Summer and autumn crafts made from natural materials are a popular topic for developing creative skills among preschoolers and primary schoolchildren. Some adults are also interested in making dried bouquets, panels, three-dimensional compositions, jewelry, and Christmas tree decorations, creating real works of art. Acorns and pine needles, pine cones and chestnuts, feathers and egg shells, moss and birch bark, buckwheat and walnut shells, pieces of wood and seashells, river pebbles and yellowed maple leaves are used.

Tools, additional materials for crafts

In addition to freshly collected natural gifts and herbariums, to create all kinds of souvenirs you will need some tools available in every home. These include:

• sewing needles;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• sharp awl;
• scissors;
• brushes for glue, paints;
• stacks for plasticine, plastics;
• clips or clothespins;
• thick books for drying leaves.

Additional materials:

• plasticine;
• plastic;
• threads;
• PVA glue, glue stick;
• white and colored paper;
• corrugated cardboard, regular cardboard;
• flexible wire;
• fishing line;
• toothpicks;
• matches;
• gouache;
• varnish in a can;
• cotton wool;
• ribbons;
• beads, sequins;
• felt.

It is recommended that children be given special scissors with rounded ends and a glue stick for independent use instead of liquid glue. Needles and other sharp objects are used only under adult supervision; toxic, strong-smelling paints and varnishes are prohibited.

How to prepare natural materials for crafts

What can be used to create crafts:

• vegetables, fruits, berries;
• “helicopters” of maple, “earrings” of ash;
• Poplar fluff;
• grapevine;
• flowers of immortelle, rose, lavender, yarrow;
• fruits of chestnut, oak, physalis;
• conifer cones;
• lupine seeds, sunflower seeds;
• whole peas, beans, corn;
• oatmeal, buckwheat;
• ears of cereals, straw, reeds, sisal;
• shells of pistachios, walnuts, hazelnuts;
• coconut, peanut shells;
• shells of mollusks, snails;
• scales, air bladder of large fish;
• feathers, eggshells of wild and domestic birds;
• fallen hedgehog and porcupine quills;
• leaves of maple, oak, lilac, aspen, fern;
• alder cones;
• pumpkin, apple, watermelon seeds;
• peel of lemon, orange, grapefruit;
• tree mushroom;
• birch, willow, oak bark;
• moss, algae;
• twigs, sticks, driftwood, roots, wood cuts;
• pebbles, coarse sand.

In order for the finished work to have a beautiful appearance for a long time, not to become moldy or deformed, the materials for it must not only be collected, but also properly prepared - dried. Leaves and grains are dried between the pages of thick books. Birch bark, oak bark, and other elements that should be flat are dried under a sheet of hardboard, with a weight placed on it. Twigs with hawthorn berries, rowan berries, stems with poppy pods, lunar fruits, flowers of helichrysum, yarrow, mordovnik, are dried in a hanging state. Flower heads can be dried and buried in a container of sand. Straw, stems of angelica, hogweed are dried under a canopy in the open air, turning over from time to time. Forest moss, acorns, cones, chestnuts, spruce paws, lay out on newspaper in a dark, cool place, turn over every day. Fish bladders, scales, egg shells, snail shells are washed and dried in the shade.

Compositions and crafts made from seeds of exotic plants brought from distant countries have an original look.

Chestnuts

Horse chestnut fruits are easy to find on the streets of any city; they ripen in August-September. For crafts, chestnuts of different sizes are selected, but preferably of a regular, round shape and dark brown color. You can dry them by spreading them in a thin layer on newspapers, out of direct sunlight, in a cool place. The process will take 10-15 days.

Drying chestnuts in a hot oven is strictly not recommended - their skins crack and the fruits practically lose their appearance.

Acorns

Acorns are the fruits of oak trees; they vary slightly in shape, size, and color among different species. They are collected in late August - early October; you should choose whole ones, not damaged by insects, without signs of germination. Freshly picked fruits are washed under running water, brushed if necessary, and dried on a towel or paper. Next, you need to heat the oven to 50-70 degrees, place the acorns on a baking sheet, leaving the door ajar. The process will take 90-120 minutes, during which time they need to be mixed at least three to four times.

From acorns you can make funny figures of people, animals, and decorate photo frames. “Crumbling” curtains made of oak fruits, wreaths on the wall, and dishes for a dollhouse look original.

In the village, acorns and some other plant materials are dried on top of a Russian stove.

Cones, pine needles

Cones of pine, spruce, cedar, larch, and alder are collected in spring or mid-autumn. If the seeds are still covered with scales, it means that the cones are wet; after drying, they will open. Before drying, the fruits are soaked in a solution of vinegar and water to remove insects; cotton swabs and alcohol are used to get rid of the resin. If you want the pine cone to be closed, dip it entirely in wood glue before drying.

You can dry the pine cones:

• outdoors under a canopy - the raw materials are placed in a thin layer on newspaper in lattice boxes, nets, baskets, and left for 15-20 days;
• in a frying pan or baking sheet - the oven is heated to a low temperature, but the door is not closed, the time is about an hour;
• in the microwave - take a large plate, cover it with a paper napkin, place pine cones on top, the process will take less than five minutes, the process must be controlled.
  Spruce needles are dried directly with the branches, in the form of “spruce legs”, in a suspended form. Pine needles can be cut off if only they are needed for the craft. Slow drying under cover is preferred.

Nuts

Walnuts are usually sold already dried; for crafts, their shells are used, which are separated from the kernel using scissors, since a hammer crushes the nut almost completely. Fresh fruits are peeled - it is better to do this with gloves so as not to get your hands dirty. The nuts are dried in the open air on a tarpaulin for two to three days, if the weather is dry and sunny, in bad weather - in the attic, on lattice racks, but the process will take up to a week. A faster method, no more than two hours, is an oven, a country stove, or a special vegetable dryer.

Hazelnuts, pine nuts, peanut shells, and pistachios are also used to make crafts.

Leaves, flowers, seeds

Leaves of various trees are collected in summer or autumn in dry weather. Dry for a week or two, placing it in an old book, pressing tightly with several more on top. You can dry it quickly by placing it between two sheets of thick paper and ironing it with a hot iron on both sides. The most commonly used are maple, rowan, oak, birch, aspen, currant, fern, and nettle.

Seeds of dill, star anise, peppercorns, coriander, mustard, pumpkin, zucchini, sunflower, watermelon, apples, wild cucumber, apricot pits, peach, are dried on a newspaper in a dark, ventilated place. Peas, beans, beans, lupins are first removed from the pods. All seeds can be processed in a vegetable dryer or on a baking sheet in the oven.

Bulk flowers, such as roses, asters, garden immortelle, are dried in sand - it is advisable to pre-heat it in the oven or in a frying pan. Then the sand is poured into any container, the buds are placed on top, carefully covered with the remaining sand, and left for three to seven days. Flowers for panels (lilies of the valley, daisies, lilacs) are dried in the same way as leaves.

Grass, moss, poplar fluff

Poplar fluff is collected at the beginning of summer, but in a dry, cool place it can be stored all year round. It is important to carefully protect it from possible exposure to fire - the material is very flammable. Snow is used to make snow for panels and three-dimensional compositions for the New Year.

Moss (sphagnum, cuckoo flax, etc.) is carefully squeezed out, removing excess moisture, and dried on newspaper at room temperature or outside, under a canopy in dry weather. Grass, straw, and lichen are dried in almost the same way.

Moss is most often used to make miniature forest edges and thickets of grass.

Bark

It is better to cut the bark from healthy, strong trees, for which such manipulation will not be excessively traumatic, leading to death.

Twigs, sticks, wooden cuts

It is recommended to harvest tree cuts when the movement of sap is minimal - from October to February. Then it won’t take much time to dry the wood. To quickly remove intercellular sap, the pieces of wood are boiled, then laid out in a cool room on a concrete floor or several layers of newspapers, turned over every couple of days, and after two weeks dried in an oven or on a radiator. You cannot immediately place it in a hot environment - the saw cuts will crack. First you need to remove the bark.

After collection, branches, sticks, and driftwood are carefully inspected, damaged by rot and pests are removed, and then dried in a warm, dry place, out of direct sunlight. Branches with buds are harvested in the spring, the roots are dug up, being careful not to damage them, cleared of soil, and dried for one to three weeks, depending on the thickness.

Pebbles

The stones are cleaned of sand and earth with a stiff brush, washed with water, and sorted by shape, color, and size. You can dry the stones in any convenient way - on newspapers, a radiator, in the oven, with a hair dryer, etc. Stones with natural holes are used to make jewelry and all kinds of amulets.

The shells of sea, river, lake, grape snails, and bivalves are cleaned with a brush and boiled in water to remove all organic remains. You can dry them on newspaper at room temperature. Shells are great for creating marine compositions, decorating frames and mirrors.

