Paper appliqués - step-by-step instructions for beginners with photos and tips! Making fun paper applications with your kids

Is your imagination failing and you no longer know what to do with your child? In this article you will find some unusual and interesting ideas for applications that are suitable for both babies and older children.

Applique is a long-standing pastime not only for many children, but even for adults. After all, gluing something onto a base or sewing it on is very interesting. And now there are many more different materials, which can be successfully used in applications and create wonderful and unusual works.

Often the works use all sorts of elements that are easy to find in any home or even on the street: pebbles, shells, beads, seed beads, pieces of regular or lace fabric, buttons and many other different things.

Subjects for creating applications can be very diverse:

• these could be your favorite cartoon characters
• favorite animals or toys
• Live nature
• different holidays

Paper applique

Application – Cat in the meadow

Most often when we're talking about about applique with children, I mean paper applique. And this is not just so, because paper can be found in any stationery store, and the variety of its types is quite large.

• The paper is bright and colorful, which really attracts the child to work with it.
• She may be different textures and forms
• It is easy to roll, fold, cut out any shape from it and glue it to a paper base
• Well, the most important thing is that the paper is environmentally friendly and, accordingly, safe material, so it’s great for creative activities even with the smallest children

The influence of applique classes on the development of a child

Thanks to the application, children gain the following skills:

• master movement coordination
• develop fine motor skills hands
• learn the basics of composition
• learn colors and how they can be combined
• study different textures
• develop observation and imagination
• learn to fantasize

Applique practice promotes development thought processes from a child, he learns to analyze and compare real objects and animals with crafts made with you. A child, working with an applique, makes a whole from several parts and learns to divide the whole into components.

Application with pasta and beans

• Like any other type of creativity, applique helps the development of speech, when adults discuss with the child the crafts they create, explain what they are doing and why, and what the end result is. By working together, children engage in dialogue and increase their erudition
• And of course this a good option spending time together with your child, which will help you establish and strengthen emotional contact
• Below we offer you ideas for crafts using the applique technique. The proposed examples vary in complexity and require varying amounts of time to create. Therefore, choose works according to the child’s age and help him create them.
• It will be good if you invite your child to change the composition, come up with something of his own - this will help him develop his imagination and creative abilities

Materials for paper applique

To make the work look beautiful, you need to carefully cut out the necessary elements and also carefully glue them onto the base, but beauty also depends on the materials chosen.

The assortment of paper in stores is very large, but not all of it is suitable for appliqué work, and you can make a mistake when choosing glue. Please note the material selection guidelines below.

Paper and cardboard for applique

It is better to choose paper that is not very thin, but very thick paper will not work either. You can take either matte or glossy paper; it can be textured or smooth.

Choose paper that suits your idea. But please note that traces of glue and fingerprints will be visible on glossy paper, so it is better to give preference to matte paper, then the work will look neater.

• First, try working with colored paper, which is produced specifically for the printer. It is in every store and happens different colors. It is quite good in density and matte
• More experienced creators can use coated paper, it is also available in sets of different colors. This paper is glossy and quite thick.
• Textured paper will help to emphasize any details of the craft. Choose paper of a suitable thickness and desired texture, for example, with some kind of embossing or velvet effect
• It still happens foil paper, with its help you can make very realistic windows in your craft, or water. This paper is usually produced in medium weight, which is perfect for appliqué. Sometimes such paper also has a holographic effect.

• A very convenient type of paper for applique is self-adhesive paper, however, you still need to look for it, and the color palette is very poor. This paper is convenient because it does not require glue to be glued, thanks to which it adheres perfectly evenly to the base.
• Drawing paper well suited for creating templates, because... it is dense and its edges do not wrinkle
• Cardboard It is good to use as a basis for work; it can be either white or colored. Due to its density, it will not wrinkle when parts are glued to it. Also choose the cardboard that is most suitable for your idea; it can be either matte or glossy.

Glue and other applique tools

To create an applique, the necessary parts are cut out of paper and glued to the base cardboard. You can cut parts along the outer edge with scissors, but to cut holes inside it is better to use a stationery knife.

The glue also needs to be selected correctly so that it does not cause deformation of the paper and the craft does not lose its appearance.

