In kindergartens, classes and exercises for the comprehensive development of children play a significant role. It is important to develop the skills necessary in life and such qualities as speaking, memory, imagination, creative thinking.
In this regard, classes on paper applications are relevant. A separate place is occupied by the application on the theme of vegetables, since it provides a huge scope for creativity.
Required materials and tools
Even the smallest kids can make an applique out of paper, but with the help of adults. To realize such a craft, you need to show your personal imagination, or use ready-made instructions for children. You will also need some materials and tools:
- Cardboard (white or colored depending on the child's wishes);
- Simple pencil (for sketching);
- Colored paper (single-sided, double-sided, velvet or corrugated paper is suitable);
- Glue for paper (for younger children, a glue stick is more suitable, but with PVA glue you should be careful not to smear it with excess and thereby not ruin the whole craft);
- Scissors (always with rounded ends due to safety precautions);
- Felt-tip pens and markers (for additional decoration of the created work, since with the help of a small drawing of details, the applique can sparkle with new colors and become more attractive).
Examples for the younger group
The leading place among needlework lessons for children 2-3 years old on the topic of vegetables is canning.
At the preparatory stage, it is worth discussing with the children what vegetables they would like to see in their future creations.
After that, they can independently choose the voiced among the pre-prepared templates and stick it on the base. A jar cut out of cardboard is suitable for it.
Examples for the middle group
From the age of three, children develop basic skills in using scissors. In this regard, it is possible to complicate the tasks a little. A variety of vegetable themes will do. This is both canning and a basket with the harvest.
For the second theme, you will need pre-prepared cardboard bases in the form of baskets. If they are cut out of white cardboard, then it would be appropriate to invite the children to draw a pattern on them on their own. In the second stage, it is worth having a conversation about vegetables. A small description of each would be appropriate: its shape, color. Also, by the way, it will be useful to discuss their taste and useful properties.
For the demonstration, you can show real vegetables brought from home. If you let the kids touch them, they can also feel and feel their texture.
After the introductory conversation, you can start cutting. It is worth once again focusing on shapes and sizes. To make the task easier, you can draw a sketch with a pencil.
It should be understood that few children at this age will be able to cut clearly along the contour. But despite this, the children's applique with figurative images can be assembled. The next step is to lay out all the blanks the way the child wants. And stick them with glue. Still life for a master class for beginners is ready.
Examples for the older group
For older children, the application is complicated by the additional use of mosaics, or by adding volume. Next, we will demonstrate step-by-step instructions on how to make an applique of vegetables in the style of a plucking.
Such a craft looks unusual, and provides the child with the opportunity to get out of the strict framework of cutting.
- A sheet of cardboard is taken as a basis.On it, with a simple pencil, the silhouettes of any vegetables that I would like to see in my work are drawn.
- The paper is taken of those colors that are inherent in the selected vegetables. For carrots - orange, for potatoes - brown, for tops - green, and so on. Each leaf is manually torn into small squares.
- The resulting pieces fill the space in the sketches. And they are glued to the glue.
- Done!
Such work will look no less beautiful, but more accurate, if you do not tear the parts for the mosaic with your hands, but cut them with scissors.
A bulky craft is a little more difficult to make, but children can easily cope with it if they put in a little effort. So a voluminous carrot can be created if a long orange strip of paper is folded in half, forming a sharp corner on one side, and leaving a rounded joint on the opposite side. To which it will remain to glue the green tail.
You can also use another method. To do this, you need thick paper, or roll the cardboard with a cone. Then glue it on top with orange crepe paper.
And close the round hole with green paper, in the center of which it will remain to glue a few short strips of green crepe paper.
Tips for Better Collaboration
- When learning to make application of vegetables, it is important to consistently follow each step.
- It is worth preparing all the required materials and templates on time, so that later you will not be distracted by the collection of the necessary.
- At the time of preparatory work, it is of no small importance to familiarize children with works of art, as well as a demonstration of drawings and photo applications of vegetables.
- With toddlers, it is more appropriate to conduct a lesson in the form of a game, since this way the attention of the kids is drawn to what is happening and thereby develops emotional responsiveness.
- Adults should create a small plan so they don't get lost in the sequence of actions. Older children can follow the steps themselves.
- It is worth giving young creators more independent work so that they can show their imagination and learn how to implement it.
- During independent work, an adult is obliged to help children, especially those who are unable to do something.
- Upon completion of all works, it is advisable to hold a collective exhibition, when everyone can view someone else's work and thus learn to enjoy the results of their own and someone else's work.
- In addition to individual work, the proposed ideas can be implemented in collective work, when everyone cuts his own vegetable and glues it to a large common base in the form of a plate, saucepan or cup.
- This approach is suitable for many applications. Especially on the topic of fruits.
Photo applications vegetables