Sand

For crafts, coarse river sand is preferable, but if it’s difficult to get it, any sand will do – from a nearby construction site, or from a sandbox. It is sifted through a fine sieve to remove all excess, washed in water, dried, spread in a thin layer on a baking sheet in the oven, stirring occasionally.

Eggshell

Eggs from chicken, duck, ostrich, quail, thrush, parrot, etc. are suitable for creating crafts. To prepare the shells, they need to be removed from the white and yolk inside. To do this, small holes are made on both sides of the egg, after which the contents are blown into a cup or sucked out with a large syringe. Then the inside is washed with water.

A broken eggshell will make an excellent mosaic if the pieces are painted in different colors and glued to a previously prepared surface.

Feathers

It is preferable to take fallen bird feathers from domestic ones, since wild crows, pigeons, ducks, and other birds often suffer from infectious diseases. It is not necessary to wash the feathers; you can dry them with a regular hairdryer while fluffing them up. Often on sale you can find already processed feathers of exotic birds - peacocks, parrots.

Fruits, vegetables, berries

Rowan and rosehip berries are dried on branches, hung on ropes, or laid in one layer on newspaper in a well-ventilated place. A small hole is cut in a pumpkin, zucchini, or squash, the inside is wiped with alcohol, stuffed with newspapers, and left for 10-20 days, depending on the size. You can dry vegetables, fruits, and citrus peels in the oven at low temperature, in the shade on a tarp or newsprint.

How to store natural materials for crafts

• rag bags;
• carton boxes;
• thread mesh;
• baskets woven from wicker and newspaper tubes;
• plastic containers (for stones, fragile shells, eggshells).

Ideas for kindergarten

When making panels, you should take into account the color of leaves, flowers, herbs and other things - light details look good against a dark background and vice versa. Here are some simple ideas, described step by step, for the little ones:

• owl made from beans - the outline of an owl is drawn on a sheet of colored cardboard, its inside is pasted over with beans. Eyes are made from dry daisies, a piece of bark is glued to one side - this will be a tree, twigs with oak and rowan leaves are attached to it. The wings and legs of the owl are also made from leaves;
• hedgehog - made from a fir cone, to which plasticine legs, eyes, nose, mushrooms are attached;
• chamomile - you need to take reed stalks, pumpkin seeds. Yellow centers are made from plasticine, seed petals are inserted on the sides, then the head is attached to the stem;
• matryoshka - for work you will need a pebble shaped like a nesting doll, gouache paints with which to paint the face, pens, a scarf of the doll;
• forest in a box - take a box of a suitable size, glue moss and pebbles to the bottom, make trees from twigs, which are secured with plasticine. Three bears are made from large, medium and small “fluffy” cones, gluing plasticine eyes, noses, ears from halves of acorn caps;
• autumn bouquet - you will need a jar with a lid. A piece of driftwood and a twig are glued to the inside of the lid, to which multi-colored leaves of maple, birch, oak, and all kinds of dried flowers are attached, carefully covered with a jar on top, and twisted;
• horses and donkeys - their bodies, heads are made from acorns, legs - from matches, which are attached to holes made with an awl. The ears are made from ash “earrings”, the eyes and noses are made from lupine seeds;
• spiders - made from chestnuts, acorn caps, toothpicks bent in the middle. If desired, boots from plasticine or plastic are molded onto eight spider legs;
• dragonfly - the wings are made from maple “helicopters”, the eyes are made from lupine, the body itself is made from plasticine or a suitable stick;
• turtle - to make a craft you need a walnut shell, plasticine from which the body is made, eyes from small seeds.

Flat works ready for exhibition are placed in a frame under glass to preserve them for a long time; voluminous works are treated with hairspray or acrylic from a bottle.

Craft ideas for elementary school

Products for a school exhibition a la “Hello, Autumn!” easy and simple to do with children. A fairy-tale world in miniature, located on a board, a large cut of wood. Baba Yaga and Leshy will have a tea party here. Their bodies are made of pine cones, their heads are made of nuts, their hair and beard are made of straw, their arms and legs are made of wire, and their headdresses are made of scraps of fabric and linen threads wound around a bottle cap. The table at which the characters sit is made from a small cut of wood, the dishes are made from acorn caps of different sizes. The surrounding landscape is decorated with moss, and a hut is built from thin sticks.

Swans are made from polymer clay in white or black and small bird feathers. The swan's body is made from a fir cone painted with white paint, a chicken egg with feathers and pistachio shells glued to it.

The panel with the squirrel is created from red pine bark - the head, legs, hips, back, and tail are cut out one by one. All parts are glued onto corrugated cardboard, flat wood, tinted with acrylic, stain, claws are made from fennel seeds, eyes and nose are made from lupine seeds.

A fox, a wolf, and another similar animal are glued on from ash leaves; deer antlers are made from oak leaves. A small caterpillar is created from large peas strung on wire, fishing line, or thread.

Cuckoo, black grouse, are made from two large, but not fully unfolded pine cones, leaves, painted with gouache and ink. The cuckoo is also made from motley black and white feathers of some breeds of chickens and parrots.

The three-dimensional figure of the forester is made from an inverted fir cone or a small pumpkin. His hat is made of maple leaves; larger figures are decorated with hats woven from straw, wicker, and textile materials.

In addition to “school” crafts, you can create original interior decorations from forest materials: an old umbrella is covered with maple and oak leaves, sprayed with varnish to strengthen the structure, beautifully shaped glass bottles are coated with glue, and then rolled in buckwheat, oatmeal, or semolina.

Conclusion

Products made from natural materials for interior decoration are easy to make with your own hands, using a little imagination. Even a five-year-old child can handle the simplest ones under adult supervision. Unique applications, toys, paintings, photo frames, and decor for the New Year tree are created from forest, garden, field, and sea “gifts of nature” in a home workshop. Detailed instructions can be found on the Internet, on the pages of popular printed publications on the topic of “hand-made”.

This topic is relevant

For both adults and children.

Plunging into the world of nature,

Many different ideas come to mind. /Sidorova N.I./

Relevance

Working with natural materials is exciting and educational.

The compositions are bright, colorful, durable and can decorate the interior of any apartment.

Creativity and imagination develop, and a love of beauty is instilled.

Target:

To captivate children and adults with this type of creativity;

Introduce techniques for making flowers from watermelon and melon seeds, and apricot kernels.

Idea:

Using natural materials to create beauty around you;

The ability to convey the beauty of nature through the creation of wall panels;

Give people joy and good mood.

Nature is a wonderful workshop. In the hands of a craftsman, everything turns into extraordinary crafts that reveal its eternal beauty. Any work with natural materials: compositions from watermelon, melon seeds and apricot kernels is not only fascinating, but also educational. Nature gives the child the opportunity to develop his own creative abilities, he becomes familiar with aesthetic perception.

Fascinated by this view

You develop creativity.

And when you become skilled,

You will learn a lot of new things.

Making a funny pattern

You expand your horizons.

You do the work carefully,

So that everyone would enjoy watching.

There is novelty in this work,

Thinking is formed.

You must always be careful

To get pleasure from it.

How much joy, delight

This work brings me.

So that work always goes well,

You need to be diligent then.

There are many materials in nature,

But I'm only interested in one.

Watermelon and melon seeds,

Apricot kernels to go with them.

Interesting type of activity

And it's quite simple.

The resulting pictures are

Like a garden come to life in spring. /Sidorova N.I./

Watermelon, melon seeds and apricot kernels are available and cheap materials for work. But working with these natural materials is very interesting and exciting. There is no limit to imagination and creativity. Every time I want to come up with something new, interesting and unusual. The compositions made from them are very bright, beautiful and durable. They can decorate the interior of any apartment. I have been interested in this creativity for several years now. I work as a primary school teacher and in technology lessons and circle work we create a variety of compositions, starting with flat appliqué, easy to make, and ending with voluminous appliqués. Children really like this type of creativity.

Work on creating compositions from natural materials expands children’s understanding of the world around them and helps them remember the colors, shapes and properties of this material. They are taught to be neat and attentive in the process of work.

The exciting, creative nature of this type of activity contributes to the mental development of the child and influences the formation of his thinking and attention. In this work there is always novelty, search, and the opportunity to achieve more perfect results.

Flowers bring people a lot of joy. They give a good mood, awaken imagination, enliven and decorate our home.

Preparing watermelon, melon seeds and apricot kernels for work

Rinse the seeds and seeds well several times in water, place them on a sheet of paper, let them dry well, stirring them at the same time. After they dry well, pour them into jars. They can be stored for a long time.

