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If you still have cardboard boxes after purchasing electronics or other items, there is no need to throw them away.

You can make a huge number of crafts from cardboard, both for home and for children.

Here you can learn how to make 5 very interesting and useful things from cardboard, and also see what incredible crafts some masters of their craft make.

DIY cardboard garland

You will need:

Sequins on the dress (sequins)

Stationery knife

Superglue or hot glue

Rope.

1. Draw straight letters, geometric shapes or patterns on cardboard and cut them out.

* To get a letter on cardboard, you can simply use a ruler and a pencil, or you can print the letter on paper, place the paper on the cardboard and use a utility knife to cut out the letter, tracing it along the outline.

2. Prepare sparkles (sequins) and start gluing them to the cardboard. You can use different types of sequins and it is not necessary that the sequins be on a thread.

3. When all the letters or shapes are ready, place them on a flat surface back to front and in reverse order and glue the thread to them.

When the glue has dried, the garland can be hung.

How to make a desktop organizer out of cardboard

You will need:

25 sheets of cardboard (25 x 25 cm)

Ruler

Pencil

Stationery knife

Glue brush (if necessary).

1. Using a ruler and pencil, draw on one sheet of cardboard the places where you want to make indentations (for pens, small items, etc.), leaving at least 2.5 cm from the edge of the cardboard.

2. Place the finished sheet of cardboard on a new sheet, trace where you made the holes and cut them out of the new sheet.

3. Repeat the same steps with other sheets, but leave 5 sheets untouched at the end.

4. Start carefully and evenly gluing together all the sheets with holes. You can use a brush to apply glue. You can first glue 5 sheets, then five more, and so on until the end.

5. Glue 5 untouched sheets together to make the bottom of the organizer.

6. Now all that remains is to glue the bottom of the organizer to the cut out part of 20 sheets.

Let the craft dry overnight and then you can use it.

DIY cardboard crafts: geometric lamp

You will need:

Thin cardboard

Scissors

Stationery knife

PVA glue or hot glue

Ruler, compass and pencil (to draw a pentagon)

LED light bulb (it is important that there is an LED light bulb so as not to burn the cardboard)

Lamp socket.

1. Start drawing pentagons (a figure with 5 identical sides) on cardboard. To begin with, you need 11 pieces, later about 10 more. In this example, the side size of each pentagon is 6 cm, but you can choose a different size, as long as all the figures are the same size.

How to draw a pentagon (video)

To draw an even pentagon, watch this video:

Once you have drawn and cut out the pentagon from your cardstock, use it as a template to trace and cut out the rest of the pentagons.

2. Inside each of the 11 pentagons, draw 5 smaller pentagons. In this example, the distance between them is approximately 6 mm.

3. Using a utility knife, cut out all the shapes from each cardboard pentagon (see image). This is the longest process, but it is quite simple.

4. We begin to collect parts.

Prepare one group of 5 pentagons. Place the largest one on the table, and glue the next largest one on top of it so that its ends touch the sides of the large pentagon. Continue in the same style until all the pieces have been glued.

5. Repeat step 4 with the remaining groups of pentagons.

6. Assembling the lamp.

When all the parts are assembled, you can assemble the lamp. Place one piece on a flat surface and begin gluing the remaining pieces to its sides. Try to glue so that adjacent parts also have glued sides (see image).

*You will have to lift the pieces up a bit. You will get something similar to a vase.

7. Now you need to make the base for the lamp. To do this, you need to draw a few more pentagons (in this example there are 8 of them) and cut them out.

Inside each shape, draw another pentagon (1 cm from the edge) and cut it out. Remove the cut out part and carefully glue all the other parts together.

8. For the light bulb, you need to cut out another pentagon and make a hole in it for the lamp socket.

9. Glue the part from step 8 to the base of the lamp.

10. After attaching the light bulb to the base, place the lamp where it should be (on the base) and make a small cut (or hole) for the cable. You can add a little glue to better attach the base to the lamp.

DIY cardboard wall decoration (diagram)

You will need:

Scissors

Pencil and ruler (to draw some squares)

Acrylic paint or spray.

1. Cut cardboard (cardboard box) into several squares of different sizes.

2. Color all the squares. In this example, metallic color was used.

3. Prepare a large sheet of cardboard and paint it.

4. Start painting all the other squares and gluing them to the large sheet.

*Glue however you like.

