Today we will learn how to interesting and original paper crafts with or for children.
And first, let's see what we need for this:
To create crafts, we will use different types paper and cardboard:
napkins for decoupage on boxes;
newspaper to create balloons from papier-mâché;
old magazines for crafts with beads;
crepe and wrapping paper;
colored double-sided paper;
corrugated and plain cardboard;
paper plates, cardboard tubes, various boxes and much more.
For creativity, the child will need such basic materials and tools as scissors, glue, paints and felt-tip pens.
Does it happen to you that you collect a lot of small necessary items, but there is nowhere to put them? Let's make a fun pocket in which everything will fit and which can be hung in a conspicuous place.
Paper crafts for kids: USEFUL POCKET
What will be required:
colored paper
pencil
lace scissors glue
Work sequence:
Draw the outline of the muzzle of an animal, such as a bear.
Cut out two such shapes along the contour. Make details for the ears and nose, as shown in the photo.
Apply glue along the edge, connect the parts to make a pocket inside. Punch two holes.
Glue on the ears and nose. Draw a ribbon for hanging.
This pocket is perfect for storing small items: hairpins, combs or stationery.
Paper Craft for Kids: RACE RACE
Did you know that you can make unusual racing cars with your own hands? Let's create them and have a real race. I wonder what car number will win?
What will be required:
cardboard tubes of paint, felt-tip pens
colored paper, cardboard
glue scissors
Work sequence:
Color the tubes in bright colors.
Cut out parts for cars from colored and white paper (for wheels, it’s better to take black cardboard - then your “car” will stand firmly). Use a felt-tip pen to draw what you need.
Make a hole in the straw as shown in the picture (you can ask an adult to help).
Now glue all the details. Wait until it dries - and go ahead, play!
Paper crafts for kids: PAPIER-MACHE BALLOONS
Who doesn't dream of flying in a hot air balloon? Someday you will definitely do it. Now let's try to make an unusual balloon from an ordinary newspaper.
What will be required:
glue bead
needle spoke
cream paint
Work sequence:
Inflate the balloon, lubricate it with any cream. Prepare a newspaper for crafts - for this you need to tear it into small pieces. Wetting them in water, glue the ball so that there is no gap.
Now apply a layer of glue on the ball and glue it again with pieces of newspaper soaked in water - so you need to make 2-3 layers. You may need the help of an adult.
When the ball is completely dry (for this you will need to wait 1-2 days), pierce it with a needle - we don’t need it now - and cut the ball, as shown in the photo.
Now color the ball with paints.
Now let's make a basket. To do this, the newspaper sheet was divided into 4 parts to make rectangular blanks. Then, starting from the bottom corner, roll the newspaper into a tube with a knitting needle, and glue the tip.
Take 5 tubes and put them side by side, and stretch the sixth tube across under the first, over the second, under the third, etc., alternating. The next tube must be weaved in reverse: what was below will be on top.
To secure our base, take one tube and weave it around, also passing it between the other tubes through one.
Now you can make the basket itself: to do this, bend all the ends up and start weaving them around in the same way as you did before. Weave 4 rows.
Unnecessary ends weave on top and glue, some you can just cut off. Color the basket with gouache.
Make holes at the bottom of the ball and secure the basket with a thread. Balloon ready!
FUNNY ANIMALS
It turns out that you can quickly and easily make yourself a striped friend. And in order to be able to play with friends, let's find out how to make not only a tiger, but also other animals.
What will be required:
colored paper
glue scissors
Work sequence:
Take a sheet of colored paper and fold it as shown in the picture. Glue the ends to make a strip.
Bend the strip "accordion" in three places to get the letter "M".
Cut out blanks for the animal from colored paper.
Glue the blanks to the base. Ready! You have a tiger.
HOME THEATER
But what if you arrange a real theater in your home? It will be possible to invite adults to the performance and show them some kind of fairy tale, for example, "Gingerbread Man". I think they will definitely appreciate your skill!
What will be required:
colored paper compasses scissors glue
markers stick
Work sequence:
Draw a blank on a sheet of colored paper, as shown in the photo.
Cut out the blank and glue.
Cut out the base for the animal from colored paper
Glue the pieces to the base. Look who we got
Take your favorite animal fairy tale as a base and make all the characters out of paper. If sticks are glued to the blanks, it will be possible to show a performance from behind a screen, as in a puppet theater.
Paper crafts for kids: FUNNY CATERRORS AND SPIDERS
Have you ever seen a real spider? And the caterpillar? Let's make funny animals with furry legs out of a cardboard egg box. They will look like the real thing!
What will be required:
egg carton
glue scissors
colored paper
wire
Work sequence:
Cut out blanks from a cardboard box: three cells for caterpillars, one for bugs and spiders.
Color the blanks with gouache.
Prepare details for animals: cut out eyes from colored paper, make legs from fluffy wire.
Make holes in the blanks and stick the legs. Then glue on the eyes.
Try to make them exactly the same.
AMAZING MASQUERADE
You can celebrate your birthday in an unusual way by throwing a masquerade. Invite your friends and have everyone make an animal mask for themselves. It will be fun!
What will be required:
cardboard plates
colored cardboard and paper
scissors
Work sequence:
Color the plate blue.
Cut out the ears and color them too.
Prepare parts for a bunny from colored paper.
Cut out holes for the eyes and glue the pieces as shown.
PAPER BEADS
What girl doesn't love jewelry? Let's try to make beads from old magazines. You will get bright ones that you can wear with your favorite dress or give to your mother.
Work sequence:
Cut out the details from the magazine sheet: strips about 1 cm wide and elongated triangles.
Wind the blanks on the knitting needle - these will be paper beads. Glue the tip well.
Make as many beads as you need for the entire decoration. Take a needle and thread and carefully thread all the beads onto the thread.
This is how easy it is to make unusual ones: original multi-colored beads, bright bracelets. You can even give them to someone: what girl would refuse such beauty?!
Paper Crafts for Kids: PRINCESS DECORATIONS
All girls dream of becoming real princesses. What is a princess without a crown? Let's make it from a regular cardboard roll.
What will be required:
cardboard tubes of paint
colored paper
scissors
Work sequence:
Cut out the crown from the roll. You can do a few things.
Color the blanks in different colors.
Decorate crowns. To do this, you can use beads, ribbons and laces.
Make holes on the sides and thread the elastic so that the crown can be put on.
You can make a decoration for a real princess from an ordinary hoop: use colored paper to turn it into a beautiful diadem.
Paper craft for kids: TOY LOCKER
Probably, like all children, you have a lot. Sometimes there are so many of them that it becomes difficult to neatly fold. Let's make a beautiful storage cabinet for small toys.
What will be required:
boxes of different sizes
white gouache
patterned napkins
stationery knife
tassel pen
Work sequence:
Paint the boxes white so that the pictures and text on them do not show through.
Glue the box on all sides with a napkin. To do this, put it on the box, pressing along the edges, and with a brush, apply a thick layer of glue on top so that it sticks.
Cut out the doors with a clerical knife - here you will need the help of an adult. Glue the handles with superglue and fasten the boxes together to make a cabinet.
Everything! Our dresser is ready. Now you can put your toys there. Mom will be delighted when she sees what order you have!
