Now you do too crafts on the theme “Gifts of Autumn” for school or kindergarten? After all, soon competitions and exhibitions of crafts made from natural materials (branches, cones, leaves, straws, shells, pebbles, vegetables and fruits) will begin in schools and kindergartens. Many parents immediately have a question about what they could do with their own hands that would be so beautiful and original. Look at the photos sent by our readers in 2019, get ideas and come up with something of your own. Send photos of your autumn crafts made from nature materials, vegetables and fruits (), and we will be happy to publish all the new items. A big request to all participants of the competition: do not send copies of works already available here. Hedgehogs made from seeds, deer made from cones, caterpillars made from apples and other crafts that are repeated from year to year are no longer accepted! Send your new and original crafts, show your imagination!
New crafts “Gifts of Autumn - 2019”
Are there any little entertainers in your family? Then you are familiar with their constant desire to invent, make, create something. For such dreamers, various activities with plasticine bring great pleasure. And if you try to combine plastic materials with natural ones, you can get extraordinary crafts.
“Small bird” made of almonds and plasticine
Try to make a small bird of unprecedented beauty from almonds and plasticine - and you will be surprised how simple things turn into miracles in your hands! Master class by Anastasia Batina.
For creativity, prepare:
- almond;
wet wipes; - plasticine;
- simulation stacks;
- plastic board.
We create a magical little bird from plasticine and almonds
Select large, unopened almonds. Wipe with a damp cloth to remove dust and degrease the surface.
Roll two black balls of the same size. Press down with your finger and press it to the bird's head. Add small white spots at the corners of the eyes.
Make a triangular beak from red plasticine and use a stack to divide the tip into two parts. Stick the beak to the nut.
Make a small yellow plate in the shape of a semicircle and place it on top of the beak. Make nostrils with a sharp stick or toothpick.
Take bright green plasticine and mold two wings in the shape of a “leaf”. Roll four thin yellow flagella and stick two on each wing.
At the base of the wings, stick flat round yellow decorative elements. Make small indentations with a round stack and add red spots inside. Using a sharp stick, squeeze out holes on the feathers, as in the picture.
Connect the wings to the body of the bird.
Roll red, yellow and green flagella of different lengths.
Stick on the tail feathers, alternating the colors of the plasticine blanks.
Make a small tuft of any shape from red plasticine. Connect the part to the base of the figure.
Make short legs in brown or red. Stick the limbs to the nut.
A wonderful little bird made from natural materials and plasticine is ready!
What a tiny bright bird we have. It’s as if she came to us from the pages of fairy-tale books, or maybe even from someone’s magical dreams! Such a small bird will complement the festive composition and turn into a decoration for a flower in a pot, a Christmas tree or a wreath.
"Dragonfly and Ant". Kulikov Kirill Andreevich.
The work is made from natural materials (cones, leaves, acorns, branches, bark). Also used: a candy box, acrylic paints and hot glue.
"Autumn Umbrella". Zyulyaeva Ulyana.
The umbrella is made of cardboard, decorated with flowers from maple leaves, pine cones, rowan berries, dead wood, and spruce branches.
"Autumn Enchantress." Garkushin Nikita.
They took the doll and covered it with dry autumn leaves; other natural materials were also used: cones, acorns, nuts, etc.
"House in the Forest" Polyakov Elizar.
The work required moss from the forest, pebbles, spruce branches, pumpkin, thuja branches, rose hips, physalis shell, sticks for the wedge, twine, a cone from a climbing plant in the garden for the Hedgehog. Glue gun.
"In the autumn forest." Dyatlov Dmitry.
Glue tree bark and twigs onto a colored background. We draw the silhouette of an owl and put seeds inside it. We make owl wings from leaves. The eyes are made of dry blades of grass, the pupil is a plum pit. Now we glue the dried leaves of autumn rowan. They will beautifully complement the appliqué.
Pig, eagle owl, fish and mermaid made of pine cones and plasticine - step by step
"A difficult bouquet." Solodovnik Anya Valerievna.
The bouquet was made by the head of the circle of the Poltava city center of out-of-school education, Solodovnik. A flowerpot is made from paper tubes. Flowers made from cones painted with acrylic paint. Autumn leaves and berries. This is what happened.
"Autumn Bouquet". Elena Batrakova.
A bouquet of maple leaves, roses (made from), hawthorn, quince, physalis, hydrangea, spruce branches.
"Wreath". Groshev Andrey.
Mother - Grosheva Anastasia Vladimirovna.
The work is made from tree branches, rowan berries, and bush hearths.
"Turkey". Grachev Vyacheslav.
The work is made from pumpkins and leaves.
"Autumn Mr. Kolobok." Kozlova Maria 3.5 years old.
The work is made from a pumpkin, the nose is from a carrot, the hair is from grass picked from a flower bed. The hat is made from newspaper tubes. The eyes are blueberries.
"Autumn Beauty" Iskhakova Angelina.
The work is made of flowers.
"We travel as a family." Nelyubina Darina.
Eggplant, onions, carrots, matches, plasticine.
"Magical forest". Berseneva Ulyana.
When performing the work, moss, lingonberry sprouts, and plasticine were used.
"Ladybug in daisies." Garkushin Nikita.
We painted a pebble from the Black Sea coast with acrylic paints. At the end of the work, the product was coated with varnish. The result is such a funny ladybug.
"Wreath of pine cones." Kallaeva Elena.
Cones, gouache, glue, cardboard.
An original craft made from a material unusual for our latitudes - “A house made of coconut and its inhabitant.” Kallaeva Anna.
Coconut shell, plasticine, grass, pine cones, acorn cap.
"Grandfather forester." Kirsanova Taisiya.
The work is made of wood, ears of corn, burlap, beaded material, dry leaves, and wrapping paper.
"Baba Yaga". Sorkina Lydia.
The work is made of natural material: the body is made of a fir cone, the arms and legs are made of birch branches, the paws and handles are wrapped in jute twine. Also used were alder cone, viburnum berries, and beads for the eyes.
"Owl". Trushina Lydia.
The owl's body is made of paper and covered with corn hairs (snouts). The paws and eyebrows are made of maple wings, the nose is made of an acorn. The eyes are glued onto calendula flowers. Everything is glued with PVA glue.
"Small Motherland" Tsareva Angelina, 7th grade.
This work was made from natural materials for a school competition.
"Family of owls." Cheldrikova Ekaterina.
The work was made using wooden hemp, cones, rowan berries and viburnum.
"Magic Castle" Razumkova Sofia.
The castle is made of tree bark, decorated with pieces of moss and dry leaves. Various natural materials were used in the craft: cones, twigs, dead wood, chestnuts. Prince and princess figurines are sewn from pieces of fabric.
"Mishkin's estate." Sayfutdinova Renata Azamatovna.
Made from natural materials: cones, spruce and birch branches, leaves, rowan berries, wooden blocks for hives. Bees are made of clay. Bear, Masha and others are taken from Kinder Surprise.
"Magic House". Ignatiev Vladislav.
Pumpkin, paints, potatoes, onions, plasticine.
"Cinderella on the way to the ball." Ikonnikova Essenia.
From vegetables with the addition of pumpkin seeds, paints.
"Firebird". Riyazutdinova Larisa Semenovna.
The work is made from ash seeds.
"A whale swimming on the waves." Dmitriev Timofey.
Vegetables used in the work: cabbage, zucchini.
"Happy Rat" Klochkova Sasha.
The work is made of zucchini, the nose, ears, paws and tail are made of carrots, the eyes and teeth are cut out of white cardboard. Antennae made from fishing line were inserted into the nose.
“Pumpkin tree”, “Pumpkin flowers”. Samoilov Valery.
The work is made from pumpkin seeds, the seeds are painted with gouache.
"Aunt Owl." Zhalskikh Anastasia.
The work is made of autumn leaves, acorns, and cones. Decorated with fabric and satin ribbons.
"Owl". Koven Svetlana.
The work is made from leaves, cones and waste material.
"Forest Master" Kovtorov Ivan.
Cones, dried leaves, plasticine, acorns.
"Hedgehog in the autumn forest." Moskvin Roman.
Cones, leaves, plasticine.
"Autumn Hedgehog" Group "Romashka".
The work is made of autumn leaves.
“Hedgehog in the fog (Ekaterinburg).” Zvereva Christina.
For work you needed:
- plasticine,
- a ball from a dry pool,
- coffee beans,
- grass, autumn leaves,
- paints,
- glue.
Hedgehog, bear, hare and crocodile made of shells and plasticine - .
"Pointe". Kalycheva Victoria.
The work is made of cucumber. Decorated with satin ribbon and sequins.
"The sparrows are singing." Flegontova Kira.
The work is made from dry leaves.
