Fruit Basket

Add fruit juice powder to paint to have an ultra-fun sensory art project.

Materials Needed

  • Fruit juice powder (apple,
    orange, grape, pineapple, etc.)
  • Poster paint
  • Paint brushes
  • Palette
  • Sketch paper
  • Construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Pencil
  • Ribbon

Fruit Basket

Safety Guidelines

  • Always let your child use child-safe scissors.

Steps

Step 1 Fruit Basket 1. Draw and cut different fruits on sketch paper. Make sure these fruits match the fruit juice powder that you have. You may also print fruits from this fruit template.
Step 2 Fruit Basket 2. Prepare paint on your palette. Use the appropriate colors to match your fruits (red for apples, purple for grapes, etc.)
Step 3 Fruit Basket 3. Add the appropriate fruit juice powder to each color of paint. Mix thoroughly.
Step 4 Fruit Basket 4. Let your child appreciate the different smells and match them by painting the corresponding fruit.
Step 5 Fruit Basket 5. The paint will dry with a nice shiny and slightly gritty finish.
Step 6 Fruit Basket 6. Print-out our basket template or draw your own basket from construction paper. Cut out the basket and prepare a piece of construction paper for the background.
Step 7 Fruit Basket 7. Apply glue around the back of the basket, except along the basket's mouth.
Step 8 Fruit Basket 8. Glue the basket onto the background paper. Remember that the basket's mouth shouldn't be glued on - we need to be able to slip in our fruits inside the basket.
Step 9 Fruit Basket 9. Decorate the basket by sticking on some small craft foam shapes, sequins or stickers.
Step 10 Fruit Basket 10. You may add a bow on the basket's handle.
Fruit Basket 11. Once the painted fruits are dry, place them inside the basket.

More Ideas

Paper Basket Instead of gluing the basket onto background paper, you can make a tote-along fruit basket!

See how this basket is made in our Paper Basket craft.