Modeling of constellations from plasticine

The creative part is an obligatory component of any preschool and school institution. Starting with the younger group in kindergarten, children are given various crafts in the form of homework. As often happens, this task falls on the shoulders of parents and grandparents. Few people know that it is possible to make crafts with children, because now there are many simple options.

The constellation is an amazing natural phenomenon that can be embodied in crafts. In addition, a love for astronomy can be instilled in a child in a playful way. This process is always fun, and both parents and their child get pleasure. To make a constellation, it is enough to have a box of plasticine and a little imagination at home.

You can make one of the most beautiful and visible constellations with the naked eye from plasticine. To make the craft even more realistic, you can see the Big Dipper with your own eyes in the evening and only then start the creative process. For crafts, you will need thick paper or cardboard, plasticine, toothpicks or matches.

• At the very beginning, you need to draw a drawing of a bear on cardboard. It can be supplemented with the image of a little bear cub to make the Little Bear. If it is difficult to draw, you can print the finished drawing.
• Now the plasticine must be warmed up in your hands, and then rolled into small balls from it. This process is not very difficult, so it can be entrusted to the child.
• When all the balls are ready, you can connect them with toothpicks. In order not to be mistaken in the construction of the figure, you can look at the finished layout.
• If you wish, you can also make the Little Bear nearby, it will look even better.

A very beautiful and original craft can be made by taking an ordinary plastic disposable plate. You will need a white plate, gouache, brush, toothbrush, white paper, glue, yellow plasticine. First you need to prepare the foundation. The plate should be painted completely blue with a brush and allowed to dry slightly. After the gouache has dried, you can start applying the starry sky. To do this, apply a small amount of white gouache to the toothbrush, gently spray the paint over the entire surface of the plate with your fingers. The result is an excellent copy of the starry sky.

After that, it is necessary to give some time for the paint to dry completely. Now you need to make the Big Dipper. To do this, plasticine must be softened, and small balls in diameter must be rolled out of it. On a dried plate, attach the finished image of a ladle, make marks, and place plasticine balls on them.

Now that all the balls are in place, you need to connect them. To do this, you need to cut strips of white paper of the same width in advance. Glue all the strips to the plate. When all the points are connected, you can start decorating the craft to make it look even more colorful. To do this, you need to cut out small stars from yellow paper. They must match the size of the balls. And ready-made stars need to be fixed on plasticine.

If desired, the resulting plate can be decorated with sparkles, it will turn out to be even brighter and similar to the starry sky. The result is a very beautiful, voluminous craft that a child can do with his own hands.

Orion is one of the most beautiful constellations; in the process of studying, a child may become interested in its history and structure. For training, you can make a very interesting craft. In order to dazzle the constellation Orion, you will need yellow or orange plasticine, black or blue cardboard, stacks.

• Cardboard or thick paper will serve as the basis for the applique. And also on the substrate, you can create an imitation of the starry sky, or print a finished drawing.
• Orion has stars of different sizes, so you need to take this into account when making crafts.
• The next thing to know in advance is the number of stars in the constellation (there are 10 of them in Orion).
• Now you can start creating crafts. It is required to roll balls of different diameters from half of the plasticine.
• From the second portion, use a stack to make thin lines, they will serve as contours for connecting the stars.
• When all the balls are ready, they need to be pressed down well to make a cake.
• From each cake, using a stack or a real knife (only in the presence of adults), it is necessary to cut a pentagonal star.
• Now you can proceed to the final assembly of the applique.
• In order not to be mistaken in the arrangement of the stars, you can attach the finished layout to cardboard.
• Place all the stars at the designated points, then connect them using thin plasticine lines.
• The constellation Orion is ready.

Ursa Minor is an equally beautiful constellation, you can make it yourself. The circumpolar constellation of the Northern Hemisphere of the sky. It occupies a huge area in the sky and contains 25 stars visible to the naked eye. The Ursa Minor is currently home to the North Pole of the world.

The composition will require white plasticine, matches.

• It is necessary to roll balls of the same diameter from plasticine.
• When all the balls are ready, you can start assembling the composition.
• In order to correctly position the stars, you can focus on the finished image from the Internet.
• Use matches to fix the balls together.
• Such a craft can be left in the form of a layout, it will be no less beautiful, or you can place it on a sheet of thick cardboard.

Cancer is a constellation of 5 stars, it is incredibly beautiful, so many children want to bring it to life. It is very simple to make it, it is enough to have colored cardboard and some yellow or orange plasticine on hand.

