Pineapple

What Kind of apple isn't an apple?

A pineapple.

A rough, spiky, pine cone , pineapple is really a group of smaller fruits which have fused together around a central core. Oval-shaped, 20-30cm long and 10-15cm wide, we have a tuft of short, sharp, grey-green leaves rising from top. It is a good source of vitamin C and dietary fiber. It is a source of a mineral called manganese. It is needed by our bones and for the cartilage in joints as well as the brain.

Lets draw a pineapple now.

• Start by writing a U with its free ends coming together.
• Now lets make leaves on top. If you want less leaves write two M. If you want more write three M in the space between edges of U.
• Write W at the bottom of this fruit.

• Now its time to make spikes.We can make spikes in two ways.
• Start by writing upside down U from the bottom of this fruit. Go on doing that till you reach the top of this fruit. Write small Cs or Us it between each.
• For the second more easier type of spike we make a number of chis cross lines and write a small U in each segment.

Color. Coloring pineapple can be a little tricky. What I usually do is use a little bit of orange and yellow and color pineapple randomly in few places. Then I use green to fill in rest of the body. Let me know how that works for you!! I will appreciate your comments and they will certainly encourage me!!

Now lets end with a pineapple joke.

What do you get when you cross an apple with a Christmas tree?

A pineapple :-D!!

Time for a pineapple tongue twister.

Passionate purple parakeets and pink pigs pleasantly pluck pears and pineapple in pretty perfect paradise while painting a portrait of parrots and papaya, but I am in painfully painful pain sitting on pine, eating pie and plotting a plan to punish Pim for pinching and poking Papa's parched patched pants. (Try saying that 5 times fast!)

Strawberry

How do you make a strawberry shake?
Put in the refrigerator !!
Lets draw strawberry .  I love strawberry shake.

•  Start by writing a very flat upside down U.
• join the tips of this U with a flat V.
• If you want to have your strawberry have a little dimension write two small C facing opposite sides at junction of V and U.

• Now lets write two M on top our strawberry and color it green.
• Now make a lot of dots inside our straw berry and color it red.

Our strawberry is all ready to eat.

Time for a strawberry joke!

What did one strawberry say to the other?

If you weren't so fresh, we wouldn't be in this jam!

Now try a strawberry tongue twister.
How much straw could a strawberry bury if a strawberry could bury straw.

Watermelon

Its almost summer time. Water melon juice is very yummy but water melon by itself is no less.
Lets draw watermelon.

•  Start with a flat O.
• Not write crooked sleeping Is from one end to the other end. I have written four of them.

• We write a flat U and join its tip with sleeping I
• Now we write anoyher sleeping U inside the first one and make a lot of seeds by putting in dots.

 

•  We write a small flat U and then another set of small flat U inside it.
• Now we join one tip of U with upside down V, the other end of V should be at the center of U.
• Now write I joining end of Us and tip of V.

Color!!

Our water melon is now done.

Raspberry

What did raspberry say to the blue berry?

I love you berry berry much :-).

The great thing about the raspberry is that it can be used for making smoothies, desserts, sauces, ice cream, and much more. It is a very delicate fruit and should be handled with care. Look for raspberries that are dry and firm and always pick them in the morning. This fruit is healthy and almost calorie free.

Now lets draw raspberry.

• Start by writing O.
• We then write two C on either side as in the next picture.
• Write a U under the series of O and C.
• Continue making series of U and C till your raspberry is the size you want.
• Write M to make the top part of raspberry.
• Write another M and then upside down V in between to finish top portion.
• Raspberry is ready.

• To make few raspberry together, we write two bent Is together.
• Make the thorns with small pointy Vs and draw leaves(Please check how to make leaves for fruits under that heading in my blog).
• Color and enjoy your raspberries!! I almost feel like eating mine now. 

Another raspberry joke.

How do you make a raspberry shake?

Put it in the refridgerator. Shiver !! Shiver !! :-)

Now a raspberry tongue twister. Enjoy!!

Rudy's red raspberrys ready to reap.

Promegnate

What did pomegranate give his girlfriend?

A string of his red pearls :-).

The potent anti-oxidant in pomegranate juice is beneficial in preventing
the hardening of arteries. In addition to having some fiber, pomegranates are a good source of Vitamin C and potassium. However, most of the calories, about 105 calories for a medium pomegranate, come from sugar.

Lets draw one now.

• Start by writing 11.
• Write C on one end of 1 and a mirror image (turned around C) at the end of second 1.
• Fill the gap between the free ends of C by writing two W.

• Lets now make the upper part of this fruit. Start by writing slant I at both end of both 1. Write M in the middle.
• Join free end of M and I with bent I. Color !! Does it not look delicious.
• To make a half open pomegranate we write a big D on one side and fill it with small Os. Color as shown.

I can not let go without drawing a branch of this tree. It is so beautiful. Let make a branch now that is loaded with fruits.

• Start by writing two lying down Ys. Double the Ys to make it thicker. Make the fruits now. Now we make leaves by writing lot of big I as shown in the figure. Make as many leaves as you want.
• Color and enjoy you fruit branch.

Time to end with another pomegranate joke.

Why is pomegranate an expensive fruit?

Because it is full of red pearls.

Now time for another tongue twister.

Pink Pepper Pickle Pomegranate.

Plum

Why did the strawberry go out with plum?

Because it could not find a Date :-) !!

Plums grow on trees like apples or peaches. There are various different varieties of plums and they come in colors from yellow, orange, red or purple. Plums are a great source of Vitamin A, Vitamin K and Vitamin C.  The plum skin/peel also aid in digestion.

Lets draw a plum now.

