How to make a hare and a rabbit from cabbage?

Cabbage can be a great natural material that makes for very attractive and fun crafts. For example, it can be funny hares and rabbits. Even the smallest child who is still attending kindergarten can easily build them. In today's article, we will learn how you can make a hare and a rabbit from cabbage.

An adorable bunny or rabbit can be made exclusively from fresh cabbage heads. The vegetable must be absolutely clean. There should not be a single wormhole or wilted area on it. If the cabbage turns out to be stale with hints of spoilage, a good craft will definitely not work out of it. It will not last long, it will not have an attractive appearance.

To make cute homemade products, cabbage of almost any type and variety can be used. It can be cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, and so on. Different vegetables will make different crafts. If you plan to make a cute bunny or rabbit, it is advisable to use the simplest white cabbage with tight-fitting leaves. Based on the specific version of the desired craft, you will need to additionally prepare two or more separate cabbage leaves. It is best to remove them from another harvested head of cabbage.

Often rabbits and hares master not only one cabbage, but other vegetables as well. In most cases, ready-made animals are supplemented with carrots, zucchini and cucumber parts. It should be borne in mind that these ingredients must also be fresh and clean. They should not be soft.Other vegetables should be free of rot or mold.

In addition to natural ingredients, various decorative components can also be useful for modeling cabbage products.

If making such an original craft is the first experience for a child, then it is advisable to start with the simplest options. It is recommended to make a regular cabbage hare. The resulting character can make a wonderful autumn homemade product for kindergarten.

Let's figure out what constituent components will be needed to assemble an ordinary hare with our own hands:

• fresh zucchini (it is advisable to choose lighter options);
• carrot;
• White cabbage;
• decorative satin (or other) ribbon;
• any flowers, for example, asters or chamomile;
• toothpicks;
• plasticine bars.

We will illuminate step by step the instructions for self-modeling of a neat bunny from cabbage and other components indicated above.

• At the first stage, light zucchini will need to be carefully cut along a line along.
• Using toothpicks, fasten together 2 small cabbage heads. Due to such actions, it will be possible to obtain a structure consisting of the body and head of a bunny.
• Additional elements are cut out of the resulting halves of the second zucchini, but this will need to be done not along, but across. You will get blanks for the paws and ears of the animal.
• High-quality plasticine is taken. From it you will need to sculpt the nose and eyes for the hare's face.
• Next, you need to prepare the red pepper. From it you need to carefully cut out the mouth, which needs to be fixed on the muzzle of the cabbage character.
• All relevant components will need to be installed on the bunny's face.
• Short pieces of squash should be secured with toothpicks in the areas where the front legs and ears should be. Longer workpieces are installed as the lower limbs. All components must be secured securely.
• At the next stage, the bunny can be nicely decorated with a beautiful ribbon. It is tied around the neck of a homemade animal, making a bow.
• A few toothpicks attached to the bunny's face will make excellent antennae.
• The craft can be made sweeter and brighter by attaching beautiful flowers to its head. Through these components, it will be possible to hide areas with open cabbage joints with zucchini ears.
• An adorable bunny should be handed a fresh carrot. You also need to attach this vegetable using toothpicks.

It is possible to craft cute animals not only according to the usual scheme. There are tons of other step-by-step tutorials out there to help you create more original and fun crafts. For example, children are very fond of making heroes of their favorite cartoons and elegant animals in the theme of "autumn" from vegetables. Let's take a look at some interesting master classes.

From fresh vegetables it is possible to make a funny rabbit from the popular cartoon "Smeshariki". It is not at all difficult to make Krosh with your own hands. Your child will love this process.

Let's find out what components can make a cute rabbit from "Smeshariki":

• a couple of cabbage heads;
• large oblong potato;
• 1 small cherry tomato;
• white onion;
• markers in red and black;
• a couple of packages of toothpicks;
• sharpened knife;
• 2 slices of rye bread.

Let's consider the features of creating "Krosh" from cabbage and other vegetables.

• First, you will need to cut the oblong potatoes along their entire length.
• Next, the halves made are fastened to the head of cabbage. To do this, use several toothpicks.
• Then you need to peel the onions. It should also be cut lengthwise.
• On each of the halves, you will need to draw a pupil. A black marker will do the job best.
• Using toothpicks on the white cabbage, fix 1 half of the chopped cherry tomato. This component will act as the bunny's nose. Two prepared onion halves are set as a peephole on Krosh's face.
• You need to take the second head of cabbage. 2 large sheets should be carefully removed from it. From these components, it will be possible to make ears for crafts.
• The prepared ears, like other parts, will need to be attached using toothpicks. Before that, small cuts will need to be made in the appropriate places. The cuttings will need to be tucked into them.
• Then you will need to take a couple of slices of rye bread. It is recommended to use exactly the stale pieces. From them it will be necessary to carefully cut out the details-paws that have an oval shape.
• The prepared components from stale black bread are attached to the head of cabbage using the same toothpicks.
• At the final stage, you will need to take a red marker. With this "tool" you will need to draw a smiling mouth for the rabbit. With a black marker it is worth sketching the eyebrows on the animal's face.

A child can make a wonderful animal from a combination of cabbage and pumpkin. These natural ingredients produce spectacular crafts that look original and attractive. A pumpkin of not very large size in this case can be used as an animal's head.

Let's get acquainted in detail with the procedure for making a cabbage hare or a rabbit with a pumpkin.

• First, you need to cut the bunny's face on the pumpkin. It is recommended to use a well-sharpened, sharp knife. It is necessary to designate the places for the future fixing of the peephole, as well as depict the cheeks and antennae.
• Several toothpicks are taken. By means of these elements, the pumpkin head and the cabbage body are fastened.
• If there are no ready-made peepholes in stock, sold in narrowly focused stores, where everything for creativity is exhibited, then they can be formed with your own hands. Make cute eyes out of colored paper. For such purposes, it will be necessary to glue circles of blue and black color on the base in the form of a white oval.
• Next, you need to prepare half a cherry tomato. This element should be securely but neatly fixed in the role of a nose on the muzzle of a vegetable animal.
• You should take the zucchini. It will need to be cut lengthwise.
• In the pumpkin, you will need to make small notches in those areas where the ears should be located.
• Halves of zucchini are inserted into the grooves made. It is necessary to fix these components using toothpicks. The fasteners must be secure so that the ears do not slide off the base.
• The next step is to take fresh and peeled carrots. From this vegetable you will need to cut off a few circles. They will need to be attached to the cabbage body as beautiful buttons.
• Next, a couple of zucchini zucchini are carefully cut into 2 halves. The prepared components should be securely fixed as the lower limbs. A couple more of these components should be fixed at the junction with the pumpkin head in such a way that you get cute bunny legs.
• Then you can take the time to decorate the original craft. For this stage of work, a beautiful satin ribbon is suitable. It will be possible to tie an elegant bow on the neck of a homemade bunny from it.
• On the made and installed lower legs of cabbage and pumpkin products, the lines of the "fingers" should be carefully cut.
• The bunny will come out more attractive if you supplement it with carrots - a favorite delicacy of such animals. Place the carrots in one of the fixed legs. This vegetable will need to be fixed with toothpicks.

The child can choose to decorate it in other ways that he will like the most. There are so many cool options for decorating a cabbage bunny or rabbit. For example, you can throw a charming hat over it or place a small flower bouquet in its paw.

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