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In the summer, most children relax at home, in the village, in the country or in some resort town.
To give them something to do, you can come up with various crafts that will not only be fun, but will also remind them of summer in the future.
In addition, you can make crafts that children can play with and have fun with. Here are some very interesting summer crafts for children:
Crafts for summer. Paper fruits.
You will need:
Paper plates
Acrylic paint or gouache (red, orange, green, lemon, yellow, white)
Colored cardboard (yellow, orange, green, pink, white)
Markers (brown, yellow, orange)
Scissors
Glue stick.
1. Take paper plates and start coloring them - one red, the other orange, and so on. Choose any colors that match the fruit you have chosen.
You may need to apply a second coat - to do this, leave the plates to dry and then add a second coat.
If you want to color a paper plate like a kiwi, then you will need a mixture of green and white.
2. Place a paper plate on a piece of construction paper and trace it to create a circle. Follow the instructions below for each fruit:
Apple:
Cut a circle out of white paper, the diameter of which is 1 - 1.5 cm smaller than the diameter of the paper plate.
Using a glue stick, glue the white circle to the red plate.
Cut the plate in half and use a black or brown felt-tip pen to add seeds.
Orange:
Cut out a circle from orange cardboard with a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the plate.
Fold the circle in half and in half again, and then in half a third time.
Unfold once and use scissors to cut out the center sections of each triangle (see image).
Unfold your piece completely and glue it to the orange plate.
You can finish drawing the seeds with an orange felt-tip pen.
Lemon:
Repeat all steps for the orange, using yellow paper and a marker.
Kiwi:
Cut out a circle from green paper, the diameter of which is slightly smaller than the diameter of the paper plate.
Fold the circle in half and cut an oval in the center of the fold.
Lay out the paper and draw seeds with a brown felt-tip pen.
Glue the blank to a light green plate.
Watermelon:
Cut a circle out of pink paper, making it slightly smaller than the paper plate.
Glue the circle to the green plate.
Cut the plate in half.
Use a brown marker to draw the seeds.
Here's something else you can do from paper plates:
DIY summer crafts. Sun.
You will need:
Several branches
Twine
Fabrics in yellow, red and orange shades
Scissors
Thread and needle (if desired).
1. Collect 8 branches, about 1 meter long (less possible).
2. Lay all the branches on a flat surface so that they form a star.
3. Connect the branches together using twine. First, connect 2 branches in the shape of a cross, and then add two more branches in the shape of the letter X.
Here is one way to connect sticks using rope:
4. Using scissors, cut the fabric into strips of any width. In this example, the width of the strips is 5-6 cm. You can tie the strips together to get one long strip.
5. Start “knitting” your sun by wrapping fabric around the connected branches. First, tie one end of the fabric to the center part of your twig star, and begin to wind the strip in a spiral pattern.
When you have tied the sun, simply tie the end of a fabric strip to any branch.
Crafts for kindergarten for the summer. Aquarium.
You will need:
Cardboard box
Colored cardboard
Buttons
Pencil (to draw fish)
Scissors (to cut out fish)
Fishing line or strong thread (to attach one end to the button and the other to the fish)
A utility knife or sharp-edged scissors (to make cuts on the box)
Scotch tape (to secure weak areas on the box)
Double-sided tape (to attach the craft to the wall).
Summer craft for children
You will need:
Cardboard toilet paper rolls
Beads
Straw (cocktail)
Popsicle sticks and tape to hold the sticks together.
DIY crafts for children 10 years and older. Stained glass.
You will need:
Paper plates
Scissors
Self-adhesive film or wide tape
Plants.
1. Cut a circle out of a paper plate.
2. Cut a circle from the self-adhesive film slightly larger than the plate.
3. Turn the plate over and carefully glue the film to it so that it does not touch anything except the plate itself.
Instead of oilcloth, you can use wide tape - cut several strips from it, and carefully and evenly glue them to the plate so that the strips almost do not touch each other.
4. Turn the plate over and start attaching various leaves, flowers and other plants to the tape or oilcloth.
Summer. DIY crafts. Multi-colored wind toy.
You will need:
A set of sticks for children's crafts (in this example there are 200 pieces)
Fishing line or other strong thread
thick needle
An awl, screwdriver or drill with a thin drill bit
Large beads (in this example there are 5 pieces).