5. You can stick the work to the wall using double-sided tape or simply place it on a shelf near the wall.

DIY cardboard furniture: cloud-shaped shelf

You will need:

Several sheets of cardboard

Stationery knife

Pencil

Scissors.

After the text instructions, you can find video instructions for creating this shelf.

1. Take one sheet of cardboard and draw a cloud on it. It is better to draw so that one side of the cardboard sheet serves as the bottom of the cloud (see image).

2. Cut out your cloud with scissors.

3. Use a cardboard cloud to make several more of the same blanks - trace it on each sheet and cut it out.

* In this example, 23 sheets of cardboard were used - 3 sheets will follow the shape of the cloud and 20 will be "inside" the cardboard structure and they have a similar structure, but they can save cardboard (see video).

4. Cut the unused cardboard into small pieces that need to be glued between the cloud pieces

5. Start gluing carefully and one by one all the parts of the shelf, not forgetting to glue pieces of cardboard between the parts (see picture).

6. To hang a shelf, you first need to attach one hook and one nail (see video) and hang the shelf on them.

How to make a shelf out of cardboard (video)

DIY cardboard chandelier (photo)

Crafts made from paper and cardboard: mirror decorated with cardboard parts

All the little parts are made from cardboard paper towel or toilet paper rolls.

First you need to cut the roll into rings of equal thickness, and press down these rings with a hammer. The resulting parts can be used to make beautiful jewelry and crafts.

Nurturing creativity in children is the key to their all-round development. Creating various products with your own hands shapes your thinking and helps you study different material textures, colors, shades. The little man learns to work with glue and scissors. Paints, pencils and felt-tip pens enable children to express themselves creatively. Children as young as 3 years old can make crafts from cardboard.

This type of crafts is very popular in preschool institutions due to the availability of the material, the durability of the products, and the ease of creating creative works.

Until recently, making cardboard toys was considered the prerogative of children. Nowadays, DIY cardboard crafts have become a favorite pastime for many adults. Cardboard is used to make postcards, panels, packaging boxes and even furniture and much more.

Beautiful elegant boxes, houses for dolls and babies, frames for paintings and photographs - many of these works will decorate the interior and add originality to the design.

For creativity you need to prepare the following materials:

• Cardboard: technical, corrugated or ready-made colored.
• Scissors (for babies with rounded ends so that children do not get injured).
• Stationery knife. Be sure to check the knife lock so that the blade does not come off during operation and injure the child.
• PVA glue, glue gun, as well as narrow and wide tape.
• Stationery: markers, felt-tip pens, pencils, colored paper, stapler, clips.
• The following are also used to decorate cardboard products: colored ribbons, beads, and decorative cords.
• A ruler and compass will definitely come in handy.
• Templates, layouts.

First works

Cardboard crafts for children are quite diverse. They will interest both boys and girls. At first, the help of adults is especially necessary for the little ones. Cutting out of cardboard is quite difficult for kids, so the help of adults is invaluable. The very first job that a baby can easily do with the help of adults is an airplane.

To create it, you will need a toilet paper roll; if you don’t have one, you can glue it yourself. Also prepare a stationery knife or scissors, brads, a sheet of cardboard, preferably corrugated, an awl and paint.

Children under 5 years old are not entirely confident in using scissors and a stationery knife, so an adult should take on the job of cutting out the elements of the craft. Let's look at the step-by-step production of an airplane.

Step one.

Draw the elements of the toy yourself or find samples on the Internet and print them.

Step two.

Make symmetrical holes in the roll for the wings and tail. Using an awl, carefully make holes in the middle of the circle and the future airplane propeller.

Step three.

Help your child assemble the parts correctly. Connect the propeller and the circle with brads. Leave a small gap between these parts. Insert the resulting workpiece into the sleeve. The airplane is ready.

The kid can paint the plane with paints or stick colorful pictures. The resulting toy will bring a lot of joy to your child. The child will be proud of a handmade craft.

Together with your children you can make toys with moving parts. The little one will be delighted that he made a bear and it moves its paws.

This teddy bear is made very quickly. You need to copy the details of the bear onto cardboard. Cardboard can be pre-painted. You can find a diagram of the teddy bear on the Internet or draw it yourself.

All received elements, except the upper legs, are cut and glued. In order for the teddy bear to move its upper legs, these parts must be connected to the body with buttons on the front and back sides. We connect the resulting structure with a stick.