CREATIVE BOX
Do you like to draw? Or maybe you like to carve or craft something? This is great! Let's make a creative bag-box where you can put everything you need for creativity.
What will be required:
shoe box
wrapping
colored paper
adhesive lanyard
Work sequence:
Tape the box and lid on all sides. If it's hard for you, ask one of the adults about it.
Make blanks inside the box. At the bottom of a sheet of colored paper folded in half, make an incision to the middle, as shown in the photo. Cut two pieces of the same length as the width of the box from top to middle.
Insert the blanks into each other and place them in the box - these will be the compartments of our bag.
Make holes on the sides of the box: they should be at such a level that the box can be closed with a lid. Make the handles of the same length from the cord so that the box is comfortable to take in your hand.
HANDMADE PHOTO ALBUMS
Where did you last go on holiday? Maybe it was a trip with your parents to the sea or a vacation in the village with your grandmother? You must have some memorable photos. Let's make a suitcase-shaped photo album for them.
What will be required:
colored paper and cardboard
hole punch scissors lace
Work sequence:
For the cover of the photo album, take a sheet of colored cardboard and fold it in half.
For pages, take sheets of double-sided paper of different colors and also fold in half.
Now connect the cover and pages together: for this, fold everything together and make holes on the side with a hole punch. Tie the sheets with a rope or cord.
Cut out the details for the suitcase from colored cardboard and glue them to the photo album.
Paper Crafts for Kids: FUNNY BOOKMARKS
What is your favorite book? Or maybe several? It's great that you love to read. Let's make an interesting bookmark for the book.
What will be required:
colored paper
Work sequence:
Use a ruler to draw three squares on a sheet of colored paper, as shown in the photo. The triangles that are filled in are not needed.
Cut out the piece.
And it, as shown in the photo: first bend it to the inner corner, then another on top of it. Glue them together. Cut out the details from colored paper.
It turned out great, right? Now it will be easy to find the place in the book where you finished reading. You can also make a bookmark in the form of another animal, such as a dinosaur with sharp teeth.
CARDBOARD BAG
Do you know how you can make a bright bag out of an ordinary box? Very simple! Let's dream up and make a handbag that you can take with you outside in sunny weather.
What will be required:
cereal box
colored paper
glue scissors
Work sequence:
Color the box with gouache.
Cut out a bag with handles from the box. This may require the help of an adult.
Cut out a strip and a circle from colored paper - this will be the core of the flower. Fold the strip with an accordion and glue the ends. To keep the flower, stick it on a small square. Glue the core on top.
For butterflies, cut out blanks from 1 colored paper. To make the figure voluminous, you need to make 5-6 identical parts. Glue them together in the middle. Glue all the pieces to the box.
DIY Paper Crafts: Pencil Stand
Do you want to give a gift to a friend, but don't know what to choose? Don't be upset, I have an idea! Make an original stationery stand out of an ordinary cardboard box. Your friend will definitely love this gift!
What will be required:
boxes
the same width
white and colored paper, cardboard
adhesive tape
Work sequence:
Build a ship out of boxes: cut off the lids and cut them to height. Make the bow of the ship and pipes out of cardboard.
Tape each piece with colored paper inside and out.
Cut out and glue the windows, lifebuoy, steering wheel, anchor.
Glue the boxes together and glue them to the base, cut along the contour.
PUZZLE APPLICATION
Do you have unnecessary puzzles in which a lot of details are already lost? I have an idea how they can be applied. Let's make an amazingly colorful application with autumn leaves.
What will be required:
unnecessary puzzles crepe paper
paint glue
Work sequence:
Color the puzzles in the colors of bright autumn leaves: yellow, orange, red.
Cut out a brown rectangle from crepe paper - this will be a tree trunk - and make green grass.
Glue the brown blank in the form of a trunk: for this, somewhere you need to compress the paper in layers, and straighten it somewhere.
Make a crown of a tree from the prepared puzzle pieces. Also glue several layers of grass to make it voluminous.
Paper crafts for kids: 3D PICTURE
Do you want to make a large application? It's quite easy! You will get a real picture that you can give to your grandparents.
What will be required:
candy box
corrugated cardboard
double tape adhesive
Work sequence:
Cut out the necessary details for the picture from corrugated cardboard.
Glue the first layer of applique on the bottom of the box - what will be in the background.
Paste other details on top.
What a beauty! It turned out to be a real big picture. In this way, you can make a city where there are cottages and high-rise buildings, or an underwater world with shells, algae and fish.
BOUQUET IN A POSTCARD
Do you want to give your mom unusual flowers? Let's make a card-bouquet of colored paper. Trust me, she'll love it.
What will be required:
double-sided colored paper
scissors ribbon
Work sequence:
Draw a blank on a sheet of colored paper, as shown in the figure.
Cut out the blank and separately a triangle.
Glue a small triangle on the bottom, and fold the large part as shown in the picture.
Draw, and then cut out flowers of different sizes and colors. Make leaves for the bouquet.
Glue flowers inside our postcard in the form of a bouquet, tie a ribbon at the bottom.
3D POSTCARD
Surely you watched the cartoon in 3D and noticed how the characters come to life with a three-dimensional image. It turns out that making objects three-dimensional is quite simple. Let's try to make a postcard with a 3D effect.
What will be required:
colored cardboard, double-sided colored paper
scissors ribbon
Work sequence:
Take two sheets folded in half: one is cardboard, the other is colored paper.
On a sheet of colored paper, make cuts on the fold side, as shown in the photo. You should get 3 even squares of different sizes.
Now what you cut, push forward and inward. You should get a ladder, as if from boxes.
Glue the blank onto a sheet of colored cardboard. Decorate the boxes: glue colored paper and ribbons.
By this principle, you can make a card with balloons
CARD WITH PALM
Do you want to make another unusual postcard? You don’t need anything special for this: just a sheet of colored paper and cardboard, scissors, glue and your wonderful pens.
What will be required:
colored cardboard and paper
Work sequence:
Circle your palm on a piece of cardboard.
Cut out the piece with scissors. You will need two of these items.
Cut out a strip of colored paper and fold it like an accordion.
Glue one end of the accordion to one "hand" and the other to the other. Cut out from colored paper or write a congratulation with felt-tip pens.
ENVELOPE
Do you know how to decorate a small gift? You don't have to be an adult to do this, and you don't need any special equipment. Repeat after me and you will definitely succeed!
What will be required:
colored paper glue
ribbon
Work sequence:
Draw 4 identical circles on a sheet of colored paper. This is easy to do if you take a mug, put it upside down and circle it.
Cut out the circles and fold them in half.
Glue the circles together as shown in the picture.
Bend the free halves of the circles so that one turns out on top of the other. Then pull the bottom from one side up.
SWEET GIFT
Have you ever seen a gift shaped like a candy? Maybe they gave you something similar? Let's make such a surprise, and you can "treat" someone to them.
What will be required:
cardboard tube
wrapping paper glue
scissors ribbon
Work sequence:
Cut out a square from the wrapping paper. In size, it should be larger than a cardboard tube.
Cover the tube with paper. Tie one end of the candy with a ribbon.
Put candy in a gift and tie the other end.
