Applications of paper for children: simple master classes on easy templates

Applique, in fact, is not as boring as it may seem. All crafts made of colored paper, cardboard, plasticine, real flowers and leaves can surprise you with their beauty and originality.

All you need to do is turn on your imagination and buy plenty of glue, as well as solvent in case someone sticks to the table.

Painting with children's hands

This type of children's colored paper applique speaks for itself. You will need lots of colored sheets, cardboard, palms, a simple pencil, scissors and PVA glue or glue stick to create the picture.

1. Choose a background, the color of the cardboard will depend on what you want to make;
2. Put your palm on the paper and trace it;
3. Use your imagination.

The picture is ready. But if you are stuck on the second point, here are examples of what you can get in this technique: parrot, mysterious forest, sunflower, sunflower, swan, dove, peacock, jellyfish, etc. The final result is limited only by the world of your imagination.

Three-dimensional applique

Here you will need all the same + corrugated paper, and to create a special atmosphere, any paint of your choice: watercolor, gouache, you can also use felt-tip pens, wax crayons and colored pencils.

"Cactus."

Prepare the materials:

1. Colored paper: green - cactus, yellow - needles, pink - flowers, blue - pot;
2. Glue;
3. Scissors;
4. Pencil.

The step by step instructions for execution:

• The first stage. Draw, and then cut out of green paper 3 ovals different in size, then cut out 3 more ovals of each size. In total there should be 9 pieces.
• Second step. Cut out of yellow sheets of needles, the form of thorns will be in the form of elongated triangles of different sizes.
• The third step. We begin gluing the cactus. Fold the ovals in half, one half smeared with glue, then stick thorns on the edge and connect to the second oval of the same size. Repeat this step until all the ovals are glued. Please note that the glue the first oval and the third need not. Application on one side should remain flat.
• The fourth step. Cut out the pot and glue it to the cardboard. Next, attach details of the cactus. Done. It remains to decorate our thorn with flowers and the picture is complete.
• Fifth step. Cut strips of pink paper, about 5-6 cm long. Make horizontal cuts on them a little more than half of the segment, the main thing is not to cut the strip to the end. Then we twist into a roll and glue it to the cactus. When the flower is glued, spread its petals to make it fluffy.

"Ladybug"

Prepare materials:

1. Colored paper: red - ladybug, black - points on the wings, antennae, head and torso, white - daisy, yellow - the heart of the flower;
2. Glue;
3. Scissors;
4. A simple pencil.

Step by step instructions:

• Step one. Draw and cut out a white daisy, make a yellow heart and glue it.
• Step two. We drew two circles on black paper, one big and one small - the head and the body, then we draw the tendrils, they can be with rounded tips or just straight. Cut out everything you drew and glue it to the daisy.
• Step three. From the red sheets we cut out two ovals. Each must be bent in half and glued to one side of the ladybug slightly askew, with the corners of the ovals at the head to glue - the wings are ready.
• Step Four. From the remnants of paper we need to make two white circles of small size and two black ones to them - these will be the eyes, you also need to cut out black circles - the points on the wings. When all is cut out glue the points and the eyes of our cat. The dots can be glued both inside and outside the wings. Here we have a three-dimensional application of colored paper - ladybug on a daisy.

"Goldfish"

Prepare the materials:

1. Blue cardboard;
2. Yellow leaves;
3. Glue;
4. Scissors;
5. A simple pencil;
6. Black felt-tip pen.

Instructions for creation:

• First step. Draw and cut out a drop of blue cardboard - water.
• Second step. You need to draw and cut out the same drop only from yellow paper - it will be the body of our fish, which immediately glued to the water drop in the middle. Then, a little away from the edge, draw a semicircle on the fish with a black felt-tip pen, marking the border of the scales. Also draw her eye and sponges from which go up bubbles.
• Step three. Cut out three trapezes, two small - fins and one large - the tail. Fold them and glue an accordion on one side, with the second side the opposite slightly open. Glue them to the body.
• Step four. Now we only have to make scales of the fish, for this we need a lot of yellow circles, which we cut in half and begin to glue the halves to the fish. It is better to start from the tail. Scales glued not all, but only the flat part, creating the volume of the image. Once the last semicircle is in place, the picture can be dried to glue tightly connected materials. Excellent, you have a goldfish, you can make a wish.