1. Make a small hole in the center of each stick so that you can thread a needle and thread through it.
2. Thread a needle and thread through a large bead and make sure that the bead is in the middle of the entire thread.
3. Connect the ends of the thread and pull the double thread through the holes in the sticks. You can first stretch through 10 sticks of the same color, then 10 sticks of a different color, and so on.
4. Once you've threaded the string through all the sticks, it's time to add 4 more beads (you can use as many beads as you like).
5. Tie the ends of the thread into a knot and make a loop so that the craft can be hung.
6. Adjust the sticks so that they resemble a spiral staircase.
Enjoy your craft as a gentle breeze blows and it begins to spin and colors sparkle.
Children's crafts on the theme "Summer". Toy jellyfish.
You will need:
Plastic bag
Plastic bottle
Scissors
Blue food coloring.
Below the instructions for creating a jellyfish you will find a video also with a detailed explanation.
1. Place the bag on the table and cut off the bottom (bottom) or, if the bag has handles, the top to make a square.
2. Cut the bag into two equal parts.
3. Take one piece so that a small ball forms in the middle. Wrap thread around this ball at the base.
4. Cut the bottom part (everything under the “ball”) into fringe to create tongs for your jellyfish.
5. Fill the bottle with water and color it with blue food coloring.
6. Pour some water into the “head” of the jellyfish and put the craft in the bottle. Close the lid.
Making various crafts for children with your own hands together with your child is an exciting activity that significantly contributes not only to the development of the child, but also to strengthening your relationship with him. Any child will be very happy if he has the opportunity to do something beautiful with his parents. Therefore, even in the busiest schedule, try to set aside a piece of time to devote to activities with your children. The sections of our article will provide useful recommendations on how to make crafts with your own hands from various materials, taking into account the age characteristics of children.
DIY paper crafts for children
The most commonly used material for applied arts is, of course, paper. Moreover, it is worth paying attention not only to the usual color sets, but also to its other types: corrugated, velvet, designer. You can create crafts with your own hands for children from paper, either flat (appliques) or voluminous, using various techniques. For example, having learned to fold a flower using the origami technique, to form a beautiful bouquet of tulips.
The easiest DIY crafts for beginners
For those who are just starting to teach their child arts and crafts, we advise you to start with the simplest solutions, making easy crafts for children with your own hands. You might like examples of caterpillars made from paper rings, an applique of colorful fish, or funny little mice on a piece of cheese.
DIY cardboard crafts for children
Cardboard is an easily accessible material that can be easily cut, bent, painted, and is often used in children's creative works. In addition to a set of cardboard purchased in a store, cardboard boxes, disposable tableware, cereal packaging, egg honeycombs, and toilet paper rolls are used. In our photo catalog you will see what craftsmen make from cardboard for children. For example, a stand for pencils, funny animals, boxes.
DIY “house” craft
Cardboard houses are made to suit any size - it all depends on their purpose. Perhaps it will be a large structure the size of a child, a “home” for dolls, or a DIY “house” craft, made as a New Year’s decoration, gift wrapping. In any case, the manufacturing technology is the same, the differences will be in size and design. We have prepared some sketches from which you can make blanks. If you are making small structures, PVA glue and tape are enough to hold the parts together. When building a large house, it is better to use a heat gun for reliability. The DIY New Year's "house" craft is complemented by decor that imitates snow on the roof (cotton wool, foam balls), and the gift wrapping must have at least one opening flap, for example, a door, a roof slope.
How to make a DIY craft from fabric
Wonderful DIY crafts and toys are sewn using fabric. Moreover, not only a single piece, but various shreds, household napkins and even socks. Look at the photo, isn’t it true, the cute bunny came out of a sock? An older child will be able to do it on his own, but the baby will have to help. Make the necessary cuts and seams, and instruct the child to tightly stuff the figure and also draw a face.
You can also sew crafts for children with your own hands, which will become not only a decoration, a toy, but also a useful thing, for example, a large soft duck-ottoman, a photo of which is in our catalog, or a star pillow.
DIY children's crafts made from felt
Felt is a wonderful, comfortable fabric that comes in a vibrant range of colors. It allows you to sew a variety of DIY crafts for children, and then decorate the children's room with them. Household napkins (usually sold in a set of four colors) will help replace the fabric. These toy crafts are sewn together with your own hands, without the help of a sewing machine, by hand.
DIY children's crafts for the New Year
On the eve of the New Year holidays and children's matinees, rooms are decorated everywhere and lush Christmas trees are decorated. It’s quite possible to make a lot of interesting symbolic additions yourself without spending money on purchases. These can be the most original Christmas tree balls, garlands, and other decorations that a child can easily make.