Sanitary and hygienic requirements

1. Before starting work, you must wash your hands.

2. The light source should be on the left.

3. Every 1 - 1.5 hours the eyes need a 30-minute rest. Taking a break and relaxing is necessary to restore eye function.

4. To maintain health while working, it is useful to warm up your arms, eyes and back.

Tools and materials

Very few tools

Required for crafting.

Brushes, scissors and glue,

And also skills.

1. Scissors.

2. Brushes No. 1, No. 2

4. Green corrugated paper.

5. Copper wire No. 1.

6. Sheets of paper in a cage.

7. PVA glue.

8. Varnish PF - 283.

9. Green cardboard.

10. Watermelon, melon seeds, peas and apricot kernels.

11. Dyed semolina green.

Occupational Safety and Health

Dangers at work:

Hand injury from scissors;

Varnishing the product

What you need to do before you start:

Place tools and materials in the designated area

What to do while working:

Be attentive to your work;

Place the scissors on the right with closed blades and rings forward

You can work with scissors

But only very carefully.

If someone asks, don’t yawn.

Serve it in rings first.

Safety rules during operation

1. While working, the scissors should lie on the right side of the table with the blades closed and the rings facing the person working.

2. You need to take and pass the scissors with the blades closed towards you, the rings forward.

3. Scissors are stored in a special case.

Preparing the basis for the painting

1. Glue burlap or plain fabric onto the cardboard, stretching it so that there are no creases, and let the glue dry. You can also cover it with self-adhesive wallpaper.

2. On the wrong side we glue a piece of wallpaper cut along the contour of the cardboard.

3. Glue a loop to the back of the picture.

Manufacturing technology

Eating melon and watermelon

Even a small toddler

Can I collect some seeds?

And create a picture from them.

The manufacturing steps are very simple

And everyone understands them.

Once you complete them, you will be convinced.

That they are all entertaining. /Sidorova N.I./

Flower making technology

1. Tools and materials

Scissors, brush, PVA glue, paper, pencil, watermelon seeds and peas.

Brushes, gouache

2. Sequence of execution

1. Preparation of flowers and butterflies for decoration

Flat flowers

1) Cut a circle with a diameter of 2 cm and glue peas in the middle, and 7 watermelon seeds around it.

2) Then paint the flower with gouache 2 times and draw patterns of the desired color.

Chamomile

1.Tools and materials

Scissors, brush, PVA glue, paper, pencil, melon seeds and peas. Brushes, gouache

1) Cut a circle with a diameter of 2 cm and glue peas in the middle, and 10 melon seeds around it.

2) Afterwards, paint the flower with gouache 2 times.

Butterfly

1. Tools and materials

Scissors, brush, PVA glue, paper, pencil, leather (black cardboard), watermelon seeds, melon seeds and peas. Brushes, gouache.

1) Make a body out of 2 melon seeds and glue it to the base;

cut out antennae from leather (black cardboard) and glue them to the pea (head);

Make wings from watermelon seeds and glue them to the body.

2) Afterwards, paint it with gouache of the desired color 2 times; draw eyes and patterns on the wings.

Preparing flowers for the panel.

Volumetric flowers.

1) Cut a circle with a diameter of 2 cm 2 mm and evenly glue 7 watermelon seeds onto it.

2) Cut out a circle with a diameter of 2 cm and stick on it, slightly smaller, 7 watermelon seeds. After gluing the seeds, use scissors to cut the paper along one outer seed and immediately, without allowing the glue to dry, glue it from the wrong side.

3) Connect the two parts so that the petals of the upper circle are between the petals of the lower one and glue a pea in the middle.

4) Paint the finished flowers with gouache 2 times.

Daffodils

1. Tools and materials

Scissors, brush, PVA glue, paper, pencil, melon seeds, apricot kernels. Brushes, gouache

1) Making a whisk

Cut a circle with a diameter of 2 cm and stick 10 melon seeds on it.

After gluing the seeds, use scissors to cut the paper along one outer seed and immediately, without allowing the glue to dry, glue it from the wrong side.

2) Making petals

Cut a circle with a diameter of 3 cm and stick 6 melon seeds along the edge of the circle, and then 6 apricot seeds around the circle.

3) Then paint the petals with yellow (white) gouache, and the corolla with red (yellow) gouache.

4) Glue the corolla to the petal circle with glue.

5) Making a pestle

Wrap a 3 cm long wire with green corrugated paper, bend it in half, spread it with glue and dip it in colored semolina, glue it to the middle of the whisk.

I’ll take the seeds in my hands

Watermelon and melon.

You will get pictures

Very wonderful indeed.

I'll spread glue on the seeds

And I’ll stick it to the circle.

Afterwards I’ll paint it with paints

And I'll attach it to the background.

The bouquet turned out wonderful

Both beautiful and simple.

This is very interesting,

This is the type of activity.

Stages of composition

1. Analyze the stages of composing a composition.

2. Prepare the base.

3. Make the required number of flowers.

4. Wrap the copper wire with green corrugated paper.

5. Create and color an ornament based on it.

6. Make up a vase, glue it to the base and paint it with gouache.

7. Looking at the samples, changing something and adding your own elements to create a composition based on it.

8. Glue twigs of wire and leaves of melon seeds to the base.

9. Paint the leaves with gouache, or cut them out of green cardboard.

10. Glue the finished flowers.

11. Coat the finished composition with PF-283 varnish.

Leaves can be cut out of green cardboard, but then they are covered with a thin layer of varnish.

Prepared for the base

The right flowers.

You can compose compositions

For your soul.

Each person has their own favorite season, so we decided to offer you a whole series of crafts master classes on the themes: winter, spring, summer, autumn. Beautiful nature-themed crafts will remind you of golden autumn, snowy winter, seaside holidays or flowering plants in spring. They can be made in educational institutions during thematic classes or at home to give someone a gift with your own hands. In this article you will learn about painting with wool, how to make unusual grasshoppers, a beautiful souvenir from natural materials and an original postcard from autumn leaves. Such nature-themed crafts are easy to make with your own hands from scrap materials. So let's get started...

Painting with wool is a meticulous work that also requires certain skills. However, the finished works can become an original interior decoration or a precious gift. Wool painting does not require brushes, paints or water; it is done by laying out colored wool fibers in a sequential manner.

Painting with wool on a natural theme

Materials for painting with wool:

— photo frame with glass;
- wool or combed colored ribbon;
- tweezers;
- scissors;
- non-woven fabric.

1. Cover the base of the frame with non-woven fabric. After this, we apply strands of white wool in different directions. Arrange the strands so that the ends of the wool protrude 1.5-2 cm beyond the picture. Place the glass from the frame on top and trim the protruding ends of the wool with scissors.

2. Using the pinching method, make wool wool from a combed strip. Now you need to create a background for a painting on the theme of a winter evening. Work with shades of blue and apply pieces of wool from dark to light. To evaluate the quality of the applied layers of wool on top, apply glass as often as possible.

3. Use white wool to make snowdrifts. To do this, pull out dense pieces of wool and lay them out horizontally.

4. To draw trees, you need to pull out thin dark blue strands and twist them into threads. We also decorate the tree silhouettes with thin white strands.

5. For the tree crown, you need to pick a ball of white wool and shape it beautifully with your hands.

6. The moon can be drawn with finely twisted white wool and filled with finely chopped wool.

7. Draw the house with brown wool and cut out the roof with white wool. Working with wool for the first time can be challenging, but as you cut, pretend you're working with paper.

8. Cover the lower part of the house with drifts of white fibers.

Wool painting on a winter evening theme

Apply glass to the painting as often as possible to correct flaws in time. The finished picture must be covered with clean glass and inserted into a frame.

Spring lovers can make beautiful herbal gardens for their home interior. Who is a grasshopper? This is an animal from which ornamental grass grows if it is watered regularly. This souvenir is often made in kindergartens to decorate a green corner or for kitchen decor.

Materials for the herbalist:

- nylon stockings;
- sawdust;
- scissors;
— lawn grass seeds;
— paints for decoration;
- brush;
- needle with thread.

1. Cut a stocking 10 cm long and sew it from the bottom.
2. Fill the top hole with sawdust almost to the top.
3. Sprinkle the lawn seeds where you want it to sprout. It is best to do this from above, then the greenery will replace the hair in your craft.

4. After the stocking is filled, sew it on top too.
5. Now you can start forming the grass. Cut circles from nylon stockings, stitch them along the edges, fill them with sawdust and tighten them. In this way you can make a nose, ears, arms and legs.
6. Eyes and mouth can be painted with oil paints or cut out of colored paper.
Don't forget to water these souvenirs! When the grass sprouts, your crafts will come to life.

How pleasant it is to immerse yourself in the dreams of memories of the sea, warm sand, salt water and bright sun. We offer you to make a souvenir to remember your sea holiday and a walk along the sandy shore.

