Fruit Art and Craft Collection

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It’s sometimes the simplest crafts that are the best, and this fruit art and craft collection is fun to put together. Once you’ve made each summer fruit craft, there are a few fun things that you can do with the collection. For example, put magnets on the back and put them on the fridge. Or cluster them together and frame them for a piece of art to give away. They make a great gift for kids to make for the grandparents.

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Here’s a little bonus for you. If you’d like to skip step 2 in each of these fruit crafts and use a printable triangle template instead, here you go…Printable Triangle Templates

Craft 1: Strawberry Craft

FRUIT ART AND CRAFT STRAWBERRY

SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG

  • 3 Popsicle sticks
  • Elmers glue
  • Red construction paper
  • Scrap of green construction paper
  • Black pony beads
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Clothespin
  • Medium pompom
  • Paper plate
  • Red paint

Step 1

  • Glue 3 popsicle sticks together in the shape of a triangle
  • Repeat this step 5 times at least so that you have enough triangles to make all of the fruit and then some
  • Allow the glue to dry thoroughly before moving on to the next step
    • You may even want to do this step the day before or use Glue Dots instead so that there is no wait time.
Popsicle stick triangles
Popsicle stick triangles

Step 2

  • Trace the outside of the triangle onto the red construction paper
  • Next draw another triangle inside that one using it as a guide, approximately 1/4″ inside the original traced triangle. If you aren’t sure if the newly drawn triangle is the right size, place the triangle frame over top to see of you can see the pencil markings. They should be hidden underneath.
strawberry step 2
strawberry step 2

Step 3

  • Pinch the pompom with the clothespin to form a “paint brush”
  • Place one of the triangles on a paper plate
  • Paint the triangle red
  • Move on to step 3 while the paint dries
Triangle Strawberry step 3
Triangle strawberry step 2

Step 4

  • Cut out the inside triangle
Strawberry step 4
strawberry step 4

Step 5

  • Use the glue stick to adhere the paper triangle to the back of the popsicle stick triangle
strawberry step 5
strawberry step 5

Step 6

  • Use the Elmers glue to glue on pony beads for the “seeds”
  • Cut the atrawberry top out of the scrap of green paper
  • Glue the green top on with the glue stick
strawberry step 6
strawberry step 6

Craft 2: Pineapple Craft

FRUIT ART AND CRAFT PINEAPPLE

SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG

  • Paper plate
  • Yellow paint
  • Glue stick
  • 3 Large popsicle sticks
  • Elmers glue
  • Medium pompom
  • Clothespin
  • Yellow tissue paper squares
  • 2 Green pipe cleaners
  • Yellow construction paper
  • Pencil
  • Scissors

Step 1

  • Glue 3 large popsicle sticks together with Elmers glue and let dry thoroughly
  • While you are at it, make several so that you are ready to make more crafts, like the other fruit in this fruit basket series 🙂

*You may want to do this step the night before or use Glue Dots to avoid dry time

Make a triangle frame
Make a triangle frame

Step 2

  • Trace the triangle onto the yellow construction paper
  • The draw another triangle about 1/4″ inside the traced triangle
Easy Summertime Kids Craft Pineapple step 2
Pineapple step 2

Step 3

  • Pinch the pompom with the clothespin to make a “paint brush”
  • Place the triangle frame onto the paper plate
  • Squeeze some yellow paint onto the paper plate beside it
  • Paint the triangle yellow and set asside until it dries thoroughly
Summertime Kids Craft Pineapple step 3
Pineapple step 3

Step 4

  • Cut the inside triangle out of the construction paper
Pineapple step 4
Pineapple step 4

Step 5

  • Glue layers of the tissue paper onto the yellow triangle
  • Trim away the excess
  • Rough up the edges of the tissue paper just a little so that it stands up
PIneapple step 5
Pineapple step 5

Step 6

  • When the paint is completely dry, use the glue stick to glue the yellow triangle onto the back of the triangle frame. The tissue paper should show through the front.
Pineapple step 6
Pineapple step 6

Step 7

  • Cut pieces of the pipe cleaners and make loops to form “leaves”
  • Glue to the top of the pineapple and do not move until the glue is completely dry. This may take some time…if you dont want to wait, cut a small leaf topper out of green construction paper and glue on with the glue stick instead.
Pineapple step 7
Pineapple step 7

Craft 3: Orange Slice

FRUIT ART AND CRAFT ORANGE SLICE

SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG

  • Orange construction paper
  • Orange paint
  • White paint
  • Paper plate
  • Clothespin
  • Medium pompom
  • 3 Large popsicle sticks
  • Q-tip
  • Glue stick
  • Elmers glue
  • Scissors
  • Pencil

Step 1

  • Glue together 3 large popsicle sticks using the Elmers glue to form a triangle frame
  • Allow the glue to dry thoroughly
  • While you are at it, make more triangle frames so that you have enough to make more crafts without extra prep!
Making triangle popsicle stick frames
Making popsicle stick frames

