The beauty of this little guy is his simplicity – and the fact that he’s very hands-on for toddlers. We used matchsticks rather than toothpicks to avoid turning little fingers into pin cushions!
What you will need:
- a ripe beurre bosc (brown) pear (try to pick one with a reasonably pointy ‘end’)
- half a rockmelon
- two currants
- a sultana
- lots of matchsticks
Method:
1. Cut the underside of the pear so you have a flat surface on the bottom.
2. Using a matchstick, push the currants into the pear to make the eyes.
3. Push a sultana onto the stalk to make the nose (you might have to cut the stalk down a bit if it’s too long).
4. Cut your rockmelon into triangles and attach them to your pear using the matchsticks.