Before Easter I made four little fondant creatures using an Easter egg for the body. One of my favourites is this little green panda bear with his sweet heart shaped face and yellow box tie.
You will find a YouTube video with step-by-step instructions on how to make him here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUg_ce4PqVw. Greg is getting better at making the videos and has managed to add a free soundtrack.
You can find the illustrated PDF containing the step-by-step instructions here: https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/how-to-make-a-panda-bear/
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Robbie, fantastic instructions on YouTube. And, you’re right, the panda is great. I was going to ask you, but asked Siri, instead. Fondant, then
, is basically frosting? Or am I wrong? I’ll forward this to my DIL…Daughter-in-Law. 👍
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Hi Steve, I am glad you enjoyed this. Fondant is also called sugar dough or sugar paste. It is frosting but it is pliable like play dough. Some children make the figures out of play dough and I have seen some African children making them out of clay from ditches.
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He’s so cute!!
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Thank you, Ritu.
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Adorable
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Thank you, Annette.
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He’s too cute to eat! I love the colors you used.
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Thank you, Jill. We haven’t eaten him yet.
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So good. So thoughtful of you for sharing , Robbie. Thank you.
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My pleasure, Yassy. I think some people are looking for new hobbies at the moment.
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So cute!
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Thank you, Beth. You could also make these using play dough. I have done that in a school situation.
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This is your new character, Robbie. It’s so cute.
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Thank you, Miriam. You could try something like this with Autumn. You can use play dough to make these figures too.
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That’s a good idea, Robbie! Autumn loves to play with play dough.
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Wonderful, dear Robbie! Sharing… 🙂
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Thank you, Bette, and for the share.
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Mr. Panda is adorable! Was there a particular reason to choose green over black?
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Haha, Liz, the honest truth is that I don’t like making black fondant because it stains my hands. I used green instead.
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Isn’t that funny! And here I thought it was a conscious choice of aesthetics.
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These are so cute and well made!
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Thank you, Marcia.
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Nice! I watched the YouTube production. The music had an oriental flavor to it. I’m unfamiliar with free soundtracks. How does that work?
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Hi Pete, Greg uses Microsoft editor to make the videos and edit them. It provides a selection of free soundtracks that you can add. We picked this one because of the oriental undertones.
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James loves Pandas so maybe I should try make this for him.
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That is a good idea, Tandy.
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I love your panda! Great idea about the egg. It’s quite sad, because here we have a tradition for Easter of cakes (la mona de Pascua) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_mona,
godparents would give to their godchildren for Easter Sunday, but this year that has become a bit problematic, and when I went to a bakery on Tuesday (it was my mother’s birthday), they still had plenty of the cakes left, although the shop attendant told me that some people were coming to get them now.
Keep safe and take care, Robbie.
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Oh, that is a shame, Olga, but it is understanding that people didn’t go out and get them, this pandemic has been so bad in Spain. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and this link.
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These are lovely Robbie, but I would want to keep them rather than eat them.
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Thank you, Brigid. I do have then still but they will eventually get eaten.
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So cute, Robbie. You are very clever.
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Thank you, Norah.
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That little guy is darling. I want to pet his ears.
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Thank you, Jacqui
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Such a cute Panda, Robbie and yes even I would love to pet it and eat a little part of it too. Your fondant will be awesome.
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Thanks for visiting, Lorraine. I find artwork relaxing, especially at this difficult time. Stay well and safe. Hugs.
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Yes completely true and art in itself is so relaxing, Robbie. You too stay well 🌷🌷🌷😊😊😊
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Yummy, but like Jill said, too cute to eat. Making these takes talent I do not have. But I love looking at what you bake up!!
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Hi Pam, it takes a bit of patience and practice. I must share my olive and cheese bread recipe over the weekend. That is delicious and easy to make.
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So cute Robbie. The green almost looks like it was made from Playdoh 🙂
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Thanks Debby, some of the teachers do make these with their classes from Playdoh.
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Not surprising! 🙂
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He’s got to be one of my favorites – so cute!
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Thank you, Teri. I also made a pig and that one is my favourite.
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How funny is that? Lol You are very creative, Robbie! Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of art. 🙂
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I’m glad you liked our little panda bear, Michael. These are great fun to make and to eat.
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One can see, Robbie! Thank you for sharing. Wish you a beautiful weekend. Stay save and well. Michael
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love the Panda Robbie!
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Thank you, Wayne. I should try a black bear…
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a Vancouver island Black bear! No brown on the muzzle basically…….and three cubs?
You do amazing work Robbie!
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Thank you, Wayne. I think your work is wonderful too.
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You’re very talente, Robbie, both in writing and sculpting! I always look forward to seeing what you come up with next.
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Thank you, Mark. We are trying to keep ourselves occupied and distracted. I appreciate your kind words.
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Adorable!
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Thank you, Jennie
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You’re welcome, Robbie.
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Cute and clever!
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Thank you, Barbara.
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