"Sunshine".

Let's prepare the materials:

1. Colored paper: favorite colors;
2. Yellow cardboard;
3. Scissors;
4. Glue.

For an unusual sun, we need all the colors of the rainbow.

• Step one. Cut out a large circle from yellow cardboard - this will be the sun.
• Step two. We cut our favorite colors into thin strips, and then glue their ends together. We have colored droplets. Next, these droplets are attached, with glue, to the back side of the sun around the circumference.
• Step three. Cut out paper eyes and a smile, glue them in the middle and let the product dry. If desired, make a small hole on top of the sun and extend the ribbon, then the craft can be hung on the wall.

"Basket of flowers".

For an autumn application of colored paper we will need:

1. Colored paper: green + all your favorite colors;
2. A simple pencil;
3. Scissors;
4. Glue.

Let's begin creating:

• Split a sheet of green paper in half vertically and cut into strips up to the middle, then glue the other half together so that you get a cylinder. Cut strips slightly twist with scissors outward, except for two strips perpendicular to each other they must be glued at the top. So we will have a handle of the basket.
• Next, we cut out multi-colored flowers, and do not forget about the hearts. The number of flowers should correspond to the number of strips on which they will be attached. When everything is ready attach a flower to each strip and the basket is ready!
• If you want the appliqué to be even more interesting, then some of the strips can be made a little shorter. Then the basket with flowers will look more beautiful.

"Lilac."

Let's prepare the materials:

1. Corrugated paper: white, lilac;
2. Green cardboard;
3. A simple pencil;
4. Scissors;
5. Brush;
6. PVA glue.

Procedure:

• To begin with, it is necessary to make a blank, namely to draw and cut out the branches of the lilac (branch + inflorescence). You can also find a ready-made stencil on the Internet.
• Next, we cut small squares of corrugated paper about 2 by 2 cm and form them into balls. By the way, this handicraft perfectly develops fine motor skills. When all the blanks are ready, apply glue with a brush and glue the resulting balls.

"Dandelion"

Prepare the materials:

1. Colored paper: yellow, green;
2. Blue cardboard;
3. Scissors;
4. A simple pencil;
5. Glue.

Instructions for making the applique:

• First, draw with a simple pencil on yellow paper four circles, each of which should be smaller than the previous one. After cutting them out and making small cuts around the circumference to the center - the petals. After that, neatly curl each petal with scissors.
• Second, we cut the green paper into thin vertical strips, we need 6 pieces. Each strip should be about 1 cm. Just like with the petals, we twist five strips, but not completely, and from the center, so we have leaves.
• And, thirdly, we assemble our applique. On the blue cardboard glue one strip in the middle - the stem of the flower. On the sides of it attach the leaves, glue only on the straight part of the strip. After the leaves, attach a bud. Starting with the largest and ending with a small circle. The petals can be turned upwards, or vice versa.

"Narcissus."

We will need:

1. Yellow corrugated paper;
2. White paper;
3. Green paper;
4. A simple pencil;
5. Glue;
6. Scissors.

Step by step instructions:

• From corrugated paper cut a strip 3 cm wide and 5 cm long. We roll it into a tube, at one end make two cuts vertically and horizontally, the main thing is not to make cuts too deep.
• Next, we make a square of 8 by 8 of white paper, fold it in half, then do the folds on one side at 60 degrees and on the other. After the folds you should get a heart with sharp edges. On this workpiece a simple pencil to draw the outline of the future flower, to be more clearly, on the heart to draw a tick with rounded sides. After cutting out the outline and open the flower. You should get six equal petals. Now glue the two fragments of daffodil, you get a white bud with a yellow heart.
• Proceed to the stem and leaves. We take the green paper and cut out of it three rectangles: the width - 5 cm and length - 10 cm and two width - 3 cm, length - 8 cm. One of them is rolled into a tube and glue it - you get the stem. At one end of the stem to flatten, there will be attached to the bud. The remaining two rectangles fold vertically in half and cut them into two long leaves. Glue them to the bottom of the stem and attach the bud to the top. Narcissus is ready.