DIY snowman craft
The snowman is a unique symbol of winter and, naturally, his presence will come in handy for the New Year’s interior. The photographs of our selection show options on how to make such crafts with your own hands step by step, using foam balls, socks, and pom-poms. A larger figure, decorated with thread, balloons, and glue, is suitable for a kindergarten matinee. Inflate five balloons of different sizes (two of the same size for the handles). Wrap each of them with a thread dipped in glue (PVA is quite suitable). When the workpieces are completely dry, the balls need to burst and be taken out from the inside. The finished balls are fastened together. The DIY “snowman” craft is almost ready. All that remains is to decorate the eyes (beads, buttons), the mouth from thread, and the carrot nose (sew from fabric). Traditionally, the head is complemented with a bucket, and the neck is decorated with a scarf.
DIY Santa Claus craft
You can't do without Santa Claus in the New Year's interior. The easiest way is to make it out of thick paper (cardboard). Use a ready-made template, or make a cone-shaped shape from a sheet, which you then “dress” with the help of multi-colored paper, shaping your face, beard, and hands. Children make similar crafts for the New Year with their own hands using fabric (you will find examples of patterns here), plastic bottles, and other improvised means.
DIY crafts for kindergarten
Various creative works for young children of kindergarten age should differ in simpler techniques and materials. The child is just beginning to learn how to do something beautiful on his own, so you need to choose the simplest but most interesting options.
DIY crafts for kindergarten children: applications
The most common way to teach children to create pictures is through appliqué. Such crafts for kindergarten with your own hands (photos are presented below) can be constructed not only using colored paper, you can also take thick fabric, artificial leather, velvet paper, improvised materials (cotton pads, cereals, etc.), natural raw materials (leaves, seeds) . Children of older groups can begin extensive work, for example, making an applique in an “aquarium” box with hanging representatives of the aquatic world.
DIY crafts for kindergarten from natural materials
Often, especially in the fall, exhibitions of works are held demonstrating do-it-yourself crafts for kindergarten from natural ingredients. Chestnuts, acorns, pine cones, sunflower seeds, pumpkins, colorful autumn foliage - all this provides great soil for the development of children's imagination. To make various figures and compositions, plasticine is additionally used to hold the parts together or form the base. Pictures of DIY crafts using natural raw materials are presented in our photo selection. Feel free to try using them by making a chestnut caterpillar, a hedgehog, and other samples.
DIY crafts for school
School work varies in complexity. While DIY crafts in elementary school have simple forms, high school students with sufficient skills are able to create more complex compositions, for example, a bouquet of roses from maple leaves, a cardboard town, or a paper basket with asters.
DIY crafts for school, photos of which are posted below, involve the use of a large selection of raw materials, including all sorts of improvised means (plastic dishes, DVDs, matches, buttons).
DIY crafts for schoolchildren using the cutting technique
Crosscutting is a fairly entertaining creative process that is suitable for children of different ages. It allows you to create “fluffy” pictures that will decorate your room, as well as an original gift for your family. Do-it-yourself crafts in elementary school have simplified versions until the child acquires certain skills. For example, in this way you can design only the outlines of a drawing.
To make a lush applique you will need corrugated paper, scissors, glue, a match or a toothpick with a blunt end, and a sketch on cardboard. Before making the craft with your own hands, we cut the paper into small squares (0.5 cm), which we sort by color. Lubricate the sketch with glue. We place the match in the center of the square, turn it (so that the corrugation is fixed to it), then glue it with its end to the sketch. Thus, we decorate the entire drawing using the necessary colors of corrugated squares.
Learning to create beauty yourself is the best way to develop a child’s creative abilities. DIY children's crafts significantly develop imagination, giving the joy of interesting time spent together with adults.
DIY crafts for children: a selection of 50 ideas with step-by-step examples updated: May 2, 2018 by: Kyiv Irina
Paper is the most common material for crafts for several reasons: low cost, availability, ease of use. Of course, paper cannot be called a completely simple material, because it all depends on your skills, the type of paper, as well as the complexity of the craft. This could be a simple application for children, or it could be origami from modules that small children cannot handle. In this article I want to offer 10 crafts of varying difficulty for children and adults. They are made from several types of paper: plain white A4, colored, corrugated, crepe. He even eats one craft made from leaves for notes. Let's start looking at the different work options.