• Start by writing O.
• Write a turned around C/U on one side.
• Write 11 for stem. Join tip of 11 with I.
• Draw leaves for plum.
• Color and eat!! Oops I mean enjoy :-) !!

Now time for another plum joke.

What do an elephant and a plum have in common?
They are both purple, except for the elephant.

How about a plum tongue twister? Try this.
Pickled plump plum

Orange

Why did orange go to doctor?

Because it was not peeling well. :-)

There is more fiber in an orange than in most other fruits and veggies!  A funny thing about orange seed is, if  you plant a single seed from an orange you will probably get more than one plant growing from it.

Lets draw an orange now.

• Start by writing O.
• Write a small 11 towards upper middle of this O and join ends of this O with I.
• Write two W together at the stem of this orange.
• Finish making orange by writing a small upside down U at the bottom.
• Color !! 

Lets end with another orange joke.

Why did the orange stop rolling?

Because it was out of juice. :-)

Now an orange tongue twister.

Orange jello, lemon jello.

Orange jello,lemon jello.

Kiwi

What did kiwi tell plum?

Be my friend and I will give you a warm and fuzzy feeling. :-)

Did you know kiwi fruit is actually a berry? Its flavor is a mixture of peaches, strawberries, and melon with a soft and juicy texture. Kiwifruit is high in antioxidant vitamin C and a good source of fiber, vitamin E and potassium. It is fat free, sodium free and cholesterol free.

Lets draw kiwi fruit now.

• Start by writing O.
• Write two M together on top of it.
• Now to draw fuzz we simply write couple of Is all over it.
• A kiwi fruit is ready.

Now lets draw half of this kiwi fruit.

• Write O and a small O inside it.
• Write turned around C  or U on one side joining big O.
• Put a lot of dots around little O.
• Write some Is for fuzz if you want.
• Sliced kiwi is ready.

• Draw these two together. Color and enjoy!!

What did a sliced kiwi said to whole kiwi?

Brother, now I am cold :-)

Now time for kiwi tongue twister

Katie's kiwi Kate ate kawaii kiwi !!

Please leave me a comment if you know better kiwi tongue twister.

Cherry

First a cherry joke.

What did the cherry tree say to the farmer?
Quit picking on me !! :-)

Cherries are very versatile fruits and can be a part of any meal or dessert. 
From breakfast to soups and salads. They grow in trees that are massed with beautiful white and pink blossoms, which form in clusters consisting of several flowers in spring time. These turn into bunches of one to three fruits, which are harvested when ripe.

Cherry is the simplest of all fruits to draw!!

• Write two O together.
• Join their tops with upside down V. Write I at the pointed tip of V.
• Color and enjoy your cherries !!

Why did George Washington chop down the cherry tree?
I'm stumped! :-)

How about a cherry tongue twister

Sour cherry seed; are you a seed of a wild sour cherry or a seed of a tame sour cherry.

Blueberry

As usual, lets start with a blueberry joke !!

What do you get when 354 blueberries try to go through the door at the same time?

A Blueberry Jam :)

The Blueberry is one of the few fruits that are native to North America. In fact,North America is the world’s leading blueberry producer, currently accounting for nearly 90 percent of world production. Blueberries can be used to make sauces, baked goods, drinks, as well as desserts.

Lets draw blueberry now.

• Lets start by writing two O.
• In one of them we write two M joined together as inside the upper berry. For the lower berry we write 11 and an upside down W joining the edges.
• Join the free edges of M in the upper berry with V.

• For stem we write 11, with their 1s very close and long.
• To draw a bunch of blueberries , we draw a number of such front facing and side facing blue berries together. For leaves write U for the base and top it with upside down V. Please see how to draw leaf under my blog for details.
• Color and enjoy your blueberries !!
  

Now its time for blueberry joke.

What is blue and goes up and down? 
A blueberry in an elevator! 

Try this tongue twister
 Betty bakes big batches of brown blue berry bread !!

Apricot

Which fruit do apes like the most?

Ape-ricots !! :-)

Did you know fresh apricot is very nutritious and virtually fat-free. The tiny fruit, classified along with plums, and grown in typical continental climates characterized by cold winders, is an ideal fruit that gels well both in snacks and in desserts.

Lets draw an apricot now.

• Start by writing C.
• Join the free edges of C by writing another C turned around. Write another small turned around C right at the center of this fruit.
• Write 11 for stem and join tips with I.
• Join edges of small C at the center with tilted I.
• Write V on each side to start making leaves.

• Join tips of V with U and write I in middle to finish making leaves.
• Color!!! Yummy apricot is ready!!

Now its time for an apricot joke.

What do apes call biscotti?

Apericotti !! :-D

An apricot tongue twister

At Amanda's all afternoon apes ate apples and aged apricots.

Apple

What did the apple skin say to the apple?
 I’ve got you covered!! :-)

Don’t peel your apple! Two-thirds of the fiber and many of the antioxidants are found in the apple peel. Americans eat a lot of apples , an average of 50.4 pounds of apples and apple products each year.

Lets draw an apple now.

• Start by writing flat upside down U and a turned around J.
• Write another flat upside down U on the other side and another J as shown in the second figure.

• Draw apple stem by writing a thin V and joining its edges with I.
• For leaf we write V and join it with apple with bent I. Write I in the middle and then a series of V for veins of leaf.
• Variation of this apple.
• If we have to make half of an apple we write a small U on top and another small upside down U in the bottom as shown. Draw seed by writing X in middle. Erase the center of X. Half of an apple is ready.
• To draw a little eaten apple we just write C as in the third figure.
• Color and enjoy your delicious apples!!

Now its time for an apple joke.

Why did the jelly wobble?

Because it saw an apple turnover! :-)

An apple tongue twister

Alex alligator arrived at Allison Arthur's apple farm in April.