"Swans". Kushnirenko Victoria Nikolaevna, 10 years old.
Cones, autumn flowers, bird feathers, fir branches and plasticine were used to complete the craft. The body of swans is made of cones painted white, and the wings and tail are made of feathers. Swans swim on a plasticine “lake”. The craft made from natural materials turned out to be bright and colorful. 
"In an autumn meadow." Chernoyarova Valentina Aleksandrovna, 10 years old.
When performing the craft, pine cones, chestnuts, acorns, lentils (eyes), autumn leaves, and plasticine were used. These natural materials were used to create funny forest creatures that we met in the clearing. 
"Bunny". Chernoyarova Natalya Aleksandrovna, 10 years old.
The craft is made from natural materials - it all grows in our dacha. The main character, the bunny, is made of cabbage (the body), the ears and paws are made of zucchini, and the whole composition is complemented by viburnum berries, autumn leaves, an inflorescence and an ear of corn. Such a colorful and bright craft will decorate the “Autumn Festival!” 
"Gold fish". Prysich Anna, 6 years old.
The fish template is printed. The head is decorated with a felt-tip pen, the tail and body are made of autumn leaves. Algae from a Christmas tree.
Make a wish. 
"Autumn outfit." Yakupova Elina.
This applique is made of leaves and rowan. 
"Lady Autumn" Sorokin Artyom.
Applique of dry autumn leaves.
"Autumn time". Renzhina Victoria.
"Autumn Bouquet". Averkin Alexander.
The work is made from dried leaves and flowers.
"Breath of Autumn" Pinaeva Anna.
The work is made from dried leaves and flowers.
"Magic autumn landscape." Nadezhda Viktorovna Topolnikova.
The work measures 25x17 cm. The base is a candy box. The background is made of plasticine in red, orange and brown colors. tree - made from branches and acorn caps. The mushrooms are also made from acorn caps and sculpted from plasticine by my son.
"Autumn Courtyard" Nerusheva Anastasia Mashoshina Anya.
The work is modeled from cardboard, paper, glue. Decorated with natural materials - maple leaves, seeds, twigs. Apples, buckwheat and beans were used.
"Autumn Fantasy" Vdovina Daria.
Made from natural material. 
"Hedgehog made from natural material." Polyakov Gleb 5 years old and Georgy 3.5 years old.
A hedgehog was drawn on a piece of paper. They made a base with plasticine and the children stuck sunflower seeds into it. Then the paws were made from cotton swabs and PVA glue, and the belly was made from dyed millet. The legs were made using PVA glue and buckwheat. Dry leaves were crushed and sprinkled on glue, thus creating a clearing. An apple, leaves, and an acorn from Fix Price were glued onto the finished hedgehog. 
"Autumn forest". Voronin Stepan.
Dried leaves, felt. 
"Sovunya." Collective work of the middle group “Daisy”.
We picked up cardboard,
The outline was cut into it,
Outline of Owl - owls,
Wise bird of the whole Earth.
Quick glue - gun
We glued the outfit;
Variegated leaves all around
They sparkled like fire.
A bow was attached to the neck,
We took plasticine in our hands,
They made her glasses
Let them be for Wisdom.
Next are the cheeks
Sharp beak.
And Sovunya is just great!
A treat for all of us!
"Autumn picture." Dobrynin Danil.
Rowan, leaves.
"Lion cub." Sibgatullin Daniyar.
Drawing of a lion cub, leaves, glue.
"Autumn in the forest." Gleb Timokhin.
The base is penoplex. Covered with leaves and a tree branch. All the animals are made from chestnuts and acorns. Owls made of cones.
"Kolobok" Nikolenko Maxim, 5 years old.
MDOBU d/s 48 “Kapitoshka” r.p. Chunsky
The work is made of natural materials: pumpkin and pine branches. 
"Merry vegetable garden" Vitalya Emoldinov, 5 years old.
MDOBU d/s No. 48 “Kapitoshka” r.p. Chunsky
The work is made of natural material: moss and vegetables: beets, potatoes, onions, peppers, tomatoes.
“Even if you go halfway around the world, you won’t find a healthier cake.” Kulik Vitaly.
The five-tier cake is made from fresh vegetables, berries and herbs. The base of the tiers is made of pumpkin, zucchini, squash, eggplant, and bell pepper. The decoration is carrots in the shape of a spiral and the base for a water lily, tomatoes, parsley, beans, onions in the shape of a water lily, raspberries, bell peppers and hot capsicum. The fastening is made with wooden sticks and skewers. The cake can take center stage on the exhibition table, and children will look at it with interest and think about when they can eat it :)
"Apple Caterpillar" Kozlova Maria, 3.5 years old.
For the work you needed: apples, toothpicks for joining, hawthorn fruits, chokeberry fruits, carrot tops, plasticine.
Kandaeva Natalya Viktorovna, Moscow.
This craft is made with love for autumn. They will remind us of the passing autumn for a long time.
“A small bird in the forest in autumn.” Artyom Malyshev, 10 years old, Serpukhov - 15, Kurilovskaya Gymnasium Municipal Educational Institution.
To make this autumn craft I needed: Christmas tree branches, autumn leaves, bark, moss, fir cone, acorns, chestnuts, bird feathers and plasticine.
It’s nice to take a walk in such an autumn forest, breathe in the forest air and admire the nature that the golden Autumn gave us!
Crafts “Gifts of Autumn”, photos by category
There are crafts of varying degrees of complexity that are suitable for both junior, senior or preparatory groups in kindergarten, and for school. Last time we sorted the works by materials: “ “, “ “, “ “. This time, for your convenience, we have divided all the submitted photographs of crafts made from various natural materials into thematic sections.
Choose a topic and look at the pictures:
Houses
"Cheerful old ladies." Razumkova Sonya with her mother Nadezhda.
The entire craft is made entirely of natural materials: moss, bark and tree branches; figurines of grandmothers: walnuts and cones; background: leaves of various trees - all autumn gifts.
"House in the village". Shitova Sonya.
Wood, birch bark, matches, forest moss, pine cones, hay, painted maple leaves, river pebbles for decoration.
The craft aroused admiration among kindergarten teachers and parents.
"Forest clearing". Balayan Masha.
The work uses twigs and cones - gifts of golden autumn.
"Grandma Yaga's Hut" Krasnov Yura, Krasnova N.O.
The walls of the hut and the steps are made of corn stalks. The basis of the roof is cardboard, on which bean pods, spruce branches and an eggplant pipe are attached. A maple branch acts as a “chicken leg”. The well and buckets are made of beans and sunflower seeds. Baba Yaga's head is made of potatoes, her body is made of an ear of corn, her arms and broom are made of twigs. The stupa is made from zucchini. The composition is fixed on a birch cut, decorated with autumn leaves. The gifts of nature made it possible to create such a craft with your own hands!
"On forest paths." Perestoronin Yuri.
The donkey Iashka delivers the gifts of autumn throughout the forest. Potatoes, garlic, rowan, pumpkin, moss, pine cones, peppers, apples - generous gifts of autumn!
"Forest House" Chumakova Alena.
The base of the house is made of cardboard. We used bark, moss, cones, wood cuts, mirror chips, juniper twigs - the bountiful gifts of autumn. This is such a beautiful craft.
"House of Caterpillars" Zelepukhin Daniil.
The house is made of pumpkin, the caterpillars are made of chestnuts, and the hedgehog is made of seeds.
"Gifts of Autumn" Baeva Anastasia.
Wood, leaves, cones, acorn, chestnut, flowers, cardboard, plasticine, glue, colored paper, viburnum berries, spruce, peas, buckwheat, bird feathers, foil.
"Gifts of Autumn" Moskvin Roman.
The craft is made from pine cones, dry leaves, pebbles and dry twigs.
"The Gnome's House" Kirill Radostev.
A zucchini house decorated with plasticine.
"Dreamland". Steshina Polina.
To make the craft, the following materials were used: moss, nuts, flowers, fabric, branches, base. .
"Spider's House" Esipova Polina.
The house is made of a pumpkin, the spider is made of a bulb, the landscape is made of moss, beans, and dry leaves.
"Birdhouse". Stepanova Anastasia.
Our craft consists of red and white beans, castor bean seeds, a broom and rope.
"Baba Yaga's Hut" Lavrentieva Polina.
“Baba Yaga’s Hut” is made of aspen branches, pine cones, hemp, plasticine, and threads.
"Forest House" Makhanov Semyon.
Acorns, leaves, wild grapes, blackberries, chestnuts.
"House in the village". Varyanitsyna Ksenia.
The house is made from: beans, peas, straw, buckwheat and wheat groats. The roof is made of pine cones, the fence is made of willow. The base is strewn with semolina. The wheelbarrow is made of chestnut and felt pumpkin. The well is made of beans, branches and a cardboard bucket with foil.