3D postcard for March 8
You always want to surprise with a gift for the holidays, and such an unusual card will not leave anyone indifferent. A child aged 9 to 11 years old can quickly and easily make this craft with his own hands and give it to his 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 of white and 1 sheet of pink)
- Scissors
- PVA glue
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Double-sided tape
- Paint (lilac and green)
Progress:
- Divide the white sheet in half with a line, and then fold 4 sheets together and cut along the line. We need 7 halves, set the 8th aside.
- Take half the sheet and fold it in half twice. We get a rectangle, two sides are closed and two are open.
- We bend the corners towards the closed long side outwards. We do this in both directions.
- Now the bent corners need to be bent again in the opposite direction, we do this only on one side.
- We get a guideline according to which we will cut. Cut along the folded line on one side, then straighten the corner once and cut along the line on the other side. This way we will get a shape similar to a leaf.
- We do this with the remaining six sheets. To ensure that all flowers have the same shape, simply attach the first blank and cut along it.
- Take the resulting flower and cut out one petal from it, and then seal the gap by placing the side petals exactly one on top of the other. You should get 6 petals. We do this with all the flowers.
- Fold the flowers in half. Place pieces of tape on the side petals of the 1st flower, on the very top of the petal.
- We glue flowers to the side parts, only the side petals, carefully placing petal on petal.
- Now we glue the 4th flower onto 3 flowers, also only the 4th one should have all its petals glued.
- We glue the 5th and 6th flowers on top like 2 and 3 (only on the sides).
- Glue the 7th flower on top of all the others onto 3 petals.
- Fold the pink sheet in half like a postcard, now we will finish our composition.
- We place the flower on half of the card and attach tape to the upper central petal and cover it with another sheet of the card. Glue the other side in the same way. Make sure that the sheet lies clearly near the fold line.
- The card is ready, all that remains is to color the centers of the flowers. You can sign the postcard.
Caterpillar made of colored paper
This caterpillar is easy to do 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, and you will also develop the motor skills of children's hands. Let's get started making the caterpillar with our own hands. 
You will need:
- Colored paper of different colors
- PVA glue
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Markers
Progress:
- Make strips of paper 6 cm long and 1 cm thick (red, green, blue, yellow, purple, brown, light blue). The colors must be different to make the caterpillar rainbow and bright.
- Glue each strip together 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.
- Use a felt-tip pen to draw a mouth and eyes.
- Cut thin strips from colored paper and twist with scissors. Glue them in place of the antennae.
- From a green leaf, cut out a leaf shape the size of a caterpillar. Our funny caterpillar is ready!
Corrugated paper valentine
On Valentine's Day they always give regular cards in the shape of hearts, but if you want to make a more original card, make one from corrugated paper. And now I will tell you how to make a Valentine card with your own hands step by step with step-by-step instructions. 
You will need:
- Cardboard
- Red corrugated paper
- Scissors
- Match
- PVA glue
Progress:
- Cut out a heart-shaped card from cardboard.
- Cut the corrugated paper into squares slightly larger than 1 cm.
- 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 the paper to make it fluffier. 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 won’t take much time, then a voluminous bunny will be an ideal option. The most important thing is that you can involve your baby in the execution process. Let's see how to make a simple bunny with your own hands using detailed instructions. 
You will need:
- Sheet of colored paper
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Pencil
Progress:
- From a sheet of paper, cut out 2 strips lengthwise, about 1.5 cm wide.
- We cut one strip into two different strips. The difference is approximately 3 cm.
- We glue both strips together so that we get 2 circles.
- Glue them together.
- We cut the second strip into 3 equal parts. Cut one piece lengthwise. Fold each thin strip in half and glue the ends together. These will be our ears.
- We glue the ears onto our blank of two circles, onto the smaller one.
- We also cut the remaining strips lengthwise. The paws are made the same way as the ears. Glued to the bottom circle.
- From another strip we make a small circle and make a tail.
- Fold the last strip in half and use scissors to round the edges. Straighten and glue to the back of the bottom circle and use scissors to twist them forward. The bunny is ready!
Video on how to make a paper bunny in 5 minutes
Beautiful flower
To decorate your interior, you can make your own unusual flower from note paper. To do this, you do not need any special skills; a child of 4-7 years old can help with this. To complete the craft, we have made for you a detailed description with step-by-step instructions. 