The teddy bear can be painted with paints or the surface can be smeared with glue and covered with cereal. Pieces of fabric are suitable for decoration.

Cardboard houses

A special place in making DIY cardboard crafts for children is occupied by the creation of houses, castles, and towers. Every child needs a place that he considers only his own, so that he can retire there and play without the constant supervision of adults. This desire of the baby intersects with the desire to imitate adults, to try on adult life.

To make a house, prepare packaging boxes for equipment: TV, computer, refrigerator. To add individuality and color to your craft, use colored paper, markers, and paints. Discuss the appearance of the house with your child. Look for ready-made diagrams on the Internet.

So you have:

• several cardboard boxes in which household appliances were packaged;
• house diagram (ready-made from the Internet or created independently);
• a stationery knife, as well as scissors for cutting out parts;
• tape, glue and glue gun for fastening structural elements;
• felt-tip pens, paints, pencils and markers.

You need to transfer the house template onto cardboard, cut it out and glue it together. The house can be made into one room, or you can build a real castle.

When manufacturing, consider the following:

• To prevent the baby from feeling cramped, the door should not open inward.
• For greater structural stability, use cardboard pipes. These are available in stores or you can make them yourself.
• Do not let your child cut out the details. Technical cardboard is a very dense material, and to cut out a part according to a template, you need to apply force that kids don’t have. Trying to help, the restless person may not be able to hold the knife in his hands and get hurt.

After the house is assembled, decorate your craft together with your baby. From the box you can also make a ship for your child, doll houses for your daughter, or a real kitchen like your mother’s.

By imitating adults in play, children undergo socialization in society and try on the role of mom and dad. For girls, from several boxes you can glue together a multi-story house where dolls will live.

The master class presented below on how to create a dollhouse with your own hands will provide a step-by-step basis for such crafts.

To make such a craft, you do not need large financial expenses and a lot of time.

Prepare:

• a cardboard box that can hold 2-3 floors for dolls;
• multi-colored tape;
• stationery knife;
• white paint for windows;
• pieces of fabric, wallpaper, as well as felt-tip pens and paints for decorating crafts.

Step-by-step instructions for creating a house.

Step one.

Cut the box into two halves along the tape line. The top flaps of the box must be cut off.

Step two.

We use two cut pieces to create the second floor and the triangular pediment of the attic. We attach the received parts with tape.

Step three.

From the second half of the box we cut out the roof, stairs and another floor.

Step four.

Cut out windows and doors according to the markings. Glue the stairs to move to the next floor.

Step five.

Use white paint to paint the windows and steps on the stairs. You can make furniture for dolls from leftover cardboard.

Such a house can be covered with colored paper, pieces of wallpaper or painted with paints, built up or expanded to the side.

Types of crafts

There are crafts made from colored cardboard, which are often used in children's creativity. In preschool institutions, children learn to create cards, appliqués, various gift boxes, as well as boxes for storing small items, such as jewelry or small cars.

When doing creative crafts with children, they often combine several types of materials. An interesting result is obtained when plain cardboard and colored paper are used together with corrugated paper. Products made from corrugated cardboard, such as postcards made using the quilling technique, look very beautiful.

• Application.
• Finger puppets. Cut out the figure and make two round holes for the fingers at the bottom of the craft. In this way you can assemble your child's first puppet theater.
• Crafts made from corrugated cardboard: postcards, panels, toys. Typically, floral motifs are chosen for postcards and panels. The quilling technique is more difficult to learn. Work in this technique requires more perseverance, scrupulousness, and accuracy. Children's crafts using the quilling technique are available to children from 5 years old.
• Boxes of different shapes and types. Can be round, square or triangular. Colored ribbons, beads, and embroidery are used for decoration.

To create a round box you will need:

• corrugated cardboard;
• glue;
• scissors;
• ruler;
• round form;
• materials for decoration: beads, flowers using quilling technique.

Step one.

Cut a strip from cardboard. The width of the first stripe will determine the height of your piece. Wrap the strip on a flat shape with a round base, for example a glass; a roll of tape will also work. Cut off the excess strip. Secure the ends of the strip wrapped around the mold with glue.

Step two.

Carefully cut out the second strip, which will become the side of the lid. Wrap it over the first strip and secure the ends with glue. After the glue has dried, remove the blanks.

Step three.

