If you prepare a sufficient amount, then you can create a variety of crafts with children, including various applications. What kind of work from autumn leaves can be done using the applique technique? Today, a lot of interesting ideas have been developed for children and adults.
Leaf animals
All children, without exception, like to turn leaves into little animals. The technology is very simple. A white A4 paper sheet is taken. If desired, it can be painted accordingly (focusing on the habitat of the selected animal).
Application - autumn landscapes
One of the most beloved children's activities is creating landscapes from autumn leaves. This is very useful, because in the process of work, artistic and creative abilities are developed, as well as perseverance and attention. Ready-made crafts can serve as interior decoration or be used in school exhibitions.
Leaf paintings
This is an option for adults and older children. Paintings made of colorful foliage and grass are cozy, warm and, of course, exclusive. They will match any design solution and will be an excellent decor.
Photos of leaf applications posted on the Global Network clearly demonstrate the variety of options. The most unusual ideas will be discussed below.
Application hare
To create a hare, you need maple, linden, ash and birch leaves. Work algorithm:
- Glue a maple leaf to a sheet of paper - this will be the body of a hare.
- Use small leaves for the paws and collar of the hare.
- Cut the elements of the hare's face out of black colored paper and glue it on PVA glue.
Applique owl
To make such an owl, you should prepare:
- Colorful leaves;
- Cardboard;
- A branch of a vine;
- Rowan berries;
- Glue, plasticine;
- Scissors.
Here's a step-by-step guide:
- Pick up leaves of the required shape.
- Set aside the yellow sheet for the owl's body. Give it the desired look with scissors.
- Drop a drop of glue on the green sheet (future head) and stick to the cardboard base.
- Sculpt eyes using white and black plasticine.
- Attach them to the owl's head.
- Cut a beak from a red-orange leaf, and eyebrows from a yellow leaf. Glue everything.
- Pick a pair of green leaves of the same size and glue them. These are paws.
- Stick a branch of grapes decorated with rowan into them.
- Insert the finished product into the frame and hang it on the wall.
Forest in autumn
This is one of the most simple and interesting jobs. Necessary materials:
- Dried multi-colored and variegated leaves;
- White paper 30 * 40;
- Glue;
- Watercolor (paints);
- Oilcloth;
- Paper napkin;
- Scissors.
The leaf applique master class does not require anything complicated. Here is the order of steps required:
- Paint over the white base by painting the sky and grass. Blur the borders to ensure smooth color transitions.
- Dry the workpiece.
- Glue large leaves along the horizon, a little lower - smaller leaves. This will give the picture expression.
- Cut the fern along the main branch and spread it out in the meadow, holding it together with glue. It will be grass.
- Make the foreground the same as the background.
- Additionally, glue mushrooms made of natural materials, paint on birds with a marker.
The finished work is suitable for decorating a child's room, it can be hung on a closet or wall.
Girl under an umbrella
This painting is created from the following materials:
- Light-colored cardboard;
- PVA glue;
- Black marker;
- Dried leaves of various colors;
- Bark;
- Dry grass.
Here is a master class for beginners. Each action is described in detail:
- Put a cardboard sheet in front of you. Sketch on it the silhouette of a girl holding an umbrella.
- Paint over the inside of the image with black marker.
- Cut the trunk and branches from the bark for the future tree.
- Place the blanks near the girl and glue them on hot glue.
- Break the colored leaves into small pieces and glue, forming a crown.
- Trim the bottom of the picture with dry grass. You can use small leaves.
- Glue some more broken leaves down from the crown of the tree. There should be an impression of foliage falling to the ground.
- Put a few drops of hot glue on the umbrella to make it seem like it is raining.
The finished applique can be closed with glass, inserted into the frame and placed on the desk.
Aquarium
All the kids love to watch the fish in the aquarium.
Experienced craftsmen recommend that parents invite their child to make an aquarium from autumn leaves using the applique technique.
Materials required:
- Blue or light blue cardboard;
- Dried foliage;
- Glue;
- Felt-tip pen;
- Eyes.
Procedure:
- Glue a yellow leaf in the center of the sheet - the body of the fish.
- Attach two red leaves to it, creating a tail.
- Cut lips and fins from red leaves. Stick them on.
- Glue the eye.
- Paste the perimeter of the sheet with dried flowers and pine needles. These will be algae.
- Draw air bubbles with a marker. The craft is ready!
Vase with leaves
This craft is suitable for those who do not want to say goodbye to juicy autumn colors. The basis of the work is a sheet of cardboard of a suitable color scheme. The vase can be painted, cut out of colored cardboard, or composed of leaves.
It should be filled with flowers made of small leaves and dry blades of grass. From the remnants of yellow-brown foliage, you need to lay out the table surface. The finished craft can be framed and used to decorate the work area.
Making paintings and crafts using the applique technique is very interesting and exciting. Ideas can be spied on the Internet or come up with yourself. The leaf applique is especially useful for children. They help them develop spatial imagination and fine motor skills, as well as accuracy and perseverance.
Photo applique from leaves