Materials for a sea souvenir:

- a jar with a lid;
- wool threads;
- scissors;
— PVA glue (you can do without it);
- bathroom salt;
- shells or pebbles.

1. You can take a jar of any size or shape. A prerequisite is that it must be thoroughly washed and dried.

2. Take a woolen thread, preferably a color close to a marine theme, and cut it to the required length.

3. We tie shells or pebbles to one end of the woolen thread. You can make holes in them if there are no natural holes in them. If making a hole is difficult, simply glue or tie threads.

4. We tie the second end of the thread around the neck of the jar. You can wind it and then tie both ends of the thread together.

5. Now add salt inside the jar. Therefore, the jar must be perfectly dry so that the salt does not absorb moisture and become lumpy. Place the shells on the salt. If there are other objects related to the sea, feel free to use them too, for example, colored glass, pebbles, an anchor or a small ship.

6. Screw the lid on well and then decorate the jar with a shell.
This craft can be used as a bathroom decoration or as decor for a nautical themed party.

Why do many people love autumn? For the colors that she bestows on every tree, for the falling leaves and the opportunity to rustle the leaves in the park. This time of year is enjoyed not only by adults, but also by children. You can not only enjoy the humid autumn air and bright colors, but also collect a lot of materials for crafts. We invite you to watch a master class of paintings on the theme of autumn.

Materials:

- two sheets of cardboard;
- scissors;
- paints;
- brushes;
- autumn foliage;
- PVA glue.

Let's start making crafts about autumn nature

1. Pick up beautiful leaves that have fallen from the trees. The leaves can be from a cherry, apple, pear, sweet cherry or plum tree, any of those that grow near you. The main thing is that they are of different colors and shades.

2. Take a sheet of cardboard and cut out an oval inside. It turns out something like a frame. Let's put this aside for now.

3. Now let's start painting the picture with paints. On a whole sheet of cardboard, draw the sky at the top. You can simply paint the surface blue, but it is better to convey the shades of the autumn sky: blue, gray and purple tones. Draw flying birds or dark clouds.

4. When the paints on the cardboard are dry, we begin to create the forest. To do this, we glue the leaves on cardboard close to each other.

5. Now we take the cardboard frame made in step 2 and glue it to our blank with the sky and leaves. You should get a picture of an Autumn forest in a frame. The ends of the leaves look like the tops of autumn trees against a beautiful sky, and birds can be seen flying away in the distance.
The autumn craft is ready. On the reverse side you can write warm wishes and give this picture as a postcard. You can use not only white cardboard for this card, but also colored cardboard. It is not necessary to glue whole leaves; you can make another applique from the leaves and decorate it as well.

Video on the topic: Grass. How to make a grass garden with your own hands

on the topic of seasons, it is convenient to use in school and preschool institutions for teaching children in labor lessons. They will also help parents find ideas for interesting leisure activities for the whole family. Different techniques of arts and crafts will allow not only children, but also adults to develop diversified. Besides nature-themed crafts will be a good reminder of the beauty of the environment at different times of the year.

A pumpkin flower vase will become an unusual decoration for the hearth

To give your apartment or home comfort, it is advisable to think through the decorative design of the space down to the smallest detail, for example, create crafts from natural materials with your own hands. Such details will make it possible to make a beautiful, but initially “empty” living space more homely, warm and comfortable. Beautiful crafts made from natural materials are especially indispensable for an eco-style interior, but in any other design concept there is a place for hand-made decorations. Also, such interesting things will be very useful for parents whose children need to show off their family handicrafts in kindergarten or school. Well, let’s be patient and let’s start making!

• Tree
• Pebbles
• Fruits and seeds
• Leaves and flowers
• Shells
• Feathers
• Manufacturing workshops



Family composition made of sea pebbles



Interesting decorative element made from coffee beans

Most often, crafts are made from natural materials in the summer and autumn, since it is at this time that many useful little things can be found practically under your feet. However, some materials are available at any time of the year, so neither cold winter nor early spring should be an obstacle to creativity.

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DIY crafts made from wood (video and photo ideas)

Wooden crafts will always find a worthy place in the interior, and they can be completely different in shape, since wood is used in different variations:

• Twigs and twigs - the most affordable tool for creating crafts. You can use them to make animal figures, stars, hearts and any shapes in general, which is very exciting for children. Dry twigs and sticks can be used to decorate a photo frame or mirror, as well as to decorate a panel, filling a certain silhouette with them. An interesting flower pot in eco-style is made from sticks tied together.



Christmas candle stand made from branches



Natural composition will refresh the interior

• Tree cuts and stumps also provide wide scope for creativity. You can use them to make larger items, such as watches, boxes or pencil holders. Such work requires men's hands and skills in working with tools, but women can also use saw cuts when creating decorative jewelry. Cuts of small branches can be glued together to create various crafts. Nice pendants are obtained by tying small cuts on ropes around the perimeter to a large base. You can use the same method to decorate an old floor lamp or chandelier.



Desk clock in eco-style



Hanging bookcase with wooden shelves

• Bark and birch bark - more complex materials in terms of creating masterpieces. Various baskets and boxes made of birch bark are always works of art, but learning how to make them is very difficult. You can create miniature paintings on the bark of trees, complementing the “drawing” of the bark with suitable details.

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Crafts made from natural materials: pebbles and pebbles

Stones of different colors and shapes make excellent crafts. You can make a comfortable rug, a hot stand, a decorative panel or an original figurine.

Advice! Pebbles are the most popular among stones because they have flat areas, making them very easy to attach to the base with glue.



Decorative pots with “flowers”



Mosaic in oriental style on stones

Even ordinary painted pebbles look very bright and cheerful, and if you create a composition out of them, you will get a unique piece of furniture. Some designers use pebbles to decorate vertical or horizontal surfaces in the apartment, for example, parts of walls, fireplaces and window sills.



Decorative panel made of stones



Homemade towel hooks using natural materials

Topics for crafts made from natural materials for the summer: fruits and seeds

From labor lessons in elementary school, everyone remembers children's crafts made from natural materials, for which they used cones, acorns, nut shells, seeds, coffee beans, etc. Together with children, you can create a worthy decorative accessory for the home from these well-known materials. Most often, miniature figures or three-dimensional paintings are made from fruits and seeds. If you attach various fruits to a “bouquet” of dry twigs, you can adequately replace the New Year tree.



Volumetric panel for the kitchen



New Year's toy made of coffee beans and burlap

Advice! Any collected natural material (pebbles, cones or wooden sticks) should be dried before creating homemade masterpieces. If the parts are wet, the service life of the craft will be greatly reduced.

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DIY autumn crafts: leaves and flowers

Fallen leaves of various colors and dried flowers make it possible to create the brightest bouquets, compositions and decorative wreaths. Such autumn crafts made from natural materials go well not with ordinary vases, but with original containers: watermelon rind, coconut shell or pumpkin shell. To decorate the festive table, you can simply complement such autumn compositions with candles, ripe vegetables and fruits. Leaves and moss are used to create appliqués, and sometimes the result is so beautiful that it would not be a sin to replace a painting by a modern artist with it.



Japanese style leaf pond



Step-by-step master class on creating a vase from maple leaves

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Marine-themed crafts: use shells

Another unique material for creating DIY crafts is shells. Individual specimens in themselves are of particular interest in terms of decorativeness, and products made from them will not leave anyone indifferent. If you are lucky enough to collect a collection of shells at sea, do not leave them in a bag, but use them to create a painting or pendant in a marine style.



Original candle in a marine style



Decorative wreath made of shells

Master class: shell topiary

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DIY crafts: feathers

Feathers are usually used as components in other crafts: they are used to decorate tails, hairstyles or tree trunks. But they can also be used separately if tied into small “bouquets” and placed in transparent containers. Such “bird” decor will bring fresh emotions to the interior.

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DIY crafts made from natural materials: workshops on making

Making crafts from natural materials is quite simple, since they begin to teach this at school. If you try, you can create a real work of art. Let's look at the details of making some beautiful little things.

Colorful panel

An interesting panel can be made from various natural materials. Dry leaves, straw, nut shells, and dried flowers are suitable for it. The plot itself can be absolutely anything. The panel is created as follows:

• First, frames are made, which can be driftwood of original shapes or several branches connected to each other. The panel can be round, in which case a vine can act as a frame.
• The basis for the panel is burlap or plain paper. In some cases, you can make a mesh of straw, deliberately leaving empty spaces in the picture.
• You can create a composition from leaves, flowers and other available natural materials, and in the case of a straw base, an interesting solution would be to weave elements into an already created lattice.
• The last stage is the creation of fasteners (from rope or wire), with which the panel can be hung on the wall.