Apply glue to one of the edges of the workpieces. Place the greased edge against the cardboard. Press firmly. When the glue dries, cut off any excess with a utility knife.

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Today we have an extremely interesting topic that has the most practical significance for making gift wrapping with your own hands: we will turn ordinary cardboard and ordinary paper into cardboard and designer paper. The method that will be discussed has already been covered more than once in RuNet, but it is so simple, elegant and effective with minimal material and time costs that it is certainly worth continuing the relay of master classes. Moreover, we will immediately use the result for its intended purpose and make wonderful gift boxes.

So let's get started, friends. For the intended transformation we will need:

- ordinary white cardboard for children's creativity,

- decorative napkin,

- cling film,

- scissors,

The idea is based on a type of decoupage known as napkin technology: the top layer of a three-layer decorative napkin is glued to the surface of the cardboard, but instead of traditional glue, cling film is used, which melts when heated and perfectly holds the materials being joined together. Created this way designer cardboard(or designer paper) perfectly retains its mechanical properties, while transforming into a completely new quality.

I show you the whole process step by step.

1. The selected napkin must first be thoroughly ironed to remove wrinkles (if the iron’s capabilities allow, you can spray the napkin with steam if necessary)

2. After this, separate the top layer with the pattern from the napkin

3. Place cling film, napkin and gauze alternately on a sheet of cardboard

4. Carefully and slowly iron it all with an iron. There is no need to skimp on temperature. I set the control to the “Clap” position, and it was just right. Particular attention should be paid to corners and edges where it is advisable to hold the iron for a few seconds.

5. Turn the cardboard over and trim off the excess film and napkin with scissors. It may turn out that the napkin did not grip well at the corners. No problem, we’ll fix this problem at the next stage.

6. Iron the cardboard again from the front and back sides

The result is a solid sheet of cardboard with a beautiful pattern and pleasant to the touch texture.

And it only took about 10 minutes to do everything.

Using this napkin technique, you can also make colorful designer paper from ordinary office paper, white or colored.

But if we talk about cardboard, the best results are achieved when using high-density photo paper.

The photo below shows 2 sheets of cardboard decorated using decoupage. One (on the left) is made on the basis of ordinary cardboard for children's creativity, the other (on the right) is based on Lomond matte photo paper with a density of 230 g/m² (the density is approximately the same as cardboard).

As you can see, the second option naturally turned out to be brighter, but another undoubted advantage of it is the pure white color of the reverse side.

If desired, the reverse side can be easily tinted by applying the desired color on a computer and printing it on a printer.

By the way, using Lomond photo paper will not cost much more than using regular cardboard. Judge for yourself: one sheet of uncoated cardboard for children's creativity costs an average of 2.5 rubles, and the cost of 1 sheet of photo paper in my case was 4 rubles (but you can find cheaper ones). Obviously, in terms of price-quality ratio, Lomond is unrivaled. But this, as they say, is food for thought.

And here are a couple more sheets of designer paper (Lomond, density 120 g/m² (for comparison, the density of regular office paper is 80 g/m²)) frankly New Year themed

Stocks of designer cardboard and designer paper have been replenished - you can start making gift boxes. We'll continue tomorrow. Don't forget your designer cardstock. :)

Paper and cardboard are the two most favorite materials of all educators and primary school teachers. The thing is that cardboard crafts are very interesting and can keep a child occupied for a long time.

At the same time, the material is not only cheap for parents, but is also absolutely safe for children. If you take bright paper, you can make very interesting compositions. They will be useful for the development of many skills in a child of any age.

Crafts made from paper and cardboard can be not only flat, but also voluminous

Working with paper and cardboard is good because the child learns not only to show his creativity and imagination, but also to work with glue, scissors and many other items that will definitely come in handy in life.

The undeniable advantage of paper is that it is accessible to everyone. And you don’t have to look for expensive materials to get an interesting craft. All you need to do is take a landscape sheet, an inexpensive set of colored paper, or even some wallpaper scraps.

Anything is suitable for creating original crafts. From paper and cardboard you can make not only items for display in a kindergarten or school, but also gifts, postcards and even toys, including doll houses. If you approach such issues creatively, you can get a great result out of nothing.

Bright and original crafts made from thick colored paper

Rules for working with paper and cardboard

First, you need to consider that these materials are only the basis. In any case, the master will have to use additional parts or devices.

