As some of you may know, we have been working on a series of blog posts all about the letters in the English alphabet. In May, we had the letter ‘A’ with six projects. Earlier this month, we had the letter ‘B’ with three projects. But this month is special. Not only are we moving to the letter ‘C’, but June is also International Fruits and Vegetables Month. So we are doing three projects that begin with ‘C’ that are also a fruit or a vegetable.

In this post we will be making a chili pepper, a couple of cherries, and a carrot.

No heat in this Chili Pepper Craft Project, just sponge painting!

Chili Pepper Craft Project

Supplies:

1. Copy of chili pepper
2. Red paint
3. Sponge
4. Small paper plate
5. Green marker

Directions:

1. Print off a copy of chili pepper.
2. Pour a small amount of red paint onto paper plate.
3. Dip the sponge into paint. Sponge paint chili pepper.
4. When dry, color leaves.

No sticky mess with this Cherry Craft Project, just giant puff balls!

Cherry Craft Project

Supplies:

1. Copy of cherry
2. Crayons or Markers
3. Glue
4. Red puff balls

Directions:

1. Print copy of cherries.
2. Color.
3. Glue puff balls to make cherries.

We have come to our third and final craft project of the day, our carrot. This is a fun and different way of painting. You simply place the paint drop where you want it and use a straw to blow it in the direction you would like it to go.

Carrot Craft Project

Supplies:

1. Copy of carrot
2. Straw
3. Markers
4. Green paint
5. Newspaper

Directions:

1. Print copy of carrot.
2. Cover work surface with newspaper.
3. Color.
4. Place a few drops of green paint at the top of carrot.
5. Use the straw to blow the paint upward to make a carrot top.

We hope you had fun with Vegetable and Fruit Month, as well as learning about the letter ‘C’ with our craft projects. I am sure you have told your little artist, “You’re so creative!”