• Scissors choose good ones, they should cut the paper well and be sharp. They should be comfortable for the child to hold. It is better if you have scissors with straight blades for cutting parts in a straight line, and second ones with rounded blades, which are easy to cut along a curved path.
• In order to cut anything inside the part, you will need stationery knife. They are also easy to cut along the contour of the template
• Metal ruler useful for cutting straight lines with a knife
• You will need cutting mat with a stationery knife, it will protect your furniture from scratches
• You can find it in stores figured hole punches, with their help you can make various figures from colored or white paper with one click on it. The variety of types of hole punches is quite large; they differ in size and shape. With their help, you can make a bunch of butterflies and flowers for a forest clearing in a matter of minutes, rather than cutting them out with scissors for half a day

Figured hole punch- Butterfly

• make the edge of the paper interesting shape, following a certain pattern. There are also many of them different types, so to speak, for every taste

• Rubber glue very convenient for application, because If the part is not glued correctly, before the glue has dried, you can carefully remove it and glue it in another place. Also, traces of glue can be easily removed with a regular eraser. The only drawback of this glue is its smell, so it is better not to use it with children.
• For small children you can buy glue stick. It practically does not deform the paper, but traces of it still remain
• Glue with brush will be very convenient for kids to use, because they will be very interested in dipping a brush into a jar and applying glue to the part

Additional materials and techniques for application

To make the application special and interesting, you can use other materials.

• A highlight will be added, for example, by such a detail as the animal’s artificial plastic eyes, which will move when the position of the picture changes.
• Small details in the work do not have to be cut out; they can be drawn with a felt-tip pen or pencil
• An acrylic outline will help highlight the necessary elements of the craft.
• You can use beads and paper lace in the applique; these materials will make the work interesting and unusual.
• You can put the craft in a frame if it turns out very beautiful, it is dear to you as a memory, or it was made as a gift

Circle applique ideas

An unusual applique idea is to use only cut out paper circles. If you make all the details from circles, you will get a very interesting and unusual work.

The child will really like this activity, especially if he sees how simple circles of different sizes turn into a cute cat or bird.

Napkin applique ideas

For applications you can use even the most regular napkins. They come in different colors, although their choice is not large; as a rule, these are primary colors and several additional shades. This technique is very simple and can be done even with three-year-old children.

Applique using napkin balls is a very exciting activity for children. This technique stimulates the development of fine motor skills well, because... Rolling balls is a very painstaking job.

Making this craft is quite simple:

• prepare the drawing, apply it to the base
• the details of the drawing should not be small, there must be enough space for gluing the balls
• you will need PVA glue and scissors
• prepare colorful napkins
• select the size of the frame to frame your finished work

Napkins can also be replaced with corrugated paper, but this is not necessary, because... You can find these napkins in any store. The only thing better than corrugated paper is the wide variety of colors.

The drawing can not be applied to cardboard, but printed on a printer and glued to the base. While it is drying, you need to prepare multi-colored balls.

To do this, cut napkins or corrugated paper into squares of the same size and roll them into balls. For such work you will need a lot of balls, and their number will also depend on the size of the picture and the size of the balls themselves.

Using PVA glue, napkins need to be glued to the picture, some details can be drawn with a marker or felt-tip pen, it all depends on your imagination and the desire of the young master.

The background of the work can also be made from balls of a suitable color.

Frame your work and use it to decorate a room or other room in the house or garden. This picture will also be a good gift for relatives and close people, for example, on the holiday of February 23 or March 8.

Button applique ideas

All children love buttons. Probably, every child more than once found his mother’s box with them and put things in order in it, choosing the ones he liked the most. Therefore, an applique with buttons will be interesting to any child.

From the age of two, a child can already do a simple picture by gluing buttons in the shape of a flower or a butterfly to the base.

With older children, you can make a hot stand by gluing buttons to leather or a piece of felt.

With older children, buttons can be glued with glue, but when working with little ones, it is better to glue double-sided tape to the buttons. If there are a lot of them and there is no way to stick tape on each one, you can glue plasticine onto the cardboard, and then press the buttons onto it. It is better to use glossy cardboard, because... stains from plasticine may appear on the matte finish.

Cereal application ideas

Cereals can be successfully used not only in the kitchen, but also in creativity. Cereals make wonderful and unusual paintings and crafts.

Just like with the napkins, you'll need a base image. This can be any image drawn, printed or cut out from a coloring book. The main thing is that there are no small details in the picture, then its elements can easily be covered with different grains.