Some of them are quite dangerous, so the child must undergo instructions from adults, or even better, work on crafts together with their parents. Both glue and scissors can pose a serious threat to preschool-aged children, so adults should always supervise the process of making paper and cardboard products.

The choice of cardboard depends on the goals of the craft and the financial capabilities of the parents.

As for the basis, it can be different. It all depends solely on the type of product. The age of the child should also be taken into account.

For example, if we are talking about a child who is not yet 6 years old, then he cannot cope with thick corrugated cardboard. When cutting out elements from it, a child may get hurt, so adult help will be required.

For the little ones, simplicity is the key to success in creating crafts.

To begin with, you should choose paper with a low density. If we are talking about voluminous products, then a lightweight material that quickly takes on and perfectly holds the desired shape is best.

When the child is well enough trained in appliqué, cutting out various elements and gluing them, you can move on to more complex work. We are talking about the origami technique.

You can make both simple and very complex crafts in it. The best option for working with origami technique would be polished or coated paper.

It allows you to get perfect and very neat folds, which is especially appreciated in the origami technique.

On a note! Thick colored paper is best suited for postcards, appliqués and other crafts.

If desired, you can make a craft from medium-density colored cardboard.

This will allow you to get durable products that will not crumble prematurely, will not wrinkle and will keep their shape perfectly.

Lush bouquet made of cardboard and paper

In order for a child to congratulate his mother or on International Women's Day, postcards are most often created. But it will be much more interesting to make a whole bouquet of paper, especially since it is quite simple to make. However, if the baby is still too small, he needs to work under the supervision of adults, since he must be able to handle scissors and glue.

Bouquets or individual buds made of paper and cardboard look very impressive

On a note! To work you will need colored cardboard, white and blue paper, scissors and glue.

A pencil and ruler will not be superfluous. As for scissors, it is best to prepare 2 options at once: with rounded ends and small scissors with sharp ones. They are needed for cutting holes and preparing small elements.

To make the flower stem, it is best to use thin green cardboard. A strip should be cut from it, which is twisted into a long tube; the edges should be sealed so that the stem does not fall apart. If you can't find green cardboard, you can take paper. But it will need to be twisted into a tube in larger quantities in order to obtain a dense stem for the future flower. You will need at least 5 such tubes.

Creating a stem for a flower

Next you should move on to the flower. To do this, you need to take white paper, fold the A4 sheet lengthwise and cut it. One of the halves must be bent in half, and then numerous cuts must be made at one end that does not open.

Similar work should be done with the other half of the paper. The number of blanks must match the number of green tubes. If the bouquet consists of 5 flowers, you can make 2 white and 3 blue blanks. Now you need to secure the edge of the strip to the top of the tube with glue. Further along the spiral it twists.

It's best to stop about halfway through the stem. Here you need to secure the edge with glue. At this stage, the flower will be almost ready. All you have to do is fluff it up a little so that it looks like a real hyacinth, and in addition glue on a few thin leaves.

This is how each piece is assembled. At the end, you should tie the bouquet with a ribbon. Along with such a gift, a postcard made of paper and cardboard, which you can make yourself, will look great. It is best to do it in the form of an applique.

To do this, you need to take a base made of colored cardboard, and then stick on flowers cut out of paper. If you write a sincere congratulation inside, then for any mother it will be the best gift for any occasion.

If mom is happy with the flowers, then you can congratulate her with a card and a themed craft, for example, in the form of a tank. There are several options for making such products, including very simple ones that are perfect for working with small children.

A cardboard tank will be an excellent gift for grandfather on May 9

The tank is best made from corrugated cardboard (you can take it from a shipping box). The base of the tank and some additional elements should be cut from this material to create some kind of three-dimensional effect.

To do this, you should prepare an additional part for the tracks and stars on the tank. In addition, you will need to duplicate all the details, but only on colored paper. The tank itself should be made green, the tracks should be brown, and the star should be cut out of red paper.

If you plan to make a double-sided tank out of cardboard with your own hands, you need to immediately think about this and prepare additional elements. In this case, you will need an additional star and tracks made of corrugated cardboard, as well as an additional set of blanks made of colored paper.

Scheme of the T-10 tank

After this, you can proceed to assembling the product. First of all, it is necessary to glue colored paper blanks to the cardboard base of the tank on one side and the other. Next, caterpillars and cardboard stars are glued on each side. Brown and red blanks are attached on top.

