How to make a crafts "Baba Yaga"?

Making a variety of crafts is a favorite pastime of many children. It is especially interesting to craft famous fairy-tale heroes. For example, a child will be fascinated by the independent production of Baba Yaga from various materials. In this article, we will learn how to do it correctly.

A very effective and funny "Baba Yaga" can be made from a variety of materials. It's not just about natural ingredients like buds and twigs. Cool characters from fairy tales are obtained if you craft them from the simplest materials at hand. For example, it can be nylon tights.

It is possible to make "Baba Yaga" with any appearance and any decoration from such materials, which are practically in every home. Let's find out what components are needed for this:

• nylon tights;
• plastic bottle;
• filler material (a synthetic winterizer or holofiber is ideal);
• threads, scissors, a needle;
• eyes for dolls (sold in stores where there is everything for creativity);
• pliers;
• wire.

Consider the features of making a fairy-tale heroine from nylon tights.

• First you will need to prepare a frame base from a bottle. The bottom of the selected container will need to be cut off. This will create a torso.
• At the next stage, the prepared bottle is wrapped with filling material along its entire length. All elements should be carefully pulled with threads. After that, it will be possible to pull the stockings over the workpiece.
• Next, you can proceed to the design of the character's face. To make the head of "Baba Yaga", you need to carefully cut the stocking, and then fill it with padding polyester. Then a small lump is inserted approximately in the center of the resulting part.It will act as a nose.
• You can easily shape the cheeks, nose and chin on the heroine's face. After that, you will need to attach the eyes. They are best fixed with glue.
• Hands are best made of wire. It should be wrapped with filler to give the proper volume. At the next stage, they are covered with nylon. Everything is neatly stitched with threads, but so that the seams are invisible. When the limbs are done, they will need to be sewn to the body.
• The final stage of work is clothing. It is recommended to sew it with national ornaments. It is worth throwing a scarf on Baba Yaga and tying it under the chin. Beads, ribbons and other decorations of this type must be used in the design. At this stage, the famous fairytale heroine will be completed.

The charming "Baba Yaga" can be made from plain paper. Even the smallest craftsmen can easily cope with the creation of such a craft.

If you plan to make a paper craft, then you will need to prepare a number of necessary components:

• white paper;
• scissors;
• adhesive composition;
• felt-tip pens, paints, or colored pencils.

Let's get acquainted with the step-by-step instructions for making a fairy-tale character from white paper.

• You can draw the basis for such a craft yourself, or you can find suitable ready-made options on the Web.
• If the base will be drawn with your own hands, then it must be borne in mind that it will need to be painted. After that, the witch's blank is carefully cut out exactly along the sketched contours.
• The piece of paper should be folded in such a way that you get a piece in the form of a cone. The sides of the sheet are glued together with an adhesive so that the structure does not fall apart.
• The character will not do without a broom. It needs to be cut in a separate order.

Making paper Baba Yaga is extremely simple. The child will make a fairytale heroine without unnecessary problems.

It is possible not only to glue "Babu Yaga" out of paper.

To make the body of "Baba Yaga" with a height of 28 cm, you will need:

• a piece of stretch gabardine with dimensions of about 50x20 cm;
• filling material, for example, holofiber or synthetic winterizer;
• wool for felting, thread or weft, from which the witch's hair is obtained;
• the fabric from which the clothes will be made;
• white jersey sock;
• ribbons and lace;
• jute twine;
• a twig and a stick for making a broom.

Consider the detailed instructions for sewing the original "Baba Yaga".

• You need to prepare a pattern. You can print it on a printer or sketch it yourself. Each of the elements must be applied in the amount of a couple of pieces.
• Next, fold the woven fabric in half. On it you need to lay out all the components of the pattern along the shared thread. The outlines of the parts are outlined.
• The blanks should be cut. An additional 5 mm allowance must be left. All elements will need to be carefully grinded.
• To fill each of the limbs, you should use the appropriate material. The stuffing must be as dense as possible, but at the same time it must not gather in tubercles.
• Slightly weaker it will be necessary to stuff the upper arms and legs, the lower half of the body. Due to this, at further stages it will become easier to attach them in order to obtain a single structure.
• The head, filled with padding polyester or holofiber, is sewn to the neck by means of a blind seam. Before that, it is allowed to add a little "Moment" glue so that the head "does not slip" to the side during sewing.
• Legs should be inserted into the lower part of the body. Their edge is folded into the inside. You need to hem the details with a blind seam. The hands are not fixed on the witch's body yet.
• The next step is to beautifully dress up "Baba Yaga". The shirt for her can be made non-removable. A rectangular piece is cut from the woven material, laid in half, and a vertically located seam is grinded.It should be on your back. The top and bottom should also be carefully processed.
• The finished cylinder is thrown over the witch. The upper edge is pulled up at the neck.
• The sleeves need to be cut out. The workpieces are grinded. Then they must be turned out and put on your hands. All components are sewn to the body using the button-thread method.
• Next, pantaloons are made from a simple white sock. The pantaloons can be decorated with lace inserts.
• Then they sew a skirt. This should be done in the same way as in the case of the shirt. Decorations made of lace and braid are acceptable.
• On "Baba Yaga" they put on socks made from the remains of a white sock. Next, knit sandals from jute twine.
• At the next stage, a hairstyle is formed. Hair is braided in pigtails, but you can leave it tousled. You should put a handkerchief on your head.
• A panicle made of thin branches should be placed in the hands of "Baba Yaga".

The original sorceress can be made from natural materials. The finished craft can be made with your own hands, adhering to the autumn theme.

Let's consider how it is possible to make "Baba Yaga" in a simple way that even a kindergarten-age kid can easily master.

• You need to take 1 cone - it will play the role of the body of the witch. A walnut will act as a head. For a panicle and pens, you should collect thin twigs. Both plasticine mass and hair threads will come in handy. The handkerchief can be cut out of paper or cardboard, but the fabric option will work as well.
• All parts should be fastened to each other with plasticine mass. Also small components such as nose and eyes are made from it.

The child can independently choose the appropriate decorations and outfits for such crafts. "Baba Yaga" can be made in the vicinity of an old forest man, also made from a pine cone. A witch sitting in a mortar will look very original. There are incredibly many options on how to arrange a similar craft for a kindergarten.

How to make Baba Yaga from natural and scrap materials, see the video.