Handicraft master class “Vanka - Vstanka”

The craft is made using the 3D quilling technique from corrugated cardboard.

This figure can be made by both adults and children of primary school age.

The figure is made in such a way that Vanka the stand actually returns to a vertical position after tilting. But this will require a little tinkering with the lower torso to achieve this effect.

For this craft you will need:

Corrugated cardboard: brown, red, yellow, green, pink.

PVA glue, scissors, ruler, pencil, eyes.

Colored office paper: yellow, pink and brown.

Preparation of parts:

Cut the cardboard into strips 10 mm wide: brown - 2 pcs., red - 2 pcs., yellow - 2 pcs., green - 2 pcs., pink - 1 pc.

Cut office paper into strips 3 mm wide. 1 piece each: pink, yellow and brown.

1. For the torso, perform two basic rolls, using two red and brown stripes for the bottom, and green, pink and yellow stripes for the top.

2. Give the upper part of the body a pear-shaped shape, and the lower part - the shape of an elongated hemisphere.

Advice: When drawing out the volume, pay attention to the width of the color stripes: brown - boots, red - trousers, green - shirt, pink - face and yellow - hairstyle.

3. Cut two 25mm pieces from the remaining brown strip. and round on one side. These are the ears of the hat.

4. Cut 45 mm pieces from the green strip. - these are shirt sleeves.

5. Cut two more pieces 35mm long. and glue them along the long side, placing a brown paper strip of the same length underneath. This is an accordion.

6. Using the remaining brown strip of corrugated cardboard, make a base roll - the top of the hat - and glue the ears under the last roll.

7. Cut two pieces of brown paper strip for earflap ties.

8. Cut curls from a yellow paper strip and make a basic roll - a nose - from a pink one.

9. Cut out the mouth and accordion parts from red cardstock. Cut out accordion buttons from yellow, and palm shapes from pink.

Composition assembly:

1. Glue both parts of the figure using a yellow strip of corrugated cardboard. (photo 12, 12a, 12b, 12c)

2. Glue the curls to the inside of the earflaps, and then secure it to the figure’s head.

3. Glue on the nose and eyes (if there are no ready-made eyes, they can be made from the same paper and beads), shirt sleeves and the figure’s palms.

Irina Arkadieva

Crafts and toys from corrugated cardboard.

Corrugated cardboard is a packaging material that is always with us. It helps preserve or extend life for many things. After using this packaging, we usually throw it away without thinking about what corrugated cardboard is a valuable raw material for artistic creativity.

With the help of your imagination and work corrugated cardboard can be turned into original products: various toys, boxes, vases, flowers, fruits, wall panels.

Necessary materials and tools for working with corrugated cardboard.

Will need:packaging cardboard-unnecessary boxes(requires prior processing) ; scissors, awl, brushes, PVA glue or Moment glue, a simple pencil.

Preparation of packaging corrugated cardboard for work.

Unfold and straighten the box;

Cut off damaged areas;

Place the workpieces on a flat surface;

Pour water into the container and wet the surface with a damp cloth. cardboard

sheet so that no puddles or sags form;

When the top paper layer gets wet, carefully remove it, leaving

corrugated layer intact;

Straighten cardboard, secure it so that the sheet does not curl up and

dry it, because all operations must be performed only with good

dried cardboard;

Basic principles working with corrugated cardboard and creation of standard blanks.

1. Slice cardboard strips(strips 0.5 cm wide).

2. Take a strip and spread glue on the smooth side.

3. Twist the strip.

4. Pull the middle out a little so that you get a hemisphere.

5. Glue the second hemisphere.

6. Connect both blanks end-to-end and glue them together with a strip corrugated cardboard,

it becomes the basis for many compositions.

Crafts and toys from cardboard.

Cover the jar with the prepared strips.

Decorate with flowers from hemispheres and leaves.

The apple is made on the principle of winding threads into a ball and from two hemispheres, inserting a toothpick stick and gluing a piece of paper.

Presented crafts (apples) made by children.

Baskets, casket.

Dog, mouse, pig.

Vases from jars.

We use them as napkin holders.

Due to its flexibility and at the same time strength, corrugated cardboard is a very convenient material for crafts. Corrugated cardboard holds its shape perfectly, for which it is valued by paper rolling masters. Today we will talk about the technique of making crafts from corrugated cardboard.

Elena Zhukova makes crafts from corrugated cardboard herself and teaches it to children. Just think - the colored stripes can be twisted in such a way that you can get any character from a fairy tale, or an animal, or a wonderful flower. Admire it for yourself.

Crafts made from corrugated cardboard: aristocratic dog

Elena will tell us how to make such an aristocratic dog out of corrugated cardboard:

To make it we need :

Corrugated cardboard:
Orange stripes 43 pcs. + 1 strip for gluing joints
Yellow stripes - 4 pcs.
Plum stripes (the hat will be made from them) - 7 pcs.
To make it we will need:
heat gun
eyes
ribbon
good mood

Shall we get started?

