is made as follows.

1. Five or six fruits of the same size must be joined together using toothpicks.

2. Cut long and thin carrots into equal sized circles.

3. Next, you need to attach two carrot rings to each apple. The legs are located opposite each other.

4. The tip of the carrot is attached to the outermost apple.

5. Another small fruit is attached to the fruit from the opposite edge.

6. Two long skewers are attached to the top of the head. Berries are strung on them. It can be currants or grapes.

7. The finished figurine can be decorated with eyes, nose and mouth made of plasticine.

The craft turns out to be bright and unusual.

A child in grades 1-2 can easily master the creation of a snail figurine. To do this, he will need a small pumpkin, squash and dried foliage.

On the basis of a bright orange fruit, you need to outline a pattern. It needs to be carefully cut with a small clerical knife. You need to cut off the tail from the zucchini.Next, these two parts must be connected together. The base of the figurine must be placed on a stand with dry leaves.

The finished craft needs to be decorated with details from plasticine and rowan berries. It is important to attach neat horns to the snail's head. They are very easy to make from scrap materials.

This craft is suitable for a child aged 5-7 years. Several peppers of different sizes are used to create chanterelles. They can be yellow, orange or red.

The tail is cut off from the fruit, which is used as a base. You also need to extract seeds from it. The pepper is installed on a stand. Two other fruits are attached to it. One serves as a head, the other as a tail. Cut off the lower pointed parts from two small peppers. The resulting legs are attached with toothpicks to the bottom of the figure. The upper legs and ears are cut from the remnants of the pulp. They are also fixed on the body.

The muzzle of the finished fox is decorated with cloves and pepper, marking the nose and eyes there.

When planning to create crafts from natural materials, you should pay attention to the following tips.

1. Products for the exhibition should be used immediately before the event.

2. For long-lasting crafts, it's best to use materials with a long shelf life.

3. All products must be washed and dried before work.

4. To create stable crafts, all parts must be securely fixed. It is recommended to install them on a special stand made of plywood or cardboard.

5. When creating crafts with a small child, you should not do all the work for him. In this case, he will receive less pleasure from the process.

Among the proposed schemes, a child of any age can find something suitable for himself.

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