"Teremok". Bekbulatova Anya.
The work is made from the “gifts of autumn” - vegetables, autumn leaves, pine cones, berries.
"Collecting gifts of autumn in the village." Ulyanets Kira.
The clearing is covered with real moss from the forest, with Christmas tree cones and dried flowers around the perimeter. In the center is a house covered with pistachios. The house has a real door made of mini planks. The roof of the house is covered with dried flowers. Grandfather and grandmother have heads made of potatoes, their bodies are pine cones. In the center is a real pumpkin from my garden. The well is covered with real round boards. In the pen there are animals made from acorns and nuts.
"House in the Forest" Manakov Ilya Sergeevich.
Materials: spruce and pine cones, rowan berries, linden blossom, peach and cherry beans, pine needles, stones, dried rowan leaves, birch and aspen leaves, shell, matches, cardboard. The child collected all the materials in the forest, helped glue the parts, sculpted a snail, laid out leaves and other materials. Made under the guidance of my mother.
"Uncle's House AU" Kozlov Vladislav Viktorovich.
The craft “Uncle AU House” is made from materials that include: linen fabric, maple branches, wool thread, pine nuts, bamboo sticks, paper, lilac branches.
“Who, who lives in the house?” Gryaznov Artyom.
Material: foam, trimmed with twigs. The roof is made of reeds. The staircase is made of twigs. For stability, the hut is attached to a tree branch and placed in a flower pot.
Owls
"Forest Guardian" Nikolaev Daniil.
The eagle owl is made of willow and rowan leaves. They are glued to cardboard on both sides. The eyes, nose and paws are made of plasticine.
The bowl is made of acorn caps glued together with hot glue. The bowl is filled with viburnum berries.
"Owl." Eliseev Narotam.
Pine cone, pumpkin seeds, melon seeds.
"Owls." Chumakova Alena.
The owl is made from pumpkin seeds, pine cones, twigs, feathers, juniper. Also bark and moss.
“Owls are beauties.” Kovalev Alexander.
Used: branches, dried leaves, rowan, wood cut, cardboard.
Ryabukhina Alina.
Owl-Owl, spruce and cones from a branch.
"Autumn owl". Kryazheva Ekaterina Nikolaevna.
Autumn eagle owl, made from tree seeds, so-called “airplanes”. The frame is a plastic bottle covered with padding polyester, into which the “airplane feathers” were stuck.
"Three little owlets." Strutskaya Valentina.
Birch stumps, cones, moss.
"Owl". Turbylev Nikita, 5 years old.
The owl is made of pine cones.
"The Owl Kingdom". Ryazanova Ekaterina.
The owls are made of pine cones; eyes, beak, legs are made of plasticine. A hedgehog is walking under a tree.
Hedgehogs
“Craft made from natural material “Hedgehog”. Gordeev Denis.
The frame of the Hedgehog is carved from hardened foam, pine cones on top, and the nose is made of cork.
"Northern Hedgehog" Skripnikov Igor Alekseevich.
My Northern Hedgehog is made from pine cones and hot glued to foam.
"Forest hedgehog" Kandakov Leonid.
The work is made of cones, acorns, leaves, plasticine, plastic bottles, grass.
"Hedgehog". Tokar Alisa.
The hedgehog is made of paper, seeds, and viburnum.
"Hedgehog". Timofeev Alexander Nikolaevich.
Radish, cones, gifts of autumn.
"Hedgehog Fufik." Malofeeva Alena.
The craft is made from a plastic bottle and pine cones. In addition, decorative apples, rowan berries, and tree leaves were used.
"Charming hedgehog." Zhogin Nikita, 4th grade, school No. 155. Novosibirsk city.
The hedgehog is made of a sponge (wet), aster flowers, the head is made of a pumpkin, the eyes are made of peppercorns. You can use any blades of grass and leaves. Tomato on “needles”.
"Hedgehog". Sumenkova Valeria.
Cones. Barberry. Thorns. Heather. Spikelets. Cowberry. Leaves. Rowan. Plasticine.
"Family of Hedgehogs" Malyshev Arseniy 3 years old and Malysheva’s mother Elena.
This is the Hedgehog Family! There are 7 of them, that is, the 7th!
Hedgehogs are made of different materials: the bodies of hedgehogs are plasticine and modeling dough, and almost all of them have different needles - one of the leaves,
the second from pine needles, the third from birch sticks, the fourth from pine cones, and three from watermelon seeds. Leaves, moss, sticks, tree bark, rowan berries, hawthorn and mushrooms - everything is real, natural!
"Hedgehog". Ochneva Victoria.
The work is made from salt dough using natural materials: cones, rowan berries, leaves and moss.
"The Yezhov Family". Shirnina Evgenia Nikolaevna.
Cones, papier-mâché.
"Forest hedgehog" Permyakova Anastasia Antonovna.
The work is made of cones, rowan, and tree leaves.
"Tsvetik the Hedgehog." Nikolyuk Lisa.
September flowers, leaves, viburnum.
"Autumn Pantry" Minin Alexander Sergeevich.
The work was done for a kindergarten on the theme: “Autumn Pantry.” They made it from thorns from a bush, as well as plasticine, leaves, PVA glue, a glue gun, a 0.5 liter plastic bottle, a pine cone for decoration, and colored paper.
"Protect the environment.". Novikov Daniil and Novikov Vadim.
The work is made of cones, seeds, spruce branches, autumn leaves and plasticine/
"Hedgehogs in the forest." Elizaveta Petrenko.
Cones, plasticine, spruce needles, potatoes, leaves.
"Autumn Fantasy" Baev Kirill and mother.
Hedgehogs are made from potatoes, black rowan, toothpicks and plasticine. The clearing is decorated with leaves, moss and rice, as well as apples and wild rose hips.
"Funny hedgehogs." Filippova Sophia.
Pear, grapes, vegetation.
"Hedgehogs." Reshetnikov Nikita.
Potatoes, cones, pine needles.
Characters
"A good fairy tale." Lyulikov Georgy.
Baba Yaga and Leshy are made of sticks, the stupa is made of a jar, covered with branches.
"Minion is a pumpkin." Grebennikov Borya.
Pumpkin, plasticine.
"Moose." Ordova Alisa.
Pumpkin, twigs.
"Grandma the Hedgehog." Orlov Stepa, 3 years old.
The work is made from two cones, hair from threads, a stupa - a jar of yogurt covered with threads. The broom and hands are made of twigs. Eyes made of plasticine, beads made of rowan.
"IA's birthday." Guskova Elizaveta.
Donkey: potatoes, eggplant, plasticine; owl: eggplant, buttons, beans; lake: mirror, birch leaves, roses.
"Turtle Tortilla" Collective work of the "Daisies" group.
The craft is made from pumpkin and potatoes. Some details (eyes, mouth, shell elements) are made of plasticine. The hat is made of an openwork napkin, the glasses are made of soft wire. What a beauty it turned out to be!
"Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka." Polyakov Elizar.
Crocodile Gena is made of zucchini, carrots. Eyes are made of chicken protein and black pepper.
Cheburashka is made of white eggplants, eyes are made of cloves, a hat is made of an acorn cap, stands on a squash.
"Smeshariki in the forest." Surovtsev Anton.
The work is made of plasticine, pear, apple, nuts, cedar, garlic, onion, potato, mushroom, leaves, rowan.
"Sovunya." Romadova Victoria.
The sovunya is made of pumpkin and decorated with felt details; for the beauty and completeness of the work, moss, cones and rowan berries were used.
"Fabulous Autumn at the edge of the forest." Khaliullin Kamil Adelevich.
Plastic, wood, toys, plasticine, gouache, lemonade bottle, glue, tree branches, viburnum, chokeberry, squash, sunflower, rose hips, wildflowers.
"Here I am". Isaeva Ekaterina Olegovna.
Zucchini.
"Minion". Trofimova Polina 5 years old. Cherepanova Anastasia 13 years old.
For our craft, we chose the ripest yellow zucchini. They painted it with gouache, made hair from toothpicks, and eyes from corks. Everything is simple and very beautiful!!!
"Minions". Rybin Artem.
Material: Boiled corn and plasticine.
"Gold fish". Lebedev Matvey.
The product is made of leaves, and nut shells are attached to the salted dough. And the crown is made of a cone.
"Lesovichok" Kuchumov Artyom.
The craft is made from natural materials: pine log (torso), branches (arms and legs), moss (hair and beard), chaga - birch mushroom (feet), spruce branches (headdress), stand - birch cut + moss and twigs ; eyes are lemonade lids.
"Autumn Fairy" Vasilisa.
Fairy or queen of autumn.