• Apply glue to the picture with a brush. If you will use different grains, do not apply glue to the entire drawing at once.
• First coat one part with glue and let the child sprinkle cereal on it. You can use your fingers to press it slightly onto the base. Anything that doesn’t stick, shake it back into the plate.
• If there are several elements, apply glue to them and sprinkle with cereal one by one - this will help make the work neat

You can use a wide variety of cereals, and you can even paint them in different colors with gouache. And it's very easy to do:

• dilute the gouache with a little water
• paint the cereal with a brush
• place on a bag or stationery file in one layer
• let dry

The second method is suitable if you need to color a lot of grains, and it is good because the colored grains do not stain your hands when you work with them further:

• Place the cereal in a container, rice works well
• fill it with water and add enough gouache to get a bright, rich color
• leave to stand for 12 hours
• drain the water and dry in one layer

Applications made from natural materials

Autumn gives us a lot of natural material that can be used in various crafts. From simple leaves that are lying on the streets, you can make a lot of interesting things, including applications. They make funny little people, various animals, landscapes and even plot paintings.

Collecting material for applications is also very fun and easy, because you can find leaves while walking in the park.

You can make a hedgehog from maple leaves, fish from birch, and oak leaves resemble a tree.

Some details of the work can be completed with felt-tip pens or paints.

You can cut out the necessary parts from the leaves, i.e. use not a whole leaf, but a cut out element. Use leaves of different colors.

You can pre-dry the leaves or put them in a book for a while to straighten them out. You can also dry them by ironing them through a sheet of paper.

Dry leaves can be crushed into crumbs and sprinkled with them on the base on which the glue is applied. After this, shake off the remaining crumbs. Younger children will really enjoy this activity.

VIDEO: For educators and parents - applications for children

An applique is a picture or decoration created from pieces of fabric or paper, as well as other materials, glued to each other or sewn together.

This kind decorative arts known for a long time. Perhaps it arose due to the need to connect pieces of leather or fabric together. Over time, they began to use pieces of suede and felt of a different quality and shade to decorate clothes and make the products more festive and beautiful view. Various subjects were collected from leather and felt, the center of which was animals, plants, birds, even religious characters.

Various types of appliqué became widespread not only among the nobility and wealthy population, but also among ordinary people. For many years, cut-out applique has taken pride of place among other types of creativity. Cutting is the simplest example of appliqué, which everyone becomes familiar with in childhood. The simplest cutouts are snowflakes, which, surprisingly, are a subtype of silhouette-type applique.

An ancient form of art - appliqué - has reached our time almost unchanged. Now the technique of assembling a whole image has not changed much - the parts are still sewn or glued to the base.

Types of applications

There are several directions of this art. They are divided into types of applique according to materials, themes, and elements used. So, let's get started.

The most common types of applications:

• subject - for work from required material parts of the object are cut out and glued to the selected surface;
• plot - to form a plot, several details are cut out, which form an integral plot together;
• decorative - made like the previous ones, used to decorate frames, photos, albums or postcards.

Also one of the types of applique is silhouette. Dark silhouettes were cut out of thick paper of a dark shade. Such images became real works of art: having gained great popularity among the nobility, they were made of paper High Quality and high cost. Highly artistic works, the themes of which were battles, everyday scenes, as well as entire scenes, are still assessed by experts as works of the highest subtlety and taste.

Make one yourself silhouette applique Just. This requires a high-density sheet on which a design with a large number of elements is drawn or printed. Using small scissors or a utility knife, sections of the paper are cut out so that the remaining material forms a silhouette by connecting the paper and the slits.

Rhinestone applique

Popular types of applications are constantly changing. A type of creativity in which the picture is formed through the use of rhinestones as the main material has become widespread.

Rhinestones can be multi-faceted, so-called diamond-cut, as well as regular, round. The latter are not so shiny, their surface practically does not reflect light. Diamond cutting gives them brightness, and they reflect light several times better.

To make an applique painting, you can purchase a ready-made kit. These are sold in craft stores. You can also choose the rhinestones of the desired shade yourself and come up with a composition. The kits are convenient - they contain a scheme with a color pattern according to which the pebbles are glued. In addition, the surface of the base is coated with a special compound, thanks to which the application does not crumble.

Applications made of rhinestones can be not only in the form of paintings. They can decorate clothes - a dress, a suit corset, shirt lapels and jacket lapels.

