Yellow leaves, mushrooms, berries strung on its needles eloquently indicate that the time has come to stock up on the gifts of nature and prepare for a long, cold winter. It is not surprising that this particular character often becomes an exhibit at exhibitions of children's creativity.
A variety of materials can be taken as the basis for its manufacture, including -.
Any large fruit with a fairly dense structure that can retain its shape for at least a week will do. This could be a small, shaped pumpkin, melon or regular potato - the most affordable, but no less advantageous option.
How to make a hedgehog from potatoes? First, you will need to choose a tuber of a suitable shape - elongated and ideally slightly pointed on one side. Secondly, you will need to figure out what to make the needles and eyes out of.
An original DIY potato hedgehog can be made using regular toothpicks. On each of them plant a hawthorn, rose hip, barberry or any other small oval-shaped fruit.
Make the eyes from two fragrant cloves, and the nose from another berry or an acorn cap.
You will get exactly the same potato hedgehog, the photo of which is now presented to your attention.
But what’s so interesting about children’s games is that the number of improvisations in them is simply unlimited.
For example, instead of toothpicks, you can use pine or fir needles. Such work will require more patience and time, but the result will definitely please you. You can put dried fruits, leaves and flowers on individual needles.
You can use hard dry grass, ears of wheat or rye, straw - anything that resembles the shape of a needle. Even some of them can be used to make a beautiful outfit for a hedgehog. Just imagine how you want your prickly friend to look, collect the necessary material and get to work!
Rösti, Rösti, Rösti, Rösti - all these are names for the same dish (well, or a group of very similar dishes) made from potatoes. Rösti was invented in Switzerland, but then this recipe spread throughout the nearest (and not the closest) surroundings, acquiring not only many pronunciation options, but also different methods of preparation. In the same country, in two neighboring villages, rösti can be prepared in completely different ways. What is there! Two neighbors can each be proud of their family recipe for rösti (or rösti - depending on where the family comes from).
I will not claim that my rösti are the most rösti. Actually, they are not at all similar (outwardly) to the classic ones (those flat ones). But my son loves these (and to explain what exactly he wants, he calls them “potato hedgehogs”). So let me introduce you to this amazing hybrid of flora and fauna (perfect for children's birthday parties).
contains cheese
contains onions
In Austria, Switzerland or Germany, our well-known and long-loved friends call it Rösti. Or röşti. And also resti or reshti. And there are even more options for preparing and serving this dish than there are names for it: pancakes or a large flatbread, with cheese or rosemary, with bacon or cracklings... - every family has its own signature recipe, inherited from the grandmother.
In order to keep up with the Swiss grandmothers, I’ll create, perhaps, my favorite recipe for grated potatoes. What are you going to order to pass on as an inheritance to your grandchildren? Of course my rösti will be vegetarian. With mushrooms and onions...
For vegetarian rösti we will need:
- 500 grams of potatoes;
- 150 grams of fresh or frozen mushrooms;
- 100 grams of hard cheese;
- 1 onion;
- 4 tbsp. olive oil;
- salt to taste.
And let them be hedgehogs! You won’t surprise anyone with flat potato cakes, but prickly buns with Swiss citizenship are a completely different matter.
We start preparing our rösti with onions. Chop the onion and fry it in a spoon of oil until golden. This operation takes about five minutes.
We put the finished onion aside for a while, but we will need the frying pan very soon. 
Grate the potatoes for the rösti on a coarse grater. Even better is a Korean carrot grater.
Fill the grated potatoes with water, let sit for ten minutes, then squeeze. Those who are not lazy can even dry it with a towel. Now we put the potatoes in a frying pan, where the olive oil is already boiling and sizzling. 
Fry the potatoes for ten minutes over high heat until translucent. And then we leave it to cool there, on the side, next to the onion.
While the potatoes are cooling, grate the cheese and cut the mushrooms into small cubes.
And here is a fork in front of us: you go to the right - you mix cheese, mushrooms, potatoes and onions into a single whole; If you go to the left, you will put half of the cheese aside for later and mix the rest. This is good, this is delicious. But in any case, do not forget to salt the potato mixture. 
Let's get... surprise! surprise!... muffin tins. Silicone or paper ones are best: it is more convenient to remove the finished hedgehogs from them.
We put our mixture into molds, put it in heaps, don’t be greedy - in the process of preparing the hedgehogs, the potatoes “shrink” :) 
Preheat the oven to 180°C and place a baking tray with “potato muffins” inside for 10-15 minutes.