3D FIGURINES
Have you ever wanted to decorate your room in an unusual way? Let's make voluminous figurines-decorations from colored paper. They can be placed on a bedside table or hung on a string from a chandelier.
What will be required:
colored paper glue
scissors ribbon
Work sequence:
Draw a half of an apple on a piece of colored paper folded in half, as shown in the photo.
Cut out the blank and, using it as a template, make 5 such copies. Additionally, cut out the details for the apple.
Glue the blanks together, as shown in the photo.
Glue the rest of the details.
Fruits and vegetables can be anything!
Crafts from cardboard and paper: bright flowers
Do you want to grow bright flowers in your window? Let's make them out of cardboard tubes, but in such a way that no one guesses what material they are from.
What will be required:
cardboard tubes of paint
colored paper glue
scissors skewers
Work sequence:
Make cuts on both sides of the tube so that they do not reach the middle.
Color the tubes in different colors.
When the blanks are dry, straighten the petals, as shown in the photo.
Glue the centers cut out of colored paper.
Paste the skewer with colored paper, cut out the leaves.
Connect all the details. Poke a hole in the center of the flower with a skewer.
Such a flower can be put in a vase and presented to someone.
FRAME OF UNUSUAL FLOWERS
Do you have a boring monochrome frame at home? Let's make it a real masterpiece!
What will be required:
egg carton
glue scissors
Work sequence:
Cut out petal blanks from the cells of a cardboard box, as in the picture.
Color them the same color. You should have 15-18 such sets of different colors (depending on the size of the frame).
Glue the petals together in the middle, carefully press and let them dry.
Glue the flowers to the frame. You won’t be able to attach everything at once, so do it in stages and wait until everything dries.
The frame is ready. Now you can insert your favorite photo into it.
CUTE CACTUS
How do you like such a cute cactus? It is completely safe for children because the thorns are painted on it. Let's make such a cactus and put it on the windowsill.
What will be required:
markers
Work sequence:
Draw a cactus in a pot on cardboard.
Color the picture on both sides and make another one exactly the same.
Make cuts: on one cactus from the bottom to the middle, and on the second - from the top to the middle.
Insert the blanks into each other. The cactus is ready.
In the same way, you can make a rocket or a teddy bear.
COLORED LANTERNS
Your birthday is coming up and you want to decorate your room to make it festive and beautiful? Then let's make unusual colored lanterns.
What will be required:
toilet paper tubes
crepe paper
ribbons
glue scissors
Work sequence:
Cut out a square of crepe paper and glue one side of the tube.
Make blanks from crepe paper: cut out strips and make cuts on one side along the entire length.
Start taping the tube from the bottom. You should get a skirt, as in the photo.
Thus, glue the entire flashlight. Make holes on the top sides and thread a ribbon through them so that the craft can be hung.
Such lanterns can be not only decoration, but also a useful thing. For example, at a holiday you can arrange a game with prizes: hang lanterns on a rope and put something valuable in them by gluing the bottom. Each blindfolded guest must cut off a gift with scissors.
ROOM DECORATION
Would you like to have a bird? Of course, nothing compares to the real one, but still an unusual and beautiful bird can be made from ordinary colored paper. See how it's done.
What will be required:
double-sided colored paper
crepe paper scissors
ribbons
wire
Work sequence:
Draw bird silhouettes on a sheet of paper.
Cut them out. Make a few of these. They must be different colors.
Make wings out of crepe paper: to do this, cut out rectangles of different colors and fold them like an accordion.
Make cuts in the blanks of the birds and insert the wings there. Tie ribbons to the figures and hang them on a circle made of wire.
Both boys and girls of any preschool and primary school age love to build. Cubes and constructors, plasticine and paper - even the smallest children are drawn to the creation of the same tower of cubes. Early activities of parents or caregivers with children directly affect the development of their abilities.
Designing helps the formation of figurative thinking, helps to improve hand motility, broaden one's horizons. At 3-4 years old, the child is already able to make paper. He is able to fold paper, learn to cut with scissors, create three-dimensional structures, do-it-yourself paper crafts. At the same time, accuracy and accuracy of movements develop.
The easiest way to keep a child busy with paper crafts without giving them dangerous scissors or glue is origami.
Introduction to origami
It is better to start the first origami lesson by creating the easiest paper crafts, the child's hand should get used to working with this material. Start by getting to know the simplest geometric figure- square. Try to tell on behalf of the square about what you can do with it. In a playful way, you can explain that it has sides and corners, and show the child how to find its center. Having taught how to fold triangles, a child can be shown how to make a composition from them, folding, for example, a Christmas tree. From a folded rectangle, you can make a door that can be glued onto a base prepared with the help of an adult in the form of a drawn house.
Gradually, tasks can become more difficult. From squares of different sizes, turned into triangles, the child can be asked to fold a Christmas tree that expands downwards. From a triangle and a rectangle folded by a child, you can construct a fungus. Origami-type paper craft templates can be found in special books. Below is
Origami for advanced masters
Origami art is a suitable creative activity not only for children, but also for adults. It calms, creates a meditative mood, and eventually allows you to create a beautiful little thing with your own hands.
To twist the tube, you will need a newspaper, a long knitting needle, PVA glue, a stationery or kitchen knife. The newspaper spread is folded in half lengthwise and carefully cut with a knife. Then again fold and cut until you get four strips for four tubes. After that, they take a knitting needle and, applying it to the edge of the newspaper at a slight angle, begin to twist it gently. Having screwed it up to the end, a drop of PVA glue is applied to the corner, pressing lightly, the needle is taken out and the resulting tube is set aside until the glue dries. When weaving, the tubes must be held in order to give them the intended shape. Weaving begins with small-sized products, over time, taking into account and evaluating all the features of the material.
From newspaper tubes, baskets and caskets, photo frames and coasters for mugs, vases and wall panels are most often woven. But a developed imagination allows you to use this material and type of technology almost unlimitedly.
quilling
Quilling is another type of paper craft that is gaining popularity. This is a technique of twisting narrow long strips of paper into spirals and then modifying them to make flat or voluminous compositions.
Quilling comes from Mediterranean Europe. This hobby is quite common in America, England and Germany. It is also called "paper filigree". Despite this name, the technique allows even a child to make simple paper crafts. Paper spirals in skillful hands turn into flowers and patterns used to decorate gift wraps, handmade cards, albums, photo frames. Products made in are used as wall decorations, and even make jewelry out of them. This is a budget, beautiful and simple type of needlework.
In quilling, colored paper of special density is used. It is important that both sides and the cut itself are the same color, although paper with two different colors on both sides of the sheet is sometimes used for special effect.
Ready-made paper sets are sold in specialized stores, but you can also cut the strips yourself.
Facing
In this technique, volumetric figures and images can be made from paper. For trimming, thin and soft paper, for example, corrugated, is used. Small squares are cut out of it, which are then folded into cones or funnels. The top of this cone is smeared with glue and glued to the base. Multi-colored cones glued to the base create a voluminous and beautiful panel. Thus, you can make a picture or a postcard, or you can create an interior topiary.