To decorate child dress using rhinestone appliqué, you need to choose stones of a contrasting shade. In addition, you will need special glue, if the rhinestones are not adhesive-based, and tweezers, which are convenient for laying out the pattern.

You can decorate either in any order or following the pattern. In any case, the result will be impressive - the clothes will become exclusive and take on a festive and elegant look.

Leaf applications

The simplest applique is made from leaves. Children become acquainted with it at the age of three or four years. To work, you will need dried leaves of flowers, trees, and shrubs. In addition, you need paper (white or colored, depending on the idea), PVA glue or adhesive-based rhinestones.

You can use a template for the plot. After printing it on paper or drawing it by hand, the leaves are glued onto it using glue. It is not necessary to follow the drawing clearly; you can only use it as a basis. The more imagination manifests itself during work, the more interesting the work will be.

You can invite your child to make his own plot - draw an animal, a man, a character from his favorite cartoon, and use leaves to complement it - make a house, the hero’s clothes, accessories. Such a creation will show all creative potential child and help him open up. Leaf applique instills a love of nature while developing imagination.

Thread applications

Another interesting view- thread applique. To work you need yarn for knitting or embroidery (floss), scissors, glue, thick cardboard several colors.

In order to make a cute lion cub, you need to draw its silhouette on colored paper. The figure is cut out and attached with glue to an A4 sheet that serves as the base. The muzzle can be drawn on white paper, cut out and carefully colored with colored pencils.

For the mane, cut a bunch of threads. Each thread should be about three centimeters long. It will take about fifteen strands. You can do more, it all depends only on your imagination. The finished threads are glued using PVA onto a round base with a diameter of 2.5 cm (that is, the base should be smaller than the mane so that the threads look free and natural). Then the lion cub's muzzle is fixed on top of them.

For the tassel on the tail you need a small bundle of thread. They can be carefully wound in the middle with a longer thread so that short strands did not get loose or become disheveled. You can make a bombon or a classic thread tassel for the tail tassel. The main thing is that their sizes look harmonious with the entire figure.

Using this type of material has its advantages. Often at home there are thread trimmings or leftover yarn that can be used in work. By using thin material, the child develops fine motor skills and imagination.

Bullfinches made of threads

Thread applique - not only childish look handicrafts. It provides the widest scope for creativity. Experienced craftswomen non-traditional types applications are turned into real masterpieces. Working with threads is very painstaking and requires great precision and perseverance. When starting to master this direction, it is worth practicing making small plots, mastering the creation of individual elements, experimenting with the shape of objects and the quality of the thread. Then you just need to start implementing the big plot.

To make bullfinches you will need:

• green melange threads for grass;
• threads white for background;
• blue melange threads - sky and clouds;
• brown, black, red, gray - for berries and bird bodies;
• glue;
• thick cardboard;
• pencil.

First, a sketch of the plot is made on cardboard, which will be the basis. Bullfinches arrive in winter, most often we see them against a background of snow, sitting on the branches of trees - ordinary garden or spruce. This is exactly what needs to be drawn.

It is important for yourself to decide which block will be made in which color. This way, there will be no confusion in the location of the threads.

The background elements are done first. The base is carefully painted over with PVA glue, and then the threads are glued. The first strand can be laid in any order, but all subsequent strands will definitely follow the contour. It’s more convenient to start from the bottom, first bypassing all the difficult places, and then doing large field. After the sky and branches are ready, they begin to make the bodies of the birds. It is necessary to work carefully; the beak and paws require special precision in laying the threads. The last to be done are the berries. To make them look like real rowan, the red threads are twisted in a spiral. This makes the berry more textured and voluminous.

If desired, the base can be fabric. In this case, the threads are laid out on the base or glued as described above. Then manually or sewing machine Several stitches are made, which additionally secure the threads. This applique can be beautifully decorated with a pillow or bedspread; it can also be used as an element of clothing decoration.

This thread painting will decorate any interior and will attract the admiring glances of guests.

Entertaining the kids

Applications for children are important stage formation of thinking. Working with simple materials, the child learns to think creatively, see the complex in the simple, fantasize and think in images.

The first children's applique made of plasticine promotes the development of sensory motor skills. By kneading a pliable piece under his fingers, the child sends signals to the brain responsible for the speech apparatus. Working with the mother, the child learns to draw analogies between the drawing and the result obtained. In addition, the bond between child and parent is strengthened.