The doll is dressed in a dress made of autumn leaves. Also used in the work are ash earrings, rowan and raffia - all natural materials.
Vasilisa spent 7 years gluing everything herself, her mother only helped with the head.
"Crown of the Autumn Queen." Kozlova Victoria Viktorovna.
The “Crown of the Autumn Queen” craft is made from natural materials, which include: maple branches, poplar branches, lilac branches, maple seeds, wool thread, pine nuts.
“Mom and Dad Kartoshkin on an autumn walk.” Trofimov Vova and Polina.
Our crafts are made from very interesting, unusual potatoes. We dressed them up for an autumn walk and came up with umbrellas in case it rained.
"On a visit to Cheburashka." Ivanova Daria.
Made from vegetables (zucchini, cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots), plastic, moss, flowers, plasticine.
"Heavenly Creature" Kosyanenko Matvey.
The work is made of pumpkin.
"Fairytale friend of Autumn." Arkhipova Victoria Yurievna.
This work was completed by a 7-year-old girl, Vika, together with her parents. The work is very colorful, bright, and most importantly - autumn... Our friend (let's call him Mr. Pumpkin) came to visit us from a fairytale forest. Made from gourd (this is its base), the arms and legs are made from fabric. On our friend’s head is a straw hat decorated with rowan berries. Our Mister is sitting on a birch stump (the flower pot was turned into a stump), in the middle of a green lawn, strewn with rowan berries and apples. Wonderful work that used the “gifts of autumn”!
Vegetable animals
"Wonder Bird" Timofeeva Ulyana, 9 years old.
The work is made of pumpkin and squash. The bird is decorated with calendula flowers.
"Autumn Glade". Popova Yulia Evgenievna.
Made from pumpkin, spider from potatoes, caterpillar from apples and carrots.
"Kittens." Perestoronina Arina.
Pumpkin, turnip, rowan, pepper, apples.
“Hedgehogs are preparing for winter.” Atanov Ivan.
The work is made of sweet peppers, twigs of cloves, leaves, chestnuts, flowers, rose hips and decorative ornaments.
"Smiley Bunny." Moskalev Platon, Municipal Budgetary Educational Institution “Secondary School No. 21 named after. N.I. Rylenkova", the city of Smolensk.
the work is made from vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, carrots), fruits (apples), flowers (asters).
Ena Nikolay. "Bunny"
Made from cabbage.
"Mother hen." Volkova Lyudmila.
The work is made of pumpkin, zucchini, and maple leaves. 
"Glamourous snail" Grigorenko Daria.
The snail's house is made of pumpkin, the head and neck are made of zucchini, the horns are made of rowan berries. The work is decorated with rhinestones and other decorative elements.
“Who, who lives in the little house?” Berezanov Daniil.
The tower is made of pumpkin, decorated with oak-shaped rowan, red pepper and leaves. The animals are made from onions, potatoes and apples + plasticine. Under the tower there are leaves, spruce branches and flowers.
“What a company...” Tsintserova Alena Gennadievna.
Zucchini, straw, chicken fluff, bird cherry.
"Cheerful Penguin" Lityago Elena.
Pumpkin, potatoes, bell pepper.
“Pigs from Tayushka!” Apacheva Taisiya.
We used cardboard, leaves, branches, rowan berries, potatoes, hops, plasticine and a lot of good mood!)
"Mischievous insects" Falkin Ivan.
Pumpkin house. A caterpillar made of acorns and a spider made of chestnuts. Cobweb - threads.
"Caterpillar". Volodichev Ilya.
Made from apples and chokeberry berries.
"Little Pig." Andriychuk Daria.
From vegetables and fruits.
Transport
"Race car" Klochkov Alexander, 6 years old.
The car was made from zucchini and tomatoes. The parts of the car are made of paper. The person in the car is made of plasticine.
"Sail". Belyaeva Ulyana with her mother.
The work is made of reeds, dry maple leaf, corrugated cardboard, sticks and glue.
"Boat of Knowledge" Soloviev Alexey.
The “Boat of Knowledge” craft is made from zucchini, carrots, cabbage, thread, sticks, and plasticine.
"Into the sky". Marchenko Kirill.
Airplane made from natural material.
"Zucchini Engine" Lonsky Artyom.
The work is made from zucchini with the addition of small details.
"For the harvest." Sirotkin Artem Vyacheslavovich, 4 years old.
The work is made of vegetables: the car is made of potatoes, carrots, the girl sitting in the car is made of vegetables and waste material.
"Machine". Galkin Mikhail.
The car is made of eggplant, the work is decorated with rowan berries, and next to the car is a caterpillar made of tomatoes.
"Roma in a stroller." Strizhova Polina.
The work is made from delicious gifts of autumn)))
"Ship of Autumn" Vanya Chernykh.
The craft is made of pumpkin and paper. Figures of heroes from Kinder Surprise.
"Car". Maksimov Dmitry.
The work is made from zucchini, the man is made from carrots, onions and tomatoes.
"Forest Harvest" Linkov Yuri.
The craft is made of wood, pine cones and acorns.
Compositions and still lifes from natural materials
"Autumn Harvest" Lika.
The basket is made from natural materials with the addition of decorative elements. The basket is made of pine cones. Filling: apples, rowan, chokeberry, moss litter, added pine cones and chestnuts.
"Rainbow Childhood" Osipova O.I. Konovalova O.S.
Flowers.
"Cute Chicken" Lekgova Sophia.
Pumpkin seeds, decorative decorations.
"Swans made of cones." Garkushin Nikita.
The work is made from pine cones, cardboard, chenille wire and feathers.
"Magic Wand of the Forest" Petrov Dmitry.
Topiary is made of pine cones and autumn flowers.
"Autumn is coming." Solovyova Ksyusha.
Natural materials.
"Autumn Bouquet". Solovyova Svetlana.
Zucchini, peppers, grapes, leaves, toothpicks.
"In a hot air balloon in autumn." Timofeev Andrey Nikolaevich.
Made from natural materials: pumpkin, acorns, apples, rowan, leaves.
"Gifts of Autumn" Ogurtsova Irina. 
"Hello, school!" Trushina Lydia.
Cones, acorns, acorn caps, nuts, peas, physalis, leaves, thuja branches, spikelets, orange peel roses, various berries and seeds.
"Autumn Umbrella". Ivashechkina Yana and mother Lena.
Umbrella: cardboard, flat wire, twine;
Bouquet: leaves of small shrubs, fir cones, barabaris fruits, snowberry fruits, thuja twigs;
Roses: maple leaves;
Hot glue, threads.
"Bird and Flowers" Tugarinova Yana.
Flowers from pine cones, birds from leaves.
"Wind Catcher" Egorova Ksenia.
We were inspired to create “Wind Catcher” by the bright colors of autumn and colorful autumn leaves, which easily succumb to every breath of wind, tremble on tree branches, break off and, spinning in the air flow, fall smoothly or in a whirlwind to the ground. We used thin oak branches as a base, twisted them into a ring and secured them with threads, then tied them a little with oak leaves, chestnuts, acorns, berries, bladderworts, rose hips and sugared pears, and at the very top, in front of the fastening loop, we threaded thread through a small green apple. The pendants consist of birch and maple leaves, they are secured with transparent fishing line to create the effect of weightlessness.
"Autumn Mushrooms" Gameevs Yulia and Alexandra.
Wooden saw cuts of different diameters, dried cones, leaves and blades of grass.
Additionally: paints, plastic eyes.
"Autumn tree." Safonova Svetlana Alexandrovna.
To create this beautiful tree we needed:
1. Planter (can be a pot)
2.Gypsum
3.Newspapers
4.Making tape
5.Strong rope
6.Strong stick
7. Natural buds
8. Spruce needles
9. Rowan branches
10.Wolf white berries
11.Fallen leaves
Cooking steps:
We crumple the newspaper and give it the shape of a ball. Then, so that the ball holds its shape, we wrap it with masking tape (for a more durable job, I wrapped it with rope). Now we need to attach a branch to our ball. To do this, cut a small hole in the ball, 2-3 cm deep, coat the twig with glue and insert it. When the glue dries, we begin to glue the ball. We will glue the cones first (they must be well dried, because if the cones are damp, they will not stick). Then we will glue the leaves. Next you can glue rowan branches, spruce branches, wolf berries and any other decorations that fit our autumn theme. Then we prepare the solution in unnecessary containers and pour it into a flowerpot with a tree. In order for the solution to dry, you need to wait about two hours. After we have made sure that the solution has hardened, we proceed to decorating the flowerpots. We cover the surface of the solution with spruce branches, cones and anything else. So our bright tree is ready!
"Forest Beauty" Serova Natalia.
The work is made from a Barbie doll; her dress and train are decorated with maple leaves and decorated with flowers.
