Handmade crafts of fruit - a selection of master classes with examples of photos and ideas

Whole fruit crafts

Young children to develop their creative skills and fine motor skills can use whole fruits to make their competition work.

You need to pick your favorite character and make it from the fruit at hand.

Apple caterpillar

To make a beautiful caterpillar with their own hands will be needed: 6 not large apples, you can choose green, and you can choose green-red, so the insect will become unusually interesting. You should also prepare dark grapes 6-8 pieces, 10 small carrot rings with a diameter of 1.5 cm. You will need toothpicks for fasteners. For decoration, you can use parsley, daisy flowers.

The work begins with the selection of a suitable stand, on which the handicraft will be displayed. It is necessary to choose as flat a plate or a tray as possible and put parsley leaves mixed up with chamomile flowers on it - it will be a lawn for the caterpillar.

Next, the caterpillar itself is made. Apples (5 pieces) are fastened together with toothpicks and turned into a long horizontal body of the caterpillar, and the sixth apple - the head is attached to the first vertically.

On the body of the caterpillar legs are made: 2 toothpicks attached to a carrot ring, and then these legs are attached to the apple. Each apple has 2 legs, so the caterpillar will stand on 10 legs.

With the dark grape is decorated head of the caterpillar. Small grapes should be cut into 2 halves: one will go to the eyes and the second is cut out of the mouth.

Whiskers are made from 2 toothpicks. 3-4 grapes are stabbed on toothpicks, and then attached to the head of the caterpillar. Also the head can be decorated with a hat made of colored cardboard, or attach flowers, so the caterpillar will have a funny look.

A kiwi koala

Cute and funny bear koala never leaves children indifferent and they are happy to make crafts with him. Koala can easily be made from an exotic fruit, the kiwi, which can be purchased at any supermarket. Bear cub is made in the technique of carving - cutting shapes from different fruits, which will also be interesting to learn both adults and children.

1. For the handicraft will need two kiwi. One for the head, the second - goes on the body.
2. On the head of the bear cub eyes, nose and mouth are cut out: cut the skin of the fruit.
3. On the body is cut off the skin in the form of an oval, appears a beautiful pattern of green kiwi pulp with seeds, reminiscent of the coat of a bear cub.
4. The sides are made horizontal slices, but not cut off completely, but simply unbent. This is how the handles are formed. The bottom is made in the same way horizontal cuts - the bear cub legs appear.
5. Ears of a bear cub are made from peels cut from the torso and attached to the head: slits are made and inserted.
6. Further, the head is fastened to the body and you get a great craft.

 
Fish out of an orange

Use two small oranges to make a beautiful goldfish. You also need to prepare toothpicks, markers and a small ring of carrots and two white or black beads.

One orange is used for the body of the fish. On the head of the beads are attached - the eyes with sewing pins. From a ring of carrots cut out the mouth of a fish and attach it to the orange.
Scales of fish are drawn on the body with a marker.

From the second orange is cut out a triangular sector and get the tail of the fish, which is attached to the body with toothpicks.

And that's all, the fish that grants wishes is ready to "sail" to the exhibition.

Matryoshka made out of pears

The easiest pear handicraft is matryoshka. It can be done even by the smallest children. To make such a handicraft is very simple, you need to choose a suitable size pear, the shape it already resembles a matryoshka. And markers to draw all the necessary attributes matryoshka: a face, a head scarf, a beautiful dress and you can safely take to kindergarten for the exhibition of autumn.

Sliced fruit crafts

Fruit Hedgehog.

A very bright and impressive fruit craft, which can not only be taken to the school class for the exhibition, but also presented on the holiday table as a dessert - a fruit hedgehog. To make it you will need a medium-sized pear, dark grapes, toothpicks. Parsley leaves, flowers and a suitable supply in the form of a tray will be needed for decoration.

To begin, the torso of the hedgehog is prepared. Take a pear, make a small cross-section on the side from the thick end to the thin end - this will be the tummy of the hedgehog on which it will lie on the grass. From the sharp end the peel is cut off - this will be the head of the hedgehog.

Prepare a tray on which parsley leaves and flowers are placed, making a kind of lawn for the fruit hedgehog. Cut end (belly) of the pear is placed on the tray. On the head of the hedgehog, eyes are formed from dried cloves or peppers, and the mouth is cut through.

In the next step, spectacular hedgehog needles are prepared. To do this, dark grapes in 3-4 pieces are strung on toothpicks, the number of needles with grapes is determined as the torso is filled. Each toothpick with grapes poked into a pear. The result is a great craft or dessert.

Banana Dachshund.

If your kids love long dogs, you can make your own dachshund as a fall craft. It is very simple for children and interesting. It is necessary to prepare 2 bananas, their surface must be absolutely whole and without spots, you can use not quite ripe fruits, as they are more dense.

One banana will serve as the body of the dachshund. Banana - the body will be placed horizontally, with the ends of the arc pointing upwards. From the bottom of the skin are cut out the legs and fastened with toothpicks, so the dachshund will stand.

From the second banana will be made head doggie. Cut off any of the 2 ends of the banana so that still on a piece of leftover long piece of peel without pulp, from which the dangling ears of the dachshund are cut. On the muzzle, eyes and nose are made with black pepper and a mouth from a piece of carrot.

Then the head should be attached to the torso on toothpicks.

For decoration, you can use any interesting items: flowers, fabric, beads, let the child himself show creative initiative and think of how to colorfully submit their handicraft.

Bright and original exhibition fruit crafts children can make on their own at home under the supervision of parents. It is necessary to secure children's creative activity: sharp objects (pins, needles, scissors, knives, toothpicks) are used in the process of making. It is necessary to teach the child how to handle sharp objects correctly, so that nothing interferes with the child's mind to generate fun ideas.

Photo ideas of sliced and whole fruit crafts