Paper crafts are perhaps the most interesting hobby for children and adults. The manufacturing process is quite exciting, and at the same time, children develop imagination and motor skills. Below we have selected several master classes that we think will be of interest to you.

Paper butterfly

The butterfly is a bright companion of summer, a symbol of beauty and lightness. Each butterfly is unique and inimitable in its own way. Nature has tried to celebrate each winged beauty with bright colors and patterns. These beautiful insects decorate flower lawns, and in today's lesson we will try to decorate a room with a butterfly, which we will make with our own hands from paper. Making paper crafts helps children develop attentiveness, accuracy, perseverance and imagination. And what a surprise the baby will experience as he watches how an ordinary leaf turns into an amazing creature before his eyes!

In order to make a paper butterfly we will need:

  • Paper;
  • Scissors;
  • Paints;
  • Fantasy and great mood.

For this craft, a regular landscape piece of paper will do, but first you need to make it square. To do this, bend the upper left corner diagonally, and cut off the remaining section of paper with scissors. We have a square with one diagonal fold. You need to make another diagonal fold on the other side. To do this, bend the upper right and lower left corners.

We bend the lower ends of the resulting triangle upward. Then we turn the figure over with the wide side up and bend the top of the triangle so that its tip extends slightly beyond the edges.


We wrap the protruding end. Fold the future butterfly in half a little.


The butterfly figurine is ready, but for now it is white and inconspicuous. Therefore, it is the turn for the children to show their imagination and decorate the butterfly to their taste, using watercolor paint or felt-tip pens. The drawing can be the most unimaginable: from flowers, as in our example, to complex geometric patterns, the main thing is that the child enjoys the creative process. If desired, you can make a few more butterflies, allowing your child to make crafts without your help.



A boat made of colored paper

Of course, each of us loves when he succeeds at something. And especially, it was made by hand. And you do it simply for yourself, for the soul, without even thinking about the specific benefit. Although she will still be there. Crafts are a great way to show yourself that this activity is interesting and brings a lot of benefits. Especially when there are no costs and you can make something beautiful from scrap materials. And for children it’s a great joy to make something on their own, even if it’s not interesting to an adult, but to do it. And the task of every parent is to support their child, to praise him for what he himself was able to create. And also help, suggest and in no case scold if what you plan doesn’t work out. By doing such work, the child tries to understand the world himself, with the help of his imagination. He remembers everything he has ever seen and tries to reflect it in his products. For lovers of marine themes, we have prepared a lesson on how to make a simple boat. Feel like a real captain of the most beautiful ship, and even made with soul and love. All we need is:

  • empty matchboxes;
  • colored cardboard and colored paper;
  • scissors;
  • glue;
  • tube.

Let's take matchboxes and stack them so that two are lying next to each other, and the third is on top of them. To give the boat the desired appearance and the advertising inscriptions on the boxes do not spoil the future product, cover the craft with plain paper, as shown in the picture.


After this we will make the stern of our ship. Cut out the base from cardboard, and use two strips to build the bow of our ship. Then, we will use a tube to build sails. Take a rectangular piece of cardboard and attach it to the tube as shown below. Let's complete the image with a small red flag at the end of the tube.


All that remains is to decorate the craft on the side so that the matchboxes are not visible. If you have small lego toys, they can take their place proudly on our beautiful deck.


Our boat is ready, it's time to hit the road!

Russian oven made of paper

The stove was the main attribute in the house: it heated the house, food was cooked in it, and it was given a special place. Therefore, the stove is always associated with satiety, warmth and comfort. In many Russian fairy tales we come across a Russian stove. Let’s remember Emelya, the fairy tale “Geese-Swans”, Baba Yaga. The stove is also found in ancient proverbs and sayings. And if a child is asked to make a product - a Russian stove, then this is not a problem at all. A real stove is built from brick, but we propose to create it from cardboard. A child can easily cope with this. A small Russian oven made of paper turns out to be very realistic.

For everything to work, you need to take:

  • a small package left over from toothpaste;
  • colored paper (white, orange and black);
  • a little cotton wool;
  • black marker;
  • scissors;
  • glue.

1. First, cut the toothpaste package into two halves, make one larger and the other smaller.

2. The larger one will stand vertically; we will attach the smaller half to the larger one horizontally.

3. Secure the structure of the craft with glue.

4. After it dries a little, cover it with white paper, simulating whitewashing.


5. Prepare a pipe for the stove; to do this, cut out a strip of cardboard, bend it to form a small pipe, and glue it to the base.