Beach style in creating a wall panel

Flower pots made from eggshells

Miniature flowerpots are made from eggshells, however, this work requires great care due to the fragility of the material:

• First you need to carefully break the raw egg and pour the entire contents into a bowl. The edges can be hollowed out evenly, or they can be left splintered.
• Next, we solve the problem of the stability of the future vase. For these purposes, either an egg stand or egg packaging is suitable. If you do not plan to use other devices, you can use plasticine, which is rolled into a flagellum, which is tied around the bottom of the future vase.
• After registration of the container, you can populate it with residents. It can act as both a vase where small wildflowers will stand in water, and a pot where you can plant greenery, moss or small succulents.

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Advice! In addition to flower pots, shells make excellent candlesticks. Any crafts made from shells will be appropriate during the Easter holiday.

Candlestick made from a tree stump

To make a candlestick from a small stump or saw cut, you need to perform a number of simple steps:

• Any wooden parts should be pre-treated with impregnation to rid them of rot and insect pests.
• Next, in the center of the stump or anywhere in the core (depending on the idea), you need to drill a sufficiently wide and shallow hole into which a standard flat candle will fit. If you don’t have the skill to work with a drill, you can use a regular knife, but the work will take longer.
• After this, you need to sand the edges and cutout of the product with sandpaper.
• For decoration, you can paint the product or leave it in its natural form, but varnish the sections. The edges of the product can be tied with burlap or wrapped with jute rope.



Unusual handmade candlestick made from logs



Beautiful Christmas composition

A candlestick for several candles, made in the same way on a long piece of driftwood, also looks interesting. If you think about attaching it to the wall or a stable stand, you can often delight yourself with romantic evenings.



A special drill attachment will help you easily prepare holes for candles

If you want to create something completely unique, something that no one has ever done before, give free rein to your imagination. Sometimes the most familiar object can appear in such an unusual image that you wonder how it could even occur to someone.



Handmade “House in the Village”



New Year's composition of candles and moss



A beautiful wreath will add freshness to the interior



DIY succulent panel

Children's crafts made from natural materials: 25 ideas and step-by-step master classes for preschool and primary school children.

Children's crafts made from natural materials

In this article you will find more than 25 ideas for making crafts with children from natural materials (leaves, branches, seeds, chestnuts, acorns, vegetables and others) using different techniques. All master classes in this article were prepared for you by readers of “Native Path”, participants in the competition.

Craft 1: Maple Leaf Roses

This craft was sent to our competition by Anna Baranova and her daughter Lera and Lera’s teacher from kindergarten MBDOU No. 3 “Ryabinka” (junior group) in the city of Inza, Ulyanovsk region. And also Khabibullina Liliya Rustamovna (Madou "Kindergarten No. 174 of a combined type" of the Moskovsky district of Kazan) and Davletberdina Malik (5 years old).

Material for making:
- maple leaves of bright colors (orange, yellow, red),
- twigs with viburnum berries,
- raw threads for forming a bouquet of roses,
- golden hairspray to strengthen and strengthen the bouquet (optional),
- several strong branches to strengthen the bouquet of roses.

How to make a bouquet of roses from maple leaves:

Preparing to make crafts: We collect suitable leaves of various colors. We need fairly large, not too dry and whole leaves. Leaves that are too small, dry, diseased, or torn are not suitable for making a bouquet. To make one flower, it is better to choose leaves of the same color.

Step 1. Take one maple leaf, hold it with the petiole facing you and fold it in half with the front side facing out. Next, we roll it into a tight roll - a tube. This will be the “core of the rose,” that is, the middle of the flower.

Step 2. Now we begin to lay the “petals” around this “core” of the flower. We take another maple leaf, hold it the same way - with the petiole facing us - and place a prepared tube-like core on it, closer to the petiole, in the middle of the leaf. The front side of the leaf should be inside the future flower. We very carefully bend the sheet in half outward. The edge of the bend of the “petal” is located above the “core” by a centimeter and a half. Smooth out the fold of the sheet.

And now we bend this protruding edge of the sheet outward again, but do not smooth out the fold. We try not to compress the fold and keep it elastic.

Step 3. Take the next maple leaf and make a second petal on the other side of our center - the tube. We continue further until we get a rose flower. Each time you need to take a maple leaf a little larger than the previous one.

Step 4. Having decorated the flower, you need to wrap the base tightly with threads. A strong thin twig can be tightly tied to the base to give the flower strength.

Step 5. Having collected a bouquet of several roses and decorated it with viburnum branches, you need to tightly wrap all the branches with thread again, collecting them into a bouquet.

How many flowers there will be in your bouquet is up to you. We evenly arrange the prepared leaves in a circle, placing them under the buds in the hand. Then we fix the now finished bouquet at its base with the same threads.

Here is our autumn bouquet of roses from maple leaves and it’s ready!

Step 6. To add strength, beauty and shine, you can spray the finished roses with golden hairspray. But this is optional.

Another option for decorating such a bouquet of maple leaves was made by the family of Margarita Kasanova (5 years old), Kazan, MADOU “Kindergarten No. 174 of a combined type”, Moskovsky district of Kazan. Teacher - Kalmykova Olga Dmitrievna

Craft 2: corn

This craft was sent to our “Autumn Workshop” competition by teacher Elena Anatolyevna Rim (Moscow State Budgetary Educational Institution “School No. 166”, Structural Unit No. 7). And Yulia Terekhina (5 years old), Elena Anatolyevna’s pupil, performed the corn.

How to make the “Corn Corn” craft:

Step 1. Prepare corn cobs (large, medium and small), cardboard base for crafts, hot glue, fern leaves, fir cones, acorns, leaves, nuts, cereals (barley), decorations for corn cobs (bows, hats, beads, eyes and so on.)

Step 2. Form the corn cobs into characters.

Step 3. Place the Kukuruzikov on the cardboard base and decorate the surface with waste material. The craft is ready! Good luck!

Craft 3: autumn forest.

This craft was sent to our competition by Anna Yuryevna Kazakova. And Anna’s four-year-old son Maxim completed it during drawing classes under the guidance of teacher Alexandra Vladimirovna (the “Happy Childhood” club, the “Kalyaka-Malyaka” drawing circle for children, Yoshkar-Ola).

You will need:
- landscape sheet of A 4 format,
- autumn leaves,
- watercolor paints,
brush.

Step by step description:

Step 1. Bring back autumn leaves from a walk.

Step 2. Color the white space of the album sheet as the background. Next, on a sheet of paper, draw vertical lines—the trunks of autumn trees.

Craft 4: Old Man Lesovichok

This craft was sent by teacher Tatyana Vladimirovna Fedorova from Birsk (Bashkortostan), MADOU Kindergarten No. 8 “Alenushka”. It was made by a child from Tatyana Vladimirovna’s group (senior group) with the help of a teacher.

Craft material: larch needles and cones, plasticine. All the parts of the forest tree made from natural materials are fastened together with plasticine.

Craft 5: Hedgehog Applique

This hedgehog was made and sent to our autumn children's creativity competition by Sofia (5 years old) and her mother Anna Shikhareva.

Material for making crafts- pine needles, felt, pine cone, cardboard and PVA glue.

If you prefer not an applique, but a voluminous hedgehog, then you can easily make it with children from a piece of plasticine, dried chestnut skin and cut cotton swabs. But this is a really prickly hedgehog, so be careful. This hedgehog was made by Yulia Romanovna Ruzaeva and her daughter (2 years 8 months) from St. Petersburg. And you will find another craft by Yulia and her daughter, “Giraffe made from chestnuts and acorns,” in the master class in the article

Craft 6. Hedgehog made from piaflora and natural materials

And here is another hedgehog using a different manufacturing technology. It was made and sent to us by Mironets Anna Vladimirovna (mother) and her son Maxim (4 years 9 months) from the Komi Republic, Syktyvkar.

To make the craft we will need:- piaflor, - dried leaves of rowan, gooseberry, serviceberry, - dried flowers, - hairspray.

Description of the craft:

Step 1. Take half a brick of piaflora and cut out the body of a hedgehog from it (it will be shaped like a droplet). Sharp corners must be smoothed out with your hands. Piaflor does not need to be soaked.

Step 2. Divide the dried rowan leaves into separate leaf plates, which are then inserted into the piaflor (into the body of the hedgehog).

Step 3. Hedgehog ears can be made from dried gooseberry leaves. And we’ll make the paws from dried serviceberry leaves.

Step 4. Fold the leaf cuttings several times. We make eyes and a nose out of them.

Step 6. Secure our craft with hairspray. This is the kind of hedgehog you will get.