Paper appliqué is also mastered with children aged three to four years old. It is important to arouse interest, because just like that the child is unlikely to understand what simple sheet colored paper can make a zebra or a kitten.

Applications for children should not be too complicated. You should start with simple elements that do not require additional effort. For example, you can depict a house - for this, the elements are first cut out. A square is cut for the walls, a triangle for the roof. Then the child, under the guidance of an adult, can glue the blanks in the specified sequence. For children, the process by which a recognizable image is formed from unknown parts is a real miracle.

Creativity on fabric

Applique on fabric - interesting way clothing decorations. This way you can decorate both adult and children's things. Many couturiers, from classics to modern ones, deservedly pay great attention to this type of decoration.

To decorate clothes or bags like a fox, you need several pieces of fabric - 10 by 10 cm orange color, 5 by 5 cm - white. You also need black thread and an embroidery needle.

First, a blank is drawn on paper - the fox's head, body and tail. Then draw two triangles - for the muzzle and for the chest. The resulting designs are transferred to fabric and cut out.

The blanks are sewn to the base with front side. You can do this with a sewing machine or sew on by hand.

To create a plot, flowers and butterflies are sewn near the chanterelle. You can cut them out of fabric and use curly buttons.

The edges of the fabrics can be processed or left free - any option has a right to exist. A fox does not have to be red - even a purple animal will look interesting.

Applique on fabric - universal method decorating things, simple and affordable. Since the work requires scraps of material, this gives a lot of scope for imagination.

Using Templates

Templates for appliques made from fabric or other materials are available in large quantities. These can be cartoon characters, flowers, elements of plants or animals, entire compositions. Templates for fabric appliqués are good and convenient because they contain all the details and elements necessary to form a holistic image.

For example, the photo above shows a horse. All details of the animal are drawn in appropriate proportions, which allows you to print the blank on paper of any size - from a small sheet of paper to A3 or larger.

Non-standard creativity

To develop your imagination, some types of applique can be improved. Conventional technologies combined with non-standard materials or approaches can give interesting results.

For example, a standard applique, in which flowers are the main motif, will sparkle with other colors if you use an unusual material.

To work you need:

• thirty pieces of cotton swabs;
• green paper;
• three pieces of yellow plasticine;
• blue or White paper for the background.

First, you need to carefully trim the heads of the cotton swabs with scissors. This must be done carefully to avoid injury.

Then on green paper you need to draw the outline of dandelion leaves and stems. The cut out leaves are glued to the base.

From yellow plasticine you need to roll three approximately equal balls, which then thumb hands are flattened. Cotton swabs are carefully pressed along the edges of the plasticine with the plastic bases inward. Then the resulting blanks are carefully lifted and, using the same piece of plasticine, attached to the stems of the flowers. The resulting applique, the flowers in which are made like this in an unusual way, looks very interesting. Using this technique, you can make a hedgehog by gluing sunflower seeds or buckwheat onto PVA instead of needles. Any natural material, as well as any scraps of fabric, leftovers from needlework, etc. can be used.

Paper applications

Another widely used technology is paper appliqué. The selected plot or image is made up of pieces different sizes and shapes. The material is often classical colored paper. However, you can use not only it - corrugated cardboard, wrapping paper, colored paper with designs, newspapers, parts of old postcards are great options.

To make a paper applique, the first step is to prepare a template. This can be a hand-drawn or printed image. Any topic can be chosen - animals, plants, ships, transport. Then you need to decide how the paper will be glued. There are two ways. The first is that the figure is assembled from large elements. To do this, the drawing is divided into large sections - head, body, paws, tail. All parts are cut out and glued onto paper.

The second way is to use small parts. In this case, the paper can be either plain or multi-colored. The main thing is that its shape is clearly visible. Small pieces of paper are glued to each other end-to-end or overlapping using PVA. It is important to follow the contours of the drawing, then the shape will be clearly visible.

Decorative applique, the types of which are very numerous, can be used in any field of needlework. Fabric appliqués can be used to decorate clothes, sew bright bedspreads and blankets, decorate panels and rugs. Using Additional materials- beads, rhinestones, inflorescences of dried flowers and various textured things (buttons or pieces of cardboard) create real masterpieces. Leaf paintings can be more than just children's crafts. Glued in layers one on top of the other, maple leaves combined with viburnum bunches make any classic appliqué a work of art.

