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    Paper Plate Tomato Craft with Sponge Art

    Published: Dec 16, 2019 · Modified: Jan 2, 2022 by Marcie Groller · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Calling all tomato lovers! If you love tomatoes as much as we do, you will love doing this adorable paper plate tomato craft with your kids!  Note: This post contains affiliate links.

    girl holding her tomato art

    I may have mentioned this already, but our kids LOVE tomatoes. We serve sliced tomatoes with almost every meal and it's the one vegetable (or technically, fruit) that I can count on them wanting on their sandwich. So, they were pretty excited about this paper plate tomato craft. They did the craft while I made our Easy VEGAN Dinner: Grilled Cheese with Creamy Tomato Soup.

    Use Sponges to Paint your Tomato Craft

    We used sponges instead of paint brushes, and the kids seemed to enjoy dabbing the plates with their paint-soaked sponges. They also decided to add faces to their tomatoes, which was pretty cute. Though, I would recommend doing this after the paint has dried.

    Two tomato plate crafts

    Learn About Tomatoes While Crafting

    Person holding large red tomato

    Food crafts like this tomato craft create great opportunities to talk with kids about food and nutrition. One common misconception held by many people is that tomatoes are vegetables. Because tomatoes have seeds and grow from a flowering plant, botanically they are considered to be fruits. Yet, nutritionally and legally tomatoes are considered to be veggies.

    Here are some other fun facts about tomatoes to share with your kids: 

    • Tomatoes are often red but can also be pink, yellow, purple or more!
    • China is the largest producer of tomatoes, and tomatoes are the state vegetable of New Jersey.
    • Tomatoes are a great source of vitamin C, potassium, folate and vitamin K.

    Make this Paper Plate Tomato Craft

    đź’ˇOverviewđź’ˇ

    Paper Plate Tomato Craft


    Ingredient
    :
    Tomatoes

    Corresponding Recipes: Easy VEGAN Dinner: Grilled Cheese with Creamy Tomato Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwich for Kids with Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe, and Crispy Tomato, Pesto & Mozzarella Panini

    Skills supported: Fine motor (painting, cutting, gluing), following instructions

    ✂supplies✂

    • White paper plates
    • Red Crayola paint
    • Small container for paint
    • Sponge cut into long, thing strips
    • Markers or crayons
    • Paper (green is ideal)
    • Scissors (kid-friendly scissors)
    • Elmer’s Glue Sticks or tape
    Supplies Paper Plate Tomato Craft

     

    📝instructions📝

    Consider setting up the craft before cooking so that your kids can get to work right away.

    1. Pour some red paint into small container. Dab sponge into paint and then onto plate until plate is covered. Allow to dry.Child painting white plate with red paint
    2. Meanwhile, trace and cut out a tomato stem from green paper.* We could fit three tracings onto one piece of 8 ½ x 11" paper (see example below).Three tracings of tomato stems on green paper
    3. Glue or tape stem to the top and center of your tomato.Child pasting stem onto plate
    4. Optional: Use markers to add a face to your tomato! Enjoy your tomato craft!child holding paper plate tomato over her face

    *For toddlers especially, these tasks may require adult supervision and/or assistance.

    Other Fruit/Veggie Crafts to Check Out

    • Pop-Up Peppers
    • Play Food Carrot Craft
    • Play Food Asparagus
    • Watermelon Yarn Craft

    "This post has been included by Twinkl in their blog on Extracurricular Activities"

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