Torso
You need to glue two long strips, each of 6 (7) strips.
1. Count 18 ribs, bend at the 19th and twist two ovals

2. These are the resulting blanks for the body. This time the strips turned out to be soft, so they don’t fit tightly in the middle, but that’s okay, it will all stick together later.

3. Now we give the desired shape to our blanks. The first one, for the back, we pull out and push out as high as possible, but at the same time we make the back (top) itself flat, we need to glue the neck to it.

4. We push out the second one, the abdomen, just a little bit, literally 3-4 rows of stripes. The bottom part should be as wide as possible - to glue the paws.

5. Coat both blanks with hot glue. I coat the bottom or the bottom of the resulting boats completely, thickly, squeezing them together so that they do not diverge and there are no cracks. And then up the sides - rays - strips of glue.

6. Apply glue to the very edge of one of the blanks and connect the back to the abdomen

7. Seal the joint (connection point) with a strip

The body is ready

Head
1. Glue together two long strips of 3 strips each. Roll two round tablets.

2. Give it shape. We form the back of the head into a hemisphere.

3. For the muzzle, we extend a cone, bend this cone, and form a slightly upturned muzzle

4. Coat the inside with glue. I pour more glue into the nose on the face

5. Apply glue to the edge of one of the blanks...

6. Glue the back of the head and the muzzle, glue the joint with a strip

Neck
We prepare two strips of two strips each. We twist two identical tablets and glue them together. Set the resulting neck aside.

Ears
Glue two strips of 2 yellow and 2 orange strips, count 18, fold and twist two ovals

Squeeze a little on one side and squeeze out a little in the wide part (shape the ears), coat the inside with glue

Paws
1. Roll 8 identical tablets, each from one strip. We glue two tablets together. Total - we get 4 legs

2. Roll up 4 tablets, each of the two strips is the pads of the paws. (at this stage I realized that I didn’t have enough orange stripes, so I glued the pads together from yellow and orange folded together). Squeeze the pads of the paws a little - make them a little oval

3. Glue the paws to the pads

In the photo above we see that you need to lubricate the inner sides of the paws to the middle (mine is a little less, I tried it on - that’s exactly what happens). Now we glue the body. Glue the neck in place

and glue the head

Glue the ears in place

hat
1. To make a crown, you need to twist a tablet of three strips, squeeze it out with a deep sphere, coat it inside

2. For the brim of the hat, take 4 strips, cut them widthwise, from the resulting 8 narrow strips we glue one strip and twist the disk. We push out the middle of this disk a little. We coat the recess with hot glue, and PVA - the brim of the cap. Let the PVA glue dry (let's go have some tea, that's just enough time :)

Corrugated cardboard is a very convenient material for creating children's crafts: it can easily curl and crumple without additional effort. Therefore, crafts made from corrugated cardboard can be used in joint creativity with young children.

Quilling crafts made from corrugated cardboard

A special place in the creation of crafts from corrugated cardboard is occupied by such a technique as quilling - rolling a strip into a spiral, and depending on the effort applied, the density of the winding can be adjusted.

There are various types of twists: tight spiral, curved drop, semicircle, loose spiral, bird's foot, leaf, arrow, triangle, cone, crescent, rhombus. This technique is successfully used to create three-dimensional flowers.

Corrugated cardboard applique

To coincide your craft with any holiday, you can make cards and flowers from corrugated cardboard.

The simplest, lightest and most beautiful crafts made from corrugated cardboard are flowers.

It is necessary to prepare materials:

• corrugated colored cardboard;
• ordinary cardboard;
• small wooden sticks or toothpick;
• scissors;
• glue.

1. Draw a leaf on colored cardboard. You need to draw at least 15 leaves and then cut them out.
2. We cut out two strips of at least 50 cm long from brown and yellow corrugated cardboard. We twist them together to form a dome.
3. From ordinary cardboard we cut out a circle of small diameter (no more than 5 cm).
4. We glue a stick or toothpick along the radius, and petals around the circle.
5. We glue the second row of sheets on top, moving each sheet slightly.
6. Take green corrugated cardboard, trace two leaves and cut them out.
7. Glue the leaves to the stem. The flower is ready.

The most popular activity among children is the creation of postcards. The following material will be required:

• corrugated cardboard;
• scissors;
• colored paper;
• glue;
• marker

Such flowers can be presented as a whole bouquet. However, this requires perseverance and attention from the child, since creating a bouquet takes a lot of time.

Cards made from corrugated cardboard are distinguished by their beauty and design, depending on the child’s imagination.

Volumetric children's crafts made from corrugated colored cardboard

Older children, with the help of their mother, can create three-dimensional crafts: animals, vehicles, cartoon characters.

Due to the fact that corrugated cardboard is dense, crafts made from it are large, reliable and do not fall apart over time. That is why it is so well suited for creating three-dimensional figures.

But since the technique of creating three-dimensional figures is quite complex, such crafts are not suitable for young children. But with a preschooler, you can have a fun time creating such a work.

