Friday, October 10, 2014

Granny Apple Dolls

Today we began making our Granny Apple Dolls.  They are easy to make and inexpensive, especially if you have friends with apple trees.
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   You will need apples, peelers, tools for carving, doweling, and lemon juice.
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The difficult part for children to do is the peeling, although some gave it a great try.
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                       Next carve a face into the apple.
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Poke a piece of doweling in your apple (we’ll add fabric for clothing to it later).  We printed our names on tape and stuck it to the doweling.
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After dipping them into lemon juice (to prevent browning) we then we poked them into a piece of styrofoam so they stand up while they dry. 
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We noticed that the apples with red peels are much whiter than the apples with greenish-yellow peel.
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Some of our Granny’s have interesting features and unique personalities.
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We will check them every day and watch as they change from young apple dolls
                         to Grandmas.