"Proud deer." Gavva Ekaterina.
The work is made from cones, acorns and walnut shells. All parts are fastened with plasticine. The legs are made of toothpicks. Antlers are thin branches.
"Berry Falls" Levin Stepan Vasilievich.
The work is made from natural materials. It contains:
1.raspberries
2.barberry berries
3. chokeberry berries
4.rose hips
5. Rowan berries
6.cherry berries
7.Oakleaf rowan berries
8.thuja cone
9. currant leaves
10. Rowan leaves
11.barberry leaves
12. chokeberry leaves
13.birch leaves
14.walnut leaves
15.oak leaves
16.cherry leaves
17.rose hips
18. branch of mountain ash
19.maiden grape leaves
20.sumac leaves
21.linden leaves
22.leaf of rowan oakleaf
23.grape vine
At the top is a decorative dragonfly. Golden, like autumn itself.
"A bountiful harvest". Kulik Vitaly. (7 years).
The horse is made of straw and grass, the eyes are made of chokeberry, and the crown contains a flower made of rowan berries. The cart and harness are made of birch branches, and the crops in the cart are real miniature vegetables and berries that were grown by the author of the craft.
Rusina Victoria. "Forest Bowl"
MA preschool educational institution » Kozlovsky CRR - kindergarten “Bee”, Chuvash Republic, Kozlovka.
Head: Tsirulina Ekaterina Vitalievna.
"Ostrich". Kallaeva Anna.
Cones, plasticine, stick, ash seeds.
Ostrich girl with a flower at her feet.
"The goblin collects mushrooms." Kallaeva Lyubov.
The goblin is gathering supplies for the winter and comes across a very beautiful fly agaric.
Pine cone, shell, acorn caps, ash seeds, plasticine.
"Duck with ducklings for a walk." Chmylikov Matvey Alexandrovich.
Duck material: Salt dough and feathers.
Pond material: Painted sawdust.
For decoration around the pond: rowan, immortelle, flowers and reeds made of polystyrene foam and colored paper.
“Bugs and spiders in an autumn meadow!” Maria.
Pumpkin, tomatoes, onions, grapes, viburnum, autumn leaves. We cut out a window in the pumpkin and another hole for the web. I made an umbrella from the cut off top of a pumpkin.
"Star of the East" Golubeva Alena.
Apple, rose, birch branch, spruce branch, berries.
"Autumn forest". Malova Sofya Maksimovna.
The work is made from natural materials, the toys are from Kindersurprise.
"Forest gifts". Evdoshenko Denis.
"Harvest from Alina." Zaryankova Alina Stanislavovna 5 years old.
The work is made of natural materials: leaves, cones, vegetables, seeds.
"Tricks of Autumn" Akolzina Victoria.
This topiary is made from cones, rose hips, rowan and birch leaves. Also decorated with a decorative bird.
"Autumn mood". Ivanov Artyom.
The mushroom stem is daikon, the cap is tomato, the dots are mayonnaise.
"Autumn Decor". Makeev Nikita Sergeevich 2 years 2 months, mother Elena.
Russula, pigweed, moss, rowan, chestnut leaves, birch, American maple, larch, pine needles, viburnum, acorns, beets, cones.
"Autumn Fishing" Odaev Vladislav.
Cardboard; cones; plasticine; branches; moss; maple helicopters; pine twig; mushroom.
"Autumn Meadow" Ignashina Sonya.
Natural material, plasticine.
"Autumn tree." Alexei.
The craft is made from maple leaves, black and red rowan fruits. There are barberry berries, acorns, and birch leaves.
"Moose in the forest." Polyakov Elizar.
Moss, fir cones, pine nets, spruce, cotton swabs, plasticine, pebbles, pine bark.
"Cobweb." Lebedev Arseny.
The craft is made from willow branches (cobwebs), chestnuts, and acorns (spiders).
"Birds of the Lakes" Anna Chaprak.
Cones, feathers, plasticine.
"Autumn Girl" Lavrentieva Polina Igorevna.
Work from rowan, leaves, cones, branches and other natural materials, plasticine figurine.
"Delicious basket." Ibraeva Natalia.
A watermelon basket is filled with what's ripe in the garden.
"In the clearing." Makarova Arina.
Made from natural material.
"From the past to the present." MBOU Altai Secondary School No. 1 named after P.K. Korshunov.
Cereals, flowers, fabric, globe, jug.
"Autumn swing". Gaikalova Olga.
The materials used in the work included chestnuts, wild grapes, a plum branch, leaves of various trees, and autumn flowers. The work creates the atmosphere of autumn with all its colors and childhood memories.
"Autumn gifts of nature." Queen Zlata, 9 years old.
Viburnum, pine twig, plasticine, hawthorn, chokeberry, rose hip, maple, spruce and pine cones.
"At the bottom of the sea." Troyanova Sveta, 5 years old.
Shells, moss, shares and rowan leaves, sand.
"All the colors of autumn." Sumenkova Valeria.
Cones. Barberry. Thorns. Heather. Spikelets. Cowberry. Leaves. Rowan. Plasticine. Wood cut.
"Forest spider." Manakov Ilya Sergeevich.
The work was done under the guidance of my mother. Materials: spruce branches, birch and aspen leaves, grape branches, tree sticks, rowan berries, linden blossom, wool thread, plasticine. The child happily collected all the materials in the forest, glued leaves and twigs, and sculpted the details of the spider.
"Autumn Bouquet". Sultanov Maxim.
The bouquet is made of maple and oak leaves.
"Roses in a vase." Knysh Natalya Viktorovna.
The work is made from potatoes. “Roses” are colored with beet juice.
"Gifts of Autumn" Natalya Frolova.
The craft is made from fir cones, rowan berries, dry leaves, artificial flowers and apples.
"Autumn mood". Pelevin Oleg.
Autumn leaves.
"Autumn Fantasy" Zotov Daniil.
This unusual tree is made of dried flowers, berries, pine cones, with scraps of fabric added for beauty.
"Floating Barrel" Sudarikov Ilya.
Materials: viburnum berries, chokeberries, rose hips, chestnuts, cones, chrysanthemum buds, autumn leaves, barrel, a jar of chips covered with clothespins.
"Autumn in the mushroom forest." Asylov Ayaz Ramilevich, 4 years old.
The craft is made from natural materials (leaves of maple, birch, rowan and aspen trees, branches of fir trees, birch and lilac, fir cones and pine needles, plasticine are used). The hedgehog is made of fir cones, pine needles and plasticine. The spider is made of acorn and plasticine. The fire is made of birch branches with flames made of plasticine.
"Magic Tree" Boriskin Dmitry Igorevich.
The work presents a model of an autumn forest. But this is an unusual forest - this forest is magical, fabulous. A magical tree has grown here, on which both fruits and pine cones grow. The foliage on this tree is also unusual. In addition to ordinary leaves, amazing braids of grass are intertwined on it. Well, what about without animals? Fairy-tale hedgehogs and birds rush to feast on the fruits of this tree
Materials: leaves, grass, pine cones, wild apple tree branches, seeds, plasticine, plastic ball. All parts of the work were held together using glue and plasticine.
"Gifts of Autumn." Trofimova Natalya Andreevna with her son Vladimir and daughter Polina.
The work is made of cones, acorns, moss, vines, and decorative elements have been added.
"At the edge of the forest." Ilyin Artem.
The house is made of white cardboard and covered with branches. The roof is a thuja branch. The house has a swan, a puppy, a Christmas tree, and mushrooms made from acorns and cones.
"Spider on the hunt." Kartseva Natalya.
Pumpkin, rowan berries, Spider toy, straw.
"Autumn courtyard." Nesterov Matvey.
The work is made of moss, dried leaves, tree twigs, birch bark, and plasticine.
"Autumn Bouquet". Sokolova Ustinya.
Leaves - oak, maple; cones, flowers, acorns.
"Hedgehogs for mushrooms." Nikita Paderov.
The work is made of materials: potatoes, needles, branches, cones, leaves.
"Miracle Tree" Sycheva Victoria Anatolyevna.
Made from pistachio shells and tree branches. Decorated with decorative leaves and wrapping paper.
Applications made from natural materials
"Autumn beauty." Angelica.
A painting made from natural materials: leaves, flowers, grass.
"Autumn mood". Vereshchaga Georgy, Vereshchaga A.S.
Landscape sheet, watercolor, dry leaves and flowers.
"Autumn has come". Lonkin Egor.
Application of dry leaves (imitating trees) on a watercolor background.
"A bird in a cage and a bird in the wild." Garkushin Nikita.
The work is made of autumn leaves, yarn and cardboard.
"Beautiful flowers." Eminova Karina.