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Cardboard is easy to bend, cut, paint, glue, stitch and hold its shape, and it is always available. What you need for children's creativity, development of fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, logical thinking and imagination! In this material, we presented 13 super ideas, 100 photos, 1 step-by-step master class and a selection of video tutorials on making cardboard crafts with your own hands.

Where can I get cardboard?

To make children's crafts, in addition to sheet colored or corrugated cardboard from the store, you can use the following scrap and scrap materials:

• Cardboard boxes (you can ask the warehouse workers at your nearest store);
• Disposable paper tableware;
• Rolls for toilet paper and paper towels;
• Packaging of cereals and sweets, such as corn flakes;
• Egg packaging (it’s good to use cells);
• Packaging of dairy products.

13 ideas for cardboard crafts + Master class

Idea 1. Construction toys

The good thing about cardboard “constructors” is that they are easy to make and decorate, fun to assemble and, of course, play with. You can come up with and design such a toy yourself, or you can make it using a ready-made diagram from our article or found on the Internet.

Click on the photo to download the templates for these figures

Click on the photo to download the templates for these figures

Idea 3. Puppets or just dolls with moving parts

Making a puppet out of cardboard is very easy and at the same time interesting. You just need to draw the details of the man, cut them out and fasten them with mini pins (sold in scrapbooking stores).

• Instead of special fasteners, you can use thin wire (for example, for beading). Simply cut a piece of wire 2 cm long, thread it through the holes of the parts and twist its ends on the front and back sides as shown in the photo on the right. You can also use metal rings as fasteners.

If you want the figurine to become a real puppet, then you can:

• Connect the arms and legs with a single thread, as shown in the photo below, or with two threads (one thread connects the legs and the other - the arms).

• Tie a rope to each arm and leg, then tie all 4 ropes to the ends of sticks folded crosswise. An example of such a puppet is shown in the following photo.

Idea 4. Finger puppets

Finger puppets are made even easier and faster: a small figurine is drawn, then two holes are cut out in its lower part. Woo-ala, the first “actor” for the puppet theater is ready! In the following selection of photos you can get some ideas for finger puppets.

Idea 5. Land, air, water and space transport

A car, plane, bus, ship, boat or rocket made from cardboard is no worse than one bought in a store. After all, making such a toy with your own hands together with your parents already seems like a fun adventure. And when you get tired of the cardboard vehicle, you can use it to make other toys and crafts.

Idea 6. Mini kitchen

If you have a couple of square shaped boxes, why not use them to make a mini stove and sink?

You can make a refrigerator from one elongated rectangular box.

If there is enough space in the room, a washing machine can complement the kitchen.

For a master class on how to make a cardboard craft in the form of kitchen furniture, watch the following video.

Idea 7. Toy equipment and household items

Do you need props for role-playing games or things to decorate a cardboard house? We suggest making them from cardboard with your own hands.

Idea 8. Masquerade costumes

Is there a matinee or performance coming up at a kindergarten or school? Or does your baby just love transformation? You can make an amazing outfit from cardboard. Here are photo examples of cardboard fancy dress costumes for boys.

And here are photo examples of cardboard costumes for girls.

Idea 9. Bookmarks

To make bookmarks, it is better to use not too thick colored cardboard, and in order for the craft to last as long as possible, it should be laminated with transparent tape.

Idea 10. Aquarium with fish

Cut off the lids of the cardboard box and paint its inside in blue tones; if desired, decorate the aquarium with applications made of plasticine, glitter, colored paper, etc. Cut 3-5 holes along the top of the box and pass a thread through each hole. Next, cut out 3-5 fish from colored paper. Attach a large button (from the outside of the aquarium) and a fish to each thread. That's all, the aquarium is ready.

Idea 11. Town in a box

You just need to trim the sides of the box and paint them on the inside and... voila! You get a city with roads, with which the child will play for hours, moving cars and figures of men.

Idea 12. Three-dimensional toys made of corrugated cardboard using the quilling technique

Volumetric crafts can be “twisted” using the quilling technique from corrugated cardboard. Having mastered the skill of forming various figures, the child will be able to experiment with shapes and colors and even create figures of their favorite cartoon characters.

Materials and tools:

• Cardboard box;
• Tracing paper or white tissue paper;
• Black cardboard (you can paint regular cardboard with a thick layer of black paint);
• White pencil;
• Wooden skewers, straws or wire;
• Scotch tape and/or glue;
• Scissors;
• Stationery knife.

Step 1. First we need to make the theater body. To do this, cut off the lids from the box, and then cut out its bottom.

Step 2. Cut a piece of tracing paper larger than the box size. Carefully glue it to the sides of the theater with slight tension, as shown in the photo.

Step 4. Now it’s time to cut out the characters for the future play from black cardboard. Keep in mind that the more detailed the silhouette of the figure, the more realistic the shadow theater will be. Therefore, it is best to draw figures using templates found on the Internet and printed.

Step 5. The shadow theater is almost ready, all that remains is to glue the figures to wooden skewers or wires. You can glue them as shown in the photo below or perpendicularly to make it easier to control the characters.