How to make a Cipollino craft from an onion?

A lot of different crafts can be made from vegetables. For example, an ordinary bow can make a wonderful character from a famous fairy tale - Cipollino... In today's article, we will figure out how you can make such an onion craft.

There are many ways to make a fun onion craft. You can make a pretty Cipollino from a combination of this vegetable and a suitable container.

Absolutely all contents must be removed from the selected container. After that, the jar is washed well and wrapped with any piece of attractive woven fabric. Red satin fabric, complemented by a yellow or golden ribbon, will look spectacular. In the course of wrapping, the woven material will need to be shoved into the inside of the can. After that, you can fill in the universal soil for vegetables. Let's consider how to proceed further.

• When the glass container, covered with earth, is ready, you can proceed to making Cipollino from the onion. In addition to the vegetable, you will need to stock up on plasticine bars.
• At the first stage, it will be necessary to blind the eyes, mouth and nose of the future fairy-tale character from plasticine mass. If there is a small chestnut, then it can be used as a nose.
• All molded components will need to be carefully glued to the harvested onion. You must act carefully so as not to damage the husk.
• The workpiece can be lowered into a beautifully decorated glass jar filled with soil.After that, the original craft should be placed on the windowsill next to the indoor flowers.

Based on such a scheme of actions, you can make a Cipollino not only for interior decoration, but also for competitions / exhibitions at the school.

In kindergarten or school, it is possible to make a cute Cipollino made from onions and plastic cups.

Plastic cups are always available in homes where people regularly eat yogurt. Such plastic containers usually go to the trash can quickly.

To make a charming Cipollino, you can use not only fresh onions, but also plastic cups. Making such a product will certainly captivate the child, and the results obtained will delight him. Consider what constituent components will be needed to make a fairy-tale character:

• a pair of plastic cups (items of various shapes and colors are welcome);
• paint or nail polish;
• adhesive composition;
• scissors;
• plasticine mass;
• plastic cover;
• bulb;
• ready-made doll eyes made of plastic (these components are sold in many creative stores).

If all the necessary components have been found and prepared, you can proceed directly to the manufacture of Cipollino. Let's consider step by step what the procedure should be.

• The first step is to make the body of the fairytale hero. You will need to prepare a plastic cup and a lid. In one of the cups, a round bottom should be carefully cut out.
• To make hands for Cipollino, you can use plastic of a different color. For example, red. You will need to carefully cut through the stripes, the width of which will be 1 cm. The edges of these stripes should be slightly rounded, remove all corners and get small palms.
• Finished handles are glued to the side of the body. If desired, they can be left in the simplest position. You can also fix your palms on the character's belly.
• At the next stage, we glue the plastic body to the lid, also made of plastic.
• We paint the body of Cipollino with paints or nail polish. Red pants should be painted on to the craft.
• If you don't want to use paints, then the outfit can be made from colored paper. The main thing is to water the onion as carefully as possible in the future, so as not to spoil the paper.
• The head of a fairytale hero can be designed very simply and quickly. To do this, you need to take a small sprouted onion, as well as prepare previously purchased eyes for dolls and soft toys. Instead of such elements, you can turn to plasticine balls, or draw eyes with a felt-tip pen or marker. The young master can independently choose the best option.
• All that remains is to glue the plastic eyes to the onion head. After that, you will need to finish painting Cipollino's mouth. To do this, you can use nail polish.
• Do not forget about the spout for such a craft. It can be made round using a piece of plasticine of a suitable color. Plasticine mass can be very problematic to stick to a surface with husks, so here the child will need to be patient.
• It is very important to wait until the adhesive on all relevant parts is completely dry. The main cup can be filled with earth purchased in advance from a specialist gardening store. The harvested onion should then be inserted into the existing hole.At this stage, the original craft will be ready!

If you are planning to model an attractive craft from vegetables and other additional materials, it makes sense to read a number of useful tips and tricks.

1. It is necessary to make Cipollino or other fairy-tale character only from fresh onions. The vegetable should not be soft, with traces of rot or mold. Make sure there is no damage to the bow. If there are any, you should not use the vegetable, since it will still not make a good craft out of it.
2. If the character will be made from a combination of fresh onion and plasticine, then it is very important to use exclusively high-quality plastic mass. The plasticine parts should roll and stretch as easily as possible. It is not recommended to buy sculptural plasticine for such works, since it is very tough, which will make it extremely difficult for a child to work with it.
3. Eyes for Cipollino can be molded from plasticine of different colors, or you can use ready-made plastic eyes designed for dolls and plush toys. Components like these make crafts more expressive and attractive. There are such eyes in stores where everything for creativity is sold.
4. If Cipollino is made from onions and plastic or glass containers, then it is very important to ensure that the latter is clean. In jars and glasses, absolutely nothing from the previous mixtures and compositions should remain. To do this, the container must be thoroughly washed and dried.
5. Crafts made from bows and other auxiliary materials can be decorated in a variety of ways. In such a case, the child's fantasy is absolutely unlimited. The fairy-tale character can be dressed up in bright clothes, decorated with a straw hat and other similar elements. With such components, the craft will look brighter and more original.

How to make Cipollino from onions and cans, see the video below.