Applications with leaves and flowers

In the following technique of application from colored paper we will use real flowers and leaves, so your work will be more unusual and interesting.

But what else is curious is that depending on the time of year, the same handicraft can be completely different.

"Butterfly."

Let's prepare the materials:

1. Earrings from a birch tree - 3 pcs. of the same length;
2. Tulip petals - 4 pcs;
3. PVA glue;
4. Brush;
5. Scissors;
6. Cardboard.

Order of execution:

• First of all we take white cardboard, you can also use another color, the main thing is that it differs in color from the petals of the flower. From cardboard we cut out a rectangle, ¼ of the whole sheet and glue one earring in the center. It is best to apply glue with a brush.
• Then two remaining earrings are attached so that the curved tendrils are formed, the shape can be chosen according to your taste.
• On the cardboard appeared butterfly, but so far it can not fly, so we take the petals and carefully the thickest part of the glue on both sides of the body, to get the wings.

"Hedgehog"

Let's prepare the materials:

1. Green cardboard - background;
2. Gray paper - the body and nose;
3. Leaves;
4. Buds of dandelion or any other flower;
5. PVA glue;
6. Brush;
7. Scissors;
8. Black marker.

To make the applique, use the instructions:

• From gray paper cut a drop of large size - the body of our hedgehog and glue it to the cardboard, close to the bottom edge. A brush will help to apply the glue evenly and remove any excess glue. It is best to position the cardboard horizontally. Next, cut out a small oval and attach it to the tip of the drop. We obtained a spout. We take a black felt-tip pen and draw an eye near the nose, you can also add a smile, then it will turn out more magical.
• Now glue the leaves on the body and we have needles, it is best to start gluing from the tail, and also choose leaves with sharp tips. When the needles are ready, on top of them glue a few dandelion buds. So, we got a very cute hedgehog. For a more complete illustration, you can draw the grass and mushrooms in gouache.

"Chicken".

We will prepare the materials:

1. A large sheet of yellow;
2. A small sheet of brown;
3. PVA glue;
4. Brush;
5. Black and brown felt-tip pens;
6. Scissors;
7. White cardboard.

Step-by-step order of execution:

• For the background we use ¼ of the white cardboard, the color can be any color if you want. On the largest sheet neatly apply glue with a brush and attach it so that the tail of the sheet was on top - this is the beak of the chicken. Next, we glue a small leaf about in the middle of the big one - it turns out to be a wing.
• After we have finished gluing, we take felt-tip pens and draw our chick's feet in brown and his eye in black. If you want to complement the picture, you can draw or glue flowers and a worm, which will hunt the chick.

"Whale"

Let's prepare the materials:

1. Blue cardboard;
2. Blue paper;
3. Scissors;
4. A pencil;
5. Autumn leaves, preferably small and oblong;
6. Black felt-tip pen;
7. PVA glue;
8. Brush.

Procedure:

• In the center of a simple pencil on cardboard draw a silhouette of a whale with a large back fin. Then with a brush we apply glue to the leaves and glue the whale inside the silhouette, it is best to start gluing from the tail. Once you have finished with the leaves, leave the applique to dry and take blue paper to make the sea.
• To create waves, cut the paper into three equal strips, then make incisions on one side of each strip, so that you get a fringe. Next, use closed scissors to go over the fringe, as if pulling it away, so it will form the lambs of waves.
• Apply glue to the bottom of the strips and glue the first one so as to partially hide the whale, to create the illusion that it is floating. Glue the two remaining strips below. Done, we have a wavy sea. Draw with a black felt-tip pen a splash of water next to the whale, as well as a small fountain from the breathing hole. For atmosphere in the sky, you can draw seagulls.