Iris Folding
This technique of paper art in Russia is not very common, but it has a rich history and unlimited opportunities for self-expression. At its core, it is a technique of folding paper strips in such a way that their pattern resembles a twisting spiral. The drawing is laid out from colored paper or paper with a pattern, carefully choosing shades to make it harmonious. From above, the resulting pattern is covered with a frame - a motif or silhouette cut out of paper. As a result, even a child can make an easy craft out of paper - a beautiful panel or a postcard.
Papier mache
Papier-mache is a simple and affordable technique with great potential for needlework. Caskets and caskets, vases and jewelry, theatrical props, dolls, figurines and animal figurines, toys, covers with painting, embossing and varnishing are made using this technique. Even interior decoration elements are made from papier-mâché: from decorative panels for walls and doors to architectural stucco for walls and ceilings. Frames for mirrors, candlesticks, lamps and even furniture made in papier-mâché technique are distinguished by their beauty and originality. However, even the lightest paper crafts can be made using this technique.
Papier-mache (French papier mâché) means "chewed or torn paper". The basis of papier-mâché is paper, which easily turns into a mass that can be molded. Glue, gypsum or starch are added to the composition of the mass.
Three techniques for making papier-mâché products
First way
A model of the product is being prepared, which will need to be pasted over with paper. It can be made of wood, clay, plasticine or plaster. The model can be smeared with glue and fixed under the layers of paper, or it can be removed from the paper layer, for which it is pre-coated with Vaseline. Torn wet paper is applied to the selected model with glue. Alternating a layer of paper with a layer of glue, paste over with layers, the number of which can reach up to a hundred. Previously, a starch-based paste was used for gluing, but special glue is now available. Gluing paper in layers is called mashing.
Second way
The product is formed from liquid paper pulp, for which the paper is cut or torn into pieces and soaked a day before they plan to start work. hot water. After that, the soaked mass is boiled. Then the water is squeezed out, pieces of paper are loosened and dried. The dry mass is mixed with chalk and a special glue from the mixture and starch paste is gradually poured into it until a dough with a soft and plastic structure is formed. Such paper dough is poured into a mold or applied to a product.
Third way
For this type of papier-mâché, you need hard cardboard and PVA glue. The method resembles plywood manufacturing technology. The model is made by gluing pieces of hard cardboard together. After that, the cardboard is subjected to pressure, specialists use brackets and a stapler to fix the glued plates, or a vice and clamps. Dried products are puttied, sanded, primed, and then painted and varnished or embossed.
Thus, paper is one of the most versatile, inexpensive and easy-to-use materials for creativity and needlework. You can make an easy craft out of paper, decorate your life, transform the interior, make an original gift that resembles a work of art.
Colored paper and thin cardboard are the first material from which children begin to make flat or three-dimensional figures. Children's paper crafts develop creativity, spatial thinking and fine motor skills fingers. This is the simplest way to keep kids entertained in their free time. They will be carried away by the creative process at any time of the year, especially in inclement weather. The ideas, schemes, instructions and templates offered in the article can be used not only by teachers, but also by parents of preschoolers and children of primary school age.
Making simple paper crafts on your own is fun and affordable. Every year, experts offer new ideas and work techniques that inspire exclusive decor in the interior.
Paper does not mean what can be done, thrown away and forgotten. If you prepare correctly and do everything extremely carefully, paper decor will not look cheap and trivial. From thin colored cardboard and thick office paper, you can make a lot of beautiful and useful household gizmos with your own hands. They are suitable for updating the design in the children's room or decorate the whole house for the holiday:
- for the New Year;
- for Easter;
- by March 8;
- for Valentine's Day;
- for the birthday of each member of the family.
Designers use three-dimensional figurines for interior decor in various styles. For example, branches of delicate sakura with voluminous pink flowers made using the origami technique from modules are a great idea for a Japanese-style bedroom.
A panel with voluminous butterflies, applications in the form of birds or autumn leaves, a tree with owls - a simple and unique decor for a country-style hallway or dining area.
Paper Christmas decorations are the best preparation for the long-awaited holiday.
Enthusiastically use all your boundless imagination:
- openwork snowflakes on the window glass, planted on soap;
- christmas angels;
- moon and planets;
- garlands with colored paper additions;
- Santa Claus, snowmen, hares and other winter characters;
- voluminous and flat Christmas toys.
The boys are willing to work different ages, girls and boys. Older students, having practice, on behalf of their mothers, become "instructors" for kids. They can make a complex base in the form of an accordion, fan, flower stem or supporting parts.
Tip: Teach your child to be careful when working with glue so as not to make stains and sagging. And before you cut something, let it measure with a ruler, mark and make marks with dots. The lines from the pencil should go into trim, and not into the main details. Under this condition, all work will be done masterfully, and not like beginners.
Knowing how to make spherical tulips, voluminous daffodils, roses and other flowers, older children are able to make a gift for their mother or grandmother with their own hands. One of the parents will give the child an idea and teach the basic skills of working with scissors, glue and thin cardboard.
A beautiful paper bouquet in an impromptu vase will stand on the window for more than one month, reminding you of the holiday. And for parents there will be another reason to praise their children for their patience and perseverance, to remind them when something does not work out.
It is better for beginners to master various techniques and craft according to the easiest schemes. Simplicity and affordability are the secret of the popularity of crafts made from the cheapest material.
You can start with children 3-4 years old or when the baby begins to show interest.
About how to make interesting paper crafts with your own hands using various techniques, our experts will share their secrets.
Invite your students to watch a video tutorial on creating three-dimensional paper flowers.
How to make easy paper crafts using various techniques?
- Making cardboard toys according to a template is the easiest way, especially if the elders do the difficult work for the baby.
Hares in the grass simple toy, it can be made "animated" if the characters are not fixed, but made in slots on sticks.
- Cut out one hare (head and shoulders) as a template and multiply with a child who can circle the cardboard blank with a pencil several times. Do not forget to teach your baby to save paper - apply templates tightly to each other.
- These bunnies will need the plastic "moving eyes" that are sold in the craft department.
- On the cut out faces, it remains to glue the eyes, finish the nose and mouth. If you depict them in different ways, you get bunnies with different expression faces.
- The length of the ears can be varied or even screwed onto a pencil to lower.
- Next, you need a strip of cardboard with grass cut out in 1 or more rows.
- Behind the grass, it is necessary to cut holes along the width of the hare's body so that they "sit" tightly there. And the bunnies themselves are best attached to sticks or paper tubes in order to control.
The toy is ready, now it can be used - the hares will tell the child a story before going to bed on the edge of the back of the bed. At the same time, mom will move these bunnies in turn. To complete the plot, you can make a wolf or a fox so that the bunnies hide in the grass (we lower or take out the templates).
In a similar technique, do-it-yourself any flat animated crafts made of colored paper. For example, in the window of a house carved according to a template. You can put a doll or a storyteller there. Stories or poems for children can be read at night by a grandfather and a woman with a samovar (other characters). Use an easy plot, understood by children, with famous fairy tale characters.
A dog and a whole family of puppies will look out of the booth, which are driven out by a cat or a rooster. If you manage to make a tower of a “stone” castle, let a princess and a dragon appear in the window with your dialogues - children love to watch this.
