Natural crafts. From natural material we create beautiful products

Gifts of nature - this is a fertile material for creativity. Of these, you can perform a variety of products, ranging from simple applications and finishing with furniture. Natural handicrafts made of natural material with their own hands can be taught to the baby to perform from a very early age. A child of 1,5-2 years old can already with your help paste the dried leaves on paper or sprinkle with a groat for the application. Develop the creative abilities and imagination of children, carrying out with them natural crafts. From natural material with their own hands, together with the child, you can make interesting products. What exactly and how, we will tell you in this article.

Cones, acorns, chestnuts

Children collect these gifts with pleasure. They bring with a walk full pockets of these fruits. Here we will make a figurine of the bears from them. For work you will need a cone, chestnut, two hats from acorns, four pumpkin seeds, a rowanberry berry, plasticine.

All fastenings of parts occur with the help of plasticine. Attach a chestnut to the lump on top. This will be the head and torso of the figure. Attach the ears to the head - the hats of the acorns. From pumpkin seeds, form paws. Eyes form from plasticine. Berry of mountain ash is a spout. That's all, teddy bear is ready.

By the same principle, it is possible to create natural hand-made articles from natural material with their own hands in the form of other figures of little animals, birds, fish and people.

Fallen leaves

A bouquet of autumn leaves is already a beautiful composition. But together with the kids you can make flowers from this material, in appearance very similar to roses.

To make a similar product, prepare maple leaves and threads. The process of creating a flower is described in the following instructions.

1. The maple leaf fold in half along and roll it tightly into a roll.
2. On the second sheet, folded in half, we stack the resulting blank and also wrap it like a roll.
3. The third and fourth leaves are wrapped around the roll is not so tight. While holding the construction from below, let go of its upper part and form the petals.
4. The base of the article is wound with a thread and tie a knot. The rose is ready. Similarly, perform 3-5 flowers.
5. Fold all these products in a bouquet. Flores encircle the leaves of a different shade and tie the entire composition with a thread. It turns out a wonderful hand-crafted article that can be put in a vase of water or dried.

Vegetables and fruits

What kind of crafts made of natural material can be made in the summer? The most varied, from seasonal vegetables, fruits and berries. They will not be stored for a long time, of course, but for several days they will be able to please you and the child with their beauty.

For example, let's perform a boat from a vegetable marrow. In addition to this vegetable you will need to work with wooden sticks, wide leaves from the tree. Cut the zucchini along the top and select the seeds. The boat has already turned out. Put a leaf on the skewer, pierce it in two places (top and bottom). It's you who made the sail. Stick the wand in the zucchini. In the same way, perform 2-3 sails. That's all. In just a few minutes you can make an entire flotilla - natural handicrafts made from natural material by your own hands (from vegetables). Similar ships can be made from cucumber, pumpkin, and large potatoes.

Manufacture of crafts from natural material - the occupation is very exciting and useful. The child develops imagination, imagination, fine motor skills and sleight of hand, creativity in the process of needlework. Help the kids show their talents!