6. You need to cut out a small rectangular sheet of white paper. Prepare a firebox from black paper; an orange stripe will frame the firebox.

7. Carefully glue it all onto a white sheet. We wait until the glue dries.

8. Glue it to the oven in the appropriate place. Now we have a stove with a firebox!


9. The pipe must be covered with orange paper.

10. For naturalness, draw small bricks on the pipe with a black marker and insert a small piece of cotton wool into the pipe, straighten it, depicting smoke. For strength, so that it does not fall out, it is better to glue the cotton wool to the inside of the pipe.


Here's a Russian oven made from paper! I already want to warm my sides on it and remember my childhood, village, grandmother. The advantage of a paper stove is that it is small, light and does not take up half the house, but gives a touch of comfort and warmth.

Chicken made from disk and paper

How nice it is to receive gifts made by our loved ones and relatives. Moreover, do them yourself, including imagination and creativity. With our own hands, from available materials, we can prepare a wide variety of crafts and toys. This is a very exciting activity. And if you make crafts with your family members or friends, then you will definitely get a lot of pleasure from communication and the result of joint work. Today we will try to make a chicken from a disk and colored cardboard. It will not be bulky, and therefore it can be hung above the table or even on the Christmas tree in the New Year. Let's start!

For our toy we will need:

1. Old music or video disc,

  • colored cardboard, we will need four colors - blue, white, yellow, red;
  • scissors;
  • pencil;
  • glue;
  • a small skein of yellow or beige wool threads.

2. The first thing we start with is to cut the threads finely and more. They will replace the chick's feathers for us.

3. Then, coat the disk well with glue and sprinkle it thickly with threads. After the disc has dried, shake it to remove any remaining hair.

4. Cut out oval eyes from cardboard paper - they will be white and blue. Let the beak and paws be red. And we’ll make the wings yellow. Oh, and don't forget the comb. Our chicken may be small, but he already has a comb. You can see every step in the photo.


The job is done, our chicken is ready. You can hang it on a string, as we said earlier. Ask dad to make a hole in the disk, stretch the thread and that’s it. The craft turned out to be unusual and joyful. The chick seems to be taking off, wanting to see what’s happening up there! Or maybe he wants to see where his friends are?



Similar to this craft, we can make a mother chicken or father rooster. And if you fantasize, then a bunny, a pig, a hedgehog, a bear cub, and other cartoon characters, for example. Moreover, we did not spend a lot of time and money on this activity. All that remains is to find a place for her. Or maybe we can give our chick as a gift to someone?

Paper ball

The creative process of creating various crafts and designs from paper will captivate both adults and children. After reading the instructions below, anyone can assemble a figure in the form of a beautiful multi-colored paper ball.


Colored paper (two colors that can contrast with each other, but without disturbing the harmonious combination, for example, blue and purple).

Quantity: for each of the eight modules (circles) that make up the final shape of the craft, you need five parts (if you plan to make the ball not large, you can cut out 2-3 such parts from one sheet of colored paper approximately the size of A4).

  • 24 blue parts and 16 purple parts or equally divided - twenty parts of each color;
  • Pencil;
  • Ruler (to draw the sides of the cardboard template);
  • A piece of cardboard (its size will depend on how large the wonderful paper ball shape is needed;
  • A beautiful rope (not thick - with its help a finished three-dimensional figure can be attached to almost any place in the interior to decorate it);
  • Scissors (preferably with sharp tips, especially if the figure is small, otherwise cutting will be difficult).

At the first stage of the creative process, you need to draw a sketch on cardboard with a pencil, according to which all the details for the ball figure will soon be cut out. It should be noted that the side parts of the depicted figure should be straight (use a ruler for accuracy), and the top and bottom should also be completely identical.

Both parts of the template figure look like a chef’s hat or a cake with cream, but the main thing is that the edges of the upper and lower parts, respectively, should form convenient “ears” for subsequent coupling into a three-dimensional figure. After completing the sketch, the pencil must be put aside, now it is time to carefully cut out the template figure from cardboard along the contour.

You need to take colored paper and draw the required number of figures and cut them out.


Next, you need to interlock the cut out figures so that they alternate in color, with each subsequent figure turning approximately ninety degrees from the previous one so that with its narrow side it can be inserted into the grooves of the long side of the previous part. Thus, you need to link five such parts into one circle.



