These fun apple heads are great to make with children and make an interesting Samhain decoration and they are very simple to do. This craft originated in the USA and has been used to make dolls for Halloween celebration. The fun thing about shrunken apple heads you never know how they will turn out until they are completely dry. Items required- Fresh apples (larger the better) from your own tree if possible Vegetable Peeler /Knife and/or Pumpkin Carving Kit (for carving) Lemon juice Salt Wire, sticks or string Peppercorns, whole cloves, peas, beans or similar items for eyes Rice, barley or other grains or seeds for teeth Bowl Instructions Peel the apple and leave stalk and a small area of peel for a hat. Carve a face in to one side of the apple (2 eyes a nose and a mouth at least), remembering to make the twice the size as the apple will shrink by half when dried. Mix lemon juice with salt (1 cup of lemon 1tsp salt) in a bowl and soak the apple in the liquid for about 5 minutes insuring that the surface is completely covered as this will prevent rotting. Pat the apple dry and decorate with Peppercorns, whole cloves, peas, beans for eyes and Rice, barley or other grains or seeds for teeth if you so choose. There are a number of ways of drying the slow away is to leave in airing cupboard for 7 days but the process can be speed up by placing in oven