Then we pull out the baking sheet and sprinkle each “cupcake” with cheese (in the event that we previously went along the second path and set aside half).
We put the pan back in and let our rösti sit in the cooling oven for another five minutes. Let the cheese melt. 
Vegetarian rösti is ready! We take them out of the molds and use a spoon to give them more roundness. This is easy, while the hedgehogs are hot, they are very flexible, as soon as they cool down a little, they will hold their shape.
My family was delighted with the hedgehogs. By the way, children will surely like such interesting potato pancakes. Bon appetit!
Looking at potato crafts made by children’s hands, you are often surprised by the imagination of the children and their parents. After all, this vegetable is unremarkable in itself, but the products made from it are beautiful, bright and very funny.
Potatoes are the best material for children's crafts
Making crafts with your own hands
Cheburashka from potatoes
Piglets
How to make a hedgehog from potatoes
The “Hedgehog” craft from potatoes is very easy to make. You need to choose a vegetable of a suitable shape, mark on its surface the places where improvised needles will be stuck, and prepare the material for making the animal’s face.
Hedgehog with toothpick needles
Instead of needles, you can use toothpicks, pine needles, and plastic skewers. Pieces of plasticine, black peppercorns, and a nose - the cap of an acorn - will do an excellent job as eyes. You can decorate a forest dweller with flowers, rowan berries, and dried mushrooms.
Potato hedgehog family
Potato men
Easy potato crafts are little people. Sometimes you don’t even need to use additional details - the shape of the vegetable already resembles some kind of fairy-tale hero or funny face, you just need to decorate it.
funny potato
Potatoes that practically do not need to be changed
If you don’t find such a unique potato, you can take a regular oval one. It will be the torso. Using a toothpick, attach the head (a small round potato), make legs and arms from toothpicks.
It’s great if the face of an unusual person has a mustache, eyebrows, and eyes. Hair and a hat wouldn't hurt either.
Funny potato family
Potato men
Beautiful girl
Children will love crafts made from potatoes in the form of Smeshariki - popular cartoon characters. To complete them you will need:
- toothpicks;
- plasticine;
- felt;
- thick threads.
You can ask your child to make hats, scarves, and boots for Smeshariki.
Smeshariki
DIY cartoon characters
If the kids like the cartoon about the brownie Kuzya, potatoes will allow them to make that too. Legs, arms and head can be cut from the vegetable and then attached to the body. Hair looks good if it is made of thick threads. Kids can draw eyes, nose and mouth or mold them from plasticine. You can hang rowan beads on Kuza’s neck.
Potato brownie
Potato birds
Potatoes are optimal for making children's crafts in the shape of a bird. So, from one tuber you can make a body, from the second - a head. Cut legs and beak from carrots. The wings of a homemade bird can be made from feathers or pieces of pepper or plasticine collected in the park.
Potato duck
This is the advantage of children's autumn crafts - all the details in them can be replaced with whatever is at hand, and the result will not lose at all.
Another popular option is tuber cockerel. The connection of the body with the head is carried out here in the usual way - with the help of a wooden toothpick. In this case, it is important to leave part of the stick visible - it will be instead of a neck. If you cut off the sides of a potato, you get some kind of paws. You can cut notches on them and then connect them to the body. The tail, beak and comb should be prepared from thin carrot slices.
Using potatoes, it is easy to make a bird's nest in which a small chick sits. You need to cut the vegetable in half using a jagged motion to create halves that resemble a broken egg. Then scrape out the inner pulp from them and place the chick in the vacant space.
The bird can also be made from potatoes. It is not forbidden to use ready-made chicks - they are often sold in handicraft stores.
Various potato animals
As practice shows, most of all children like to make domestic and wild animals out of potatoes. Kids make beautiful bears, giraffes, horses, dogs, pigs, and frogs.
A hippopotamus is made quite quickly. You need to find two elongated tubers. The first will be used instead of the body, the second will turn into a huge open mouth of the beast. The teeth will be replaced by pieces of toothpicks or sharpened matches.
The eyes and nose can be made from pieces of plasticine, the tail from twisted knitting threads.
DIY rooster
If you have an idea to prepare a potato camel for an exhibition, you need to take time to find a tuber that will be shaped like the head of the animal. It needs to be fixed on a large round body, and then four legs made from small oblong potatoes must be added. If desired, the legs can be cut out with a knife. It is best to use cut potatoes as humps. Carnation eyes or peppercorns look good on a camel's face. The mouth should be drawn with a black marker.