The work is made from sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
"Stork". Radostev Kirill.
This work is made from beans, buckwheat, seeds.
"Butterfly". Mladentseva Sofia 8 years old.
The butterfly is made from beans, seeds, the antennae are cloves, the head is peppercorns, semolina. Frame - cardboard, pebbles, background - chalk.
"Grey Heron". Varov Vladimir.
The work is made of feathers with the addition of dry plants.
Dvoretskaya Julia.
The clock is made from autumn materials (cones, moss, some kind of grass, fly agaric, rowan and lingonberry), cardboard, colored paper and a hot gun.
"Autumn". Torba Roma.
Leaves.
"Autumn Favorite" Anoprikova Anastasia.
A panel made of yellow poplar leaves and thistle seeds (fluff), and corn grits were also used.
"Gifts of Autumn" Sakhipova Adila.
Made from leaves, pumpkin seeds, dates, watermelon and apricots.
"Autumn Bouquet". Zhaldak Maria, 7 years old.
The applique is made from bean seeds, coffee, acacia, buckwheat and ears of corn.
"House in the Forest" Rakhmaev Karim.
Twigs, tree bark, leaves, stones, fibers from coconut shells (roof).
"Porcini". Sakhipov Nurislam.
Application made from cereals and plasticine.
"Autumn hedgehog." Kislyuk Daria.
The work is done in the form of an application. The hedgehog itself is made of paper, glued on cardboard, the hedgehog's spines are made of sunflower seeds, and the mushrooms are made of paper. The picture is decorated with autumn leaves. The herb is made from dried dill.
"Autumn basket of flowers." Loshkin Andrey.
The base is chipboard measuring 60 cm by 100 cm. Transparent adhesive for ceiling tiles is applied in stages, first lay out a basket of dried apricot and plum seeds. Then the flowers are laid out from pine cones, leaves from walnuts, watermelon seeds, bell peppers, and peanuts. Shells of different colors and sizes were used for the flowers and butterflies. The background is made of semolina and glued with PVA glue. For brightness, flowers and leaves were painted.
"Autumn photo frame." Mikheeva Tatyana Vasilievna.
The work was made using the applique technique from natural materials.
"Little Bunny." Belyaeva Irina Ivanovna.
The work is made from leaves and tree branches.
"Magic colors of autumn." Anoprikova Anastasia.
Dried leaves, flowers, sparkles, and small twigs were used in the production.
"Vegetable Train" Klyuev Mikhail.
The train is made of cucumbers, the carriages are filled with berries, seeds, and carrots. The forest is made of twigs.
"Autumn Bouquet". Sakalauskas Andrius.
The basis of the panel is an A4 photo frame. The background of the picture and the vase are colored with colored pencils. The bouquet is made of dried autumn leaves. Acorns are glued to leaves. Their hats are made of black plasticine.
For inspiration, you can look at our photos and master classes. Into the sky". Marchenko Kirill.
“Doll Lucy.”
Kovtun Sveta. "Firebird".
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This is not all the work; the competition has only recently begun. As for age, you can indicate it at will; we do not have the right to demand the disclosure of personal data). In addition, in children's works the hand of an adult is often visible, so we will judge the quality of the works themselves.
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A lot of interesting ideas, thank you!
Hedgehogs, of course, are a rather hackneyed topic, but owls are more interesting.
I also liked the houses and Gena the crocodile :)
Hello! Larisa, I sent the work, but I don’t see it on the page??? Such crafts, by the way, can be done not only in the fall. Our ancestors made only from natural materials all year round :)
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Every autumn, kindergartens announce competitions for the best autumn craft. Usually, nature itself suggests ideas for implementation: curved driftwood can easily be imagined as snakes and dragons, acorns, chestnuts and pine cones can be used to make any kind of people and animals, leaves naturally suggest subjects for appliqués. But if you don’t have time to fantasize, but want to make an autumn craft with your child for kindergarten with your own hands, Active Mom did her best for you and created a selection of interesting ideas.
Crafts from acorns and chestnuts
Perhaps the most popular natural autumn material is acorns and chestnuts, of which there is an abundance in every park at this time, take it - I don’t want it. But we want it! And we return from our walk, carrying bags with these treasures in our hands.
Acorns and chestnuts make excellent topiaries. To make this decorative tree, crumple the paper into a ball, wrap it with thread and cover it with white napkins/paper towels. The “trunk” of the tree will be a strong, even branch that needs to be wrapped with twine, tape or corrugated paper. Any container can be used as a pot, the main thing is that the tree stands firmly in it.
But, of course, most of all children love to make people, animals and birds out of acorns and chestnuts, because this is an excellent opportunity to smoothly transform creativity into play.
These charming owls are made from chestnuts, acorn caps, paws, wings, beaks cut out of felt and doll eyes glued on.
Matches (toothpicks), plasticine, maple and ash fruits (for wings, ears, tails) are also required as additional material. These autumn crafts for kindergarten are easy and simple to do even with a three-year-old child:
But this is not just a craft, but a real composition.
Door wreaths made of chestnuts and acorns look great. If animals seem too “childish” to you and you want to make not a toy, but a decorative element with a preschooler from an older group, this is your option. The base of the wreath is an intertwined vine. Moment glue or liquid nails are used to attach acorns and chestnuts.
Candlesticks made using natural materials look stylish. It's very easy to make them.
Crafts from pine cones
Cones are the second most popular natural material in autumn. The pine cones make spectacular baskets and vases that can be filled with autumn gifts of nature: apples, grapes, mushrooms, twigs with rowan berries, rose hips, and sea buckthorn. To make a vase you will need wire, fishing line, and pliers.
And look how charming flowers can be from pine cones if you paint them! Admit it, you didn’t immediately realize that these were bumps?
Well, where would a kindergarten be without a variety of lush animals and birds?
Autumn crafts from vegetables and fruits
When creating compositions for kindergarten, you can actively use vegetables and fruits that autumn is rich in.
The most popular vegetable for creating crafts is, of course, pumpkin. You can use it to make a vase for flowers or autumn leaves, or a basket for vegetables.
Or you can use it as a blank for creating an animal or a bird...
...or even such a madam.
You can build a ship like this from a pumpkin:
Apples, potatoes, and zucchini will be excellent materials for crafts:
Autumn is a wonderful time, distinguished by its special natural charm. Agree that during this period it is pleasant to spend time both at home and at your dacha, enjoying the bright colors of the autumn landscape. To preserve the charm of wondrous nature for a long time, you can decorate your home with outlandish crafts made from autumn leaves or simply collect multi-colored maple leaves that will look great in a flowerpot. In addition, real works of art are created from the gifts of nature. Let's look at what autumn crafts and decorations you can decorate your home or.
Take 2-3 leaves of different sizes, cover them with colorless varnish and dip them in paraffin, which must be melted in advance in a water bath. Now we tie the finished leaves with a beautiful ribbon or thread decorated with beads, form a loop and hang the pendant from it in a convenient place indoors or outdoors.
Making wreaths from autumn tree branches
Particularly popular are autumn crafts in the form of wreaths made of maple leaves, which can be woven in the usual way or come up with something more interesting.
For example, take birch, maple or other tree branches, intertwine them, paint them with bright paint, then decorate the branches with leaves, ribbons, acorns or pine cones.
Decorate candles and candlesticks with leaves
First you need to dry the leaves with an iron or press. Then cover a glass jar with leaves, covering them with colorless varnish, let the jar dry and place a beautiful candle in it.
I would also like to talk about decorations made from roses, which are made from maple leaves. Roses can be collected into a bouquet, knitted into a wreath, or used to decorate a wicker product, while covering the buds with silver or gold paint.
Making a rose from leaves
For a bouquet you will need from 5 to 7 pieces or more, it all depends on your desire. For detailed instructions on how to create a craft, see the photo. These roses can be used to decorate a painting or a wreath.
We take a maple leaf and cut out the head of a butterfly from its top, then the wings, and then dry the leaf between book pages. Now you can frame the butterfly and place it on the wall. This decoration will suit any interior, both at home and in the country.
Wall clocks or photographs framed with autumn leaves look wonderful and interesting. Maple leaves must be glued on top of the surface, covered with colorless varnish, and excess elements should be trimmed.
A plate decorated with maple leaves takes on an unusual appearance. Take a plate as a base, wrap it in cling film, coat the leaves with glue and secure them to the film so that they reproduce the shape of the plate.
It is worth noting that the layer of leaves must be well compacted in several layers. After the glue has dried, the leaves should be separated from the base and coated with varnish. This decoration is useful for storing sweets or other small items.
Autumn topiary
We take a wooden stick and fix it in the middle of the flower pot in a vertical position. We put a foam ball on the edge of the stick, paint it silver, insert leaves into it, the crown of the tree should have a round shape.
