We enjoy eating various fruits all year long, but summertime is typically when fruits are at their peak. Hello fresh fruit and farmers’ markets! We were so excited to see all the different varieties of cherries making an appearance this month. And we can’t wait to enjoy some juicy and delicious Colorado peaches in August. So, when it came time to decide on our next summer arts+crafts project, we thought it would be fun to pay tribute to all of our favorite fruits, by making these fun and colorful 3D Paper Fruits for Summer!
We love creating three-dimensional crafts – they are just that much more eye-catching. Last summer, we had a blast making our 3D Ladybug Crafts – Three Ways! So, when I came across these 3D Paper FRUITSΒ (apples and pear) and Strawberry Paper CraftΒ posts, over on Krokotak, I was inspired to create some of our own. Once we got started, we decided to continue the creativity and add a few more fruits that we love.
3D Paper Fruits for Summer
Supplies:
- A variety of colored construction paper
- Scissors
- Markers/Crayons
- Glue Stick
3D Paper Strawberry
- Grab a couple of sheets of red construction paper, one sheet of green construction paper, and a background sheet of paper (in the color of your choosing).
- Fold a sheet of red paper in half horizontally. Draw one half of a strawberry along the folded edge of the paper. Using a pair of scissors, cut out the folded strawberry. Repeat this process for the other sheet of red paper, making sure to keep the two strawberry halves the same size.
- Using a black marker or crayon, adorn the strawberry with black dots (i.e. seeds).
- Cut a strawberry stem out of the green construction paper.
- Glue the two folded strawberry halves together (forming one 3D strawberry) on the sheet of background paper. Glue the strawberry stem on top.
- You can keep the strawberry displayed on the background paper, or cut it out so that it stands alone (we chose to cut all of our fruits out).
3D Paper Pineapple
- Grab a couple of sheets of yellow construction paper, one sheet of green construction paper, and a background sheet of paper (in the color of your choosing).
- Fold a sheet of yellow paper in half horizontally. Draw one half of a pineapple along the folded edge of the paper. Using a pair of scissors, cut out the folded pineapple. Repeat this process for the other sheet of yellow paper, making sure to keep the two pineapple halves the same size.
- Using a darker yellow crayon or marker, adorn the pineapple with a cross-hatch pattern.
- Fold a sheet of green construction paper in half. Draw one half of a pineapple stem along the folded edge of the paper. Using a pair of scissors, cut out the folded pineapple stem. Fold the sheet of green paper in half again, and repeat this process, making sure to keep the two pineapple stem halves the same size.
- Glue the two folded pineapple stem halves together (forming one 3D pineapple stem) on the sheet of background paper. Glue the two folded pineapple halves together, below the pineapple stem (forming one complete 3D pineapple).
- You can keep the pineapple displayed on the background paper, or cut it out so that it stands alone.
3D Paper Apple
- Grab a sheet of red, green, white, and brown construction paper, and a background sheet of paper (in the color of your choosing).
- Cut the sheet of red paper in half horizontally. Fold one half in half again. Draw one half of an apple along the folded edge of the paper. Using a pair of scissors, cut out the folded apple. Repeat this process for the other half of the red paper, making sure to keep the two apple halves the same size.
- Fold a sheet of white construction paper in half. Draw a smaller half apple-shape along the folded edge of the paper. Cut it out and unfold it. Using a black marker, draw two apple seeds on the white paper, one seed on each side of the fold.
- Cut an apple stem from the brown construction paper. Cut a leaf from the green construction paper. Fold the leaf in half down the center to give it more dimension.
- Glue the brown apple stem to the background paper. Glue the green leaf to the top of the stem. Glue the two folded apple halves together (forming one 3D apple) on the sheet of background paper, below the stem. Lastly, glue the apple seeds (white paper) down in the middle of the apple.
- You can keep the apple displayed on the background paper, or cut it out so that it stands alone.
3D Paper Pear
- Grab a sheet of green, white, and brown construction paper, and a background sheet of paper (in the color of your choosing).
- Cut the sheet of green paper in half horizontally. Fold one half in half again. Draw one half of a pear along the folded edge of the paper. Using a pair of scissors, cut out the folded pear. Repeat this process for the other half of the green paper, making sure to keep the two pear halves the same size.
- Fold a sheet of white construction paper in half. Draw a smaller half pear-shape along the folded edge of the paper. Cut it out and unfold it. Using a black marker, draw two seeds on the white paper, one seed on each side of the fold.
- Cut a pear stem from the brown construction paper. Cut a leaf from the remaining green construction paper. Fold the leaf in half down the center to give it more dimension.
- Glue the brown stem to the background paper. Glue the green leaf to the top of the stem. Glue the two folded pear halves together (forming one 3D pear) on the sheet of background paper, below the stem. Lastly, glue the seeds (white paper) down in the middle of the pear.
- You can keep the pear displayed on the background paper, or cut it out so that it stands alone.
3D Paper Orange
- Grab a sheet of orange and green construction paper, and a background sheet of paper (in the color of your choosing).
- Cut the orange sheet of paper in half horizontally. Fold one half in half again. Draw one half of an orange along the folded edge of the paper. Using a pair of scissors, cut out the folded orange. Repeat this process for the other half of the orange paper, making sure to keep the two orange halves the same size.
- Using a darker orange crayon or marker, adorn the orange with various segments/slices.
- Cut an orange stem and a leaf from the green construction paper. Fold the leaf in half down the center to give it more dimension.
- Glue the stem to the background paper. Glue the green leaf to the top of the stem. Glue the two folded orange halves together (forming one 3D orange) on the sheet of background paper, below the stem.
- You can keep the orange displayed on the background paper, or cut it out so that it stands alone.
3D Paper Cherries
- Grab a sheet of red and green construction paper, and a background sheet of paper (in the color of your choosing).
- Cut the red sheet of paper in half horizontally. Fold one half in half again. Draw two separate halves of a cherry along the folded edge of the paper. Using a pair of scissors, cut out the folded cherries. Repeat this process for the other half of the red paper, making sure to keep the cherry halves the same size.
- Cut a cherry stem from the green construction paper.
- Glue the stem to the background paper. Glue both sets of folded cherry halves together on the sheet of background paper, one below each end of the stem.
- You can keep the cherries displayed on the background paper, or cut them out so that they stand alone.
And there you have it…all of the 3D summer fruits that are adorning our dining room this month! I just love all of the vibrant color and whimsy that they add to our space.
What’s your favorite fruit to indulge in during the summertime? π
