People of all ages love to play with their food. What about making art with it? We are not talking about just carving pumpkins! You would not believe the artistic creations made with many different types of fruits and vegetables. Some local fairs even hold veggie art competitions that attract many competitors and observers.
Tips for making your veggie art :
1. Select soft fruits and vegetables that are soft, yet still hold their shape, like potatoes, watermelons, squash, and pumpkins.
2. Make sure you include lots of color to your creations. Incorporate foods like tomatoes for a splash of red or oranges for orange flare.
3. Wherever possible try to connect your vegetables and fruit with toothpicks that can easily pierce the skin of food, but still small enough to be hidden. Glue can be used, but could make your art look messy.
4. Draw lines onto your fruits and vegetable with markers before cutting or carving into them. I guess it sort of takes on the idea measure twice then cut. |
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Christmas Tree | | If you cannot build a snowman in the snow yet, stack some apples and make this festive snowman apple creation. Cloves are the best alternative to stones or coal when making a food art fantastic snowman! Click For More Instructions.
This is a great holiday food art decoration that could be centerpiece for an apple sauce bowl or surrounded by carmel apple slices. | 
Christmas Tree | | This festive veggie Christmas Tree uses an elongated squash to supply the cone shape of the Christmas tree. With a box of toothpicks, you attach broccoli florets to form the fooliage of the Christmas tree. Using a needle and thread, string up berries and cauliflower for the vegetable garland. As a finishing touch cut star fruit naturally forms the spectacular topper for your broccoli Christmas tree.
The Broccoli Christmas Tree would be a great centerpiece for any holiday table. Just whip out a dish of dip and eat off the tree throughout the evening! | 
Christmas Tree | | To make a whale out of a potato all that you need is a potato, ginger root, cauliflower, and toothpicks. This would be a cute addition to an ocean themed vegetable art display. | 
A Coiled Snake | | Wow your party guests with a snake ready to strike, carved from a butternut squash and garnished with berries and a plantains for the rattle. | 
Banana Dog | | For some fun at breakfast time, you can shape your banana into a weiner dog. | 
Potato Boat | | help your vegetable friends sail the shining seas in a vegetable boat. Use marker to determine where you want to carve into the ship. Use lettuce for the sail and celery or asparagus for the poles. |
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