For preschoolers, in addition, this is also an excellent way to develop fine motor skills and speech. Let your child work with plasticine more, even if it leads to a little chaos in the house - such a pastime is extremely useful for the development of the baby.
Prepare a simple pine cone, a modeling mat, a few pieces of bright plasticine and a glass stack. Make a head ball (you will need bright yellow plasticine), as well as orange wings and a stand, a red beak and blue eye balls. Secure all the prepared pieces onto the pine cone, and then place the pine cone itself on a plasticine stand. So the wonderful bird is ready - an excellent “tinkerer” for 3-year-old children!
Plastic bottle
You will need to prepare for work a large bottle made of white dense plastic with a handle, scissors, and a marker. First, wash the container thoroughly so that no traces of its contents remain. Be sure to remove all labels. Draw lines on the plastic surface with a marker - measure a couple of centimeters from the bottom to remove the bottom. Next, on the side opposite the handle, draw a line along the seam. Draw an arch near the neckline.
Please note that when cutting out a bottle, you should place it on a stable surface, such as a table or floor. Cut off the bottom first and then follow the seam line. To cut out the beak, you should move from the cut seam to the neck along a curve. Stop when you reach the thread line.
To make a beak, the cut piece should be turned into the neck of the bottle. Step back 2 cm from the handle and cut two arches on the sides for the wings.
Place the workpiece with the handle down. Hold it and gradually turn the side inside, now you just need to work a little to shape it and the wonderful bird is ready!
Thread craft
This craft is also quite simple and can be done together with a three-year-old child. First, cut out a cardboard rectangle with sides 20 and 14 cm. Wind about 60 turns of black yarn around it along the long side, it should be voluminous and dense. Cut in half and set the threads aside.
Now wind about 40 turns of red yarn along the short side of the rectangle, and do the same with the gray yarn.
Now start shaping the body of the bullfinch. Place the red piece across the black one and cross it. Just tie the gray threads in half.
Form a ball with a diameter of 5 cm from cotton wool or padding polyester and wrap it with gray threads. Lay black threads on top, which will play the role of the head and back of the bird, and form the sides from red threads. Secure everything from below with thread.
Release the threads and form a head, while not tightening it too tightly. The beak can be made from a seed, and beads can be used for the eyes. Your child will probably really enjoy doing this
They say that a person is the architect of his own happiness. Stop dreaming - create a bird of luck with your own hands! , of course, require concentration and effort from their creator, but in finished form they look amazing. A schoolchild or even an adult would be happy to make such an elegant craft. By the way, voluminous paper birds will wonderfully decorate your home during the holidays - for example, they will serve as decorations for the Christmas tree.
What do you need to create wicker paper birds?
It's hard to believe, but it's just...
- 2 sheets of colored paper
- scissors
As well as a pencil/pen and ruler.
Step-by-step master class
STEP 1. Draw a template on each sheet. Cut out two identical multi-colored parts, making 4 strips of 5 mm wide on them.
STEP 2. Bend the 1st strip at an angle of 90 degrees, pass it over the 2nd and under the 3rd. Now it’s the turn of the 2nd strip: pass it over the 3rd and under the 4th.
STEP 3. Repeat the same with the second workpiece. Turn the rectangular fragments into wings.
STEP 4. Place both pieces next to each other so that the wings point in different directions. Intertwine strips of different colors with each other. The base of the future bird is ready! All you have to do is turn a flat scan into a three-dimensional figure.
STEP 5. We bend those pairs of strips that are on top towards us and weave them together.
STEP 6. We also perform symmetrical manipulations with the lower pairs of strips. And after you have woven them together, use the same technique for the upper and lower parts of the product.
STEP 7. All the loose ends now point in different directions, but in the future they should become the head and tail of our bird. Therefore, we thread each pair of strips into the loop closest to them in a contrasting color. Thus, bundles of 4 strips each are collected from both ends of the workpiece.
STEP 8. We tie a “knot” - we get the bird’s head, cut off the corner - we get the beak.
STEP 9. To make the tail more voluminous, the original strips can be cut into narrower ones and curled with scissors. Or you can even cut off the excess length.