Since potatoes are mostly round in shape, they are often used to make bears. Everything is simple here. You need to select an oblong body, attach a small rounded head and small paws to it. All elements are cut from potatoes.
Octopus
To make a honey lover look funny, you can give him a cardboard hat or a small bright scarf. If a child agrees to make a cardboard or plasticine pot of honey, that will be great. You can put it near the bear or give it to its paws.
Children can make crafts from potatoes for kindergarten and school all year round, because this vegetable stores well and is cheap at any time of the year. Therefore, if you did not have time to prepare leaves, acorns or chestnuts, do not worry - potatoes will always help you out.
Crafts from food products are an entertaining hobby that will give you a lot of positive emotions, while being absolutely safe. It can be classified as both cooking and handicrafts. The main advantage is that you can easily and cheerfully make cool ones with your own hands together with your children. They will quickly master the technique, and you will only have to supervise the creation process.
First option
The easiest way to make a hedgehog from a potato is to boil the vegetable directly in its peel or jacket. Although you can safely use it raw. When the potatoes have cooled, take toothpicks and simply stick them in, imitating needles. If you are lucky and find a potato with an oblong cone on one side, then this is where you can make the spout. A piece of olive is suitable for this. Eyes can be made from drops of mayonnaise or hand cream. The pupils can also be made from pieces of olives or black peppercorns (you can use special eyes, like those on toys, they are sold in craft stores).
The mouth can be made from fragments of a tomato, carrot, etc. Instead of paws, olives cut into 2 or 4 pieces are suitable. You can put a mushroom or a small apple on top of the needles.
Second option
How to make a hedgehog from potatoes? Now we'll tell you. Please note that all components of the craft are edible. You will need a boiled tuber, fresh or pickled cucumber, and vegetables for decoration. This craft can be safely served as a salad, only in an unusual form. So, the cucumber should be cut into strips (these will be needles). The bow should be the same length. Potatoes should be cut in half and the surface should be left unpeeled. Using toothpicks or a thin knife, you need to make holes and insert a cucumber straw into each. Place 5-7 stalks of green onions evenly along the entire back of the hedgehog. If you use pickled cucumber, you do not need to add salt to the dish. Make eyes from mayonnaise and pieces of olive. The potato hedgehog is placed on a lettuce leaf and decorated with herbs. Before serving, it should be peppered and sprinkled with vegetable oil. This salad, despite its simplicity, will attract attention and bring a smile to the guests’ faces. This dish is especially suitable for children.
The good thing about funny potato crafts is that they don’t require any special skills, and the ingredients for making them are simple and affordable. For example, you can make birds, animals and even a snowman together with your children. There are many ideas on how to diversify your leisure time and have fun.
For example, sticking raw large potatoes into a cooked potato tuber will result in another hedgehog. A similar craft can be done using matches instead of needles.
Original potato product
So that our potato hedgehog doesn’t get bored, we need to make friends for him out of pink tubers, for example, these can be domestic pigs. To create a craft, you will need to select an oblong tuber and cut it off from the thinner side. This will be the stigma. Draw nostrils with a felt-tip pen. The ears and tail must be sculpted from plasticine of a similar color. Hooves should also be made from it. Only in the middle of them you need to first place a part of a toothpick. This will give the craft stability, and the legs will not fall apart under the weight of the potatoes. Make small holes in place of the eyes and insert black peppercorns into them. The funny pigs are ready.
Edible craft
How to make a hedgehog from potatoes so that it is beautiful and not only edible, but also tasty? This time it will have to be baked. To do this, you need to take 6 potatoes, wash them thoroughly, leave them in their skins and cut them in half. Remove part of the skin, this will be the muzzle. Rub half with salt and grease with oil. Insert peppercorns instead of eyes and nose. How to make a potato hedgehog even more delicious? Rub it with garlic. Place the family in the oven and bake at 180 degrees until golden brown. This will take from 20 to 40 minutes depending on When the hedgehogs are ready, place them on a plate in the form of a clearing. To do this, the bottom should be covered with dill, and for taste, a drop of mayonnaise and garlic sauce should be added under each potato. Arrange the hedgehogs and decorate the clearing with cherry tomatoes and thick cucumber strips located along the edges of the dish.
Conclusion
Obviously, there are a lot of ways to make a potato hedgehog. Some of them can be safely implemented with children, others will delight guests in the form of the proposed dish.
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