The sooner parents start making various knick-knacks with their children, the better. You should not wait for kindergarten and even more so for school to start teaching your child to be creative.
This is useful for the general development of the baby, and for the education of aesthetic taste, and for the correct perception of beauty.
Materials for crafts can be:
- Paper;
- Plasticine;
- The simplest natural materials;
- Vegetables and fruits.
The benefits of crafts
Do-it-yourself crafts with the smallest kids, you not only strengthen the bond with the child and have a pleasant time with him, but also:
- Develop his fine motor skills;
- Improve memory and attentiveness;
- Form a visual form of imagination and thinking;
- Teach you to pay attention to details;
- Encourage people to take initiative.
You just need to remember a few things - you should not wait for an instant result, and entrust the baby to perform those types of work that he cannot do.
Creating a working environment
No matter what type of crafts you would work with your baby, remember - the main thing is to prepare all the necessary tools and materials, to allocate a place for work. To teach the child to clean up the remnants of "production".
Any action should pursue an educational goal - to teach one to hard work, cleanliness, order. And this can best be achieved in a playful, creative form of communication with the baby.
Important! Parents should remember that the most important thing for the baby is participation in the process, not the end result. Therefore, you should not strive for the child to redo a not very well-made thing. Mastery will come with time.
Rules for working with babies
It is imperative to observe a number of points when organizing work with children:
- Make sure that the baby does not get tired.
- Show photos of crafts for the little ones, so that the child has an idea of what exactly he should do.
- Ensure complete safety of the process.
- In no case should you scold if the kid did not succeed.
- Calmly and affectionately explain what the mistake is, how to fix it and praise the child at every opportunity.
Learning the simplest actions
Consider some of the activities with which you need to start accustoming your baby to creativity.
- The first thing that needs to be done is to teach the child to hold the glue stick correctly (strictly upright).
- First, you should instruct the child to stick small pieces in random order - something like a mosaic will turn out.
- It is necessary to teach the child to hold with his finger (or perform this action himself) a small glued element.
- Then explain how to slide your palm over the piece so that it adheres securely to the sheet.
- The next step is to glue flat geometric shapes.
- At the same time, the child learns concepts such as a circle, triangle, square, rhombus.
- You can start making applications when the child has mastered the technique of placing figures on a sheet well.
Caterpillar
Having learned the names of some geometric shapes, you should start a simple paper craft for the little ones. The kid already has an idea of what a circle (circle) is, suggest making a cute caterpillar.
Mom cuts out several colored circles, and the child:
- Forms the "body" of the insect;
- Glues the head;
- Draws on eyes, mouth, antennae.
If the work is carried out with a very small person, the mother can take the child's hand and help him to "arrange" the necessary elements of the insect's face.
By the same type, you can make a traffic light with a child, and at the same time explain the elementary rules of the road. It's a game for a child, but an adult should always think about the practical benefits that can be derived from a fun pastime!
Herringbone
The first work in the applique technique should be done together with an adult. Having made a joint decision to make a New Year's craft for the little ones, select the outline of the Christmas tree on the Internet. Give your child the right to choose decorations for the main symbol of the holiday.
All templates should be cut by an adult, and the child should be occupied with safe work:
- Color the Christmas tree and toys;
- Attach the Christmas tree to a sheet of paper;
- "Hang up" toys.
Important! Do not interfere with the process of decorating the Christmas tree. It does not matter whether the toys are placed beautifully or not, the process and the child's desire to do everything by himself are important.
Exactly the same actions as in the previous example are carried out when, together with the child, they find, print, cut out and stick the aquarium and its inhabitants. And here most of the work should be done by the baby, not his mother.
Getting ready for the holiday
Well, what is New Year without a Snowman ?! Having made a Christmas tree, it is worth taking care of this character, which the children in the yard are so happy to mold!
To work you will need:
- Three cotton pads;
- Glue;
- Thick colored paper;
- Nice lace;
- Multi-colored markers.
Progress:
Consider what mom will do and what the baby will do. Let's start with an adult.
- A rectangle up to five centimeters wide is cut out of thick paper.
- A small cylinder (bucket) is drawn and cut out.
Child actions:
- Adheres three cotton pads to the workpiece.
- Paints it red and then sticks a bucket on the Snowman's head.
- Draws the eyes, nose and mouth of the Snowman with a felt-tip pen.
It remains to make a small hole in the workpiece and lead the lace. Not only the Snowman is ready, but also a bookmark for your favorite book with fairy tales!
In a similar way, you can make a few more bookmarks, but not with a Snowman, but with dandelions or some cute animal holding balloons in their hands.
Plastic material
No less than applications, crafts for the smallest of plasticine are popular. In addition to the indirect benefit - distraction from the computer and TV, it has been scientifically proven that modeling contributes to:
- Increasing mindfulness;
- Makes both hemispheres of the brain work;
- Improves coordination of movements;
- Teaches perseverance;
- Helps to quickly master the basics of drawing and writing;
- Calms children before bedtime, etc.
Based on the foregoing, we strongly recommend that parents engage in sculpting various plasticine figures with their children.
Santa Claus
Among the many crafts for the New Year for the smallest, the figure of a fairy-tale character stands out, bringing not only joy and real gif.webpts to the house.
Material for work:
- Plasticine of four colors
- Red, white, pink and black.
Stages of work:
The manufacturing process is so simple that almost all the work can be done by the kid. The adult's role is mainly about observation.
- Two red balls roll down, one slightly larger than the other.
- The head of Santa Claus is made from a small pink ball.
- Two "sausages" of white plasticine and two of red plasticine are rolled out.
- The red balls are placed one above the other, and the pink head of the grandfather is placed last.
- One white "sausage" becomes the belt of the fur coat.
- Hands are formed from red "sausages".
- There is a large white beard under the head.
- The eyes are formed by two black dots, and the nose is formed from the red ball.
- A hat is made from a small piece of red material.
- A bag is made of two pieces of plasticine, which is "tied" with a thin white string.
A fabulous grandfather with a bag of gif.webpts is ready to take his place under the tree.
Photo of crafts for the little ones
