Making a Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece

Craft: Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece

attosa
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November 14, 2018

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - cauliflower sheep centerpiece before the feast This is a fun edible craft that makes a fantastic centerpiece for many occasions: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, birthday parties, and more. You can make these with kids; just cut the segments apart for them. They will have so much fun putting it together, then having a healthy snack!

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 1 sheep

Supplies:

1 head cauliflower
1 small knife
6 toothpicks
1 black olive
1/2 bunch parsley
1 strawberry

Steps:

Gently peel away the cauliflower leaves with your fingers.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - peel away the leaves

Cut the stalk off as close to the cauliflower head as possible.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - cut off stalk as close to the head a possible

Find the area on the cauliflower that seems like it's protruding most. Take one segment from that area off, keeping its mini stem intact.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - cut off a protruding section

This cut will make the sheep's head.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - this will be the head

Trim away at one side of the portion to form into a sheep's head.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - trim to create the head

To make its legs, take the main stem that you cut off and shave the rough outside portions off.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - shave off rough outside of the main stalk to make the legs

Now cut into 4 legs.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - cut into 4 pieces for legs

To assemble the sheep, poke the back of its head with a toothpick, halfway in.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - place a toothpick into the back of the head

Press the other half of the head's toothpick into the front of the cauliflower.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - stick the other end of the toothpick into the cauliflower

Pierce each leg with a toothpick.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - insert a toothpick into each leg

Press them into the cauliflower evenly so it stands up nicely.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - attach into the underside of the cauliflower head

To make the eyes, slice the olive into little rings, then cut a ring in half.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - slice the olive into rings and cut one in half for the eyes

Cut a toothpick in half and press them into the sheep's head, then hang the olive bits off them.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - insert toothpick halves into the sheep's head and hang the olives over them

To make grass, chop the parsley.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - chop up the parsley for grass

Sprinkle parsley on your serving platter, then stand the sheep on top.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - sprinkle the parsley on a serving platter and stand the sheep up in it

To make flowers, cut tiny triangles out from around horizontal slices of strawberries.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - make flowers from strawberry slices

Lay strawberry flowers on parsley grass.

Cauliflower Sheep Centerpiece - arrange the flowers on the parsley grass

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Comments

cybergrannie
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November 18, 20180 found this helpful

You are sooo clever! Creative I mean.....
This should make a really "original" Thanksgiving table centerpiece.
I have some little friends visiting this week so now I have a project for them.
Boys love working in the kitchen if they have something to do and this fits the bill!

Thanks for posting and providing very clear pictures and instructions.

Happy Thanksgiving!!
Betty

attosa
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November 19, 20180 found this helpful

You're very welcome, Betty! I hope it's a hit. I will be making a bit of a farm for Thursday! :)

KIM HOGGAN
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December 20, 20180 found this helpful

What an adorable idea ! Perfect for a "Baaanquett" Party ;)

Anonymous

November 8, 20210 found this helpful

This is adorable, I'm going to make it for the Grands! Thank you for sharing this :)