Crafts for children 5 years old

At the age of five, the child is actively exploring the world around him. Therefore, it is easy to captivate him with new types of creativity. The main thing is to choose simple crafts for the kid that he can make on his own.

Modeling figures from salt dough develops fine motor skills and captivates both boys and girls. To prepare the dough, mix a glass of wheat flour, the same amount of salt and half a glass of cold water in a large bowl. All of these ingredients are thoroughly mixed. The dough is soft and elastic.

Children as young as 5 years old can learn how to make flat figures and key rings from this material. The process of their creation consists of the following stages.

1. First, roll out the dough in a thin layer using a rolling pin.
2. Figures from it can be cut with a knife or using special shapes, for example, hearts, stars.
3. If the craft is to be used as a keychain or pendant, a small hole must be made in the upper part for hanging. To do this, you can use a cocktail tube, awl or toothpick.
4. Such crafts are dried in the oven for 1-2 hours.
5. Finished figures can be painted with gouache or acrylic.
6. At the end of the work, a thread or thin ribbon is attached to the top of the figure.

Small children are happy to make various applications and volumetric figures out of paper.

To create this craft, the child will need a toilet paper roll, colored cardboard, glue and scissors. Making a figurine of a ladybug is very simple.

1. To begin with, the base of the sleeve must be pasted over with black cardboard or colored paper.This part must be set aside and allowed to dry completely.
2. Cut an even circle out of red cardboard and cut it into two halves. The fenders are attached to the top of the hub. They are decorated with small black circles, cut out of paper or drawn with a marker.
3. A short black mustache and eyes are also attached to the base of the figurine.

If a child is interested in the underwater world, he will be happy to make a big fish out of colored paper. It is done as follows.

1. To begin with, a frame must be cut out of a piece of thick cardboard. The fish can be of any size and shape.
2. This blank must be pasted over with corrugated or colored paper on both sides.
3. After that, you can start decorating the craft. Several circles of the same size need to be cut out of colored paper. Fold each one in half.
4. These blanks are glued to the base of the craft in a chaotic manner. They can be arranged both in separate rows and with an overlap.
5. When the craft is ready, you can additionally decorate it with sparkles.

Such a bright bouquet of flowers will be a great gift for a loved one. It is made of high quality double-sided paper and cardboard.

1. First, fold a sheet of green paper in half horizontally.
2. The lower edges of the workpiece are glued together with glue stick.
3. Even cuts are made on the top of the sheet.
4. This workpiece must be carefully twisted into a spiral. The edge of the part is attached to the base using double-sided tape or glue.
5. Flowers with bright centers should be cut out of colored cardboard.
6. These details are attached to the base of the bouquet.

Another activity that develops the child's imagination and fine motor skills is sculpting figures from plasticine. This material is affordable, elastic and perfectly stored in any conditions. It can be used both separately and together with other scrap materials.

Such a simple craft consists of a large number of small parts.

Sculpting stages.

1. First you need to knead a piece of yellow plasticine well. After that, the base must be rolled into a circle and gently flattened.
2. The fins and tail of the fish are made of red plasticine. They are attached to the sides of the yellow circle.
3. Fish scales are formed from small plasticine balls.
4. The scales are attached to the body in even rows on both sides. There are large eyes on the head of the fish. The mouth is cut out in a stack.

Another inhabitant of the underwater world, which can be easily molded from plasticine, is an octopus. To create it, the child will need purple, black and pink plasticine, a toothpick or manicure dots, as well as a sharp stack.

The base of the figurine is made from a large piece of purple plasticine. 8 sausages of the same length and thickness are formed from the same material. Their edges are made slightly sharpened. On each such part with a toothpick (dots), you need to squeeze out a number of small indentations. The blanks are attached to the body of the figurine. You can decorate the octopus with pink plasticine dots, glue black eyes, draw a smile with a stack.

This cartoon character is loved by many children. The step-by-step process of creating such a craft consists of the following steps.

1. First, you need to sculpt Peppa's body from dark pink plasticine.
2. You need to make a head from the pink material. It turns out to be slightly elongated to the side.
3. The same material is used to create the small ears that are attached to the top of the figure.
4. Pig eyes are made from white and black circles; from pink - a smile and a blush.
5. The head decorated in this way is attached to the body.
6. On the sides, pink flagella are glued to it, which play the role of handles.
7. The legs are made from small pieces of brown plasticine.