You will need:
- Note paper
- PVA glue
- Cardboard
- Scissors
Progress:
- It is better to use note paper without a sticky edge. Take the sheet with the corner up and fold the side corners and sides towards each other. Glue them together. You get little balls. Do this with all the leaves.
- Cut out a circle of about 7-8 cm from cardboard. This will give us a small flower.
- Now glue the 1st row of petals onto the circle with the short side facing up. The petals should be close to each other.
- In the next row we glue the petals into the gaps of the previous row.
- We do this in subsequent rows, gradually reducing the number of petals in the row.
- We fill the middle with petals, no longer focusing on the rows, make sure it is beautiful and voluminous. The flower is ready, you can hang it on the wall or put it on the table.
DIY flower video
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 won't write down your poems or essays in it, but it will be useful for small notes, and it won't 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
Progress:
- Fold the A4 sheet in half lengthwise. Open the sheet back.
- Next, fold the sides towards 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 with all the stripes.
- Open the resulting triangle and now fold it like an accordion. Do the same with the others.
- Now glue all the parts together by stacking the last pages of each accordion on top of each other.
- Using glue, fold the sides facing each other and glue them together. This is how we make pages.
- Fold an A4 sheet of a different color in half widthwise and then lengthwise. You will get 4 rectangles. Cut one of them out.
- Fold the long sides of the rectangle towards the center, but not reaching the center by about 0.5 cm.
- Fold the rectangle in half and lightly mark the cent. Now, focusing on the center, make two folds in the central part about 0.5 cm wide. The cover is almost ready.
- Now, when trying on the notebook sheets on the cover, fold them inward to fit the size of the sheets. Then insert the last pages of the notebook into the cover. For better fastening, you can use glue. Our unusual notebook is ready.
Video on 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 as young as 3 years old, 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. Now let's create a beautiful butterfly decoration with our own hands. 
You will need:
- A4 sheet of paper - 2 pcs (yellow and pink)
- Large needle
- Beads and seed beads
- Thin wire
- Scissors
- Double tape
Progress:
- Take one sheet and fold it in half, but you don’t need to highlight the fold too much.
- We cut off the corners, more on the bottom side and less on the top side with a smooth bend in the middle.
- We open the sheet and, moving along the fold line, fold it like an accordion. We made the top wing.
- For the bottom one we do the same thing, only we will cut out the corners of the same size. Next, fold it like an accordion.
- Using a needle, we pierce the wings of the butterflies in the center to make them easier to attach later.
- We fold the wire in half and string the wings on it.
- We put a white bead on the wire near the upper wings, on both fibers. Then two gold ones for each antennae.
- We decorate the remaining part of the wire with golden beads. To finish the tendril, we need to insert the tip of the wire into the last bead twice. We cut off the excess. We also do the same with the second mustache.
- Secure the upper and lower wings together with tape.
- We put larger white beads on the bottom of the wire, about 4 pieces, and then 2 more smaller beads.
- You need to finish the ponytail just like the antennae, but to be on the safe side, 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.
Origami Christmas tree made of paper
To decorate your home, office or kindergarten for the New Year, you can make an interesting and unusual Christmas tree out of paper with your own hands. Those who love origami will really like this Christmas tree. To complete this craft, read the step-by-step instructions, as well as photo and video descriptions. 
You will need:
- Colored paper
- Scissors
Progress:
- Make a square from a sheet of green paper.
- Connect two opposite corners so that you get a triangle.
- Unbend 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 them you get a triangle.
- Now we bend the sides of the triangle towards the center, first 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 it and make a new fold to the left.
- Divide the resulting structure into equal sides.
- Fold the bottom corners up and then hide them inside.
- We get a blank that already looks like a Christmas tree. We make three cuts on the sides, slightly short of the center.
- Now we need to bend the corner of each cut piece to the inside. This way we will get the corners of the Christmas tree. We do this work with all the pages of the tree.
- The Christmas tree is ready to decorate your home.
Paper daisies
If you want to bring a summer and sunny mood to your 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. 
Plasticine teaches you to speak, and paints develop your intellect. Any type of creativity shapes a child’s personality, and most importantly, strengthens the nervous system and relieves stress. If your child is rushing around the apartment in Brownian motion and does not want to calm down, invite him to make something together. What exactly, read on. We offer you 6 interesting master classes for children from 4 to 12 years old.