Additionally, you can draw links on the tracks, designate the muzzle, hatch and other elements. The tank should be placed on a stand so that it is a full-fledged craft that can be viewed from all sides.

To do this, you need to cut a couple of triangles from corrugated cardboard. An incision is made at an obtuse angle into which the lower part of the tank is inserted. This makes the craft more sustainable.

Such a product made of colored paper and cardboard can be presented to dad or grandfather on February 23, and can also be sent to an exhibition at school or kindergarten.

Craft option for February 23rd for dad or grandfather

In addition to the festive tank, you can make a postcard. Patriotic options with a flag look very good.

To do this, you need to cut out strips of the desired color, stick them in the correct order on a cardboard base, and then add an inscription and a flower design.

On a note! If you wish, you can make an applique card with carnations.

Every girl's dream is a doll house. But often such toys are very expensive. However, creative parents will always find a way out of the situation. For example, a very beautiful dollhouse can be made from two rectangular cardboard boxes. In this case, you will need glue, wallpaper scraps and colored paper, scissors and a stapler.

Making a cardboard house is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance

First you need to prepare the boxes. Shoe packaging is best suited for this. These boxes are quite dense and easy to work with.

Moreover, they have the most suitable bottom. It is necessary to check that they match in size. Next, you need to outline where the second floor partition, windows and doors, including interior ones, will be. It is immediately worth noting where the stairs to the second floor will be.

Once all the markings have been completed, you can proceed to cutting. You need to carefully cut through doors and windows, prepare the ceiling for the second floor and secure it.

The last element is best made from a box lid. In addition, you need to make a cardboard ladder and secure it so that the dolls can climb to the second floor. The remaining box lid can be turned into a gable roof to create an attic. You can also make a staircase here, but foldable from plain paper. Both parts of the house need to be fastened very tightly. To do this, use glue or a stapler.

Decorating a cardboard house is no less interesting

So, the child will have a very beautiful dollhouse made of cardboard, in the creation of which the child himself took part.

Interesting crafts made from paper, cardboard and other materials

Exhibitions of children's creativity are often held in kindergartens and primary schools. You can make crafts from cardboard with your own hands or on almost any topic.

If you use additional different materials, the effect will be more impressive. For example, if you take cardboard, paper and cotton wool, you can make a lot of interesting crafts.

There are never any restrictions in the choice of available materials

It is from this set that the poodle dog is made. It comes out in the form of a panel. To make such a craft, you need to take cardboard, stick a sheet of colored paper on it, and then draw the silhouette of a dog in the center. The next step is to use cotton wool. You will have to roll a lot of small cotton balls out of it.

Now the silhouette of the poodle is smeared with PVA glue, and cotton balls are glued on. The top of the head, ears, tail and paws should be especially lush. Use a black felt-tip pen to mark the eyes and nose of the dog.

Examples of handmade paper crafts

This makes a very interesting craft made from paper and cardboard, which is easy to do even for a small child, since you don’t have to use scissors.

Nevertheless, parents should definitely supervise the baby during his creative work.

Experts recommend keeping an eye on your baby during his creative work.

On a note! Natural materials are often used to make crafts.

If you add them to cardboard and colored paper, you can get very interesting options. Cones are a convenient material for children's crafts. They will be useful both in their whole form and disassembled, that is, in the form of scales.

From the latter you can put together very beautiful flower compositions. To do this, you need to take colored cardboard and glue several circles of pine cone scales onto it. These will be flowers. From them you can send out branches cut out of colored paper. Don't forget about the leaves.

DIY decorative origami

Cardboard for children's crafts is a very useful material. You can make anything out of it. Therefore, if parents happen to have a large corrugated cardboard box, do not throw it away.

It will be an excellent basis for a house, rocket, tank or gaming machine. The main thing is to turn on your imagination.

It would seem that it could be simpler than paper and cardboard crafts! This type of creativity is familiar to every child from an early age, and the kindergarten teacher talked a lot about various ways to create paintings, appliqués and figures from these simple materials. At school, a child can be shown paper creativity from a different perspective: they can be shown that crafts do not have to be primitive at all, they can have a functional meaning and bring aesthetic pleasure from the work done.

Technology: paper and cardboard crafts

An important component of school discipline in primary school technology - paper and cardboard crafts. This activity, like other types of creative activity for younger schoolchildren, is extremely important for the comprehensive development of the child. At the beginning of each lesson, where the children will be asked to work with their hands and create paper flowers, figurines and other crafts, the teacher should interest the students in this process.