"Frog."

Prepare materials:

1. Green maple leaf (no tail);
2. Yellow cardboard;
3. Colored felt-tip pens, gouache, watercolor;
4. PVA glue;
5. Brush.

Instructions for creating work:

• On yellow cardboard draw with colored felt-tip pens or paints several sheets of water lilies and reeds. In the center should be the biggest water lily on it will sit a frog-squaw.
• Next, grease the sheet and glue it to the water lily. Armed with felt-tip pens we draw the feet, eyes and mouth on the sheet. Well done! The frog is ready!

"Sunflower."

We prepare materials:

1. Elongated autumn leaves;
2. Black paper;
3. Green cardboard;
4. A simple pencil;
5. Brush;
6. PVA glue;
7. Scissors.

Step by step instructions:

• On the green cardboard in the center we draw a circle with a diameter of 5 cm. The same circle draw on black paper and cut out - it will be the heart of the sunflower.
• Around the circle glue yellow and brown autumn leaves, for volume you can glue two rows of leaves so that the second layer was in the gaps between the leaves of the first layer. After letting the handicrafts dry for a few minutes and glue the heart in the center.

Application in the tear-off technique

This technique is especially popular among beginners. Because it is very simple, but guarantees a good result. After all, handicrafts made in such a technique look beautiful.

"Airplane"

We will need:

1. Colored paper: gray, blue, yellow;
2. Blue cardboard;
3. A pencil;
4. A brush;
5. PVA glue;
6. Black felt-tip pen.

Steps in making an appliqué:

• On the blue cardboard with a simple pencil draw the silhouettes of the sun, clouds and an airplane. To highlight a brighter outline, you can trace them with a black felt-tip pen.
• Next, for the tear-off paper applique you need to tear the colored paper into pieces of different sizes. Using a brush, we smear the silhouette of the plane with glue and glue it with pieces of gray paper, when everything is glued, you can make the plane a few portholes and the front windshield of blue paper, gluing it over the gray paper.
• Exactly the same actions of gluing the sun and clouds.

"Ship".

To make this work we will need:

1. Colored paper: white, green, red, brown;
2. Blue cardboard;
3. Black felt-tip pen;
4. PVA glue;
5. Brush;
6. A pencil.

The order of the applique:

• We take cardboard and draw on it a pencil sketch of our future ship with a double sail and flag, you can also draw waves and seagulls. Then we trace the outline with a black felt-tip pen to make the picture more vivid.
• For decoration, tear the colored paper into small pieces, you can use scissors if you want. When we got a few bales, we start gluing the ship. White and green colors go on the sail, red on the flag and brown on the ship. Thus, you get an applique of torn paper.

Unusual applique

If the master has already managed to master several basic techniques, then it's time to think about making an unusual handicraft. For example, you can make an original snowman with your own hands.

"Snowman"

For this work we will need:

1. Colored cardboard: blue, white, red, black;
2. Scissors;
3. Glue.

Step by step instructions:

• Step one. Cut out three circles from the white cardboard: large, medium and small.
• Step two. The large circle is smeared with glue and glued to the center of the blue cardboard, then glued to it the middle and small circle so that they are in contact with the large in the highest point.
• Step three. Cut out the snowman's red hat and carrot, and from black cardboard buttons, eyes, mouth and hands - twigs. Glue them to our snowman.
• In finished application should get a snowman that looks up, bent his snowy head, for completeness of the picture around him, you can add snowflakes. Then it turns out that he is admiring the falling snow.

Applications of paper - it's a good excuse to have fun and interesting time with your child.

Each such work develops not only fine motor skills, but also imagination. And the most important thing is that there is nothing difficult, the main thing to start, but you can not stop!

Photos of applique made of paper, leaves and flowers