If two purple and three blue parts were used to construct the circle, now you need to connect the two purple parts together (provided that the order rule was followed).

All modules are connected so that in each recess there are five “roundings”, that is, places where parts are connected.




Card for mom

The most memorable and expensive gift is a gift made with your own hands. An original postcard will be an excellent gift for your mother, grandmother or sister, because in addition to a handmade postcard, you are giving a part of your soul; according to the belief of many peoples, we put a piece of our soul into every thing we create. And this is the most valuable thing!

And so let's start, for the craft we will need the following materials:


  • Glue, preferably paper;
  • Colored paper;
  • Scissors;
  • Marker;
  • Unnecessary magazines with pretty pictures.

We make a postcard blank from cardboard, draw a pattern in the form of semicircles along the edges of our postcard. You can come up with another ornament, show your imagination.

Carefully cut out our blank along the lines.

On our blank, glue a sheet of colored paper, distribute the glue carefully so that the colored paper adheres well to the cardboard.


It is necessary to make preparations of daisies. We cut out two small circles from white cardboard - these will be the petals of our future chamomile, and from yellow cardboard we need to cut out two circles of smaller diameter for the middle of our flower.

We collect our daisies and glue the yellow center of the daisy to our white petals. In this way we collect four flowers.

Now for our daisies, we need to make stems. We will make them as follows: on a sheet of cardboard, green, draw lines at a distance of 2-4 centimeters, we have three daisies, therefore we need to draw three lines.

We cut out our stripes exactly along the contour. The stems for our daisies are ready.


Next comes the fun part, assembling and decorating the postcard. To our cardboard blank, we glue the daisies and stems that we made earlier, we place the flowers slightly at an angle so that they fit on our card.

We cut out beautiful pictures from old magazines to decorate the craft. We glue the ornament found in the magazine to the corners of the card. And on the right edge we’ll plant a beautiful butterfly.

Now is the most important moment, we make an inscription with wishes for a loved one. From pink colored paper we cut out a blank in the shape of a “cloud”. We make the inscription “To Mommy” on it and paste it onto our card.

The original card is ready, all that remains is to give it as a gift.

Paper pencil using origami technique

Origami is a fascinating technique that can interest all family members. It’s amazing how a familiar object suddenly appears from one flat sheet of paper at the next fold, without glue, scissors, or anything else.

You will need a little perseverance and accuracy, and you will definitely be able to create a voluminous paper craft, for example, a pencil.

Necessary materials:

  • Colored Double Sided Square Sheet

We used yellow and green colors so that it was clearly visible that this was a pencil. And you can also make the first option so as not to get confused in the description, and then, when you learn how to do it, you can use any colors. Or use single-sided colored paper, then the pencil back and lead will be colored, and the core will be a contrasting white color.

Place the sheet on the table with the yellow side up. We apply the right corners of the sheet to the left, and making sure that the line is straight, make a fold. Without changing the position of the sheet, we unbend it again with the yellow side up.

In the same way, carefully apply the two upper corners to the lower corners and bend the sheet in half, carefully forming a fold line.


Unfold the sheet again, yellow side up. Now our square is divided into four equal squares by perpendicular fold lines.

Again we take the square by the upper corners and bend our upper small squares in half. Pull the upper corners to the central fold strip on the square. Again, straighten the full square with the yellow side up. And again we bend the upper corners, so that the green color does not even reach the very top fold strip. We get a yellow square with a thin green stripe on top, as in the picture below.


Let's pay attention to one fold that runs vertically through the center of the leaf. We take the sheet by the squares on the left and bend it towards this center. We repeat these steps with the right corners. Now in front of us lies a green rectangle with two horizontal fold lines.

We take the upper inner corners (which are at the vertical fold) and bend them to the edges. Yellow pieces with green stripes along the edges should appear. As shown in the picture below, we bend these strips to the sides as far as the paper will allow.


Now we bend the right and left upper squares diagonally back. The pencil is ready.


Such pencils can be used in many different ways: used as a bookmark, as a decorative element when decorating a school office, as a children's toy, etc.

Christmas tree made of paper

The main attribute of the New Year is the Christmas tree. Everyone decides for themselves whether to dress up an artificial or living forest beauty. But in addition to the main Christmas tree, you can make several small ones with your own hands. With the help of such a craft, we can decorate rooms or present it as a small souvenir that will certainly lift the festive mood.

