DIY: The Apple Fairy

What if every apple tree had its own little fairy?

One that watches over it each season and makes sure it produces the most beautiful, round fruit?

So I created the Apple Fairy: an autumn DIY project for kids involving cutting and gluing to bring the magic to life.

une petite fée au bidon rouge et rond et aux ailes feuillage

Materials

• Red A4 paper

• Green paper

• Scissors 

• Paper glue (ref)

• Hot glue gun (ref)

• 10 mm wooden bead (ref)

• 2.5 mm jute string (ref)

• Posca markers (red, orange and black; ref)

• 2.5 mm aluminium wire (ref)

Step-by-step

1. Cut out 16–20 small, identical apples from the red paper. Then, fold each apple in half.

   

   
   
   

2. Glue them together, like a little book.

   

   
   
   

3. Secure the jute string in the center with the glue gun, then close it to create your 3D apple.

   

   
   
   

4. Insert a wooden bead onto the jute string. This will be the future head.

   

   
   

5. Make green wings and stick them on the apple.

   

   

   
   
   

6. Draw the fairy's face with the Posca pens.

   

   
   

7. Shape two thin legs out of aluminum wire and attach them to the bottom of the apple.

The photo shooting of the Apple fairy