Vata is great for creative activities with children. The softness, naturalness and tactile pleasantness of this material make working with it a pleasure.
In addition, cotton wool and glue crafts are fairly easy to make. At the same time, they look beautiful and original.
Features of preparatory work
Toys are made from cotton wool on their own from improvised raw materials and do not require serious financial costs. In the old days, not every family could afford purchased jewelry - everything was created with their own hands using the materials available on the farm.
Today, before you start creating crafts from cotton wool, you need to consider the likely need:
- In newspaper sheets;
- In a wire;
- In glue;
- In foil, foil paper;
- In acrylic paints;
- In sequins, rhinestones, sequins, beads;
- In nail polish;
- In satin ribbons.
If in terms of creating a toy with a face, then it is worth preparing flour, salt, water, beige paint.
How to paint cotton wool for crafts? You will need aniline dye for the fabric. The necessary colors are selected based on their own preferences. Instructions for making colored cotton wool:
- Dilute the dye in a steel container.
- Boil the contents.
- Place the cotton wool in the dye solution for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Squeeze gently and lay out to dry.
Creation technology
- To keep the cotton wool in a given shape, you need a fixer.
- PVA glue can be used as it.
- Since a large number of species are offered today, this can be difficult.
- Experts recommend staying on the composition without any additives. This glue is considered the safest.
- An example is PVA Beam. It is designed for gluing different materials, in particular cotton wool.
- After this glue dries, it becomes transparent and flexible. It is also environmentally friendly.
The fastener can be made with your own hands.
- To do this, soak 10 g of gelatin in water for 24 hours.
- Then the solution must be boiled in a water bath, added, without forgetting to stir, 100 g of flour and kept on fire for 60 minutes.
- After that, pour 25 g of alcohol, 10 g of glycerin into it and add a dye.
- After thorough mixing, let stand for 30 minutes and cool the composition.
To create cotton figures, you need to moisten the cotton with glue or, impregnating, make layers, forming a volume. Drying of each layer will help to improve the quality of the adhesion.
- If time is limited, then you can dry the craft in the oven.
- It is recommended to apply a layer of paper napkin soaked in glue on the outer layer.
- Once the product is dry, it should be primed to make painting easier and strengthen the figurine.
- If a large craft is planned, the frame should be made with wire.
- It is better to choose a wire that is smooth and even, without rust and other defects.
- You also need to attend to the pliers. They can be purchased at any hardware store.
Actual ideas
The photo of cotton wool crafts shows that this amazing material allows you to embody a variety of ideas.
Boy with bagels
The sequence of actions for creating cotton figurines is simple:
- Select a drawing.
- Make a wire frame on it and add volume to it with paper in the appropriate places.
- Treat the base with glue and dry thoroughly.
- Wrap the template with foil.
- Take cotton wool and wrap the workpiece in it, giving it volume.
- Impregnate the product with starch solution.
- After drying, paint the figure and cover with acrylic varnish.
Bagels are made separately. They need flour and a bandage. The algorithm is as follows:
- Roll a piece of cotton wool into a tourniquet, wrap with a bandage;
- Fold the resulting sausage with the ring, stitch;
- Dip the workpiece into the pre-prepared dough;
- Bake for 10 minutes (a nice crust should form);
- String the finished bagels on a string and hand over to the boy made earlier.
A similar craft made of cotton wool with your own hands is easy to repeat even for a beginner.
Hare
This is one of the simplest cotton wool crafts for children. Even a novice master can make it. Of the materials required:
- Colored paper and cardboard;
- Colored pencils / markers;
- Scissors and glue;
- Cotton wool.
The order of steps:
- Put a cardboard sheet in front of you. Decorate its lower part with cotton wool. It will snow.
- Cut out the paws of a hare from white cardboard and glue them to the workpiece.
- Similarly, make ears for the bunny.
- Twist the cotton wool into two balls: one, larger, for the body, the other, smaller, for the head. Attach them to the base with glue.
- Cut carrots out of colored paper and hand them to the hare.
- With felt-tip pens or pencils, draw the eyes, nose and mouth.
It remains to hang the craft on the wall.
Lamb mask
Very often, children in kindergarten need animal masks to participate in the matinee. One of the most popular characters is the sheep. It is not difficult to make her mask. You will need:
- Cotton wool;
- Paper plate;
- Glue;
- Cardboard;
- Scissors.
Here is the instruction "how to make a craft from cotton wool":
- Cut out the middle of the paper plate.
- Roll balls of cotton wool and glue the blank from the plate with them.
- Cut the ears out of cardboard and glue them to the appropriate places.
- Try on a mask.
Applications
Cotton wool is also suitable for creating appliqués. Moreover, they can be performed in several variations:
- On a cardboard base and stick a template cut from colored paper. He can depict a beast, a plant, a man. Twist small balls, spread them with glue and press them to the workpiece. Additionally, decorate the craft with colored paper details.
- Take the cardboard. Draw the outline of the animal. Fill the inner area with glue and lay out small balls rolled out of cotton wool. Complement the work with elements cut from colored paper.
There are a lot of master classes on crafts from cotton wool. This article lists just a few of them. You can use ready-made ideas or come up with something of your own with your child.
The main thing is to remember that there is nothing complicated and difficult in such creativity. You just need to be careful and patient.
Photo of cotton wool crafts