Required equipment:

  • colored paper;
  • glue;
  • wire;
  • stand;
  • pencil;
  • ruler;
  • scissors;
  • compass;
  • beads for decoration.

Twist one end of the wire into a spiral and attach it with glue to a small, stable block.


Using a compass, draw circles on the back of the colored paper. The diameter of the largest should be 20 cm, and the smallest - 6 cm. Reduce the size of the circles in increments of 2 cm. In total, you should get 16 circles, plus one circle, the diameter of which will be 5 cm. It will be needed to make the top in the form of a cone .

Each of the blanks must be divided into segments. And inside, draw a circle, the diameter of which will be on average equal to the radius of the workpiece. The centers of the circles must coincide. Using scissors, make cuts reaching to the beginning of the inner circle.


Take the edges of the segment and roll it into a tube, securing the ends with glue. Hold each section with your fingers until the glue sets. We do the same with each section. Make a hole in the center of each piece for threading onto a metal frame. Assemble the Christmas tree, starting from larger to smaller diameter.


Cut a segment from the remaining circle and roll it into a cone, securing the edges with glue. Place the cone on top of the tree. Now it’s time for the most creative part of the process – decorating the Christmas tree. Children really like this procedure, so you can safely involve the children in this activity.

For decoration, use bright beads, seed beads, tinsel, rhinestones and other colorful elements. You can secure them with glue; silicone glue is perfect for this procedure; it sets as quickly as possible and has a transparent texture, which makes it completely invisible.



New Year's garland made of paper

New Year is a bright and long-awaited holiday for all children and for many adults. The smell of pine needles hanging in the room, gifts under the fir tree and a decorated house. A large number of people buy New Year's decorations because it's faster and easier, but you can show your creativity and decorate your home with your own hands. For example, make a New Year's garland out of paper. Many people remember garlands and flags from childhood; they are light, convenient, easy to make yourself and easy to store after the holidays. A cheerful colorful garland will help decorate a simple gloomy wall, a long curtain and an ordinary chandelier.

1. What we need to make a paper garland:

  • colored paper;
  • scissors;
  • compass;
  • glue;
  • rope.

2. Using a compass, draw neat circles of different sizes on the back of the colored paper. Some circles will be larger, others smaller.

3. Using scissors, cut out the resulting multi-colored circles.

4. We combine several circles of the same shape, but different colors. They need to be laid on top of each other and bent in the middle. It turns out to be one large and dense circle.


5. Now let's prepare a circle of the largest shape.

6. Carefully use scissors to make three small holes in it. We make sure that the roundels do not move.

7. We thread the rope into the resulting holes.

8. We have the base of the garland ready.


10. String circles on a rope in descending order from largest to smallest.

11. Let’s fluff up the garland so that all the colors of the paper are visible and it seems more voluminous.

12. We stretch the balls along the rope evenly, at the same distance from each other.


13. You can also decorate the garland with paints - put bright dots in the form of multi-colored scattered confetti. It is better to do this on large circles, since on small ones it may not be noticeable.

14. We ended up with a cheerful, fluffy and colorful garland. Now you can hang it on the wall at home and admire it throughout the New Year holidays!


Volumetric paper snowflake

Outside the window there is a magical winter, the New Year is approaching, the most favorite holiday of children. Everyone, especially children, lives in anticipation of a miracle, and it is in your power to give it to them. It's simple - you need to pay more attention to them, spend time together, do pre-holiday chores together. Children will really enjoy working with their parents on festive New Year's decor, one of the integral elements of which is snowflakes. Everyone can cut them out, but for children who definitely want to participate, it will be more interesting to make voluminous snowflakes that would be appropriate to decorate a Christmas tree, or make a mobile out of them, adding different figures (Christmas trees, balls, angels, etc.) or combine them into a garland. The craft is simple to make and can be done by a 4-5 year old child.

For work you will need: a sheet of double-sided blue paper (can be any shade), a ruler, scissors, glue. Colored paper needs to be cut in half. Then each half needs to be folded like an accordion: put a ruler on the edge of the sheet and make a fold - this is the first strip, align the rest along it (you should get an accordion of 7 strips 3 cm wide). We cut the accordions and get 14 strips. From each strip we form a “needle”: as shown in the photo.


We cut off the protruding ends of the strips. You will get a cone with a sharp protrusion. For the base, cut out a circle of paper with a diameter of 3 cm.


