Applications for children 6-7 years old

Applications for children 6-7 years old are more complex and interesting than crafts for the smallest. To create them, children use not only different types of paper and cardboard, but also other materials at hand.

A large number of interesting crafts can be made from plain or double-sided paper and scrap materials.

To create beautiful octopuses, a child will need colored paper, a cardboard toilet paper sleeve, scissors, felt-tip pens and yarn.

Such a volumetric application is done very simply.

1. To begin with, you need to cut off two identical volumetric parts about 4 centimeters high from the cardboard sleeve.
2. They need to be pasted over with orange and yellow paper.
3. At the bottom of the craft, small holes need to be cut.
4. The rest of the yarn for knitting must be cut into pieces of the same length. Each of them must be folded in half.
5. Thread the threads through the holes made earlier and carefully tie each of them with a knot.
6. When everything is ready, the crafts need to be painted with a felt-tip pen. The eyes can be made from colored paper or purchased from a specialty store.
7. After that, you can start decorating the background. On the blue sheet, you need to place the waves cut from white paper. They are attached to the cardboard with a glue stick.

When the base is ready, all that remains is to glue the octopuses to it. If desired, the work can be supplemented with colored bubbles or paper algae.

This cute bird is made of black and yellow paper. Let's take a look at the step-by-step process of creating it.

1. To begin with, two legs and two identical parts of the beak must be cut out of yellow paper.
2. Fold a large sheet of black paper in half and cut.
3. One piece of paper needs to be folded accordion.
4. From the second sheet it is necessary to cut out the bird's head and its wings.
5. All of these parts are attached to the base of the torso. Its legs and beak are adorned. The bird's eyes are made of white paper colored with a felt-tip pen.

A colored caterpillar on a large green leaf can be a great school themed craft. Such a children's application is made quickly and easily.

1. The first step is to cut a large sheet of green cardboard.
2. Cut out several circles of the same color from colored paper.
3. They are all glued to the paper one by one.
4. After that, a wide strip should be cut out of red double-sided paper and a volumetric circle should be formed from it.
5. It is glued to the front of the track.
6. The head of this creature needs to be decorated with voluminous eyes and paper antennae.

The resulting craft can also be complemented with beautiful flowers.

You can make a pair of beautiful swans out of plain white paper. They are made from ordinary strips of paper. They must be cut in advance. Each strip is folded in half and glued.

The base of the bird must be cut out of the same paper. The body of the swan is decorated with voluminous paper feathers. They are glued to each other in even rows. Thin strips of colored paper are used to decorate the swans.

Flowers or trees made from scrap materials are no less beautiful.

Winter, spring and fall trees can also be a great addition to any arrangement. You can make such an applique from any materials at hand. So, a tree made with your own hands from a cardboard sleeve, corrugated and plain paper and buttons looks beautiful.

1. First you need to make the base of the figure. To do this, cut the cardboard sleeve in two.
2. Its edges must be coated with glue.
3. After that, the cardboard base is glued to the bottom of the craft.
4. Green foliage is made from corrugated paper in two shades of green. This material should be cut into small pieces. Each of them needs to be lightly kneaded, forming small lumps.
5. These lumps are glued to the base of the craft.
6. Decorate the green branches with red buttons.
7. The lower part of the applique is decorated with green grass made from a long strip of paper cut along the edge.

Using the same scheme, you can make an autumn tree decorated with yellow leaves. It will look no less beautiful.

• Lilac bouquet. Torn paper is used to create such a delicate bouquet. The flowerpot is made of cardboard or colored paper, the stems are made of corrugated paper. When the base is ready, you can start creating flowers. To do this, napkins or pieces of corrugated paper are cut into small squares and crumpled. After that, these parts are attached to the base of flowers with glue. The craft turns out to be voluminous and beautiful.

• Cactus... A cactus made of green and red double-sided paper also looks beautiful. The base of the flower is made from green circles. Each of them folds in half. After that, several parts are attached in halves to each other. When the green base is ready, you need to glue it to the paper. In this way, 4-5 blanks are made. The base of the cactus is formed from them. Sharp needles and flowers must be cut out of red paper. These details are used to decorate the flower.

• Plasticine bouquet. To create such a craft, you will need plasticine of several basic colors. Several long flagella must be formed from pink or red material. Each of them must be twisted into a spiral and attached to the top of the sheet. The stems and leaves of the flower must be formed from green plasticine. You can decorate them by drawing streaks on them in a stack.

A child of 6-7 years old can easily cope with more complex crafts.

To create this fabulous character, your child will need colored cardboard, paper, scissors and glue.

1. To begin with, you need to cut out all the main details from pink cardboard: head, body, ears and legs.
2. The character's face needs to be painted with a felt-tip pen. After that, the head is attached to the body.
3. Both legs should be gently bent. The lower part of each of them must be coated with glue and attached to the body of the unicorn.
4. The ears are fixed at the back of the head.
5. Hooves and small figures to decorate the ears should be cut out of dark pink cardboard. These parts are coated with glue and attached to the desired parts of the craft.
6. A horn must be cut out of yellow cardboard, which is also glued to the unicorn's head.
7. Colored paper should be cut into thin strips. Each of them must be carefully twisted with scissors.
8. These pieces are attached to the back of the unicorn's head.

This application is made from pasta, cereals and seeds. You can use any materials at hand in your work.

The base of the house is made of even pasta of the same length. The same material is used to create a neat fence. Nature in the background is made from cereals. For this, you can use buckwheat, rice or beans. All these parts are carefully poured onto paper, previously coated with glue.

When the applique is ready, dry it well. After that, you need to remove all unnecessary from it.

Preparing for the New Year holidays, a child can make an original Christmas pasta wreath. The main material for its creation must be prepared in advance. To do this, the pasta is painted green and covered with glitter glue.

After that, all the parts are attached to the base from a cardboard circle or branches. Such a Christmas craft is decorated with a neat bow in white and red tones. If desired, it can be decorated with toys, cinnamon sticks or dried oranges.

You will learn how to make a bee with your own hands from the video below.