Do-it-yourself crafts can give adults and children an invigorating spring mood. A current topic for master classes is the image of birds returning from wintering from warm regions. Creating birds, symbols of happiness, from scrap materials turns into a fascinating process in a lesson at school, in the garden or just at home. There are many ways to make a beautiful bird with your own hands, some of which we will now consider.
Paper bird
Let's try to make a bird out of paper using origami, quilling and mobile techniques. To do this, let's stock up on patience and beautiful paper.
Origami
This principle of paper folding originated in Japan and is now popular throughout the world. In order to get an elegant, neat bird, you should strictly follow the step-by-step instructions in the photo.
Try to make the most precise and neat folds by running the handle of scissors or your fingernail along them, and also carefully follow the instructions on how to make a bird.
It is possible to create different birds using the origami technique, three-dimensional and flat, flying and calmly sitting.
Quilling
This type of needlework has been known in Europe since the fourteenth century. Nowadays, people of all ages love to do quilling; this activity is soothing and captivating, and the result is beautiful panels made from simply curled pieces of paper.
A firebird made using this technique will look especially bright and unusual. To get started, it is recommended to draw up a sketch, think over a color palette and combinations of elements.
The most impressive fiery beauty will be located on a dark blue or black background, as if flying in the night sky.
Mobile
The easiest way to make spring birds. To do this, you will need to cut out beautiful silhouettes of birds from colored cardboard, attach cardboard wings, which can also be supplemented with feathers of different colors. Then we pierce a hole in the back with a hole punch and hang the birds by a string on a stick, which is easy to find on a walk in the park or in the forest.
You can also combine this method with the BEEP technique by folding a sheet of variegated paper into an accordion shape, thereby turning it into three-dimensional wings and a tail that are inserted into slits on the silhouette of the body. This craft will become an original decoration for a nursery or any other room in the house.
Bird made of threads
You can make a bird very easily from strands of yarn. To select shades of threads, you should carefully study the representatives of selected bird species and select the appropriate colors and choose the thickness of the threads. Then connect several shades (for example, brown and gray) and make 37 turns, winding the threads around the wide part of the palm.
By cutting the ring of threads, we get a long piece. Using magazine wads of paper or cotton wool, select the size of the bird and wind it around the thread.
It is important to lay the threads like strands of hair, imitating feathers. A knot of yarn will serve as a head, and the remaining panicles of thread will envelop a ball of cotton wool or paper, creating a body. The beads will turn into curious eyes, and the legs will grow from chenille wire.
Bird made from natural materials
Birdies collected from twigs, cones, feathers, acorns, shells, etc. look very cute and natural. Plasticine and paper are used as fastenings and detailing of the craft.
It's nice to collect materials for handicrafts in nature, finding a variety of fruits and leaves, unusual plants, fir cones, chestnuts, shells, nuts, moss - you need to stock up well so that there is plenty to choose from.
Before you start making a bird, find an image of it and draw a sketch to provide an approximate design. Then you can recreate your favorite design in volume using convex elements, or on a plane using variegated leaves.
Mother Nature gifts us with such diverse and colorful materials for creativity and, as if she herself is giving us a master class on how to make a bird.
Salt dough bird
First, let's choose a fairly strong and inflexible base background. This could be an old record or ceramic plate, pre-painted in the desired color.
When making poultry from salt dough, we will need batches of several colors and without dye. To get the dough, mix 1 part salt and 2 parts flour, then combine the pieces with paint of the required colors diluted in water.
We sculpt the body and wings of the bird from white, glue it to the base with PVA glue. Then we color the bird according to the desired look.
To the base around the bird we glue natural background elements made from colored dough, for example, tree branches, leaves and berries. Using a stack we outline the veins and plumage.
Plastic bird
A good way to recycle plastic waste and turn it into adorable crafts is by making birds from PET bottles. This is an easy way to decorate your home, garden, cottage or favorite yard. A body is made from a five-liter bottle, a hose is inserted into its neck, and a wire is inserted into it, which will create a natural curve of the swan's neck.
Feathers are cut from a white bottle of fermented milk products, the edges are processed with a lighter and attached to the frame from top to bottom in a spiral, previously secured with wire.