Portrait of a mother in a beautiful hat. Master class with step-by-step photos

Step-by-step image of a mother in a beautiful hat in mixed media

Author: Andrey Kornev 9 years old, studying at MBOU Dubininskaya secondary school No. 13 Krasnoyarsk region, Sharypovsky district, Dubinino village.
Teacher: Lyubov Mikhailovna Verkhoturova, teacher additional education first qualification category, MBOU Dubininskaya secondary school No. 13 Krasnoyarsk Territory, Sharypovsky district, Dubinino village.
Description: This master class is intended for kindergarten teachers and teachers primary classes in working with children aged 5-10 years in preparation for the International women's day March 8.
Purpose: drawing for an exhibition, competition, gift for mom.
Target: mixed media portrait image.
Tasks:
- learn to draw a portrait of a person, taking into account the laws of symmetry;
- learn to cut objects along the contour, twist strips using the quilling technique;
- cultivate accuracy in work, perseverance, and the desire to complete the work started;
- develop Creative skills, imagination when working with pasta and yarn.
Materials and tools:
- a white sheet of A-4 paper, felt-tip pens, red gouache paint, colored paper, green and quilling strips blue color, PVA glue, scissors, glue brush, pasta in the form of flowers and bows, yarn Brown.

Templates:

Rules for working with scissors:
- do not play with scissors, this is not a toy;
- do not run your fingers over the blades of the scissors, they can cut you off;
- you can’t put scissors on the edge of the table, they can fall and hurt you;
- scissors cannot be passed with the tip outward;
- you can’t swing scissors;
- you need to close the scissors if you don’t cut anything else with them.

The holiday of March 8th is approaching, I love my mother very much and I want to please her with something unusual, an interesting gift. At school we are taught to draw with felt-tip pens, make appliques, do work using the quilling technique, work with woolen threads. I applied my skills and abilities in my new job.
Progress:
We start by cutting out the templates.

We transfer the templates onto colored paper and start cutting.
First we cut out the dress Pink colour and glue it to the bottom of the sheet.

Then we cut out a brown hairstyle and glue it above the dress.

Now let's cut out the light orange face and glue it onto the hairstyle.

Cut out the hat in red and glue it to the hairstyle.

We will have a flower on our hat yellow color, cut it out, give it volume by running scissors along the petals, then take a pencil, back side We apply it to the middle of the flower, place it on the knee and press it in, the flower turns out to be voluminous. Glue the flower to the hat.

Cut out a small pink circle and glue it into the middle of the flower.

It's time to glue mom's hand, let's be honest, we traced the palm of my little five-year-old sister Elvina. Cut out the hand and glue it to the bottom of the sheet.

Take a black felt-tip pen and draw symmetrical eyes: draw pupils, eyelashes, eyebrows.

It's time to draw the nose with orange and the mouth with a red felt-tip pen, let's draw a kind smile for mom.

Now we start painting the pasta flowers with red gouache paint.

First, glue the unpainted flowers onto the hat in one row with PVA glue.

Now we glue the red flowers onto the dress.

Let's start making a flower that mom holds in her hand and is about to smell. We twist the strips for quilling, 5 millimeters wide, press them on both sides, we get the shape of a leaf, glue them together in threes and glue them to the green stem.

Now we twist 1 red and six blue stripes and give them the shape of a leaf. We simply twist it with our hands, since we have no other tool.

We glued the petals together and glued them to the stem, for beauty we added four more blue petals, with an orange felt-tip pen we gave mom a blush and painted on her nails.

Now it’s time to do the hair, we fiddled with it for a very long time, we didn’t want to stick, but everything was in order. Slice brown stripes 10 centimeters long.

Glue them to the hairstyle. In the photo there are reflections from the glue, since it has not yet dried, but finished work they will not be visible.

There were some pasta bows left, we decided to make a frame out of them, glued them with PVA glue, it turned out not bad. Let's paint on Blue eyes.

The work is ready, we insert it into the frame.

And this is how my portrait turned out little sister Elvina, she is five years old and attends the “Preschool” group at our school.

I love my mother very much
Portrait in beautiful frame I'll give it to her for her holiday.
Thank you for your attention!