Craft 7. Caterpillar and hedgehog made from chestnuts

This craft was made and sent to us at our “Autumn Children's Crafts Workshop” by 4-year-old children together with their teacher Olga Nikolaevna Tegaeva (Moscow region, Sergiev Posad district, Shemetovo village, Novy district, MGBOU d/s no. 75 "Fairy Tale")

To make this craft you will need:

Chestnuts,
- moss,
- branch cut,
- acorn cap,
- tree leaf,
- plasticine.

How to make a caterpillar and a hedgehog from chestnuts:

— We dry the chestnuts to make it easier to separate the prickly skin from the nut.

— While the chestnut nuts are not completely dry, we pierce them with an awl on both sides and insert matches without heads into the resulting holes (for reliability, we glue the matches with glue).

— We form a caterpillar. To do this, select the nuts by size, starting from largest to smallest.

— Glue an acorn cap onto the caterpillar’s ​​head.

— We make caterpillar eyes out of plasticine and attach them.

— Glue the caterpillar onto the stump.

- Now we make a hedgehog from plasticine, and make its prickly back from chestnut peel.

— We place a maple leaf ironed through sheets of white paper on the hedgehog’s spines.

- Lay out the moss.

This is the kind of hedgehog - the caterpillar's friend - you can do.

Craft 8. Basket of pine cones

This craft was made by Polina Durnova (9 years old, Samara, school 118, grade 4B), Maxim Durnov (2 years old) with Durnova’s mother Svetlana from Samara, Krasnaya Glinka village. First, Svetlana and the children tried to make a basket of cones according to the description on the Internet using a glue gun, but...after a day the resulting basket lost its shape and “went” in different directions. Therefore, Svetlana came up with her own technology for making a basket of cones.

How to make a basket of pine cones:

Step 1. Go to the forest, collect a lot of cones.

Helpful Tips:

— If you want to make a durable basket that will serve you for a long time, then you need to take into account this possible fact: closed cones open in a warm room. And this is undesirable if by this time you have already woven the basket. Therefore, it is recommended to cover the cones with a liquid solution of wood glue.

— The strongest connection of cones into a basket is the connection with brown wire (the color of the cones, so that it is less noticeable). To do this, wrap the first cone with wire, then continue to wrap the cones around the wire in a circle, wrapping each of them. We do this until we get a circle of the desired size. We do this for 2 - 3 rings. And then we connect them into a frame. Connect the pine cones into a basket using a glue gun. But in the next steps you need to secure this structure.

Step 2. Using thin wire, fasten three rings, then connect them into a single basket structure and screw the handle on top. The cones for the handle are also wrapped with thin wire and then tied with wire to a thick base of the handle or thick wire.

Step 3. Place a cardboard circle on the bottom of the resulting structure. Place rowan branches with berries and spruce cones in a basket. The result will be a beautiful autumn composition.

Craft 9: Autumn Ship

Autumn is the time of colorful ships made of leaves, which set off on a voyage known only to them through the endless airspace. The main thing is that the wind is fair. It's time to make your autumn ship.

This ship was made and sent to us at our autumn workshop of children's crafts by Svetlana Nikolaevna Matveeva (Liski, Voronezh region) together with her son (child's age - 3 years 8 months).

To make a craft - a ship from natural materials - you will need:

- plastic tray for food,

- several leaves that can be found on the street (it is better that at least three leaves of them are large - we use them for the sail),

- a stick for a sail with a length of 20 to 30 centimeters,

- several thin sticks for making handles,

- plasticine of different colors,

- colored paper,

- glue stick,

- ate a few cones,

- parachute seeds of maple or ash maple (optional, optional)

How to make a craft - a boat from natural materials:

Step 1. Make the torso and head of the sailors. The sailors' torso will be cones. From pieces of plasticine we sculpt eyes, a mouth and noses, which we attach to the bumps so that we get the faces of sailors.

Step 2. We make caps for sailors - big shots.

For this:

— Using caps of various diameters, we draw circles on colored paper - the future caps of our sailors (choose the diameter of the circle of the appropriate size).

- Cut out circles.

— From paper of a different color, cut out several thin strips, calculating two strips per circle (the length is arbitrary, but keep in mind that these will be visor ribbons, so do not overdo it with the length).

— Glue two strips to each capless mug close to each other.

— In the center of each capless circle we glue a piece of plasticine the size of one or two beans.

- We attach these caps to the tops of our cones - the sailors now have caps.

Step 3. We make the arms and legs of the sailors.

- Determine where your sailors will have their hands and glue a couple of pieces of plasticine there, to which you attach small thin sticks - these will be the sailors’ hands.

— We make the legs from plasticine. The shape of the legs should resemble flippers so that the bump stands and does not fall in our ship. To make legs, we make “sausages” from pieces of plasticine the size of walnuts - small but thick, and then we flatten them and attach them to the bottom of our cones.

The sailors are ready.

Step 4. Making the sails. Using a large stick, we make holes in several large leaves, and we pull the latter through this stick to make several sails on one mast. The junctions of the leaves with each other can be slightly glued with plasticine, then the leaves will not move towards each other and fall down.

We placed a basket of ash maple “helicopters” at the top of the mast. To do this, we simply covered a piece of plasticine with these helicopters, dividing them into single seed plates, and then glued this piece of plasticine to the top of the mast. However, such a “basket” is not necessary if you have no “helicopter” seeds.

Step 5. Attach the mast to the base of the ship.

To attach the mast to a ship from a plastic tray, we glue a piece of plasticine slightly smaller than a walnut to the tray approximately in the middle (don’t skimp on the plasticine, we need the mast to hold tightly). We insert our mast into it. For better fastening of the mast, you can stretch the plasticine a little along the trunk of our mast.

Place our sailors in the empty spaces in the boat tray, lightly pressing their flippers and legs to the bottom so that they stick and hold firmly on the deck. Along the sides of the ship, you can glue leaves of different trees and/or flowers onto pieces of plasticine, but this is not necessary - see for yourself what you like best. It is also not necessary to put a dragon's head on the bow of your ship.

The bow of the ship can be anything, but we made a dinosaur head out of plasticine and attached it to the bow of our ship.

The autumn ship is ready and can go to any fairy tale that you want to create with your child!

Craft 10. Picture for V. Suteev’s fairy tale “Under the Mushroom” made from natural materials

Four-year-old children, Katerina Mochalova, Adele Kuchieva, Kolya Krupennikov, Vlad Sbudyshev, Anatoly Akhtemenchuk and Yana Mukhantseva, made this craft for dramatizing Suteev’s fairy tale “Under the Mushroom” together with their teacher. Teacher - Denisova Svetlana Aleksandrovna. Children go to kindergarten MADOU d/s No. 2 “Caramel” ShchMR MO in the city of Shchelkovo, Moscow region.

Preparatory stage: watching the cartoon “Mushroom Teremok”, reading the fairy tale “Under the Mushroom” by V. Suteev.

Materials for making crafts based on a fairy tale from natural materials:

- pine and spruce cones

- plasticine

- wire

- mushroom toy

- base for crafts

- maple, rowan leaves

- corrugated paper

- scissors

- PVA glue

- pine twig

- matches

- cork

Step-by-step instructions for making crafts:

Step 1. Prepare the base.

We cover the A4 size box with green corrugated paper. On this paper we glue maple leaves, previously ironed through sheets of white paper.

Step 2. We make trees as decorations.

Take a piece of plasticine, roll it into a ball and knead it until you get a round cake. We insert a rowan leaf, previously ironed through a sheet of paper, onto this cake with a branch facing up. You can also insert a pine twig into the “cake”. Such trees decorate our foundation.

Step 3. Attach a large mushroom.

In the middle of the base we attach the finished mushroom - either to plasticine or glue.

Step 4. D Let's look at the main characters of the fairy tale (ant, butterfly, sparrow, bunny, fox).

All heroes are made from pine cones and plasticine.

How to make fairy-tale characters from pine cones and plasticine:

Ant:

Take a fir cone. The narrow tip of the cone is pulled out using brown plasticine. Black plasticine eyes are attached to the ant’s “head”. The paws can be made from wire, attaching them evenly over the entire cone with plasticine. We make the antennae of the ant from 2 matches without heads.

Sparrow:

The toy is created from a pine cone, the eyes are made from two small corks, the paws are made from three matches (attached to plasticine). The beak and tail are made using plasticine: attach the plasticine to the pine cone and stretch it into the desired shape.

Butterfly:

A butterfly can be created from a fir cone by attaching two multi-colored circles of corrugated paper to it using wire. To do this, a hole is pierced in the paper (from the edge of the circle closest to the cone), a wire is threaded into the resulting hole and the wing is attached to the component part of the cone. The same action must be done from the other end. The butterfly's head can be made from plasticine by attaching it to the body of the toy on the narrow side of the cone.

