DIY crafts from natural material can not only take time, but also help to spend it interestingly with children, bring adults and kids closer together, give adults the opportunity to pass on their experience to children.
And also, with the results obtained, you can safely decorate both the children's room and the living room, and even give them to your loved ones.
Preparing the material
Natural material is so diverse that only the author's imagination is needed to see what is needed around him.
Everything is suitable for creativity:
- Leaves,
- Branches,
- Flower fruits,
- Trees and shrubs
- Pebbles,
- Shells and even bark.
Until all this is hidden under large snowdrifts, it is possible to organize special walks with children to collect such material. On winter evenings, you can create a variety of crafts, small souvenirs and even Christmas tree decorations.
All material must be clean. That is, the leaves must be collected clean, without painful spots. They can be ironed or simply put under the press.
It must be remembered that the leaves are very brittle, so you need to work with them carefully. All kinds of branches will never be superfluous. But they must also be clean. They can be rinsed in a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate.
You can do the same with stones, chestnuts and acorns. But the shells require a different treatment. Since they can contain living organisms, they are not only washed, but also boiled.
Also, shells can be cleaned in a solution of whiteness and water (1: 1). Then they are sorted by size and sent to storage.
Where to store crafts
It is very important not only to collect the material, but also to store it correctly.
- For example, the leaves should be kept in a separate box, or better yet, in books. Flowers and herbs are also stored.
- Shells and stones can be stored under any conditions. However, they shouldn't just roll around. Better if they are arranged in boxes.
- Particular attention should be paid to cones and acorns. At first glance, it seems that they are strong and invulnerable, but in fact, improper storage can lead to overdrying of this material. The buds will become dry, brittle, brittle and impossible to work with.
- It is best to store all natural material in a cool, ventilated area.
Options for crafts from natural material
Probably, many adults know how to make a craft from natural material. Still, it's better to remind.
Here is a small list of what you can do with your baby:
- Bump hedgehog. To do this, the cone must be put on its side on some kind of base (you can use green paper, as if a hedgehog is on the grass). The part of the cone that is attached to the branch is pointed. This will be the nose of a hedgehog, and next to it you can cut it out of paper and glue the eyes. The hedgehog is ready. If you stick needles into a cone, then you get a porcupine;
- Cut out small strips of green paper, "curl" them with scissors and stick them into the center of the cone - that's a wonderful pineapple ready;
- Pick up the leaves by color and shape, stick them on the album sheet and you will get any animals or birds. So from the leaves you can get a squirrel, chanterelle, hedgehog, deer, you can make butterflies, bugs, caterpillars. You can even stick whole pictures. It is also convenient that the leaves can be adjusted with scissors for a more suitable shape;
- Many ideas for crafts from natural materials can be inspired by acorns, chestnuts, walnut shells and other plant seeds.It is enough to turn the walnut shell over, attach the head and legs from plasticine, and now the turtle is ready. Make a head and chest from plasticine, attach linden seeds to the chest - that's a dragonfly. And if you stick a piece of yellow plasticine on a stick, and stick pumpkin seeds into it, then the chamomile will be just wonderful;
- If you connect two walnut shells with plasticine, and insert a beautiful tail from a suitable bright sheet between us, you get a goldfish. It remains only to glue the eyes out of paper and paint the nutshell in a suitable color;
- Acorns can become funny people. You just need to prepare thin twigs - arms and legs. The rest will help to finish the plasticine;
- Numerous photos of crafts made from natural materials show how many interesting things can be created from stones and shells. You can collect pictures from them, or you can make volumetric figures - you just need to pick up the right stone and slightly tint it with acrylic paints.
In detail
All of the above can be easily done by any parent. But sometimes adults are not confident in their abilities. Therefore, a small master class is offered on the creation of handicrafts from natural materials.
How to make a craft for kindergarten
For a simple composition you will need:
- Basis - you can take a small board. It is important that it stays firmly on the table and holds the entire composition;
- Leaflets;
- Moss,
- Branches;
- Hazelnut;
- Plasticine;
- 2 (or more) walnut shells - how many shells, so many fly agaric fungi;
- Acrylic paints - white, red, brown;
- Moment glue;
- Brushes.
Here are the step-by-step instructions for making:
- From walnut shells and sticks, you need to make two fungi - fly agaric. Insert a stick into the walnut shell and glue it. When the glue sets, the mushroom is ready, all that remains is to paint it. Paint the leg with white paint, the base brown, and the cap red. Draw white dots on the red cap. Two fly agarics are ready.
- Use glue to attach the fly agaric to the base. At the base of the fungi, you need to attach the moss with glue.
- Glue the leaves in random order.
- Then make the body of a snail from plasticine. On the back, arrange a nut - a hazelnut, this will be a house. On the top of the head, make antennae from the petioles of the leaves, and eyes from plasticine.
- Attach the snail to the board and the composition is ready.
The result is a bright, colorful, but very simple craft from natural material for children.
Important to remember! Any craft that is made by children and adults should be adequately decorated.
If they are paintings, they should have frames and hang them in a prominent place. If these are three-dimensional figures, they should also be in a conspicuous place and serve as decoration.
It is very good when such crafts are presented to grandmothers, grandfathers, dads, mothers, educators or other dear people. Children are especially happy when they see that their efforts are appreciated.
Creativity should be delightful, not gathering dust in dark corners.
Photo of crafts from natural material
