Applique animals - step by step master classes for children from paper, leaves, fabric and absorbent cotton

Doing animals in the form of applique can children of any age. As a rule, kids are very interested in such crafts. You just need to pick the right level of difficulty for each age group of children.

To make all the applications you will need the following tools and materials:

• office glue or glue sticks,
• a simple pencil,
• ruler,
• scissors,
• cardboard,
• colored paper in different colors,
• colored felt-tip pens or markers
• ready-made paper templates.

Animal applications for kids under 3 years old

For very young children are suitable flat applications of animals assembled from geometric shapes - circles, ovals, triangles, rectangles and squares. At the same time it will allow them to get acquainted with these figures in a playful way and learn to work with them.

Before the lesson with the child, all of the elements should already be cut out of paper. It is desirable to show a child a drawing of a completed application and, naming the figures on it, offer him or her to choose similar figures from several different ones. Draw the child's attention to the importance of color.

Next, tell the child in what order to assemble the appliqué and show him or her how to apply glue. You should start with animals that are familiar to the child, such as a dog, cat or bird.

Later, you can offer to create images of other pets, and then wild animals. It is important to focus the child's attention on the distinctive features of each animal, making it recognizable.

For younger children, applications should consist of large parts and a small number of elements so children don't have time to lose interest in the process.

Applique of animals from paper step by step

Children in the middle group can be offered to make from scratch a collage of the following domestic and wild animals:

Kitten .

The cat can be offered to make the youngest children of the younger group, who are just learning to work with scissors.

To begin with, a child should be asked to choose the color of the future cat and draw the head - circle, body - oval, ears - triangles, paws - elongated rectangles and tail - arc on paper of that color.

Then they need to cut out and assemble them on a piece of heavy paper or cardboard ready-made animal. In conclusion - to draw a muzzle.

Piglet .

The piglet is made similarly to the cat. But for recognition, in addition to the pink color, the body should be made thicker and bulkier, and the legs - thinner and smaller. They should end with hooves.

On the muzzle must glue a white or red circle - nickel, and the tail to make a curl. Older children can do this handicraft volume - from a rolled paper.

Doggy .

For younger children it is better to print out a template doggie. The animal on it can be any breed, in full-face or profile, or just a large portrait. It is only necessary to adhere to the rule - the smaller the child, the larger the details.

Cut the template into separate parts, trace them like templates on paper of the desired color and cut them out. Then glue the cut out parts on a sheet of heavy paper or cardboard and draw a muzzle, eyes and whiskers.

Cow .

The youngest children should be given ready-made parts to glue on. Older children can draw them on a template and cut them out themselves, and also make a composition of several cows grazing in the meadow.

It is necessary to pay attention of children that one of the most recognizable features of the cow are the large contrasting spots.

Lion cub .

For the lion cub, you will need yellow and orange paper, plastic eyes, and a template. It is necessary to trace the template on yellow paper and cut out all the divisions according to the template. Then cut a wide strip from the orange paper and cut it across into narrow "noodles", cutting the strip not all the way through.

Next, take a circle of yellow paper, which will serve as the head, and glue a cut strip of "noodles" on its perimeter from the back side. Glue the tail of the lion cub to the sheet of cardboard first, then the body, the front paws and finally the head. Glue the eyes, draw a snout and mustache.

Penguin

Penguin is suitable for children in the middle group. To create it, you will need paper in black, white and orange. Black need to cut a large oval for the body and elongated triangles for the wings.

White - a small smaller oval for the breast and a circle for the head. Orange - a triangular beak and flippers. All parts must be well glued to the base.

Dragon .

For the manufacture of the dragon will need a green and yellow paper. On the red paper should draw 4 large circles with a template and cut them out. Then fold each circle in half and cut. And fold each half in half with the colored side inside.

Glue together in pairs the quarters of the circles in the form of a book. Glue it with the pages of the "cover" to a sheet of paper. The body of the dragon is formed. Use the template to draw and cut out the head and neck and tail from red paper. Glue them on opposite sides of the body.