The leaves can be supplemented with beads, which are strung on a wire and evenly inserted into the ball. Pour sand into the bottom of the pot and scatter colorful pebbles or beads on top of the sand.
Autumn vernissage crafts, photo selection
Sharing with your finds. All or almost all of us have to do crafts with children for kindergarten or school... You will also find fantasies here for home creativity with kids.
Let's start with the trees...
And now - pumpkins...
You don't have to do everything for a specific master class... And strictly adhere to the proposed topic. Can just take a craft idea and remake it in your own way.
Fantasies about candles...
Accessories of the “Queen of Autumn”…
Papier-mâché... And not only...
Well I didn’t put the owls first again. They are always the first and most important for us...
There are, in addition to owls, other living creatures…
And again - improvised material. Not only the one found in the forest... But also the “home” one... For example, pistachio shells...
AND door (wall) wreaths... good not only for New Year and Christmas... In autumn they especially cozy and bright it turns out...
And again pumpkins... Some people have a lot of them in their dachas! I’m not a dacha lover (no, no): my mother just hands me buckets of vegetables. But my godmother gave me a pumpkin last year. Ahhhh... Maybe I'm Cinderella?
If you don't understand how cover with leaves or dough bowl from below, to get such beauty, watch the master classes...
Many people make baskets now. A very popular craft. On this topic "Gifts of Autumn"... Well, the baskets really turn out very colorful and juicy...
And again leaves... And again owls... And a lot of art...
In our kindergarten, Alice’s group is very talented, kind and hardworking teachers- Olga Grigorievna and Anna Sergeevna. They love children. And they adore them make all sorts of things in the educational process... Or draw...
Us crafts for children in kindergarten teachers left on a large panel- attached to paper clips that hang on fishing lines... Now I’ll find a post in a magazine when we made such a panel (with owls, of course) for crafts...
Some parents ignore creative activities... They say that paints are a lot of dirt and stains - you can only get by with pencils or felt-tip pens... And all that comes out is a mess... But the child, they say, doesn’t understand the plasticine - he rejects it... Start small- just give the child the materials. A couple of lessons... Then again... And then start gradually advise and help... To encourage creativity, to create... I also don’t really like dolls and LEGOs covered with plasticine... But accuracy, diligence and imagination... they won’t come from anywhere from a child if you don’t work. Daily.
Of course, there is always not enough time. Of course, there is a lot of work and household chores. But the child is delighted that his autumn work is also on display in a kindergarten or school. This - a source of pride yourself and your family...
Maybe this year... Maybe next... Your work will be recognized as the best at the exhibition. Even a prize. It will be a wonderful day. In the meantime, let family evenings be warmed by autumn candles, and photo frames decorated with leaves or acorns adorn the shelves...
By the way, my friend and I once made of papier-mâché just made giant mushrooms... All the children made them as tall as a palm... And here we have... Giants. Mutants...)))
Who hasn't read mine yet? 100 ideas for autumn, be sure to read. And apply - partially...
We a lot of things have already been used and done with Alisa and Shura- I’ll tell you in other posts...
And I’ll show you not today or tomorrow... autumn video...And pictures. According to last fall. Ours is so beautiful There was a family shoot. It’s just so complicated for a video combination of video and photo...So I'm waiting for Shura will finish installation. For now he has a lot of work to do.
P.S. Yes, I show you very few personal and family photos. Otherwise you will get tired of me...
Good afternoon. Today I can finally summarize a large collection of ideas for crafts made from natural materials. We already have a large-format article with crafts made from autumn leaves for children and adults. There is a detailed article on autumn topics. In this article I will publish the most interesting and non-standard techniques and techniques. I decided to do wide overview page, which will prove and show that natural material for creativity is not only acorns and chestnuts. You will see with your own eyes and fall in love with all your soul with new fresh ideas for working with natural materials. Crafts made with your own hands, from branches, from leaves, from dried flowers, from everything that is under your feet. Nature is rich in material, and man is rich in beautiful ideas. So, let's see what crafts you can make from natural materials this season.
Package of ideas No. 1
SCALES from cones.
Cones are made up of scales. If you collect open pine cones, it is convenient to pull them out with pincers, pliers, or bite the SCALES with wire cutters. And then use this cone-like natural material as a mosaic covering for a variety of autumn crafts.
Note. So that the cones open well, their scales spread out, they can be heated in the oven.
Here we see mushrooms. Their legs are carved from thick wooden blocks. The hats are made of plasticine and the top of the hats is covered with scales. You get some cute DIY mushrooms. Suitable work for school activities.
But FIR cones have scales flatter and smoother. They look like smoothed feathers of birds. That’s why the idea for a craft comes to mind on a bird theme. We sculpt the body of the bird from plasticine, coat it with PVA glue, put a layer of torn paper napkins on the glue, again with glue, again with napkins - it turns out papier mache shell. We dry this shell until it is completely lignified. And on this hard, dry surface, with hot glue (layer by layer, row by row), we lay a spruce “tile” of feather-scales.
And also The scales of a fir cone are similar to the scaly armor of ancient lizards. So here's another idea for you. After all, this is a great challenge to your artistic potential. It’s not just a bird here—it’s a whole animal that looks as if it were alive. An excellent craft for boys made from natural materials.
Here we act exactly the same as with the bird.– we sculpt the base from plasticine, pack it in several layers of papier-mâché (alternating PVA glue and paper napkins). And then, after this mass has dried into a hard crust, you can paste over the dinosaur figure with spruce scales.
After plucking the cone, the cone BOTTOM remains. It looks like a flower with petals. From such cone flowers you can make a new autumn craft with your own hands - for example, a WREATH. We glue the base for the foam wreath with a chopped pine cone - just use hot glue from a gun.
You can cover such flower cones with bright gouache. To make the color of the gouache richer and shine, I recommend spraying this product with a simple hairspray after drying with gouache. The color will stick and won't stain your hands.
You can make beautiful flowers yourself by selecting the most accurate and even scales of different sizes, and laying them radially from the center. The center of the flower can be decorated with beads or rhinestones. From such natural material, you can even make brooches in autumn style with your own hands - and wear them with a coat, or pin them on a shawl.
Flowers from cones can not only be collected into craft-wreaths, but also simply laid out on a panel. Place it on a piece of plywood with glue. It will make an excellent craft from natural material for a competition for school or kindergarten.
From whole cones You can also make some great crafts. We add not only natural material to the cones, but also other materials (colored felt, cardboard, rope, plastic, etc.).
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WALNUTS.
In childhood, we all made boats or caps on plasticine mushrooms from nut shells. But you can go further with your walnut creations. Children will be happy to create mice or birds, and adults with skillful hands and a warm heart can create a whole world from a nut shell... Now you will see it.
In this article I want to introduce you to a very good person. Her name is Marina. A master with an attentive soul.
This is what the account page of this master looks like on the Fair of Masters website.
I really like the works of master Marina from the Fair of Masters website. With her own hands she created amazing, in its sincerity and warmth, the world of kind old women. The walnuts in the place where the flaps join are surprisingly similar to a wrinkled, smiling old woman. All that remains is to add eyes, a nose-bone and wrap everything up with a cotton scarf. And now the cunning old lady looks at you cheerfully.
We make a body from a pine cone, weave the arms from coarse paper packaging twine. We make warm felt boots from felt. Each old woman can be made with her own character. I'll run wild with a wide smile. Or silent, thoughtful, on her own mind.
Old ladies can be both summer and winter.
You can create entire worlds from natural materials in which good old ladies live and work. They themselves will keep their world clean.
And after work, they will gather over a cup of herbal tea to tell stories, make fun of each other and sing songs of their youth.
Master Marina sells her crafts. You can order her works on the master’s personal page - https://www.livemaster.ru/woods. Marina can make you a custom craft for your family and friends.
After all, how nice it is to receive as a gift the World of kind old women, which will always smell like a village CHILDHOOD for you - grandma’s pancakes, a woodpile of firewood by the barn, chickens running around the yard, the heated wood of an old bench near the fence.
Master Marina, I want to give you an idea. In one I talked about another Czech Master who created the world of ACORN PEOPLE - Dubanchikov and wrote a book with stories about them, which he illustrated with emotional scenes made from natural material. The book is published in the Czech Republic, and only in Czech. I think that many children will love our Russian book with good stories about Russian village grandmothers, illustrated by Marina’s works.
After all, it’s a real miracle to create a new world with your own hands from natural material - kind, fairy-tale, REAL. More and more houses, cozy benches, swings, carts, and carts will appear in it.
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FAIRY HOUSES.
If you love fairy tales with fairies and magicians, then you will love the world of fairies made from natural materials. You can create cozy houses for fairies with your own hands, set up entire housing complexes for them, with ponds, parks, gardens, swings.