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Once you find unwanted CDs at home, you can use them to create beautiful and practical things. So, they make nice coasters for cups. The step-by-step process of creating them consists of the following steps.

1. The base of the disc must be painted with dark paint and dried.
2. After that, the workpiece must be thoroughly coated with glue.
3. Pebbles of any shape and size are attached to the disc. You can arrange them in a chaotic manner. The main thing is that the stones completely cover the base of the disc.

Crafts from napkins are used to decorate a home or a festive table. A volumetric six-pointed star is perfect for this purpose. It is done simply and quickly.

1. The napkin must first be opened and then folded so that the two outer edges are directed towards the center.
2. Next, it needs to be rotated 90 degrees, and the 2 outer edges must be bent to the center again.
3. After that, the figure should be rotated again and all the actions should be repeated.
4. The workpiece must be folded in half along the center line. The child will have a tight strip in his hands.
5. Next, the napkin needs to be expanded, the "accordion" folded along the fold lines.
6. The figure must be expanded again, and then folded "accordion" in the opposite direction.
7. The center of the workpiece must be wrapped with a piece of metal wire.
8. All corners of the napkin must be bent inward at an angle of 45 degrees. There will be four identical corners on each side of the accordion.
9. Further, the ends of the "accordions" on both sides must be fastened together.
10. The figure's beams need to be straightened. The craft turns out to be beautiful and voluminous.

This material is most often used to create flowers and bouquets. It is absolutely safe and easy to use.

An excellent version of foamiran craft is a red poppy. It will not be difficult to create it even for novice craftsmen.

1. Several identical poppy petals must be cut out of the dark red foamiran. This can be done using templates prepared in advance.
2. After that, a small circle needs to be cut out of the green material. Attach a large bead to the wire. It should be wrapped in green foamiran.
3. The resulting ball must be wrapped in black threads.
4. Poppy petals need to be made more voluminous and wavy, slightly stretching their edges with your hands.
5. Further, these parts must be attached to the stem in two rows. The flower will turn out to be lush and beautiful.
6. Leaves are cut from green foamiran. They are glued to the wire with glue.

Kids can make bright pictures and postcards from unnecessary buttons. They turn out to be very beautiful. You can complement such crafts with various sequins, sequins or rhinestones. Flowers made from these materials at hand look especially beautiful.

A child can use simple cotton pads with a soft texture to create voluminous applications.

• Chick. To create a bright yellow chicken, in addition to a cotton pad, you will need plasticine, paint, glue and colored cardboard. Such a three-dimensional picture is made very simply. First, the cotton pad must be painted yellow. When it dries up, you need to glue it to a sheet of cardboard. Chicken legs, beak and comb are made of plasticine; the eye is drawn based on a marker. Free space in the picture can be decorated with cereals or paper flowers.

• Flower. This easy craft looks cute and is easy to do. You can use a ball of thread, a pompom, or a blue-dyed cotton pad as a base for a flower.The stem and leaves must be cut out of double-sided colored paper. The flower petals are made from white cotton pads. They are glued in a circle. The more petals a flower has, the more magnificent it looks.

A child can use ordinary multi-colored plastic tubes to create lamps, frames and vases. They are very simple to do. So, to create a stand for the pens, you will need a large glass, straws and high-quality glue. Plastic parts are attached to each other in a circle. In this case, the glass is used as a base. When the craft is dry, you can put it away and discard it.

Using wine corks, kids can tinker with rugs, hot coasters or trays. To create any of these crafts, individual parts must be connected to each other using glue. The shape of the product can be any. It is recommended to paint the edges of the finished stand with acrylic or varnish.

A child can also give a second life to old newspapers. Waste sheets can be used to weave paper vines or straws. Beginners will love the watch making process. They consist of two different tube sizes. Such parts are attached to a cardboard base. The craft is decorated with paper or metal arrows.

Preschoolers, in the process of creating original crafts with their own hands, also use pasta with pleasure. Most often, they make voluminous applications. Both plain and colored pasta are suitable for work.

One of the beautiful examples of such a craft is a big fish. The basis of the craft is made of plasticine. The body of the fish is formed from it, which is glued to the cardboard. Part of the pasta turns golden. The painted blanks must be well dried and attached to the body of the fish.

Colored pasta is used to decorate the free space. They are used to make pebbles, algae and underwater flowers. The craft turns out to be bright and unusual.

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