If we are talking about creating a certain type of flowers, then you should say a few words about this plant, give an example of where it grows and where children could see it. Often used in technology lessons is a presentation with a visual demonstration of not only the introductory part of the lesson, but also step-by-step master classes. Thanks to visualization, schoolchildren better assimilate the material covered, and a presentation with a master class will attract their attention and arouse interest.

Dahlias - a simple option crafts made from colored paper and cardboard. A paper dahlia can be used to decorate a classroom if made large. The main thing is that the same master class allows you to make a small or huge flower, using the simplest and most affordable materials.

The dahlia consists of many sharp-angled paper tubes, which are glued to a cardboard base in layers. A large flower looks very impressive from a distance, so it can be glued to the walls on the eve of a school holiday or spring ball, but it is also impossible to take your eyes off it when looking at it up close.

If you decide to make such voluminous flowers that can become an element of decoration for a homemade card or floral applique, without the help of a hole punch, then you will need a simple pencil and scissors. The task will not be easy: each circle must first be drawn on paper (you can use a small marker as a template), and then cut out one by one.

Colored scrap paper

• Cardboard circle

The flowers turn out to be very beautiful if you use colored embossed scrap sheets for your work, but ordinary bright colored paper will do, but it must be colored on both sides.

We only need cardboard to cut out the base circle; it should be the same diameter as the rest of the circles. All prepared paper circles must be carefully folded in half diagonally. During the lesson, children will also be able to acquire first knowledge about geometric shapes and geometric terms. In the presentation, they should be told and shown on a slide what the diameter of a circle is. When all the blanks are ready, you can start creating the flower.

On the cardboard base, you need to mark the middle - put a dot with a marker, and then start gluing the blanks. One edge of the workpiece should touch the middle. Each piece should be glued so that the half is glued to the base, and the second half remains free; it will create the volume of our flower. The next piece must be glued so that it is nested into the previous one. The result is a voluminous flower, beautiful and original, and you can decorate the middle with a bead, rhinestone or a drop of glitter.

A blooming bud can be made using the same half blanks. For such a bud you will need only four circles for the petals and another green cardboard circle. The cardboard circle should be folded in half, and four blanks should be glued into it, as demonstrated in the master class. You can glue the blank petals in two rows, in this case it is better to use circles of different sizes: small for the first row, large for the second.

If you plan to make, for example, cards for Easter or March 8, then you can decorate greeting cards with such flowers.

Crafts made from paper and cardboard, grade 3

In some cases, when it comes to paper and cardboard crafts, templates may be needed. Typically, templates are used when there is a need to cut out many openwork parts of the same shape or size. For example, when making multilayer gerbera flowers, you need blanks with petals, and to make the craft as neat as possible, you can download a template of the desired shape, print it on a sheet, and then cut it along the contour with scissors.

You can also redraw the template onto a sheet of paper, attach it to the monitor and trace it along the outline with a soft pencil, then transfer the template onto cardboard and cut it out. You will have a cardboard blank ready, which can be traced on colored paper, obtaining petals of the required shape.

At first glance, it seems that the cutting technique is very simple, and schoolchildren have long known how to create crafts made from paper and cardboard. 3rd grade You can teach not just cutting and gluing techniques, but also open up a fundamentally new way of working with long-known materials and tools. Schoolchildren can appreciate that the results are not primitive at all, but can look like a work of art. You can further interest children in paper crafts if you tell them about this modern super-toy.

Paper and cardboard crafts for children

We will make bright, colorful gerberas - this paper and cardboard crafts for children and for adults who are able to discover a fundamentally new technique for working with those materials that everyone has known since kindergarten. Looking at the list of materials needed for the work, you will see for yourself:

Colored thick paper

Glue gun

This is the entire basic set that will allow us to make a paper work of art. The proposed master class also used floral tape and wire, as well as wire cutters, but these materials can be called auxiliary, since they were used at the stage of forming bouquets of ready-made flowers.

Pay attention to the template: it contains 11 flowers, among them 3 large and another 8 smaller, while the small templates are not all the same size, among them are four larger and four smaller. This way you can create a beautiful multi-layered gerbera. The petal template should be printed on bright paper, the color you chose for the gerbera. Two more small details should be printed on a green sheet - these will be the details of the sepals and the center.