- Twisted paper figures - an easy way to add volume paper crafts. Experts suggest mastering it at the initial level, and the kid will make a whole lot in a few weeks. animal world in the children's room.
The easiest way to make paper rings and cylinders:
- Bunny.
- Curl bird.
- Chicken.
- Kitten.
- Puppy.
- Frog.
- Owl.
The paper cylinder is the torso, depending on the design of the toy, it can be positioned horizontally or vertically. Attach the ponytail and paws cut out of paper to this base. It is most responsible to make a head or a muzzle - flat or voluminous (your choice).
If you make birds with a child, then it is better to open the beak. Use chicken feathers or down - this will make the chicken or cockerel more attractive. Eyes can be drawn or glued, for this use:
- halves of peas or beans;
- "shifting eyes";
- black allspice;
- flat beads;
- black sequins.
In addition to the toy itself, it will be interesting for children to make the “habitat” of the character out of paper: grass, a lake, a house, a hollow, a tree, etc. If you are not too lazy, in a few days there will be many crafts on the same topic - a whole zoo or heroes of the fairy tale "Teremok" . This story can be memorized and shown in roles to guests on the child's birthday.
- Paper doll dress up is a popular game for girls. You can buy them ready-made or make your own. For those who do not know how to draw, it is easier to cut out Barbie in a swimsuit from the "coloring book" and stick it on a cardboard base.
Outfits are made from:
- white paper and decorate with pencils or markers;
- thin colored cardboard;
- velvet paper;
- foil;
- magazines (illustrations with the texture of fabric or fur).
If a mother or girl has artistic skills, then a fashionista doll can be drawn independently or copied from a sample you like. Such paper crafts are decorated with paper and fabric appliqué, feathers and flower herbarium. A little more difficult level - puffy dresses made of voluminous elements and pleated skirts made of folds like a fan.
Tip: Do not forget that each outfit should have holders (elements at the edges of the outfit) to cling to the shoulders and waist of the doll. An advanced level is to fix a flat magnet inside the cardboard template, and glue a light metal plate or a shoe stud without a hat under each outfit. Usually, for such help, they turn to dad or grandfather.
Add a Girlfriend and a Prince for the doll, a house or a whole street for walking. If we limit ourselves to only one "fashionista", she needs a box or cardboard box in any technique. It is no less interesting to weave a basket of twisted paper for a homemade doll and make a rug.
This is one of the most simple ways creating color patterns. Even a child of 3-4 years old will master the braided rug step by step.
With this technique, you can do:
- basket;
- bookmark for books;
- patterned rug for paper toys.
Several color combinations have been developed. For those who are interested in what crafts can be made from paper, it is enough to master three:
- monophonic weaving;
- two-color;
- multicolor patterns.
The lightest is braided, where stripes of two close or contrasting shades alternate.
For the doll rug you will need:
- scissors,
- glue;
- ruler,
- pencil;
- 2 squares of colored paper.
We mark the back sides by 1-1.5 cm, but do not cut to the end - a centimeter border is needed along the edge. You should get one form with not completely cut edges on both sides, the second - on one side cut to the edge. These strips will simply run through the first pattern step by step. Then the ends need to be glued. Finish with a border, curly or openwork edges of a different color.
Rolled paper or newspaper toys
Another novelty for those who are not familiar with this technique.
True hand-made craftsmen use this technique to weave wicker and rattan furniture, and interior baskets from newspaper tubes. Easy crafts from twisted white paper start with blanks, then weave according to the pattern.
Rolled-up newspapers will also become products: after painting with an aerosol, letters and photos will not be visible, but the secondary material will become a useful decor for the apartment. According to the general scheme, for example, you can weave baskets for old flower pots and flower pots that need updating.
Another interesting idea is a stationery basket on the computer desk to put small items in there for general organization.
Newspapers are cut with a sharp knife and wound on a thin long knitting needle, after which the edges need to be fixed with glue. From one sheet of newspaper you get 4 tubes, if you fold it in half twice and cut it into 4 identical parts.
It is proposed to weave:
- A vase for dry flower arrangements or paper flowers.
- The casket.
- Plafond for the kitchen.
- Frames for family photos.
- Stands for hot glasses.
- Interior inserts, etc.
In Russia, this type of needlework is not yet as popular as abroad, but the number of admirers of the technique of working with paper is growing rapidly. This is the twisting of long narrow strips to create three-dimensional images. They are combined into three-dimensional images or pasted on postcards.
The examples show how to make paper crafts using this technique.
To begin with, make the easiest patterns with your child - a bird or a flower. It will be something new and surprising for him, then his fantasy will develop. First, children need to be told the density of the twist and the need for creases in certain places. Soon they will begin to understand and make new models from "paper filigree" on their own.
In this technique, they make full-fledged souvenirs or decorate the base. Most popular:
- postcards and invitations;
- photo frames;
- earrings;
- gift packages;
- Christmas tree decorations;
- interior decor.
In needlework stores, you can find ready-made quilling kits, cut colored stripes for do-it-yourself paper crafts, diagrams and templates.
Facing
Another original way to create three-dimensional figures, which requires the same soft paper templates. They are connected and unfolded, getting three-dimensional figures that can be used to decorate the interior or make a festive decor in the house.
Iris Folding
A new type of work with paper for Russia, which develops creative potential. In principle, nothing new - paper spirals are twisted in a special way, which are used to lay out patterns. If you carefully consider the pattern and shades, you get masterpieces that have a place in a frame on the wall.
Invite your daughter to make a young lady in a magnificent dress, but help complete the most difficult stages of work.
Papier mache
This is the oldest technique that periodically comes into fashion and is forgotten again. To some, it will seem new, but to someone it is known for the surprise balls that are hung up for the holidays. They are filled with sweets and various sweets, and the birthday boy must knock down with a bat, releasing goodies.
Quite a few interesting crafts paper made by craftsmen from glue and torn newspapers. Translated from French, papier mâché is “torn” or “chewed” paper. Applying layer after layer of glue-based scraps, it is easy to get any shape.
The same "surprise balloon" is easy to make by wrapping a large balloon with thin paper or newspaper and applying layers of papier-mâché. When the layer is ready, the ball is blown off, and the form remains. It is filled with sweets, and the hole is closed with the same “chewed paper” on glue. Decorated with colored blocks, foil stars on top. This is a popular entertainment at Mexican-style parties.
If durable figures and sculptures are created, gypsum or starch is added to the base. In this technique, it is easy to do anything - from fake hats for a party to decor items in the interior.
Piggy bank in the form of a pig can be made in this simple technique under the original painting and varnished. It can be filled for years, and then broken, and with this money the family can go to the sea.
Layer-by-layer pasting of an object - “mashing”. To remove the finished papier-mâché, you need to carefully cut it, and close the seams using the same technique. Sometimes they make a liquid mass based on shredded paper, which is squeezed out and made into a shape.
Toys based on "accordion"
For children, this is a more difficult level, but a great base for the torso of crafts. Two strips of paper are placed in a square on top of each other alternately at a right angle until an elastic accordion comes out. It remains to glue the paws, tail and muzzle of funny animals to this base.
Try to make easy three-dimensional paper crafts with your child: a caterpillar, frogs, or a arched, yawning cat hiding in the grass.