Glue the “needles” onto the base with a cone towards the center, as shown in the photo. First on one side, then, when the glue dries, on the other, making sure that the “needles” are placed in a checkerboard pattern. You should get a snowflake with a diameter of about fourteen centimeters.


Give free rein to your imagination: use white paper or paper of two different shades, additionally decorating the snowflake with sparkles, sequins, etc. If you want a larger snowflake, take two landscape sheets, doubling the width of the stripes.

Make New Year's crafts with your children, give them and yourself the joy of communication, and then this New Year will become truly unforgettable for both you and them.

Paper crown

A carnival costume for a little prince or a capricious princess is unthinkable without an elegant shiny crown. A headdress befitting a young crowned lady can be bought at a toy store, but if it’s evening and you need the crown for tomorrow’s matinee, then there is nothing left to do but build it yourself.

To make such a homemade attribute of royal power you will need:

  • a roll of thick food foil;
  • a sheet of thin and dense white cardboard;
  • hot glue gun;
  • scissors;
  • several packages of adhesive rhinestones of different colors;
  • half a meter of narrow metallic silver braid;
  • half a meter of white linen or hat elastic;
  • ruler and simple pencil.

Making a crown

1. On a sheet of cardboard, draw a rectangle 25x12 cm and a line parallel to the long edges, divide it into two strips measuring 25x7 and 25x5 cm.

2. Divide the narrow strip into five squares with 5-centimeter sides and fit into these squares isosceles triangles with a height and base equal to 5 centimeters. These will be the teeth of the crown.

3. Add a fastening tongue 1.5 cm wide to one of the short side sides of the larger strip.

4. Cut out a cardboard crown blank and wrap it in foil.


5. To do this, first, with allowances of 1-1.5 cm, cut out the “metal” lining of the outer part of the royal headdress, attach it to the cardboard and fold the excess foil onto the wrong side of the crown.

6. Then cut out the lining of the inside (its dimensions should be slightly smaller than the dimensions of the cardboard base).

7. Place the backing foil facing on the glue and close the crown into a ring.


8. Stepping back 1 cm from the bottom edge of the crown, glue a silver braid edging onto it and decorate it with “crystal” rhinestones.

9. Decorate each prong of our craft with a “flower” assembled from multi-colored rhinestones and “pearl” half-beads.

10. From an elastic band, make (glue, or even better, sew) a ring of such a size that it fits fairly tightly, but not tightly, on the child’s head (in the position across the top of the head and under the chin).

11. Glue the crown to the rubber ring and try the finished headdress on “Their Highness’s” head.


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Quite often, parents wonder how to organize their child’s leisure time so that it is not only interesting, but also educational. Moreover, experts note that this is much simpler than many fathers and mothers imagine.

And with this you will be helped by handmade children's crafts, which will teach your child some basic techniques for creating various products, as well as perseverance.

However, at the same time, you should remember that every child should be able to cope with the creation of these structures. This means that such crafts should be simple.

But, as you know, genius lies precisely in simplicity.

If your child shows a genuine interest in creativity, he himself will give you some interesting ideas. But what to do if the baby was not interested in anything like this before, and you don’t know where to start?

In this case, you should start with the simplest and most understandable tasks that will not cause difficulties when completed.

In this article we will look at the simplest and most entertaining crafts, the process of creating which will undoubtedly attract the child’s attention and force them to use their imagination.

Let's start by creating a tree

The most popular children's paper craft is a tree. It is with the creation of such a simple applique that a long path to unusual and more complex homemade products begins. To create it you will need a fairly simple set of materials.

We recommend that you start by creating a flowering tree from multi-colored paper. To do this, you should purchase several sheets of colored paper, glue, a pencil and scissors. From dark paper you need to cut out the base of the tree - the trunk.

Depending on what kind of tree you are trying to depict, you should select the thickness of the trunk.

Of course, your child can use his imagination and create an absolutely amazing tree.

However, since in this case the child’s education is also important, care should be taken to ensure that the craft he creates is as similar to the original as possible.

After you finish cutting out the trunk, you should move on to the leaves. They can be of different shades.

After you and your child have finished cutting out the necessary parts, all that remains is to assemble the design and glue it onto the sheet of paper that you have chosen as the background.

It is worth noting that children's crafts made of wood are just as popular as those made of paper.

However, to create them you will need to be patient and start looking for suitable material. After all, you have to find a snag, which in shape will resemble either one of the animals or some object.