Hare: the toy consists of a fir cone and blue plasticine. The paws, ears and head are molded from plasticine. We also make the eyes from platinum of a different color.

Fox: The fox is easy to make. We will need a fir cone and orange plasticine. The fox's muzzle is molded from a plasticine orange sausage and stretched out in the shape of a fox's nose. A black nose is attached to the muzzle.

Step 5. We make a composition based on a fairy tale.

Let's put the heroes under a mushroom. We attach the butterfly in the corner to the base of the composition.

We wish you creative fantasies and imagination, and then you will have your own fairy tale!

Craft 11. Apple caterpillar

This craft was made by Danila Ankushev together with his parents from the Strekhninsky kindergarten (senior group “Friendly Family”). And teacher Elena Yaroslavtseva sent us a craft for the autumn workshop.

How to make a caterpillar: The caterpillar's body is made from apples. We make the legs from earplugs (sold at the pharmacy). Wooden toothpicks are used to hold the parts together. The craft is decorated with a grape snail shell.

Another option for making caterpillars from apples was sent to us from the city of Kungur, Perm Territory (Madou “Kindergarten No. 6”). This caterpillar was completed by Arina Kulyashova, 6 years old. Teachers: Zueva Tatyana Vladimirovna, Karaguzheva Rufina Viktorovna.

How else can you make a caterpillar from apples: option 2.

This caterpillar is made from apples. The apples are held together with toothpicks. The legs are carved from carrots. They also hang on to toothpicks and walk on autumn leaves glued to a landscape sheet. The fashionista dressed up in chokeberry beads. Berries are collected on a string. The eyes are made of red rowan and are also held on by toothpicks. The caterpillar put on a beautiful flower instead of a hat, hooked it on itself with a toothpick and went to the fair.

Arina created such a cheerful caterpillar made from natural materials.

Craft 12. Cheerful family made of acorns

Alexandra Albertovna Naumkina made this and the next three crafts from natural materials with her children, together with her son Vanya (4 years old) and daughter Masha (1 year 3 months), Barnaul, Altai Territory. Here's what Alexandra writes:

To make this craft you will need:

- a piece of branch or tree bark,

- acorns,

- black marker,

- glue gun or Moment glue.

How to make a cheerful family from natural materials:

Step 1. Draw faces.

I showed my son how to draw a face on an acorn. Gave him permanent marker and acorns and left him. These are the weird faces we got.

Step 2. Glue the hats on our little people.

We glued the hats on with Moment glue.

Step 3. Attach the family.

But I had to tinker with gluing it to the bark. I spread Moment glue on the bark. Place something rectangular behind it so that the craft will hold while gluing, place the acorns on the bark and leave them to stick.

Please note: Moment glue can only be used by an adult without the presence of children in a well-ventilated area, because it's toxic. Instead of glue, you can use a safety glue gun; an adult can also use it.

All! The cheerful family is ready.

Craft 13. Interior craft “Autumn Branch”

We made a beautiful interior craft. My son made it himself. The main thing is that it is done very simply.

Step 1. We found more interesting branches in the forest and brought them home.

Step 2. Dried the leaves in books between the pages.

Step 4. Then we decided to complement our composition and make owls from plasticine and place them on autumn branches.

To do this, we took cones, maple seeds (“helicopters”) for the wings and plasticine.

I made the first owl, my son made the second.

We attached them to the branches using plasticine and they held up well.

This beautiful composition now decorates our home! And, most importantly, this craft is very easy to make.

Another option for making an autumn branch was sent to us by Natalya Oshueva (Balashikha) and her son Oshuev Vanya (3 years 8 months).

Autumn branch on the wall: second version of the mobile

Natalya writes: “I first laminated the leaves. My son and I cut them out, made holes and threaded strings. The branch was found on the street. They hung leaves on it. The end result was a branch with fallen leaves.”

Craft 14: hedgehogs made from pine cones and salt dough

Alexandra Naumkina shared with us her experience of making hedgehogs with her son.

Step 1. Together with my son, we kneaded the salt dough. He loves baking so much that he kneads all the dough himself, and I just tell him what to use and in what proportion.

Salt dough recipe (proportions): wheat flour - 2 cups, fine salt - 1 cup, water - 3/4 cups. The finished dough should not crumble or stick to your hands.

Step 2. We molded two hedgehogs together: mother and baby. Here I gave more of the final shape. We stuck the cones in and put the oven in the oven.

Step 3. The next day (after the hedgehogs had cooled down), we painted them with gouache paint. But if you need hedgehogs for a more durable period, then it is better to use acrylic paints. We sculpted a nose from plasticine and glued on the eyes.

My son and I were just studying it, so my son became so interested in sculpting mushrooms from plasticine that he himself sculpted a lot of different mushrooms for hedgehogs.

Craft 15: Autumn leaf mobile

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Alexandra Albertovna Naumkina also made this craft from natural materials for her children - Vanya (4 years old) and Masha (1 year 3 months). This family lives in the city of Barnaul, Altai Territory.

Alexandra writes:

“Our craft was born, one might say, spontaneously.

Step 1. As a base for the mobile, I cut out a rim from a cardboard disposable plate.

Step 2. I tied a string of yellow yarn onto the resulting headband at approximately the same distance. From the same yarn I made a pendant that our craft will hold on to.

Craft 16. Application from seeds “Hedgehog”

This application from natural materials was made by Khaliullin Arthur (6 years old) from the Children's Garden No. 174 of a combined type, Moskovsky district of Kazan. Teacher: Khaliullina Rafida Raisovna.

You will need:

- paper,

- pencil,

- PVA glue,

- seeds,

- colored pencils (markers),

- leaves for decoration,

- spruce branches.

Progress of the craft:

Step 1. Draw a hedgehog with spines on paper. If the child is already old enough, then he can draw a hedgehog himself.

Step 2. Apply a thick layer of PVA glue to the back of the hedgehog. Then we place the seeds on the layer of glue. Make sure that the sharp tips of the seeds are directed in one direction.

Step 3. Color the hedgehog's face and paws with colored pencils.

Step 4. Decorate the background with rowan and birch leaves; cones, spruce branches.

Craft 17. Wheat applique “Lion Cub”

“Wheat Lion Cub” is a children's craft - an applique made of fleece and wheat. This craft is very simple to complete. First, glue ears of wheat onto colored cardboard, and then glue the lion cub’s face on top of it. Glue it with Liquid Nails glue.

This craft was made by a 5-year-old child, and was sent to us by Irina Babarinova from Sergiev Posad (School No. 166 SP No. 7, Moscow) for our competition of children’s crafts.

Craft 18. Lady - Cabbage and Forest Tale

These crafts were made from natural materials by children from Bataysk.

The work is made from a head of cabbage. The eyes, nose, and mouth are made from purchased blanks for soft toys. The head is decorated with a wreath of rowan and leaves. The stand can be anything, it is decorated with material and decorated with leaves.

The forest fairy tale is made from natural materials. The little fairy is made of autumn flowers. Firebird - made from ash cones and seeds. The work is decorated with natural materials collected by the children.

Craft from natural materials 19. Autumn meadow

This craft was sent to us by teacher Liliya Rustemovna Samigullina from Kazan. And this craft was made with the help of adults by Izmailov Rodion (3 years old), a pupil of the MADOU “Kindergarten No. 174 of a combined type” in the Moskovsky district of Kazan.

Required material: Box, scissors, PVA glue, plasticine, natural materials (cones, dry leaves, acorns, chestnut peel), toothpicks.

How to make an autumn meadow with children:

Step 1. For the base of the craft, prepare a box. Let's cut off one side of the box so that the autumn meadow is visible.

Step 2. We attach dry leaves inside the box and decorate it with various natural materials (cones, toys, pebbles).

Step 3. Making fairy-tale characters from chestnuts. We make crafts from fruits that have just fallen from the tree while they are soft (this applies to crafts from chestnuts, acorns and cones).

The main way we will use to fasten the parts of crafts together is with plasticine and toothpicks. For this:

- first, carefully pierce the chestnuts with an awl,

— insert toothpicks into the resulting holes and secure the joints with glue.

In the photo, the bear is made of chestnuts and plasticine, the man is made of chestnuts and acorns, the hedgehog is made of chestnut peel and plasticine, the owl is made of chestnut.

The birds' eyes are made from acorn caps, and the birds' beaks, legs and wings are made from plasticine.

Spiders can also be made from chestnuts. Small holes are made in the chestnut with an awl in the places where the legs will be attached. The spiders' legs are made from toothpicks, which are inserted into the holes in the chestnuts and secured with glue.

Craft 20. Autumn forest

This craft was made and sent to our autumn children's craft workshop by Stefania (3 years old) with her mother Yulia Anatolyevna Fefelova (Barnaul, Altai Territory).