Step 2

  • Trace the triangle frame onto the orange construction paper
  • Draw another triangle inside that one, about 1/4″
Orange slices step 2
orange slices step 2

Step 3

  • Place the triangle frame on the paper plate
  • Pinch the pompom with the clothespin to form a “paint brush”
  • Allow the paint to dry while you move on to step 4
Orange slice step 3
orange slice step 3

Step 4

  • Cut out the orange paper triangle
orange slice step 4
orange slice step 4

Step 5

  • One the paint is dry, glue the orange paper onto the back of the triangle frame using a glue stick
orange slice step 5
orange slice step 5

Step 6

  • Add details to the orange slices using white paint and a q-tip
  • Allow the paint to dry
Easy Summertime Kids Craft Orange slice step 6
orange slice step 6

Craft 4: Watermelon Craft

FRUIT ART AND CRAFT WATERMELON

SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG

  • 2 Paper plates
  • Hot pink, dark green, light green and white paint
  • 3 Large popsicle sticks
  • Elmers glue
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Glue stick
  • Black pony beads
  • 2 Medum pompoms
  • 2 Clothespins
  • Q-tips

*If you are wondering what I mean by “in the bag”, look no further than the “fill your bag” tab or just click on THIS LINK. In an effort to make crafting with your kids more accessible and doable, to fit your very busy lifestyle, I am simplifying the process by giving you the road map so that you only need to prep one time, no running to the store repeatedly because you are missing one obscure item. Then you have the freedom to create with your kids for hours, any time, anywhere, at a moments notice.

Step 1

  • Glue together 3 large popsicle sticks using Elmers glue, forming a triangle
  • Let the glue dry thoroughly
  • While you are at it, make several…like 5 at least…so that you are ready to make other projects too. Just keep them in your bag.
Make a triangle frame
Make a triangle frame

Step 2

  • Trace the triangle frame onto the center of a paper plate
  • Draw another triangle just inside that triangle, approximately 1/4 inch inside the original
  • Cut out the triangle
watermelon kids craft step 2
watermelon step 2
Watermelon craft step 2
Watermelon Craft step 2

Step 3

  • Glue the triangle to the back of the popsicle stick frame using the glue stick
Watermelon Kids Craft step 3
Watermelon Craft step 3

Step 4

  • Place the project on the other paper plate
  • Pinch each pompom with the clothespins to form a “paint brushes”
  • Squeeze some of the dark green and pink paint on the plate
  • Start to paint the watermelon slice
  • Use the q-tip to paint on the white and light green stripes
  • Allow the paint to dry
Watermelon Slice step 4
Watermelon Step 4

Step 5

  • Glue black pony beads on with the Elmers glue in a random pattern to form the seeds
  • Allow the glue to dry completely
Watermelon Slice Step 5
Watermelon Slice Step 5

Craft 5: Pear Craft

FRUIT ART AND CRAFT PEAR

SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG

  • Paper plate
  • Green paint
  • Elmer’s glue
  • Medium pompom
  • Clothespin
  • 3 large popsicle sticks
  • Green construction paper
  • Scraps of brown and yellow construction paper
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Q-tip
  • White paint
  • Glue stick
  • Black marker

**Be sure to build your kit so that you are never left without all of the “ingredients” to craft along with EVERY…SINGLE…ONE of the projects on this blog. For more details, check out the “fill your bag” tab.

Step 1

  • Glue together 3 large popsicle sticks using Elmer’s glue to form a triangle
  • Let the glue dry thoroughly
  • If you haven’t done so already, make several triangles now so that you are ready to do more triangle projects later.
Easy Summertime Kids Craft Pear step 1
Pear step 1

Step 2

  • Trace the triangle onto a green piece of construction paper
  • Draw a smaller triangle just inside the traced line, approximately 1/4″
Easy Summertime Kids Craft Pear step 2
Pear step 2

Step 3

  • Place the wooden triangle on a paper plate
  • Pinch the pompom with the clothespin to form a “paint brush”
  • Squeeze out a small amount of green paint onto the plate and paint the triangle
  • While the paint dries, move on to step 4
Easy Summertime Kids Craft Pear step 3
Pear step 3

Step 4

  • Cut out the paper triangle (the inside one)
Easy Summertime Kids Craft Pear step 4
Pear step 4

Step 5

  • Once the paint has completely dried, use the glue stick to adhere the paper to the back of the popsicle stick frame
Easy Summertime Kids Craft Pear step 5
Pear step 5

Step 6

  • Add some details to the pear
  • Cut out a small step from the scrap of brown paper
  • Cut out a small leaf and add details from the scrap of yellow paper
  • Glue the stem and leaf in place
  • Add a couple of white dots (for character)
Pear step 6
Pear step 6

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