By adding some decorative elements, you will create a unique and beautiful product that can even be used for interior decoration.

Note!

Additional elements can be parts cut from various materials. For example, from plastic cups, scraps of fabric, plasticine.

Flowers for decorating classrooms in kindergarten

Often, educators instruct parents, together with their child, to create some interesting craft in order to contribute to the improvement of the interior of the office. And in this regard, many problems arise, because mom and dad cannot always determine which craft is suitable in a given case.

Therefore, if you also cannot decide on a choice, we recommend that you make the most popular and simple craft for kindergarten with your own hands - flowers from egg trays.

After all, you probably have a tray in your house in which you previously stored or continue to store eggs purchased in the store.

To create the composition you will need: scissors, egg trays, colored paper, paints and a piece of wire.

Note!

Each cell of your tray represents a bud. On them you should carefully cut out the petals along the pre-drawn contour. Once you're done cutting, you can start coloring.

However, before you start coloring the product, you need to place a carefully cut core of colored paper into each flower. A twisted strand of wire should be used as a stem. It should be threaded through the center of the core.

To make the stem look more aesthetically pleasing, you can use paper as a wrapping. Pay attention to the photo of children's crafts, which shows a bouquet of flowers made from egg trays. This is what the finished product should look like.

How to decorate the playground?

In this case, talking about using appliqués as a decorative element is completely inappropriate. After all, these products will look out of place on the site.

In addition, we should not forget that such products will not last long due to wind, rain and sun. Therefore, if you are thinking about how to decorate a place that children use to play outside, you should prepare thoroughly. After all, the set of necessary tools in this case is wider.

Please note that you can use both scrap materials and wood. A craft made from stumps and logs for a children's playground looks very interesting and beautiful.

Note!

To create it you will need:

  • Small logs with a diameter of about 15-20 centimeters and a height of 30-40 cm.
  • Buttons.
  • Champagne corks.
  • Mop thread attachments.
  • Cord.
  • Old red oilcloth.
  • Pieces of fabric.
  • Furniture stapler.

We will use buttons to make the eyes. You can also use ready-made eyes, which can be purchased at the sewing department.

In order to build a spout, you should cut a champagne cork in half and carefully glue it to the product. Next, you need to cut out a part from the film that most closely resembles lips and glue it to the structure.

Using a stapler, secure the hair from the thread attachments of the mop onto your head. The arms and legs are made from pieces of cord and are attached to the back of the product using a stapler.

If you want your tree stumps to have legs, you should make several cuts in advance and use them as feet. Now all you have to do is put on the stumps.

You can take ready-made clothes or make them from scraps of fabric. As you can see, children's crafts for children of different ages are not always expensive and difficult. To create beautiful crafts, you only need patience and free time.

Photos of children's crafts


Soap bubbles can be blown almost endlessly. At least until the solution runs out. To prevent this from happening soon, make a large supply: 3.5 liters of water, a glass of dishwashing liquid, a tablespoon of glycerin. The barrel of solution is ready!

22. Drawing without stains

If you pour a little shower gel mixed with dyes into a durable, hermetically sealed bag, your child will be able to draw futuristic pictures with their fingers without getting dirty!

23. DIY car wash


Kids can play for hours in the bathroom with a real car wash, which can be made from a five-liter plastic jerry can, scouring pads and moisture-resistant adhesive tape.

From the canister you need to cut out the body of the sink with entry and exit. Cut dish sponges into thin long sticks and glue them vertically to the ceiling of the sink. Use permanent markers to color the design. Place shaving foam in empty yogurt containers, take old toothbrushes and toy cars. The imagination will do the rest.

24. Science experiment with balloons


Show your child a chemical experiment in the kitchen. Pour a spoonful of baking soda into a balloon and pour vinegar into an empty plastic bottle. Place the ball onto the neck of the bottle and secure tightly. Gradually pour the baking soda from the balloon into the bottle. The neutralization reaction will release large amounts of carbon dioxide, which will inflate the balloon.

25. Frozen Dinosaur Egg


If your child loves dinosaurs, show him how ancient lizards hatched from eggs. Place a dinosaur figurine in a balloon and fill it with colored water, then put the balloon in the freezer. When the water freezes, call the young paleontologists. Remove the “shell” of the ball from the eggs and look at the dinosaur in the ice. You can remove the toy using a small hammer (you just need to do this with swimming goggles so that small pieces of ice do not damage your eyes).