“Winter is coming”: making eco-candles
Try an eco-friendly and fun workshop for kids that will teach you how to make candles. Aimed at ages 8-10 years. Traditional candle making is not suitable for children. During the cooking process you will have to come into contact with molten paraffin. And since children are usually eager to do everything themselves, such an experiment can end in injury.
We offer a lesson on making beeswax candles. You don’t need to melt it first, just heat it with a hairdryer. An undeniable plus is naturalness. Unlike paraffin, it is not a petroleum product. Even if a child decides to test what the wax tastes like, there will be no harm to health.
To work you will need:
- sheet of beeswax;
- wick.
- Place the wax on a wooden table or board and trim one side to create a trapezoid shape.
- Take the wick and press it in slightly from the wide edge.
- Use a hairdryer to warm up the wax a little.
- Wrap the edge of the sheet tightly around the wick and twist it into a cone.
- Trim the wick at the base.
When the candle is ready, cut strips 1-2 cm wide from sheets of a different color. Invite your child to decorate a candle with them, as well as decorate it with glitter and stickers.
What the master class teaches:
- ability to listen and follow instructions;
- develops fine motor skills;
- reveals visual-spatial abilities;
- activates creative thinking.
As a reward for his work, the child receives a candle of his own making, which serves as an additional motivator in further work with the material at hand.
Treasure box
Children love collecting rings, figurines, even perfume bottles. To lose something from this belongings is tantamount to tragedy for them. Therefore, we offer you this simple, interesting master class for children. They will learn how to make decoupage boxes with their own hands. The lesson is suitable for little ones aged 3-6 years.
You will need:
- PVA glue or homemade paste;
- paper box;
- wide brush;
- napkins;
- paints.
How to do:
- Prepare acrylic or gouache, give your child a brush, and let him paint the box as he wishes.
- When the paint is dry, start gluing on the napkins. Pre-cut them into geometric shapes. This will make it easier for your baby to pick them up, and you will have the opportunity to learn geometry while playing.
- After the napkins have dried, coat the top and sides of the box with glue and sprinkle with colorful glitter.
The child learns about the shapes and position of objects relative to space. The lesson promotes the development of a sense of color and size. He will introduce you to various materials, their structure and density, and teach you how to interact with them.
“Salty” and interesting master class for children
Salt dough is confidently displacing plasticine from teaching spaces. Even in kindergartens, it has become ideologically incorrect to use it due to the presence of vinyl chloride, rubber and polyethylene. The dough, on the contrary, consists of natural ingredients.
It is easily washed off your hands, leaves no residue, and is hypoallergenic. The fidget will definitely taste the piece, but it will not cause any poisoning or gastronomic delights. The dough is tasteless and salty, so a second attempt to eat it is unlikely.
- Before creating a masterpiece, knead a stiff, dense dough. To do this, mix flour and salt in a 2:1 ratio and add a little water.
- Roll out 1.0-1.5 cm and make several circles with a cookie cutter or cup.
- Roll the dough into an oval 2-3 cm long - this will be the core for the rose.
- Place each circle in turn like a petal on the core until the bud is the desired size.
- When the dough is dry, let your child color it and cover it with glitter.
The master class is interesting for children 12 years old. Teach your child such crafts, and he will enjoy doing them himself. Kids 3-5 years old will love making balls, sausages, and animal prints from soft and elastic dough. To make it more fun for your child, add food coloring and glitter to the flour.
Bouquet of buttons
Continuing the flower theme, we offer an interesting master class for children from 10 years old. Prepare bright and unusual buttons, colored cardboard or felt, wire, scissors and pliers. The width of the wire should be narrower than the holes in the buttons.
How to do:
- Draw a flower on cardboard with your child or give him a stencil to trace and cut out.
- Pierce the resulting flower with wire and lower it to the middle, where the top of the flower is supposed to be.
- Do the same with one button hole.
- Bend the wire and push the button into the second hole.
- Thread the wire back through the flower and twist the ends to fit the shape of the stem.
- Make several of these flowers to make a bouquet. The wire can be wrapped in wrapping paper or stringed with beads.
funny pebbles
The most interesting master classes for children are those in which there is an element of play. The next lesson introduces the alphabet through creativity. To do this, collect 32 stones with your child, like the number of letters in the alphabet. Prepare oil- or water-based acrylic paints and a primer.
Let your child draw each letter on a separate pebble and design it however he or she wishes. When the paint is dry, invite your child to collect his name and the name of his favorite food from them. Put the word together and let him read it. If the child is not yet familiar with letters, draw simple animals or ladybugs on the stones.
