DIY Play Food: A Bowl of Apples |Keeping it Real

Monday, December 7, 2015

DIY Play Food: A Bowl of Apples

Welcome to the second week of December, and to the fourth installment of the DIY Play Food series. After the box of doughnuts, the felt cupcakes and the bag of candy, today I decided to bring you a healthier option: apples. Made entirely of felt, of course!

DIY play food: a bowl of apples
 
Check out below  how to make these apples!

DIY play food: a bowl of apples

 

First, you need to download the pattern (here) and cut the felt as indicated. For the apples I used green, red and yellow felt, for the leaves a deeper shade of green, and dark brown for the stem. In addition to this you'll need matching sewing thread and a bit of polyester filling.
 
DIY play food: a bowl of apples




Sew each of the pattern pieces, leaving a small opening at

DIY play food: a bowl of apples

DIY play food: a bowl of apples



Fill the apple with polyester filling through the opening and sew it almost shut, from top to bottom.  And I say almost because you'll want to leave a very small opening at the top of the apple, to insert the stem. 

Roll the stem piece and sew it to create a small felt stick:

DIY play food: a bowl of apples

DIY play food: a bowl of apples

Insert the stem on the small hole you left open at the top of the apple and sew it in place. 

DIY play food: a bowl of apples

DIY play food: a bowl of apples




Cut a leaf (or two) and sew it in place too. 

DIY play food: a bowl of apples



Your apple is ready!

DIY play food: a bowl of apples

DIY play food: a bowl of apples



Now make as many as you want...

DIY play food: a bowl of apples


...in several different colors...

DIY play food: a bowl of apples




...and give them to your kids to enjoy...

DIY play food: a bowl of apples



...as much as you enjoyed sewing these apples!

DIY play food: a bowl of apples




For the other posts in the DIY Play Food series so far, click the pictures below:

http://keepingitrreal.blogspot.com.es/2015/10/diy-play-food-bag-of-candy.htmlhttp://keepingitrreal.blogspot.com.es/2015/10/diy-felt-food-box-of-doughnuts.html

http://keepingitrreal.blogspot.com.es/2015/11/diy-play-food-felt-cupcakes.html


Have a great week,

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19 comments:

  1. these are really cute and would be great for littlies to play house with! I imagine it lends itself to all sorts of other types of fruit too. Thanks so much for sharing at #OverTheMoon linky :) ~ Leanne

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  2. so super fun! i want to play with these all day :) Would be fun to add to a summer or fall time wreath too! Thanks for the tute!

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    1. I hadn't thought about adding them to a wreath, but it's a great idea! Thank you for stopping by!

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  3. Your fruit is so cute that you made!
    Thanks for sharing this at Cooking and Crafting with J&J.

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  4. These are so cute. Thanks so much for linking up with the Let's Get Real Party.

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  5. This is so cute!

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  6. Those apples are so cute and could be used for so many fun activities. Thank you for sharing at the #Made4Kids Link Party!

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    1. Thank you for the party, and for stopping by and commenting!

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  7. It won't be long and I'll be making these for my granddaughter. Great tutorial thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty

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    1. Thank you Vickie, and good luck when you make them!

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  8. These are so cute! The kids must love them. Great tutorial too!

    I love featuring it at Homemade and Handcrafted. Thank you for sharing it!

    http://redoityourselfinspirations.blogspot.com/2015/12/homemade-and-handcrafted-party-no-4.html

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    1. Yes, they do love them. The problem is that I have two kids and made three apples. I urgently need to make at least one more, or they'll be fighting over them forever...

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  9. These are too cute!! Every kid would love to have one to play with!
    I want to invite you share them with us at the party we host every Tuesday, it's called Two Uses Tuesday
    Hugs,
    Pili

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    1. Thank you! I've been very busy lately, so I've not been visiting as many parties as I usually do, but I'll try to stop by next week!

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  10. I love all of your "Play" food!! So precious! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday! See you again tomorrow! Pinned!

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