26. Banana ice cream


You can make popsicles with just one ingredient. Take bananas (preferably slightly overripe), peel and cut into thin pieces. Place in the freezer. After a couple of hours, remove the frozen bananas and blend in a blender until the mixture resembles thick sour cream. The ice cream can be eaten immediately or put into molds and re-frozen. Older children can handle the cooking themselves!

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Crafts for children 3-4 years old, made from paper with their own hands, can be completely different. These are various applications, souvenirs, educational toys. Children, with the help of their parents, are able to create real works of art.

Original apple tree

Any child can make an unusual tree. To work, you will need a minimum list of materials and a little patience. As a result, the child will spend time usefully and will be able to make an apple tree on his own. Such a tree will become a real decoration in the room and will remind you of an interesting master class.

Materials for work:

  • scissors;
  • toilet paper roll;
  • green paper;
  • paints;
  • brush;
  • glue.

  1. The toilet paper roll will act as the trunk of the future tree. First of all, it needs to be prepared. We cut the roll on top into several parts, thereby forming tree branches.
  2. We draw small circles on the sheet of paper with paints, these will be apples.
  3. We carefully crumple the sheet and glue it on top of the trunk.
  4. The apple tree is ready, you can look for a prominent place in the house for it. If you wish, you can make several trees and make a real apple orchard.

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Christmas tree from a puzzle

Every child will have pieces from an old puzzle. Of course, you can throw them away, but the best thing is to give the item a new life. Using your imagination, you can create a paper craft for 3-4 year old children from unnecessary parts. It is advisable to involve children in the work too. They will be delighted with the creative process.

Materials for work:

  • puzzle pieces;
  • green, brown paint;
  • glitter;
  • rhinestones;
  • fishing line;
  • beads;
  • glue.

Execution sequence:

  1. We paint the puzzle pieces with green paint and sprinkle them with sparkles.
  2. We glue the parts together in the shape of a Christmas tree.
  3. Let's make a trunk. To do this, paint the parts with brown paint. We attach the trunk at the base of the tree.
  4. Once the tree is assembled, we begin decorating it. To do this, we use various decorative elements.
  5. We make a loop from fishing line and decorate it with beads. We attach the fishing line to the finished product.
  6. You can hang this craft on the Christmas tree and enjoy the work done.

Funny mouse on a plate

Paper crafts are very popular. They are of particular interest to young children. Kids happily participate in the creative process and enjoy the work. Making a mouse on a plate is quite simple. It is enough to prepare the necessary tools and be patient. Such a toy will take pride of place in the house and even become a decoration in the room.

Materials for work:

  • paper;
  • markers;
  • disposable plate;
  • scissors;
  • glue;
  • threads

Execution sequence:

  1. Cut out a circle from paper and decorate it with felt-tip pens.
  2. We wrap the resulting figure into a cone and glue it together.
  3. Cut out ears and eyes from paper. We decorate them with other colors. Glue the parts to the cone.
  4. Attach a thread to the mouse. This will be her tail.
  5. We fix the resulting product on a disposable plate.

Suitcase with a secret

Handmade paper crafts are of particular interest to children aged 3-4 years. Kids enjoy cutting, gluing, and decorating paper products. To make the master class interesting, parents should also get involved.

Materials for work:

  • matchboxes;
  • glue;
  • markers;
  • colored paper.

Technique:

  1. To work you need at least 4 boxes. It is best to prepare more of them; 10 pieces will be enough.
  2. We glue the boxes.
  3. We wrap the stationary part with colored paper and carefully glue it.
  4. We decorate the resulting product at our discretion. Drawings made with felt-tip pens look original. You can add decorative elements.

Funny bunnies

Children 3-4 years old already know how to cut with scissors. This means that they will be able to create funny bunnies on their own. Funny toys will be a wonderful decoration at home and will remind children of an interesting pastime.

Materials for work:

  • colored paper;
  • scissors;
  • glue;
  • ruler;
  • markers.

Technique:

  1. Draw the outlines of the stripes on colored paper and carefully cut them out. The stripes must be the same width.
  2. We collect the hare. Glue the strip together with a ring - this will be the head.
  3. We cut out the ears and attach them to the head.
  4. To make the paws, take wide strips and make cuts at the bottom. Attach the paws to the body.
  5. Draw eyes with a felt-tip pen.

