What kind of crafts can I make from my own wrappers? Tips for adults and children

After each holiday in the house there are many wrappers from sweets. The simplest thing is to take them and throw them in the garbage. But do not rush to do this. We suggest that you recall childhood, when candy wrappers became a wonderful material for creativity. Applications, bookmarks for books, origami figures - this is what each of us made of wrappers. In this article, we'll talk about what kind of crafts from candy wrappers can be made by hand. Involve your children in the creative process. They will surely like to "turn" the usual wrapper from candy into an original hand-made article. But, actually, ideas. Study, inspire and work with pleasure!

Keychain of candy paper - easy and fast! Preparatory stage

Crafts from candy candy wrappers in the form of a suspension can become a real decoration of a mobile phone, a bunch of keys, a handbag or a school backpack. It looks unusual, but very stylish and original.

For work we prepare the following:

• Candy candy wrappers;
• Thermo gun or glue;
• Ruler;
• Wooden skewers;
• stationery knife;
• Pencil or pen.

The stage of doing crafts from candy wrappers in the form of a key fob: instruction

Expand and align all wrappers. Mark the stripes on them with a width of 1-1.5 centimeters. Cut candy wrappers along the lines. Fold each strip in half in length. On a wooden skewer, wind the paper blank, applying glue on it. Do not need to lubricate the entire surface of the wrapper. It will be enough to drip glue from time to time. Thus, fasten the remaining bands until the circle becomes the size you need. Next, remove it from the skewers, glue the end of the last part well. This product itself can become a suspension. You just need to pass through the central hole in it a decorative lace or special accessories. But it is much more interesting to look at such handicrafts made of candy wrappers, consisting of several such rings of different sizes. For example, three circles connected to each other in a row can be a snowman suspension. And if you attach several of these elements in a circle, you get a flower keychain. Dream yourself and offer it to the children, together you will surely come up with many interesting figures from the rings.

Decorations from candy wraps - almost a design thing!

We continue to learn how to make crafts from candy wrappers. With your own hands, you can make original bracelets and beads from this material. This idea is sure to please your daddy-daughter. She can wear this costume herself, give to her friends and, of course, decorate her favorite dolls with her. To perform this product you will need wrappers from sweets (from foil or paper) and clothespins. The technology of making a bracelet read in the following description.

Bracelets are beautiful articles made of candy wrappers. Master class on manufacturing

Each wrap is leveled and folded four times along. The width of the strip should be about 1 centimeter. It is important that all the elements are of the same size. Now bend the strip in half. Do these blanks from all wrappers. Then in one detail, insert the second one so that the resulting figure resembles the letter "T". The edge of the upper element is bent at right angles to the bottom and to the sides. Places of bends must coincide with the lower crossbeam of the part. Turn the product over and secure it with a clothespin. In the resulting loop, insert another wrapper and tie it in the same way as the first one. As a result, you will get a curly strip. When the product has reached the desired size, the ends of the first piece go into the loop of the last and bend them outward. For reliability, you can attach them with a stapler or glue.

Such crafts from candy wrappers can become a whole set: a bracelet, beads and earrings. In the latter you will need to insert the appropriate hardware.

Butterflies and flowers from wraps - bright decor of a children's room

In just a few minutes of candy wrappers you can make a magnificent interior decoration of the house in the form of a butterfly figurine. For its manufacture, in addition to bright wrappers from under sweets, you need a small piece of thin tape or braid and thread.

Paper stock folded "accordion". Do this from the corner of the candy wrapper. The width of one step should not be more than four millimeters. To make one butterfly, make two such blanks. Connect these parts together in the middle, fastening them with tape. "Wings" neatly spread. The ends of the tape do not cut, they look like the antennae of a butterfly. Pull the thread under the ribbon and hang the figure to the ceiling or chandelier.

By the same principle, you can make products in the form of flowers, connecting each other three or four parts.

We hope that the information and photos presented in this article inspired you to make interesting articles from the wrappers yourself. Create beauty from the most ordinary materials, feel like a real wizard!