For the “Autumn Forest” craft we will need the following materials:

• Herring jar (or any container of suitable shape and depth)
• Foam rubber
• Rubber glue or glue gun
• Gouache or acrylic paints and brush
• Colored paper
• Plasticine
• tree branch
• Dried leaves
• Maple "airplanes"
• Pine cones
• Fir cones
• Pine needles (needles)
• Oval-shaped stones (pebbles) of different sizes
• A piece of cardboard
• Dried flowers
• Rowan berries

How to make an “Autumn Forest” craft from natural materials:

Step 1. Making the base for our craft:

- paint the foam rubber with yellow gouache,

- after drying, make a hole in the middle and insert a branch into it,

- fix it with glue to the jar,

- Cover the end of the can with yellow paper.

Step 2. We make owls: we attach eyebrows, eyes and beak to plasticine fir cones. Using plasticine we attach wings from maple “airplanes”.

Step 3. We make hedgehogs: we sculpt a muzzle and mushrooms from plasticine. We attach the needles using plasticine. Attach the hedgehog's face, mushrooms and rowan berries.

Step 4. Making the bunny and ladybugs:

- paint the stones with gouache (gray for the bunny, red for the ladybugs).

- glue ears on the bunny from cardboard, make eyes, nose, antennae from plasticine or draw with a felt-tip pen.

- we also complete the production of ladybugs with plasticine parts or finish drawing them with a black felt-tip pen.

You can coat the crafts with varnish.

The photo shows fragments of the autumn forest and its inhabitants, made from natural materials.

Step 5. We attach dried leaves to our tree using plasticine. We stick dried flowers into plasticine. Leaves, animals, dried flowers are attached to the foam rubber using glue.

The autumn forest is ready!

Craft 21. Autumn sun made from natural materials

The idea of ​​this craft was shared with us by Maria Shchukina, mother of two children (Vova - 4 years and 8 months and Anyuta - 1 year and 3 months), St. Petersburg. Maria writes: “This is my favorite autumn craft, and I have been nurturing this idea for a long time. We did it with great pleasure :). We came up with everything ourselves.”

What you will need to make an autumn sun from natural materials:

- PVA glue,

- a lot of autumn leaves from different trees and shrubs (we even collected from rose hips),

- rowan berries,

- dog-rose fruit,

- acorns,

- watercolor paints,

- thread and needle,

- any natural material.

How to make a sun with children from natural materials:

Step 1 On whatman paper in A3 format, draw a large circle and paste it with maple leaves. We collected the leaves in advance, and for some time they were kept in our journal. This way they became very smooth and easily stuck to the paper.

Step 2 Then we use our imagination and also paste in a circle any leaves and natural materials to your taste. The circle becomes more voluminous.

Step 3 Draw the face of the sun: eyes, nose and mouth.

The mood of the autumn sun can be anything - cheerful or sad, surprised or delighted - whoever feels the autumn mood, discuss this with the children when making crafts.

Step 4 Sew rowan earrings on the sun (you can sew on rose hips or any flowers). I used the largest needle and simply sewed the rowan to the Whatman paper as if it were regular fabric. At the same time, I secured the thread on the back side of the Whatman paper with tape. You can also sew on many other decorations.

Step 5 In the upper corners of the Whatman paper we glue the acorns with PVA glue, having previously cut them in half lengthwise. I hope you enjoy our autumn sunshine made from available natural materials :).

Craft 22. Shell applique. Autumn Walk

This creative work was performed by Nastya Kuznetsova, 6 years old. And Maria Sharygina (Vologda) sent it to us at the autumn children's crafts workshop.

How to make a craft:

— First, we draw a drawing on paper with a pencil.

— Then we glue small pieces of egg shells onto the silhouettes of the crown and tree trunks. We are waiting for the glue to dry.

- Shake off excess shells.

— We paint the work with gouache.

Craft 23. Hut on the forest edge

This children's craft from natural materials was made by Anastasia Viktorovna Dergunova and her nephew Alexander (6 years old) from Saransk, Republic of Mordovia.

How to make a craft:

Step 1. Paint leaves of various shapes (birch, rowan, maple, etc.) with paints of different colors and attach them to a clean sheet of paper so that prints remain on it. Paint the sun with paints.

Step 2. While the leaf prints are dry, we will break sticks of the required diameter from a small twig for the hut. We grease the paper in the place where the hut will be in the future with glue and lay out the hut from sticks, in the middle of which we place a birch leaf as a window.

Step 3. Use a stapler to attach the leaves and rowan bush to the clearing.

Step 4. Coat the bottom of the clearing with glue and lay out a path of watermelon seeds.

Step 5. Cut out a solar circle and rays from birch leaves, then glue them onto the already dried sun. From black and blue threads we lay out a cloud in the sky at the top of the craft.

Craft 24. Autumn park for dolls made from natural materials

This craft was invented and performed by Valeria Brusyantseva, she is 9 years old, Orenburg.

Necessary materials:
- cardboard box,
- light-colored paper,
- colored pencils and markers,
- glue stick, PVA, double-sided tape and colored tape,
- plasticine, beans,
- leaves, tree branches with leaves, rowan,
- stones,
- matchboxes.

How to make a craft:

— We cut out the base of the park of any configuration from a cardboard box, leaving a high wall for the screen and a low wall for the fence.

— We cover all the edges of the base with light paper. We outline with a pencil where the benches and paths will be.

— We design the screen. We cut out a rectangular sheet of white paper of suitable size, draw any picture on it and glue it to the screen.

— Design of the installation site for benches. We cut out rectangular sheets of white paper of suitable size and color them (for example, you can paint them in the form of colored tiles). Glue to the base in the designated places.

— We design the paths. We apply plasticine to the paths marked on the base and attach the beans to it.

— We decorate the trees. We attach tree branches with leaves to plasticine, forming a park.

— We are decorating the stone ruins of the castle. We fasten the stones using plasticine.

— We are decorating the lawn. We attach leaves and rowan berries to the remaining free spaces of the base using PVA.

— We make two benches from matchboxes and colored tape.

All is ready! The doll can walk along the paths of the park, admire the picture on the screen or the ruins of a stone castle, and also arrange photo sessions.

Craft 25. Panel: Autumn puddle

This panel was invented and made by Maria Vostrikova (4th grade B, MBOU Secondary School No. 118, Samara), teacher - Vera Evgenievna Belyanskaya.

Materials used:

- poplar twig,
- leaves,
- dried grass,
- cellophane,
- masking tape,
- threads,
- glue moment,
- green felt-tip pen.

Sequence of execution of the panel “Autumn Puddle”:

— Make a ring out of a twig and secure it with masking tape.

— Place autumn leaves inside a plastic bag so that the leaves are fixed. To obtain the effect of a frozen puddle, the composition must be ironed with a warm iron through a sheet of paper.

— Trim the composition to the size of the ring.

— Use a hot nail to make holes along the edge of the composition.

- Drag the thread through the holes and fasten it with the twig ring into one piece.

— Color the masking tape with a green felt-tip pen and glue the grass onto the twig.

Children's crafts made from natural materials on the go

You don't have to make a complicated children's craft. Many crafts from natural materials can be made on the go, without preparation. They can be used as quickly created attributes for children's games. Natalya Mikhailovna Oshueva (Balashikha) shared her ideas with us. Here are some very simple crafts she made with her son Vanya, aged 3 years 8 months, and with her daughter Masha (1 year 4 months).

Wreath of leaves

We collect a lot of leaves while walking and string them on wire. We connect the ends of the wire and get an autumn wreath of leaves. We hang the wreath by a rope. We also decorate the rope with leaves.

Crown of leaves

The crown is very simple to make.

Step 1. We made a blank from paper - a “hoop” according to the size of the child’s head, approximately 5 cm wide.

Step 2. We glued double-sided tape on top, and then my daughter glued leaves onto it.

Autumn trees

Natalya writes: “To quickly make autumn trees, we used toilet paper rolls and corrugated paper cut into strips. The children pushed the paper inside the roll as best they could. In the end, it turned out well, bright and autumn-like.”

You can also place autumn branches and autumn leaves collected during a walk in a roll.

Pumpkins made from pine cones

In this craft we used fluffy wire. They took a cone and wrapped it in orange fluffy wire. Next, leaves made of green fluffy wire were attached to it. To make green spring leaves, we first wound the wire around a pencil, then removed it from the pencil and got green spirals.

Hedgehog

To make the hedgehog we used an eaten sunflower.

— The muzzle and body were cut out of foam plastic. It is better to do this in advance as an adult.

— The top of the muzzle was covered with plasticine.

— The sunflower “needles” were glued to the foam with glue using a hot gun.

— We decorated a clearing for the hedgehog with autumn leaves and pine cones.

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