Handicrafts with children - crafts made from paper

Everywhere and always a person appreciates things created by the hands of another person. Let that which is made by hand can not always compete with the factory product in quality and correctness, but in each of its works the master invests a particle of the soul, his attitude, the wishes of good and love.

And working with children is a double pleasure, both for adults and for children. It is simultaneously the acquisition of joy from communication, the acquisition of new skills, the creation of something unique and original, as well as the development of imagination, creative thinking and diligence.

There are many options for hanging out with children. Something takes a lot of time and requires a lot of skills, and some options for needlework are available to beginners.

Everybody knows that crafts made from paper do not require a lot of time. And also it does not need to have extraordinary abilities. It is worth one (sometimes a couple of) times to observe the creation of a paper product, and now the child has already learned how to create this.

You can create almost everything from the paper that surrounds us: various figures, animals, people, flowers, objects. Crafts can be practical in nature: they can be a napkin, cards, toys on a Christmas tree, a flashlight and even books. Crafts made of paper and cardboard made by own hands can be presented, you can decorate your house for the holiday, or you can use the process of creating paper crafts while waiting for something (turn, trip).

• The simplest, but from this no less interesting is the paper doll. In addition to the doll, the child can also create clothes, accessories, and even the home environment for the created little man. In addition to the house can be created and stores, and school, and much more. In the process of creating a paper city, a child can involve all his friends and family, each has a taste for it.
• Girls can create jewelry not only for dolls, but for themselves and their mothers: crowns, diadems, rings, bracelets - all that is so necessary for a little princess.
• And the boys will be happy to "grow" for the mother or the young lady beautiful flowers for the holiday, or just to bring joy. From the paper with their own hands can be created and chamomile, and tulips, and even roses.
• Paper characters are quite possible to "revive": it is only necessary to make holes for your fingers, and, behold, your little men are already dancing, and the elephant waves with a trunk like a real one.
• Crafts made of paper can become excellent Christmas toys: fairy-tale houses, gnome toys, brilliant and bright wrappers of festive sweets, colorful garlands.
• Many are familiar with the concept of "origami". This word, translated from the Japanese language, sounds like - "folded paper". This ancient Chinese art, despite its age, is available in today's almost everyone.

There are several types and techniques of origami:

1. Origami modular. The figure consists of many parts.
2. Origami is simple. It was created especially for beginners, and people with disabilities.
3. Folding origami on a sweep.
4. Folding is wet. The method is used to impart plasticity and expressiveness. But, paper for this method should be made with the addition of water-soluble glue.

Of course, these are just a few variants of paper crafts with your own hands, but when you get down to business, you and your baby will surely be carried away by this process and will learn a lot more.

Before you start creating hand-made articles from paper, you need to prepare a little. Available should be: paper, glue (preferably two types: liquid and glue stick), brushes for applying liquid glue, scissors, ruler, simple pencil, and of course, desire!

Getting started, you need to remember a few rules:

1. Folds need to be ironed well, it is best to do it with scissors.
2. To get a long strip of paper, you need to tear the paper along the fibers.
3. To paste a part you need to spread it with glue, and not the place where it should be glued.
4. To fix the glued part it is necessary to press it. It's good to use a small piece of flannel cloth for this.

Handicrafts made from paper will allow you to learn new things and bring many pleasant minutes spent together with children.