Introduction to monotype
A relatively new way to express creativity, without pencils or brushes. In monotype there are no standards and the concept of “it didn’t work out”. Children are given full opportunity to express themselves. This type of drawing relieves nervous tension, which is why it is often used in art therapy.
What do you need:
- brush or sponge;
- base: glass, mirror or cardboard size A4;
- any paints, but preferably acrylic or gouache;
- paper.
The child applies paints of any color to the base using a brush in any form. Place a sheet of paper on top and smooth it out. Carefully tear it off and the drawing is ready.
Interesting master classes are a real joy for children. They take part with pleasure and understand the value of their own and others’ work. Through joint creativity, you will learn to better feel and understand your child, and establish a close emotional connection. Such activities are an important component of mental, social and intellectual development.
The idea of making a bouquet of paper flowers is very good. To make paper crafts, we will need to purchase colored paper, cardboard, markers, a stationery knife, tape, scissors and PVA glue.
Paper bouquet
First you need to make three blanks for each flower, two of which should be the same color, they should have six petals.
Place one blank in front of you and glue a circle on top of it.
On the mug, first make holes for the eyes and mouth in the form of a smiley face.
After gluing the mug with the flower, you need to color the eyes with a black felt-tip pen, and then bend the petals inward.
The next step is to cut out the stem, which we then attach to the flower, and on the other side of the flower we need to attach the same blank.
You can also make leaves for the bouquet, which can be made from green paper.
First you need to draw an oval and cut it out, and then use scissors to make notches.
In order for individual pieces of paper crafts to become a single whole, tie the flowers with ribbon or some other fabric to decorate the bouquet.
This bouquet will never fade and will be an excellent decoration for your home.
Simple crafts from plastic bottles
The simplest crafts for children include bottle crafts.
For example, from a bottle you can make a piggy bank, which requires only a marker, a stationery knife, dice (4 pieces), a small bottle, glue and colored paper.
The first step is to cut a straight line, the width of which can be 5 centimeters, and the length of this line should be enough to encircle the bottle.
We draw eyes with a marker, and draw nostrils on the bottle cap. Using a utility knife, cut a hole for coins.
As legs for the pig, you need to attach the dice using glue.
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This craft develops a child’s imagination and is also useful in everyday life.
Ball of thread
The craft can be used as a lampshade for a lamp or simply hung as a decoration.
A ball of thread is made very simply; to make it you will need colored threads, a ball, and transparent glue.
First, we need to inflate the balloon and tie its tip so that the air does not escape.
Then you need to wrap the inflated ball with threads, then apply glue to the surface of the ball and wait until it dries.
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Now you need to separate the ball from the threads, to do this, just pierce it with a needle and the craft is ready.
Plasticine gnome and pine cones
As a simple DIY craft, you can make a gnome. For the craft you will need a pine cone, light-colored plasticine, pieces of fabric, glue and a brush.
First of all, the child should roll a ball out of a piece of plasticine, after which, using a brush, they need to make indentations for the nose, eyes and mouth on the ball.
At the next stage of our craft, we need to attach the resulting head to the top of the cone.
Then the child must cut out a triangle from the fabric and glue it on the sides, resulting in a cone. The cone will act as a hat for our character.
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Finally, you need to make mittens from fabric, and then attach them to the pine cone using plasticine and our gnome from the pine cone is ready.
Paper bookmark
A paper bookmark is perfect as a simple craft for kindergarten. For children to be able to make this simple craft, they will need a pencil, ruler, colored paper, scissors and glue.
To begin, children must draw a square measuring 20 by 20 centimeters.
Then divide the resulting square into 4 equal parts using a pencil and ruler, resulting in 4 squares measuring 5 by 5 centimeters.
The second step is to divide the upper right and lower left squares in such a way as to obtain triangles, that is, you need to draw a line diagonally from the upper corner to the lower corner.
We don't need the triangles with the outside and can cross them out.
Then you need to cut out a figure from paper without taking into account the crossed out triangles.
The top triangle needs to be trimmed. If everything is done correctly, the paper will be in the shape of a diamond, to which two triangles are glued.
The next step is to fold all the triangles in half, and then one by one place them on the tip of the rhombus. You should end up with a pocket that fits over the tip of the book page.
To make a bookmark original, you can advise children to cut out some kind of applique from colored paper.
Photos of simple crafts