• Plasticine must be warmed up in your hands, after separating in a small piece, roll balls of approximately the same diameter from each.
• And also small thin sausages should be rolled out of plasticine. You can use the same color of plasticine, or you can replace it with another, brighter one. This will make the shape of the constellation stand out and the lines will be clearly visible.
• Now, from 5 balls, you must first make a flattened figure, and from it, using a knife or a stack, cut a pentagonal star. If the work is done with a real knife, then adults should do it.
• Having looked at the image on the Internet, the stars need to be arranged in the same order over the entire surface of the cardboard.
• When the figure of the cancer is already outlined, the stars must be connected using thin sausages.
• In the end, a very beautiful and bright craft is obtained, which even a child of 6-7 years old can do.
• The constellation Libra can be made by the same analogy.

Leo is no less beautiful than the previous constellation. It is not so difficult to make it, even a child can handle it. For crafts, you will need dense threads of blue or white, yellow plasticine, stacks, dark blue cardboard.

• At the very beginning, it is necessary to roll balls from plasticine, they should be approximately the same in diameter.
• With the help of your palm, crush each ball, and cut a star out of the resulting cake. For this, it is better to use a stack or a knife.
• Now you need to fasten the threads to the cardboard. This can be done in two ways. Using a needle, "sew" them into cardboard, or cut them into small strips, and glue them onto cardboard.
• In order not to confuse the location of the stars, you can see the image on the Internet.
• After all the stars are located, the craft is ready.

Cygnus is a constellation of the Northern Hemisphere of the sky. Bright stars form the characteristic cruciform asterism pattern of the Northern Cross, which stretches along the Milky Way. Ancient people associated it with a flying bird.

To make such a craft, you will need plasticine and toothpicks.

• At the very beginning, you need to roll the required number of plasticine balls. To find out how many stars are in the constellation, you can turn to the Internet for help.
• And according to the finished image, connect the balls, fixing them together with the help of toothpicks.
• Such a craft turns out to be voluminous and demonstrative. You can even take it with you to school to tell your classmates about the constellation.

Libra is a very beautiful constellation that is difficult to see with the naked eye. To study it in more detail, you can make a visual composition out of plasticine.

• For crafts, you will need cardboard, stacks, plasticine.
• First, the plasticine must be divided into 2 parts. You can use different colors of clay for better clarity.
• From one part it is necessary to mold small balls in diameter.
• From the other half, it is required to make thin rays by rolling.
• Now you need to make a cake from each ball, simply pressing it down with your palm.
• From the resulting cake, using a stack or other improvised means, it is required to cut a pentagonal star.
• Now the matter remains small. First, you need to put the stars on the cardboard in the correct order, and then connect them to each other using pre-prepared rays.
• The craft is very beautiful and simple to perform.

If the child has already grown up, then you can begin to study individual stars in the constellation. It is very interesting to do this in the form of crafts. To make it, you will need plasticine and cardboard.

• First you need to roll small balls from plasticine.
• After that, you need to arrange them in the right order on the cardboard. To make the craft brighter, plasticine balls can be connected using shiny colored handles.
• When the constellation is ready, you can start naming all the stars. So, in the Big Dipper there are stars Megrets, Dubhe, Merak, Aliot and others. Such crafts are not only very beautiful, but also informative. Children are always happy to absorb new information, especially in this form.

Taurus is the zodiac constellation lying between Gemini and Aries, northwest of Orion.

• Make balls from plasticine - these are models of future stars.
• Make cloves with a knife or a stack, and then cut out a pentagonal star.
• Place plasticine stars in a certain order on a piece of cardboard (you can color).
• The connections between the stars can be drawn with colored markers or felt-tip pens.
• For better clarity, you can sign the brightest stars of the constellations.
• Cardboard can be greased with glitter nail polish to create a beautiful shiny starry sky.
• The constellation model is ready.

In a similar way, you can make the constellations of Dog, Scorpio, as well as Sagittarius, Aquarius, Aries, Pisces, Capricorn, Gemini, Virgo. Any constellation can be given in addition to the main gift for both a child and an adult. As you can see, there are a lot of plasticine crafts. Here are just a few of them. The most popular way of sculpting constellations is their mock-ups, connected with toothpicks or matches. Unfortunately, it will not work to sculpt a real model from plasticine, since the constellations are only a visible illusion.

When children do crafts, they develop fine motor skills and gain new information about the world around them. Children will be happy to study and make constellations. The child can also bring crafts to school or kindergarten to share new information with their peers.