DIY gifts for the teacher on March 8

March 8 is a long-awaited holiday for women. On this day, they especially want warmth and attention. What gift you can make to your beloved teacher with your own hands, read this article.

On a glorious spring day on March 8, we are in a hurry to please loved ones, friends, colleagues and, of course, teachers. Every day, these selfless women go to work, forgetting about their own problems, in order to give our children knowledge and a piece of their warmth.

If the teacher is not just a teacher, but a friend, an authoritative mentor that your child respects and loves, present him with an original gift that will cause joy and admiration.

Gift options depend on the creativity of the parents. Children can also make a gift to the teacher, especially if they have hobbies.... In hobby and art stores, you can look for kits for making wonderful souvenirs, jewelry and pleasant trifles.

If your child is in elementary school, he may:

• draw a beautiful postcard;
• create an original installation from natural materials;
• make an applique out of paper or fabric;
• create flowers using origami technique;
• cut engraving;
• paint a glass vase or jar for useful little things with stained glass paints;
• create a lovely spring picture with the help of a burner;
• make a wicker basket from veneer;
• sew a felt box or handbag;
• embroider a small napkin;
• make fridge magnets from plaster;
• crochet original key rings, bookmarks for books.

High school students can:

• to make a festive wall newspaper, a collage with photographs of students and a teacher;
• create an original presentation on a computer and burn it to disk;
• to shoot and independently edit a kind and funny film for the teacher with wishes from all students and parents;
• make a brooch, hairpin using the kanzashi technique;
• knit a beautiful napkin;
• present a scrapbooking album for photos;
• to make candles, soap of our own work;
• in technology lessons, girls can sew a wonderful set: potholders and an apron;
• boys - to make coasters for hot dishes, for books, interior decorations in the form of a panel from wooden cuts.

Moms can create:

• decoration for interior: curtains, tablecloths, napkins, adorable amigugumi toys;
• knitted or crocheted things the teacher's taste: a scarf, a hat, mittens, gloves or a stole;
• embroidered painting or portrait teacher, taken from a photograph;
• a picture of a diamond mosaic;
• decorations from marshmallow foamiran;
• costume jewelry from cold porcelain;
• little pads, bedspreads, original handbags, if your teacher appreciates it;
• purse, clutch, earrings and belt from genuine leather for a teacher of an elegant age;
• stylish brooch and handbag, dumped from wool;
• backpack denim for a young, energetic teacher who loves an active lifestyle;
• cakebaked and decorated with your own hands.

Dads can present:

• wooden frames with photos of the teacher, boxes, shelves, jewelry;
• organizer for the table;
• interesting hanger for clothes;
• original pots and flower stands;
• basket, vase, casket from the vine;
• birch bark box for decorations or breadbox;
• desk lamp with a beautiful lampshade.

If you don't own any of these handicrafts, don't be discouraged.

There are unusual gift options where you can show your creativity and create an extraordinary surprise. This can be, for example, a bright festive bouquet of fruits and spring flowers.

This is technically easy to do, if you have the desire, patience and a little practice. Fruit floristry is now at its peak of popularity. Such a present will cause a lot of emotions in the addressee and will become a chic decoration of the festive table, which, if desired, can be eaten with pleasure.

We propose to make a bouquet in bright, sunny, orange-yellow tones that create a great mood.

To do this, you need:

• wooden skewers at least 30 cm high;
• cling film;
• knife;
• scissors;
• cutting board;
• beautiful ribbon;
• technical rope;
• kraft paper (4 sheets of rectangular shape 50x50 cm).

Fruits:

• grapefruit - 1 pc.;
• quince - 2 pcs.;
• yellow apples - 2 pcs.;
• tangerines - 5 pcs.;
• a bunch of 8 or 10 mini bananas.

Flowers:

• several fluffy twigs of mimosa 40–45 cm high.

The amount of fruit can be reduced or increased as you wish. Do not take a lot of fruits for the first time: the more components, the larger they are, the heavier the bouquet will be and the more difficult it is to work with it. Fruit can be replaced: instead of quince, take apples, replace grapefruit with a small pomelo.

Coming up with a composition:

• wash and dry fruit;
• lay them out in advance as they will be in the bouquet, play with the composition;
• a large single fruit is best placed in the center, the rest of the fruits are placed around it;
• bananas will look good along the edges of the bouquet, opposite each other;
• citrus fruits look beautiful in the cut - determine which fruits you want to cut to create a bright accent in the bouquet.

Insert fasteners:

• insert skewers into each fruit (2 pieces each);
• it is better to insert 3 skewers into a large grapefruit or pomelo;
• we place them in the pulp at an angle, towards each other;
• stick the skewers carefully so as not to pierce the fruit;
• you can insert fasteners from any side, as you like;
• one fruit can be placed upside down, and the other - sideways or tail;
• we divide a bunch of bananas into two (4-5 pieces in each);
• insert a stick into each banana from the side of the tails.

We make accents:

• carefully cut off the "bottom" of the fruit to open the beautiful "wheel" of the pulp;
• do this with a central grapefruit and two tangerines;
• tightly close the cut with cling film so that the fruit does not give juice, does not become dusty and windy.

Putting the composition together:

• take the central fruit by the sticks in one hand, and add the next element to it with the other hand;
• the bouquet, assembled in a spiral floristic technique, looks spectacular, but if you do not own it, then collect the bouquet as it suits you;
• turn the bouquet to see it from all sides;
• so that the skewers do not slip out of your hands, you need to make an intermediate tie: put the bouquet on the table with its “head” down and pull the sticks in the center with a rope (ask the household to help you);
• if the bouquet is already heavy, continue assembling on the table;
• add fruit by turning the bouquet and bandaging it again;
• pick up the composition and consider, correct it carefully, which is necessary;
• along the perimeter of the bouquet at the very end of the work, we lay the sprigs of mimosa so that they slightly rise above the fruit;
• we make a strong final tie of the bouquet with a rope.

We wrap in kraft paper:

• put 1 sheet of paper on the table;
• we put our bouquet on it with legs to hide them;
• if there are skewers that get in the way, we cut them to fit the total length;
• raise the edges of the sheet up and form around the leg;
• we tie the leg of the bouquet with a rope;
• fold the remaining 3 sheets of paper diagonally without connecting the ends;
• put the resulting triangles on the table one by one with a shift;
• place the bouquet on the first sheet in the center;
• wrap the first triangle around the bouquet and hold it tightly;
• turn the bouquet to the second side and twist it into the second sheet;
• we do the same operation with the third side and the last triangle;
• we take a ribbon and tightly tie a bouquet with it, and then form a beautiful bow;
• a wonderful gift for the teacher is ready.

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