It is recommended to fasten the entire frame with wire, and make the beak from parts of bottles cut out and painted red. A photo of a homemade bird demonstrates how easy and fun it is to turn waste into materials for crafts.
We have revealed only a few secrets, but there are a great many options out of what else you can make birds at home and everything is limited only by your imagination.
Spend more time on manual labor with growing craftsmen, discovering the wonderful world of inventions. By communicating with the world in the language of creativity, your child will learn to understand and control it, and you will gain a strong connection with your child.
Photos of homemade birds
Birds symbolize freedom, beauty and the arrival of spring. If you want to create a feathered creature with your own hands, pay attention to the following master classes on making birds with your own hands from a wide variety of objects.
Materials
The most common materials for creating crafts are plasticine, cardboard and paper. However, you should not assume that these are the only things from which you can create a beautiful figurine.
So, we list the products from which you can create a bird with your own hands:
- Cotton wool;
- Textile;
- Polymer clay;
- Cones;
- Threads;
- Beads;
- Plastic bottles.
Craft with a description of a bird made of thread for children
To make a bird from knitted threads, prepare the following materials:
- A piece of cardboard 13-15 cm long;
- Knitting threads in black, red and blue colors;
- Newspaper sheet.
Procedure:
Wind threads of the color you like onto a piece of cardboard. Make 30-40 turns. Cut and untie the threads on one side, remove the cardboard, and as a result you should have an even ball. Crumple a sheet of newspaper so that the size is the same as the size of the future bird.
Wrap the item in the middle with red threads, and tie the laces at the bottom. Wind black and blue threads in a cross pattern.
Tie the threads at the back to create a bird's tail. In order not to make a mistake with the correct winding of threads, we advise you to familiarize yourself with photos of bird crafts on the Internet. Tie the bun at the top with black threads, so we will create the bird’s head.
The bird silhouette is ready. Now start decorating: glue beads or buttons to the head to create eyes. Use black seeds or plasticine to form the beak of a feathered creature.
Simple birds made of paper
To begin, prepare:
- Thick colored paper. An excellent option would be to use paper with beautiful patterns;
- Glue;
- Hole puncher;
- Set of bright paper clips.
Now we will tell you in more detail about how to make a paper bird with your own hands:
Draw a stencil of the bird. You can cut out a ready-made template from special books or print it on a printer. Cut out the outline of the feathered creature.
To create the bird, you will need two identical sides of the object. Before gluing the two sides, place a modified paper clip between them, and then glue.
The paperclip will serve as legs for the bird, so create it so that the craft can easily stand on legs. Use a hole punch to make eyes for the birds.
The light bird is ready! If you place a paperclip in the back area, you can make a bookmark for a book, journal, or anything else.
Mobile "Birds"
This product can be an excellent interior element in a children's room. In order to create a wonderful design, prepare:
- Colored paper;
- A ready-made twig (you can find a real tree twig);
- Patterns in the form of birds;
- Threads;
- Glue.
Let's start making crafts:
- Find ready-made craft templates, print and cut them out.
- Glue the parts together using glue.
- Place a thread between the two halves of the bird, and then tie it to the branch.
- Tie the birds in an interesting order.
- Place the branch in the place you like and admire the garland.
Pink flamingo from ordinary plastic bottles
Another option for making crafts is creating a bright flamingo from ordinary plastic bottles. In order to create this mini-sculpture, you will need a small number of items.
You will definitely like the end result, and besides, the craft can be placed in the garden.
- 2 plastic bottles of water (about 5 liters each);
- Dye;
- Stationery cutter or scissors;
- Plastic hose.
Algorithm of actions:
Paint a five liter bottle pink. Paint the rest of the bottles the same color. We will use it partially, so don’t be afraid to break its integrity.
Make slits on the first bottle. From the second bottle, cut out strips that will then need to be placed in the slots of the first bottle. Paint the unwanted hose pink and attach it to the body.
Paint the flamingo with paint, so you can paint its black beak with gouache or varnish. Attach the product to the ground. For this you can use metal wire.