DIY portrait. Master Class

Master class “Portrait” for 6th grade students of a general education school

This master class is designed for 6th grade students according to the B.M. program. Nemensky, when studying the basic proportions and design of the human head.

Goals and objectives:

Acquire ideas about the design, plastic structure of the human head and facial proportions.

Understand and explain the role of proportions in expressing the character of the model and reflecting the artist's intent.

Master the primary skills of depicting a person in the process of creative work.

Acquire skills in creating a portrait in drawing and using appliqué.

To work, children will need: colored paper, scissors, glue.

For the teacher: colored paper, scissors, glue.

Fragment of a song about paintings based on poems by A. Kushner

If you see what's in the picture

Is anyone looking at us?

Or a prince in an old cloak,

Or a steeplejack in a robe,

Pilot or ballerina,

Or Kolka, your neighbor, -

Required picture

It's called PORTRAIT.

To get started, fold a sheet of colored paper in half and divide it into two parts.

Then we bend each part in half. One vertically, the other horizontally. In this case, the shoulders are almost twice as wide as the head.

From a sheet bent vertically, cut out a semi-oval with a slightly narrowed bottom. From another sheet, bent horizontally, cut out, rounding the corners, ¼ part. When extending, we get the head and shoulders with the neck.

On A3 format, previously pasted in any shape with pieces of colored paper, we place our head and shoulders. We find the most advantageous position to give a certain mood to our character.

Mentally divide the face into 3 parts. In the upper third of the face we glue oval eyes from a white sheet, and in the central part - a nose. You can cut out the hands and glue them next to the face.

Choosing eye color. IN in this case We cut out circles from a blue sheet and paste them onto our ovals. This will be the iris of the eye. Cut out lips from a pink or red sheet. The size of the lips should be slightly more eyes, their tips will be located approximately under the middle of each eye. We glue all this onto the prepared face.

We cut out brown or black arches for the eyebrows and eyes, as well as the pupils so that the eyes are “seeing.”

We select clothes, hairstyle, highlight some strands of hair with color.

Finally, we add sparkle to our coquette’s eyes and lips and decorate her outfit with a festive necklace, which she playfully holds in her hand.

Any mother is interested in comprehensive development your baby. You can do this in games or through joint creativity. Paper applique suitable for this one hundred percent. Children of any age enjoy creating their own crafts from various materials. In our article we will look at the stages of working with paper - volumetric applique.

Interesting three-dimensional applique templates for children

Let's divide paper crafts into 2 groups.

1. Flat work with convex elements

These are all kinds of postcards and panels. The easiest way to create something interesting with your baby. For little man it will be a revelation. And for the relatives of a growing child, the best gift.
In such work, the plane is the background.

• For example, flowers in a vase . We will draw a table, glue a vase from cardboard, and make buds from corrugated paper (using a petal blank) or from multi-colored leaves crumpled into balls. Or you can simply glue one bud onto a mini-card.

• Butterflies, dragonflies They will also look great in the meadow. They are very easy to make using a template.

• Cut out a variety of leaves .

Plants catch our eye every minute, and often we do not notice their beauty. You can transfer the original lines onto paper and use these elements in various decorative works. Paper leaves are interesting and unusual and perfectly enrich compositions.

Now on the shelves of stationery and bookstores you can find many offers with blanks. We used these with our eldest son, but it’s great to come up with something ourselves!

Planar work with volumetric elements is perfect for joint creativity with a preschooler.

Do not forget! Working with a child younger age should not be filled small details. All preparation will rest on the shoulders of a caring mother.

But you can trust the older child more independent activity. Let him participate in all stages of manufacturing the final product. This will emphasize the significance of the child’s endeavors. Will increase the offspring's self-esteem.

2. Volumetric compositions

This image includes crafts that can be placed on a table or hung (on a Christmas tree, on a chandelier, etc.)

• Crafts in which the template is "circle" .

This decoration can be hung as a toy on the Christmas tree if you add a string.

• Figures consisting made of two mirror halves . An older child already has the skill to use scissors. We bend the sheet in half, apply a design and cut it out along with young master. We expand it and get the whole piece. You can add details at the discretion of your dreamer.

We tried making piglets and a giraffe.

It is important to take into account the balance in crafts - the heaviness of the front and back parts of the figurine. To prevent animals from falling, you should bend your neck, head, and legs correctly.

• The shapes are interesting using cones . These are balls, flowers and animals. Can be used individual elements in the form of round pointed pyramids. Or cones glued together on a circle-shaped base.