Paper origami is the most popular technique for children's creativity
Many models do not involve working with glue and scissors - the figures are folded according to a certain pattern.
Advanced level - modular origami of triangular elements. Children with spatial imagination lay out entire zoos and cities in this way. Start with the simplest by watching a video tutorial on how to make paper crafts using the modular origami technique:
To consolidate the acquired knowledge, we propose to do:
Bud of paper (TULIP) step by step
- Fold a square of red paper (preferably two-sided) diagonally.
- Bend the second diagonal (see photo).
- Collapse into a triangle.
- Wrap the corners to the center and top, as well as from the back. Author rating
Paper is the most common craft material for several reasons: low cost, availability, ease of use. Of course, paper cannot be called a very simple material, because it all depends on your skills, the type of paper, as well as the complexity of the craft. It can be a simple application for children, or it can be an origami from modules that young children cannot handle. In this article I want to offer 10 crafts of varying complexity for children and adults. They are made from several types of paper: plain white A4, colored, corrugated, crepe. He even eats one piece of paper for notes. Let's start looking at the various options.
3D postcard for March 8
You always want to surprise with a gift for the holidays, and such an unusual postcard will not leave anyone indifferent. This craft can be quickly and easily done by a child from 9 to 11 years old with their own hands and presented to their mother or grandmother for the holiday. To learn how to make a 3D postcard, you can watch the photo and video description with step-by-step instructions.
You will need:
- Colored paper (4 sheets white color and 1 pink leaf)
- Scissors
- PVA glue
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Double-sided tape
- Paint (lilac and green)
Working process:
- Divide the white sheet in half with a line, and then fold 4 sheets together and cut along the line. We need 7 halves, put the 8th aside.
- Take half of the sheet and fold it in half 2 times. We get a rectangle, two sides are closed, and two are open.
- We bend the corners to the closed long side outward. We do this on both sides.
- Now the folded corners need to be bent again in the opposite direction, so we do this only on one side.
- We get a guideline by which we will cut off. Cut along the folded line on one side, then flatten the corner once and cut along the line on the other side. Thus, we get a shape similar to a leaf.
- So we do with the remaining six sheets. So that the shape remains the same for all colors, simply attach the first blank and cut it out.
- Take the resulting flower and cut out one petal from it, and then glue the gap by overlapping the side petals exactly one on top of the other. You should have 6 petals. We do this with all the flowers.
- Fold the flowers in half. Glue pieces of adhesive tape on the side petals of the 1st flower, on the very top of the petal.
- We glue flowers on the side parts, only the side petals, gently applying the petal to the petal.
- Now we glue the 4th flower on 3 flowers, also only the 4th one should have all the petals glued.
- We glue the 5th and 6th flowers on top like 2 and 3 (only on the sides).
- We glue the 7th flower on top of all the others on 3 petals.
- Fold a pink sheet in half, like a postcard, now we will finish our composition.
- We put the flower on half of the postcard and attach adhesive tape to the upper central petal and close it with another sheet of the postcard. Glue the other side in the same way. Make sure that the sheet lies clearly near the fold line.
- The card is ready, it remains only to color the middle of the flowers. You can sign the postcard.
Colored paper caterpillar
Such a caterpillar is easy to perform and will take very little of your time. The craft is designed for children from 2 years old and their parents. You will be able to spend time with your child pleasantly and usefully, you will also develop the motor skills of children's hands. Let's start doing the caterpillar with our own hands. 
You will need:
- Colored paper in different colors
- PVA glue
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Pencil
- felt-tip pens
Working process:
- Make strips of paper 6 cm long and 1 cm thick (red, green, blue, yellow, purple, brown, blue). The colors should be different so that the caterpillar turns out to be iridescent and bright.
- We glue each strip to make circles.
- When the circles are ready, glue them together alternating colors. You should get a strip of circles. We glue the last one a little higher than the rest, this will be the head.
- Draw a mouth and eyes with a felt-tip pen.
- Cut thin strips from colored paper and twist with scissors. Glue them in place of the antennae.
- From a green sheet, cut out the shape of a leaf in size, focusing on the caterpillar. Our funny caterpillar is ready!
Corrugated paper valentine
For Valentine's Day, ordinary heart-shaped cards are always given, but if you want to make a more original card, make it from corrugated paper. And now I will tell you how to make a valentine with your own hands step by step with step by step instructions. 
You will need:
- Cardboard
- Red corrugated paper
- Scissors
- Match
- PVA glue
Working process:
- Cut out a card in the shape of a heart from cardboard.
- Cut corrugated paper into squares a little more than 1 cm in size.
- We apply the square with the central part to the tip of the match and crumple the paper in a circular motion. Do this with all the squares.
- We apply glue to the valentine and begin to glue our crumpled blanks. When the glue dries, fluff up the paper to make it more fluffy. The holiday card is ready, you can give it to your loved one.
Bunny in 5 minutes
If you need a craft for kindergarten that does not take much time, then a voluminous bunny is the perfect option. The most important thing is that you can connect your baby to the execution process. Let's see how to make a simple do-it-yourself bunny using detailed instructions.
You will need:
- Sheet of colored paper
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Pencil
Working process:
- From a sheet of paper, cut out 2 strips about 1.5 cm wide along the length.
- Cut one strip into two different strips. The difference is about 3 cm.
- We glue both strips so that we get 2 circles.
- Glue them together.
- Cut the second strip into 3 equal parts. Cut one piece lengthwise. We fold each thin strip in half and glue the ends together. This will be our ears.
- We glue the ears on our blank of two circles, on a smaller one.
- The remaining strips are also cut lengthwise. Paws are made like ears. Glued to the bottom circle.
- From one more strip we make a small circle and make a tail.
- Fold the last strip in half and round the edges with scissors. Spread and glue to the back of the bottom circle and scissors twist them forward. Bunny is ready!
Video how to make a paper bunny in 5 minutes
Beautiful flower
To decorate the interior, you can make an unusual flower from note paper with your own hands. For this, you do not need special skills, a child of 4-7 years old can also help with the implementation. To complete the craft, we have made a detailed description for you with step by step instructions.
You will need:
- note paper
- PVA glue
- Cardboard
- Scissors
Working process:
- Note paper is best used without a sticky edge. Take the sheet with the corner up and fold the side corners and sides together. Glue them. You get buns. Do this with all the leaves.
- Cut out a circle of about 7-8 cm from cardboard. So we get a small flower.
- Now glue the 1st row of petals on the circle with the short side up. Petals should be close to each other.
- In the next row, glue the petals into the gaps of the previous row.
- So we do subsequent rows gradually reducing the number of petals in a row.
- We fill the middle with petals, no longer focusing on the rows, see that it is beautiful and voluminous. The flower is ready, you can hang it on the wall or put it on the table.
Videos flower diy
DIY book
If you want to make an unusual craft that will also be useful for use, you can make a small origami book out of paper. You will not write down your poems or compositions in it, but it will come in handy for small notes, and besides, it will not take up much space in your bag. It is very easy to make such a craft, just follow the instructions with a step-by-step description. 
You will need:
- Sheet of A4 paper - 2 pieces of different colors
- Scissors
Working process:
- Fold A4 sheet in half lengthwise. Open the sheet back.