Using the template of the neck, draw and cut out a semicircular strip of yellow paper. To make it into the crest of our dragon, cut out teeth in its upper part. Cut out some yellow circles.

Glue the comb to the neck and the circles all over the dragon's body, including the neck and tail. Draw the eye and teeth of the dragon.

Applications of animals from accordion paper

Just as easy to make applications of animals from accordion paper. First, children need to explain how to fold an accordion of paper. Such a collage will be interesting in the middle group and is suitable for the theme of domestic or wild animals. There are several ways to make such crafts:

1. A fan from an accordion. If you glue an accordion on one side, you get a fan. On its basis, it is easier to make a hedgehog. Paper fan will represent the body with needles. Its base is necessary to glue a semi-oval of paper with drawn muzzle and already to it from below - two legs.
2. A circle of accordion. Glued together two fans, we get a circle. It can act as a body for the pig, mane for a lion or muzzle for collage of any other animals. It needs to glue the missing parts of the body.
3. Straight accordion. It will serve as a body to which you can glue the head, legs and tail - get applique of any wild or domestic animals. It is only necessary to choose the desired color of paper and draw a muzzle to the finished application.

Three-dimensional applications of animals

There are several ways to make a three-dimensional application of paper:

1. Applique from strips. For this method it is necessary to glue the body of the animal from narrow strips, like a lantern. And then glue a paper head, legs and tail to it. You can make a whole exhibition of works on such application in the older group - for example, on the theme "Animals of the North". You can offer children to make one of the following animals: a deer, a wolf, a polar bear or an owl.
2. Applique from a cone. For the development of children's imagination, applications on the basis of a cone are perfect. For example, for children in the preparatory group, it is possible to offer a theme for collage "Animals of hot countries". Children can make a tiger, lion, giraffe, elephant or crocodile. A cone can act as a head, torso or any other body part. For younger children, the cutting of the cone should already be ready, and you need to provide a sample for copying.
3. Cylinder applique. The scheme is the same as in the previous options, but such a handicraft is easier to make. Plus, absolutely any animal can be made this way.

Applications of animals from leaves

In this type of appliqué the selection of material is important. Leaves are best stored in the fall - then there is an opportunity to gather material in different shades, especially warm colors. Leaves should be spread and put between the pages of some large-format book.

They should remain there until they are completely dry, otherwise the leaves will curl up. Collecting leaves is best done together with children, explaining to them at the same time which tree is which and talking about them.

Working with leaves is almost no different from working with paper, except that dry leaves are quite brittle and they don't stick as well. Appliqué of leaves develops a child's imagination.

He learns about the properties of natural material and learns to work with it, compares the shape and color of different objects.

Applications of animals made of fabric

Applications of fabric are usually used as decoration of clothing or other textiles. They can be made by older children who are familiar with sewing techniques on a machine or by hand.

The working principle is the same as for paper, except that such applique is sewn rather than glued, and when working with friable fabrics it is necessary to overstitch the edge.

On dark fabrics, the pattern is transferred not with a pencil, but with a piece of soap. Contrasting threads can be "painted" face or highlight the outline of the animal. The child will be happy to wear things decorated with their own hands.

Applique animals made of absorbent cotton

Absorbent cotton is a good material for application, perfectly transmitting animal hair. To work with it, children need to draw the outline of the animal.

It is necessary to fill it with absorbent cotton close to the texture of the wool of the animal: for the sheep - in lumps, for the dog - in narrow hanging strips, etc. If desired, such "wool" can be colored.

Some of the elements are quite possible to simply cut out of paper and glue.

Animal applique in the technique of quilling

Quilling is an application of increased complexity. The work consists of gluing narrow strips of paper, usually coiled in the form of spirals, to the cardboard.

First, the outline of the animal is glued, and then it is filled with curls of the desired shade from the inside. This technique is good because it successfully imitates the texture of animal hair or bird feathers.

All children, without exception, love creativity. Therefore, collage - this is one of the entertaining hobbies. Children enjoy working with her both in kindergarten and at home. Not only is it a great activity for the child, but it also develops their imagination.

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