Many of the most difficult and beautiful work They are based on simple templates.

Tools and necessary materials

We will need some items without which we cannot make a craft.

• Colored plain, corrugated or printer paper.
• Glue (I most often use stationery in the form of a pencil).
• Scissors, if children are small, are best used with rounded edges.
• Ruler.
• A simple pencil.
• A stem for a flower; when working with boys, I use straws for cocktails or children’s straws for juices. The bend of the tube can be interestingly played out or cut.

How to make a volumetric applique: step-by-step instructions

"Ladybugs"

This option is perfect for children three to four years old. Moms should take Active participation in progress. We did this work with youngest son twice. And both times it caused a storm of positive emotions.

Materials:

• red and greenish paper;
• scissors;
• glue stick;
• paint black, white (preferably gouache).

Materials for application

Step 1

Take a red square and bend it along one diagonal, then along the second.

Step 1. Making diagonals

Step 2
Fold the workpiece in half once.

Step 2. Bend the square in half

Step 3

We wrap the opposite parts of the workpiece inside our insect along the fold line. The result is a triangle.

Step 3. Wrap the opposite parts inside

Step 4

Cut off the excess. We give rounded shape bug. We cut the upper wings.

Step 4. Trim the excess in a semicircle

Step 4. Expand, and this is what happened

Step 5

We invite the child to draw dots with black paint. You can do this with your finger or cotton swab, if you don’t want to get dirty (my son prefers the second option). And the eyes will be white to stand out brightly and enliven the picture as a whole.

Step 5. Use black paint to add dots.

Step 6

We will need another smaller red square for the neighbor. We perform all actions in the same sequence. We get a smaller God's creation.

Step 6. In the same sequence, create another ladybug

Step 7

Let's work with a leaf, the basis of our composition. Fold the paper in half along the long side and cut out a leaf of any shape. The size of the base must be suitable for placing the heroes.

Step 7. Cut a piece of paper folded in half into a leaf shape.

Step 8

Let's put our ladybugs on a leaf and glue it on. Our composition is ready. It looks unusual. My little son was very happy with the result and showed it to his dad.

Step 8 Ladybugs glue it to a piece of paper

If your child is a little older, then you can entrust him with the responsible tasks of independently cutting out a leaf and giving the greenery a more interesting look.

You can make folds on a piece of paper

This is what an unfolded leaf looks like, more realistic

Looks much more presentable. If this work is a gift, we will add a pre-prepared inscription.

We collect all the details of the application

My eldest son, 6 years old, and I decided to give one of our grandmothers a “bouquet of hyacinths” as a gift.

"Bouquet of hyacinths"

What we needed:

• xerox paper in yellow and soft lilac (I like to use this because there is a choice of color and tone, the shades are more delicate);
• green corrugated paper (2 tones);
• toothpicks (2 pieces);
• glue stick;
• medium-diameter cocktail straws (5 pieces);
• scissors;
• cardboard cylinder;
• satin ribbon (thin).

Materials for application

Step 1
We are preparing future inflorescences. Divide each sheet into 3 parts along the long side. Cut into strips.

Step 1. Divide the sheet into three equal parts

Step 1. Cut each strip with scissors

Step 2

We cut flowers. Let's take it colored stripe. We show the child how to make cuts. The width of the petals should be average (5-7mm).

Step 2. Making cuts

Step 3

Twist the cut flower parts. To get a more beautiful curl, we do this with a toothpick (on the sharp side, having previously split the very tip of a wooden stick in half).

Step 3. Twist the cut strips

Step 4

We form an inflorescence. Gradually wind the prepared strip onto the straw.

Step 4. Wind the prepared strip onto the straw

Step 5

The plant stem should look natural. To do this, wrap it in a strip corrugated paper Green colour. We used dark green and light green leaves. Glue the beginning of the tape at the base of the flower and wind it with tension. And fix the end of the strip with glue to the tube. Leftovers can be wrapped inside a straw.

Step 5. Wrap the flower stem in green paper

Step 6

We collect the flowers into a bouquet and place them in a vase. If your creative impulse is associated with some event, you can pack flowers or tie them with ribbon. We placed our artwork in a cardboard cylinder. Decorated with fine satin ribbon Pink colour. You can use a tall glass jar of baby puree as a vessel.