- Next, fold the sides to the center fold.
- Cut the sheet into 4 strips along the folds.
- Take one strip and fold it in half 3 times. You get a small rectangle.
- Do this for all stripes.
- Open the resulting triangle and now fold it with an accordion. Do the same with the rest.
- Now glue all the pieces together, stacking the last pages of each harmonica one on top of the other.
- When gluing, fold the sides that face each other and glue. This is how we make pages.
- We fold an A4 sheet of a different color in half in width, and then in length. You will have 4 rectangles. Cut out one of them.
- At the rectangle, fold the side long sides towards the center, but not reaching the center by about 0.5 cm.
- Fold the rectangle in half and lightly mark a cent. Now, focusing on the center, make two folds in the central part about 0.5 cm wide. The cover is almost ready.
- Now, trying on the sheets of the notebook on the cover, fold the sheets inward according to the size. Then insert the last pages of the notebook into the cover. For better fastening, you can use glue. Our unusual notebook is ready.
Video how to make a mini book with your own hands
Butterflies for decoration
Paper butterflies can be used to decorate walls, windows and gift wrapping. They create a romantic and light mood, because butterflies are so graceful. A child from the age of 3, as well as any beginner, can make butterflies with their own hands. There are many options for making paper butterflies and we want to offer you one of them, quite interesting. And now let's create a beautiful decoration in the form of a butterfly with our own hands. 
You will need:
- Sheet of A4 paper - 2 pcs (yellow and pink)
- Large needle
- Beads and beads
- thin wire
- Scissors
- double tape
Working process:
- We take one sheet and fold it in half, but the fold does not need to be highlighted too much.
- We cut off the corners, more on the lower side, and less on the upper side with a smooth bend in the middle.
- We open the sheet and, moving along the fold line, fold it with an accordion. We made the top wing.
- For the bottom, we do the same, only we will cut the corners of the same size. Next, fold with an accordion.
- We pierce the wings of butterflies in the center with a needle, so that in the future it will be easier to fasten them.
- We fold the wire in half and string the wings on it.
- We put a white bead on the wire at the upper wings, on both fibers. Then two gold pieces for each tendril.
- The rest of the wire is decorated with golden beads. To finish the antennae, we need to insert the tip of the wire into the last seed beads twice. We cut off the excess. We also do with the second mustache.
- Tape the top and bottom wings together.
- On the bottom of the wire we put on white beads of a larger size, about 4 pieces, and then 2 more beads of a smaller size.
- You need to finish the ponytail like the antennae, but for reliability, you can make a few twisting movements and cut off the excess.
- Now spread the wings of the butterfly and you can decorate the interior.
Paper origami tree
To decorate a home, office or kindergarten for the new year, you can make an interesting and unusual Christmas tree out of paper with your own hands. For those who love origami, this Christmas tree will love it. To complete this craft, read the step-by-step instructions, as well as the photo and video description. 
You will need:
- colored paper
- Scissors
Working process:
- From a sheet of green paper we make a square.
- Connect two opposite corners so that you get a triangle.
- Unfold the triangle back into a square and fold the other two opposite corners into a triangle.
- Along the folds along the sides, fold them into the middle, when you fold you get a triangle.
- Now we bend the sides of the triangle to the center, from the beginning on one side, and then on the other. And straighten it again.
- We straighten each resulting triangle along the fold, straighten it along the central fold and fold and make a new fold to the left.
- Divide the resulting structure into equal sides.
- Bend the bottom corners up, and then hide inward.
- We get a blank already similar to a Christmas tree. We make three cuts on the sides a little before reaching the center.
- Now we need to bend the corner to the inside of each incised piece. Thus, we will get the corners of the Christmas tree. We do this work with all the pages of the Christmas tree.
- The Christmas tree is ready to decorate your home.
Daisies from paper
If you want to bring a summer and sunny mood into the interior, make paper daisies with your own hands. They can be used not only in the interior, but also as a gift to family and friends. Such interesting and beautiful daisies will not leave anyone indifferent. 
You will need:
- Crepe paper (yellow and white)
- Green colored paper
- Scissors
- Scotch
- Threads
- Toothpick
- Ruler
Working process:
- Visually divide a sheet of colored paper lengthwise into 4 parts and cut off 1/4.
- Using a toothpick, twist our strip into a tube and glue the tip with tape. This will be our stem.
- From crepe paper, cut out a piece of white 10x25 cm and yellow 20x4 cm.
- Fold the yellow strip 2 times and cut the closed parts on one side with scissors. Now on both sides along the strip we make frequent cuts about 1 cm deep.
- Fold white paper in half and cut the closed part.
- Put white paper on the table, and the yellow one on the extreme part of the long side, and relative to the width, it should lie in the middle.
- Starting on the other side, fold the paper with an accordion.
- In the middle we tie a rope for fixing.
- Round the white ends with scissors.
- With the narrow side of the stem, go around the middle of the flower and secure it with tape.
- Spread the center of the petal towards the top so that it is fluffy. Also spread the chamomile petals.
Often at school and in kindergarten they give a task to children, read to parents, do crafts on specified topic, usually this is for the autumn holiday, federal holidays, such as the New Year and. And here the fantasy dance and the competition of skillful parental hands begin, we are trying to remember what we ourselves did in childhood.
But after all, I want the child to also participate in the process and get pleasure and satisfaction from it. Still, creativity is necessary for everyone. Therefore, today I picked up some rather simple handicrafts, with which it is not a shame to go to a school or kindergarten exhibition. Yes, and the baby will be able to repeat it himself, under your strict guidance.
Have you ever cut out snowflakes by folding a piece of paper several times and then cutting out circles and triangles? Most likely yes, and, probably, then they compared which of them turned out to be more beautiful and openwork. So the water craft that I want to offer you to do is just created using this technique.
This basket is suitable for kindergarten and in order to keep a small child busy with something.
And today we will make a basket.
We need two blanks, as in the photo. I will give you a template, but you can make them yourself, I will also describe the process below.
1. To make them yourself, you need to take a sheet, make a 16 * 16 cm square out of it.
2. And roll to the middle 4 times.
3. Remember how you made snowflakes as a child. Now cut off a part from the edge in a semicircle.
It turned out to be a flower.
From each edge between the petals, you need to trim a little so that the petals can curl up.
4. We also prepare the leaf. We make the sheet square.
We cut off not a semicircle of a rhinestone, but first we need to make a long pestle.
Expanding.
5. You need a strip of 30 * 2 cm, glue the handle of the basket.
We decorate it with multi-colored flowers, circles, beads or beads.
We bend the edges of the green leaf.
And glue the basket to the leaflet.
You can use this template.
Of course, if the child is small, then you will have to do the preparation yourself, but leave the kid to decorate the basket. He must enjoy this activity.
How to make a clock easy and fast
And many more can remember how, carried away by the game, they remembered about the craft only for the coming dream. There is simply no time to stretch the process: the child goes to classes, and you go to work. We need to create something fast, cute and big.
Here is the next version of paper crafts just for this case. It's called "The Clock". Depending on the chosen color and decor, it can be a New Year's clock, an autumn holiday, a birthday decoration, etc. You can continue the list yourself.
