Cotton wool crafts

For the all-round development of the child, it is important to play with him as many different games as possible, give creative tasks and train fine motor skills. To have fun and usefully spend time with your baby, invite him to create crafts. Using the materials at hand, you can come up with a lot of interesting things that the child will like. In order not to spend money on the purchase of special materials for crafts, you can get by with just cotton wool, coming up with a wide variety of products from it.

When planning training and games with children, it is important to properly prepare the tools and materials. Plain paper and cotton wool are best for making crafts. The use of cotton wool allows you to come up with and implement a wide variety of ideas. This material is absolutely safe, therefore it is suitable for use by young children.

Due to the softness and light structure of cotton wool, it is possible to construct both voluminous crafts and flat applications from it.

Children 3-4 years old already have a good command of stationery, therefore, they are happy to engage in creative activities.

One of the favorite cotton wool crafts for babies is a lamb or a lamb. It is worth watching several master classes and choosing the most suitable option for a particular child. The craft can be flat when the child applies balls or pieces of cotton wool to a sheet of paper or cardboard. If this task is too simple, then it is better to give the child the opportunity to make a voluminous animal. In addition to toys, a great option for working with cotton wool and scrap materials is to create a lamb or lamb mask.

This is how a lamb craft for the smallest appears:

• prepare a blank sheet of paper or white cardboard, draw the outline of the animal's body on it;

• Take ordinary cotton wool out of the package and fluff it up a little;

• dilute the glue 3: 1 so that it is less thick and easier to work with;

• apply a layer of glue to a small area and gradually fill it with cotton wool;

• pieces of cotton wool can be laid in free form or by rolling into balls;

• as soon as the entire torso and head are filled, it is necessary to leave the craft to dry for several hours.

If a child knows how to roll cotton balls and wants not only to admire the craft, but also to be able to play with it, then it is best to make a voluminous lamb or lamb. The creation process looks like this:

• prepare cotton wool, diluted glue and parts from which the legs will be made;

• balls must be felted from cotton wool and dipped in glue, and then connected to each other;

• the process of creating such a craft requires lengthy work, since you need to wait until new details dry, which are gradually added to the base;

• as soon as the elongated body is finished and completely dry, you can insert toothpicks from the bottom into it, forming the legs of the animal;

• the muzzle can be made of cotton wool, or cut out of black cardboard;

• as soon as the whole craft is dry, the child can play with it.

In some cases, it becomes necessary to create a mask for the child for the holiday, and in this case, ordinary cotton wool can also help. To make a lamb or lamb mask, you need to prepare:

• disposable paper plate;

• cotton wool;

• glue;

• white cardboard.

The creation process looks like this:

• the middle part is cut out at the plate so that the child's head fits well inside;

• volumetric balls are rolled out of cotton wool and glued to the edge of the plate;

• as soon as the entire diameter of the paper base is covered with curls, you need to cut the ears out of the cardboard and fasten them to the sides.

An uncomplicated but very cute lamb or lamb mask will be ready. In the process of creation, parents and children will receive a lot of pleasant emotions, and games with such a mask will delight the baby for a long time.

The variety of cotton wool crafts is amazing, and the availability of the material and the convenience of working with it make it very popular. If it is rather difficult for a child to build something original for a kindergarten, then the most suitable option would be to create mushrooms.

There can be several options for creating cotton mushrooms, one of them assumes the presence of a rigid support in the form of nails or wire. And the second is a soft leg made of ordinary dense threads. The choice of a particular method depends on the skill of the child and the availability of the right materials.

To make a mushroom from cotton wool on a hard stem, you need to cook:

• cardboard;

• paints;

• nails or wire;

• cotton wool;

• starch;

• tea leaves or poppy seeds.

The process of constructing a craft looks like this:

• a circle for a mushroom cap is cut out of cardboard;

• a nail or wire is inserted into this hat;

• prepare a paste - boil a liter of water, stir 4 tablespoons of starch in a glass of cold water, pour this mass into boiling water;

• with the resulting substance, you need to spread the base of the mushroom and stick pieces of cotton wool on it, forming the desired look;

• when the product is ready, it must dry completely;

• the mushroom is covered with acrylic paints or gouache of the desired color;

• when the paint has dried, the leg must be dipped in glue, then dipped in poppy seeds or tea leaves, creating an imitation of earth.

The process of creating a fungus from cotton wool without using a rigid frame is built according to the same scheme, the only difference is the use of a thick thread on which cotton wool sticks. After the leg dries, it becomes strong and strong.

Cotton wool crafts are very exciting and interesting for children. Kids with their own hands can make animals, Christmas tree decorations, appliques and other products, having fun and usefully.

The most popular are bunny crafts, in the process of creating which you need to make the head, body and legs with a tail from cotton wool, rolling them into balls of different sizes, and build ears and eyes from cardboard or other scrap materials. Parts are connected with glue.

The creation of a snowman and Santa Claus is very popular, especially on the eve of the New Year. For such a craft, a base is cut out on which the children stick rolled cotton balls. The missing details are completed with paints or markers.

An owl, a pig, a dog, a bear, a chicken, clouds and much more can be created in the same way. The opportunity to show imagination, imagination, creative skills and abilities will be very useful and enjoyable for children of any age.

You can make very beautiful Christmas tree decorations from cotton wool; you will find a detailed master class in the next video.