You can bring a man-made miracle to a school competition for crafts made from natural materials. The house where the gnome lives. Parts can be attached to plasticine, staples (from a staple gun), or glue from a hot gun.
Pieces of moss, acorn caps, scales pulled out of a cone with pliers, lichens and dry hard hanging mushrooms taken from trees in the forest. And even pieces of plants torn from indoor flower pots - any natural material will be used to build such a complex but interesting craft. The house will grow and be ennobled with natural design before your eyes.
You can take as a basis thick wooden driftwood, found in the forest. Cut off a convenient piece from it. Buy at a hardware store tinting stain for wood– and paint the wood a noble dark color. Cut from thick cardboard windows, cover them with the same stain. From popsicle sticks put together a real door, decorate a porch. Sculpt a conical roof from plasticine. Break a large pine cone with pincers or pliers on scales and lay tiles from them on the roof of a natural house.
Some elements can be sculpted made from salt dough(a glass of fine salt, a glass of flour + water (add water one spoon at a time and rub with the salted flour with your hands until a single lump similar to plasticine is formed). Roll out the dough - cut into bricks with a knife. Dry - and you will get a lot of building material for the porch , paths, fences, etc. The dough can also be painted with gouache or stain.
But the house is VERY SIMPLE. Now I’ll tell you how to make it with your own hands from the things that surround us.
- Take a durable cardboard milk or juice bag. Cutting windows in it will be the future façade of the house.
- Buy a small bag of gypsum plaster (or putty), dilute it with water and coat the façade of the house with this mixture.
- Dry and cover with whitewash or white gouache (toothpaste at best).
Make the roof out of cardboard, also apply glue to it and lay tiles from pieces of bark or pine cones. or wood chips.
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Applications
And of course, the most common crafts made from natural materials are applications using dry herbarium - herbs, leaves, flowers. We all made chicks or fish in an aquarium from leaves. In a special article, I give many options.
And in this article I want to show a beautiful mosaic technique of laying out dry natural material in the form of a SILHOUETTE PICTURE.
You can find a lot of ready-made silhouette templates on the Internet. If you type the phrase “silhouette of a hare picture” or another animal in the search bar.
The most important thing in such a craft is to achieve recognition - clarity of the silhouette. Therefore, you need to choose a silhouette without small details - protrusions. And if you choose one with detailed protrusions, try to ensure that the small relief detail is made with ONE WHOLE petal (like the bunny’s ears or the protrusions of its paws in the photo above).
If, when laying out the mosaic, the edge of the plant protrudes beyond the border of the silhouette, it needs to be trimmed carefully with scissors (as was done in the photo above with the cat - triangles of its ears are cut out).
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Crafts from branches.
You can make beautiful crafts with your own hands from branches of different shapes and curves. Branches are possible just spread out on a white paper background repeating the outlines of a bird or animal. You can do it on paper in advance. draw a silhouette of a bird faint pencil lines. And then select branches that would lie on this drawn silhouette of a bird, repeating the curves of the drawing.
You can make crafts from natural materials secure with glue from a hot glue gun. Or make a photo craft. That is, lay out the twigs and photograph the craft, thereby immortalizing your product made from natural material in the form of a photograph.
You can fix the craft at key nodes of the branch plexus and then attach it to the base (vertical wall or horizontal shelf-stand) at these nodes, as was done in the photo below.
In addition to branches, you can use natural wood chips, pieces of bark, chips and saw cuts from logs, logs, and thick branches in your crafts. This is how the owl crafts from the photo below were implemented. Simple and interesting, made with your own hands - you can safely take it to an exhibition of autumn crafts at school or kindergarten.
The same idea can be realized from different angles and with different materials. For example, in the photo of a horse craft made from natural materials, branches, bark, and driftwood are used.
You can lay out entire mosaics, completely filling the silhouette image with natural material. The direction of the branches should repeat the direction of the details of the drawing. Place the branches in the same directions as the fur pile of the animal, or use the branches to repeat the muscle relief of the animal.
Perhaps this type of crafts made from natural materials will captivate you so much that will turn into a solid hobby with prospects for monetization into a profitable business. Why not make beautiful wooden sculptures for sale for your dacha or estate.
And if you want to use branches to create crafts from natural materials in class at school, then here are simple ideas on how this can be implemented in labor lessons for boys. Everyone is taught cut out with jigsaws plywood figures. In addition to animal figurines, you can put together frames from slats and create beautiful landscape pictures of an autumn forest with mossy branches covered with lichen.
Similar ideas can be implemented in girls' labor lessons - without plywood and a jigsaw - by making a frame from cardboard rolled into a square tube (fold 4 pieces into a frame frame, insert branches into the holes), and cut out animal silhouettes from thick corrugated packaging cardboard from old boxes and paint in gouache, if desired.
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Maple and ash seeds.
Dry lobed tree seeds can be very interestingly used in a variety of DIY crafts.
You can make a mosaic craft from this natural material in the shape of a bird (because maple seeds look like feathers). You can lay out a pattern in the form of a butterfly on the glass, and thanks to the transparency of the background, it will seem that it is hovering in the air, as is done in the photo below. Maple seeds take well with watercolors, so your butterfly craft can be all the colors of the rainbow.
At school or kindergarten, you can make very simple children’s crafts from the same natural material with a base on thick cardboard. Maple seeds can be the hairstyle on a drawn human head, they can become the bushy tail of a squirrel, the feathers on the wings of an owl, or the needles on a cardboard hedgehog (as in the photo below).
And maple seeds look like dragonfly wings. Therefore, you can make simple children's crafts in the form of Coleopteran insects. For example, string beads onto a wire (this will be the body) and glue the seeds to the body using glue or plasticine. The wings can be painted with nail polish and sprinkled with glitter. The bulging eyes of a dragonfly can be cast from frozen drops of the same nail polish. The result is a beautiful, quick and simple craft made from natural materials for children.
And this same maple natural material can become the basis for funny GRAPHIC CRAFTS-DRAWINGS with a regular black marker. We paint on the missing details to the snub noses and turn the seeds laid out on a sheet of paper into interesting graphics. These are already crafts for training your imagination - a great idea for a circle on the topic “Learning to think creatively.”
I talked more about this GRAPHIC technique of using natural material in the article
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Crafts made from natural materials
STONES.
A simple rubble stone left over from dacha construction, or smooth river and sea stones can become the material for your own natural crafts. The stone itself can tell by its shape who it resembles. And all you have to do is take markers or gouache to bring this image to life.
If you feel like an artist in yourself, you can make complex multi-line drawings – as was done in the case of the owl craft made from stone. Or smooth, thick pebbles can look like clumsy, plump panda bears - and such a craft made from natural material will be feasible for children. First, we cover all the stones with white, dry them, and then with a black marker we draw the black details of the teddy bear on it.
Ordinary felt-tip pens draw very well on stones. After completing the general painting work, details of the drawing need to be given contours(clear boundaries) black felt-tip pen.
You can draw the silhouette of a snail or sheep on the stone yourself. And give the children the task of simply coloring the finished silhouettes, adding them with a pattern of stripes and dots or curls.
You can make a nest from dry grass and wire or other natural material. And put chicks made from stones with your own hands into this craft. Older children can color a complex picture with a chick and an open beak. For younger children, a simpler task in the form of chickens in shells will suit them.
On a piece of plywood or a round cut from a log, you can lay out a whole picture of painted stones and other natural materials. This craft is suitable for an autumn competition for school or kindergarten.
Older girls will enjoy exquisite pictures from the life of a fashionable girl - felt-tip pens, paints, stones and rhinestones.
You can use the mosaic technique to lay out a variety of characters from stones. Attach the stones with glue from a hot glue gun. The stones in the mosaic can be painted with gouache, or have their own natural color.
These can be landscape paintings made from natural materials (sea pebbles, pieces of glass ground with water, shells, etc.).
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PORTRAITS.
A very interesting topic for crafts made from natural materials these are portraits. The face in the picture always attracts the eye. You want to look at such a craft for a long time, it has a soul, human eyes that you want to look into and read their thoughts. A portrait is a craft that looks back at you.
You can plant all the details of the portrait from natural material on glue. Or simply fold the portrait like a mosaic on a sheet of cardboard, take a photograph and brush all the details of the masterpiece off the table with your hand. And on the wall in your room there will be a photograph of a disappeared but ever-living portrait.
As an ornamental natural material, you can use stones, dry leaves, cones, seeds, and bark. For drawing thin lines, branches of different trees, straws, blades of grass.
If you work with children, then you can give them an easier task. Print the finished face on a printer. And from natural material into this craft make additions
Good luck with your work.
Olga Klishevskaya, especially for the site