We will need:
- 4 sheets of A4 colored paper
- 4 circles with numbers
- Scissors
- Stripe 20-30 cm long
- Piece of black colored paper
The basis for the clock is a fan of a sheet folded into an accordion. We start making them.
1. We begin to make an accordion, for this we fold the sheet in half along the long side.
2. Now fold the fold line to the edge again and repeat again.
3. Expand and fold the edge in half to the first fold.
4. And we continue to bend the sheet of paper in this way further until we get an even, beautiful accordion.
We also fold the remaining 3 sheets.
5. We fold each corrugation in half, we found the middle.
6. Now we make a fan, for this we coat the edge with glue and glue both parts.
This is how the preparation should turn out. We form the rest of the fans.
7. Now we collect the clock, for this we glue the fans together.
8. Cut out arrows from black paper.
9. And glue them to the clock.
10. We close the junction with decor, a circle, a snowflake.
11. Glue the numbers.
12. Glue a strip to hang the clock.
That's all the work!
We make DIY crafts for children from 9 to 11 years old in stages
For older children, nine or eleven years old, I can offer a variant of a simple, beautiful craft. But it requires care and accuracy. This is a beautiful paper ball. They can also decorate a room, or they can be taken to school for a holiday or, based on it, make fruits or vegetables from homework. And it looks very beautiful and unusual.
By the way, it is done without the use of glue, stapler, adhesive tape. All you need is paper and scissors.
We make blanks, as in the photo, they need to be made 12 pieces.
Cut out blanks. You can make them yourself, so there is no special template.
To draw them beautifully, I propose to first draw a pentagon with the same sides, and then draw a semicircle with a compass on each side with a diameter equal to the width of the side. Hope I explained clearly. In other words, the step of the leg of the compass will be the same as the width of the side.
Cut straight lines and bend them a little. Now we insert the blanks into each other.
Here is a photo of what the ball looks like in the process.
This is a fairly simple craft, but it requires dexterity and accuracy, so it will be just right for children 9-11 years old. Small child may not cope with this task or tear the workpiece.
By the way, you can take a thicker paper, so the ball will turn out denser.
Corrugated paper cone
Flowers and bouquets of sweets are usually made from corrugated paper, and we will make a cone. Because boys like to make flowers more, but all children can make a spruce branch with cones, regardless of gender.
We will need:
- Corrugated paper: brown and blue (green)
- scissors
- Thread
1. We take a brown roll and cut off, without unpacking, one edge.
2. Cut the fold to make two strips.
3. We bend the edge by 1 cm along the entire length.
4. Now we wrap the tucks along this edge, as in the photo.
5. We begin to fold this tape into a bump, leaving only the openwork edge on top.
6. The end of the cone can be tied with a rope, then we wrap it with a strip of blue or green corrugated paper.
7. Now we make branches from the green strip. In width, we cut the edge more than the middle.
8. And we turn these stripes into coniferous needles and twist them in length, like a cone.
And here is a detailed video on how to make a bump.
Cardboard crafts for kids 5-6 years old
So what to do with little kids? After all, they are interested in most cases. I offer two simple crafts. Not everyone still knows how to cut straight along the lines, but they should still like the result. We will make a three-dimensional tree out of cardboard and paper and a simple origami dog.
Cardboard tree
We will need:
- sheets of paper,
- cardboard,
- pen,
- glue,
- scissors.
1. Two A4 sheets must be folded together and folded in half vertically.
2. And draw a tree so that part of the trunk is on the fold. Cut out the piece.
3. Fold the tree in half to determine its middle.
4. Now we separate the sheets and get 2 blanks.
We also find the middle of the second tree.
5. Now we retreat from the fold by 3 mm at the first blank from the bottom to half, and at the second from the top to half.
6. Two such halves of one tree are obtained.
7. Now we transfer these patterns onto cardboard and cut out the trunk already.
8. From colored paper, you need to cut out leaves of different sizes and glue them to the branches.
Now the tree needs to be assembled by inserting cardboard blanks into each other's grooves.
You can make flowers or juicy fruits and berries.
Paper craft for kids "Dog"
The whole craft is created from just one piece of paper and is done quickly, the child will not have time to get tired. But diligence must be highest level to get everything right.
White leaf 10*10 cm.
Fold the paper diagonally. This will be the head of our dog. Then we fold again, so we determine the middle.
We wrap the edges, form the ears, we do this in a random order, but so that the tip extends beyond the sheet.
Now we are making a muzzle, for this we bend the lower corner a little.
In advance, cut out two small circles and draw black pupils in them, these will be the eyes. Cut out a pink tongue and a black nose. And glue it all on the muzzle.
Did your kids like the dog?
Paper leaflets to school: grade 4 on the theme of autumn
Autumn is usually presented either in the form of colorful leaves or an abundance of fruits and vegetables. We will also recreate it in the form of leaflets. But they will be quite laborious, but very beautiful.
Craft "Autumn leaf"
We will need:
- Need 5 squares 15*15cm
- Rectangle 15*5cm
- Double sided tape
- Scissors
- stapler
1. We find a diagonal near the square, folding it in half, and then in half again.
2. We make 3 cuts on this triangle, leaving 3 mm from the fold.
We open the workpiece.
3. We begin to glue the corners into a tube. We make the middle layer with the first layer, use double-sided tape.
4. Turn over and glue the following corners.
5. And glue the remaining two corners, but alternately turning the leaf over.
Here is such a part of the leaf will turn out. We make 4 more such leaves.
6. For the stalk, simply twist the tube from a paper rectangle.
We connect the leaves with the stem, fixing with a stapler.
Watch the video on how to make such leaves.
Craft "Wreath of autumn leaves"
And here we will create a whole composition of autumn leaves, it looks very elegant and self-sufficient!
We need 10 squares 8 * 8 cm. Choose the color of the paper for the colors of autumn.
Let's start making a yellow leaf.
1. We turn it in half, then we turn each side to another half. You will get two large triangles.
2. Turn the leaf over and fold the rest to get two small triangles. As shown in the photo. We make 6 such blanks.
3. Now we fold the next leaflet in half again.
4. We wrap two edges to make two large triangles and leave them.
5. Now we collect the leaflet. We take the first two blanks and one with large triangles, smear the edges and glue it inside the first two blanks, as in the photo. As if we put it inside.
6. Now you need to make a branch. To do this, turn the leaf on the front side and put another leaf under it.
Glue.
7. Turn over to the wrong side and cut the leaf for the branch along the edges of the future leaf. This is to keep everything looking neat.
8. Now we wrap the trimmed edges inward and glue them.
We need at least 8 such leaves.
We spread the circle and glue them on top of each other to get a rounded shape for the wreath.
All leaves must be connected to each other.
Schemes and templates
Most often, crafts are made by kids, so I want to give here a few templates and schemes that can be used in joint creativity.
For example, just circle, attach a blank sheet to the computer, cut it out and let the child decorate.
Or suggest sticking butterflies to a piece of paper, but this is more about applications.
Or make a wreath from such leaves.
Patterns of animals and trees.
Or tell the child that the bell is blue, cut it out and color it.
These are the options for crafts I prepared today to do my homework or decorate an apartment for the holiday.