You can supplement the work with the help of grass. To do this, just cut it out of green paper and plant it in the hare’s grass.

Application on the theme of fishing

To please your child with colorful characters, you can make paper fish. This won't take much time. It is enough to take the necessary materials and interest the baby. The child will be happy to do all the work on his own.

Materials for work:

  • cardboard;
  • colored paper;
  • plate;
  • ruler;
  • scissors;
  • pencil;
  • confetti;
  • glue.

Execution sequence:

  1. Draw a circle on paper. To make the figure even, you should use a plate. Just put it on a sheet of paper and trace it with a pencil.
  2. We mark the sector. It should be approximately 1/6 of the entire circle.
  3. We cut out the marked sector. This will be the body of the fish.
  4. Cut out a heart from paper and attach it to the bottom of the body. This will create a tail.
  5. We decorate the fish at our discretion. You can smear it with glue and sprinkle it with colorful confetti.

Paper frog

Master classes for children 3-4 years old allow you to make paper crafts with your own hands. A toy in the shape of a frog will bring great joy to a child. With its help, you can organize a theatrical performance and gather all household members in the family circle.

The frog has rightfully deserved to be called the simplest origami model. Just a few bending lines and the product will be ready.

Materials for work:

  • sheets of green and red paper;
  • glue;
  • markers.

Execution sequence:

  1. We take a green leaf and place it on the table in a vertical position.
  2. Visually divide the sheet into 3 parts, making imaginary bending lines.
  3. Fold the rectangle in half. It should be positioned with the fold line facing up.
  4. We bend the bottom edge up and turn the figure over. We repeat the action until we get a kind of accordion.
  5. We cut out a tongue from red paper and glue it to the product.
  6. Draw eyes with a black felt-tip pen.

Crumpled paper chicken

Making a craft is not difficult. Even small children who have never participated in the creative process can make it. Kids will happily begin to crumple the paper. This is an interesting and exciting activity for them. It would seem that what can be done with crumpled sheets, how not to throw them away. But needlewomen came up with a more interesting way; they used paper to make toys.

Materials for work:

  • double-sided colored paper;
  • glue;
  • moving eyes.

Execution sequence:

  1. Take a sheet of paper. Since we are making chicken, it should be yellow. You should not choose thick sheets; the child will not be able to work with them on his own.
  2. We crumple the paper, turn it over to the other side, and crumple it again. Roll the paper into a ball.
  3. We do the same with the green sheets, but at the end we give them the shape of a clearing. Next we will place a chicken on it.
  4. Cut out a triangle from red paper and glue it to the body.
  5. We attach eyes to the product.
  6. We cut out 2 wings from flat sheets and glue them on the sides.

The chicken is ready, you can come up with an entertaining game with its participation.

Paper lanterns

Handmade paper crafts are very popular. Many master classes have been developed for children aged 3-4 years. Parents can easily choose an entertaining lesson and make an original toy together with their child.

Paper lanterns have been known to everyone since childhood. Bright rings, fastened together, acted as an excellent decoration for the home. They could be met at a New Year's party or children's celebration. Flashlights do not lose their relevance today. The kids are excited to get to work and make fun decorations.

Materials for work:

  • colored paper of two shades;
  • thin tape;
  • glue;
  • pencil;
  • cup;
  • scissors.

Execution sequence:

  1. Draw circles on colored paper. To do this, just place a cup on a sheet of paper and trace it with a pencil.
  2. Carefully cut out circles.
  3. Fold the resulting figures in half.
  4. Let's start assembling the product. Unroll the circle and apply glue on one side. We attach 2 bent circles to it and coat it with glue again. This is how we make a garland.
  5. We place a ribbon in the center and glue the unfolded circle. Next, we re-glue 2 bent pieces each.
  6. We straighten the petals.

  1. To make lanterns, you will have to be patient. It is best to involve the whole family in the process. This will allow you to finish the work much faster, and the result will be a real New Year's garland.
  2. To prevent the lanterns from rolling off during use, you can string pasta onto a string. This will help make the structure stronger and extend its service life.
  3. Paper crafts for children 3-4 years old can be completely different. Doing them yourself is not difficult. It is enough to prepare the necessary materials and you can start working.

If you involve the whole family in the creative process, you will be able to make much more original products. As a result, you will be able to spend time usefully, decorate the house with interesting crafts and allow the baby to show his abilities. The child will take part in the work with great pleasure and offer a lot of his own ideas for creating toys.