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Vegetable sculpture

These recipes and craft ideas come from The Best of Children’s Art & Crafts.

You will need:

toothpicks

vegetable dye

apples, oranges and various fruits

carrots, potatoes and various vegetables

sultanas, marshmallows, soft sweets, chenille sticks, to decorate

Place toothpicks in a warm vegtable dye mixture. wood colours more quickly in warm dye. Spread on newspaper to dry.

Using the coloured toothpicks, stick a selection of fruits and vegetables together to form a sculpture or a creature.

Choose foods that will be easy to stick toothpicks into; avoid hard foods. Vegetables could be cooked slightly so they are more easily pierced by the toothpicks.

Decorate as desired.

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