A simple craft for children - birds made from pine cones
Another bird craft idea is to use natural materials such as pine cones. To do this you need to prepare the following items:
- Cone;
- Colored paper;
- Glue;
- Markers.
Let's start creating the craft:
- Cut out the wings, tail and head of the bird from paper.
- Color the templates using markers.
- Glue the parts to the pine cone.
- If desired, tie the pine cone to a string, then you can tie the bird to any object in the house
Bird with movable wings
Prepare:
- Cardboard;
- Multi-colored paper;
- Scissors;
- Glue;
- Thread;
- Brads;
- Markers;
- Awl.
Let's get started:
Find ready-made bird outlines. You can draw them yourself, use ready-made stencils, or print them with it. Cut out the parts and make two holes at the junction with the wings using an awl.
Use a felt-tip pen to draw the texture of the bird's feathers. You can stick feathers cut out of paper on top.
Cut out a bird's beak and eyes from paper. Connect the wings with thread. Use brads to attach the wings to the bird. Tie a loop between the wings using threads.
The craft is ready! Now the bird's wings will move every time you pull the strings
You can create this craft from completely different materials, it all depends on your imagination. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with birds, their different types and colors, and then you can come up with your own ideas for creating crafts in the form of these beautiful feathered creatures.
Photos of bird crafts
To decorate a children's room or garden, or to serve a festive table, homemade products are used. Birds made from plastic bottles or wood are used as decoration. Another way of making it is from rubber bands. It is worth considering each option and choosing the most optimal one for yourself.
Birds from bottles
Lawns are often decorated with homemade products. As you can see in the photo, the birds with their own hands complement the style composition and favorably emphasize the advantages of the place.
Manufacturing does not take much time, all family members can do it. Turn this process into a celebration, during collective creativity. This way you can spend time with your family and have fun with your children.
In order to make a peacock with a painted tail, you will need five-liter eggplants and a lot of 1.5-2 liter plastic bottles. Prepare garbage bags, tape, and foil. The tools you will need are scissors and a stapler. To decorate a decorative piece, take a brush and acrylic paints. Varnish is used as a fixative.
After preparing all the materials and equipment, you can begin the main work. First of all, plastic containers should be treated. The inside should be clean, without any adhesive or liquid. Worst case scenario, you'll get dirty and slow down your work.
One of the most complex components is the bird's tail. The middle part of the bottle is cut into three long tongues. The bottom and neck of the bottle should be cut off first.
Round one end until it turns into a feather, and make very small cuts along the edges. A blue oval is attached to the rounded ends; for this you will need plastic bags and a circle of foil. Using a stapler, you need to fasten these elements of the product.
Note! In order for the bird’s tail to be voluminous and fluffy, you should prepare many of these homemade preparations.
The last step is to paint the bird and seal it with varnish.
Bird for the garden
In order to learn how to make a bird with your own hands, you should use the following recommendations.
Prepare a five-liter eggplant. The neck should be cut off; the bottom is also not required. Next, cut a semicircle from the middle part. Feathers will then be attached to it using a stapler.
Then they begin to manufacture the base - the body of the product. Cut off the neck of 5 l and 2 l, fasten these two elements with wide tape.
The bird's head is made as follows:
- cut the neck, twist to create a beak;
- connect it with the cut off large neck. To do this, use tape;
- fasten the part to the base.
The advantage of such products is their long service life. Plastic material, as well as polyethylene, do not deteriorate due to bad weather, in particular, this applies to snow and rain.
Cut strips from garbage bags, then attach them in rows to the body of the bird. Gradually move from the top to the bottom of the bird's body.
You can fasten the base and tail of the peacock using a rope. Before doing this, you should make a hole in the place where the fastening will go.
To fix it directly on the lawn or in the garden, attach a stick to the bottom. Using acrylic paints, paint eyes, beak, and other elements as desired. Then secure the result of decorating with paints.
Note! For additional decoration, use a crown made of foil. You should pour a little sand inside so that it is heavy and does not blow off the bird's head.
Bird for children
A product for a kindergarten is easier to make than a large bird. If you have such an opportunity, you can complicate the process using a metal mesh frame. This will be the base along with the foam that will make the bird.
Using acrylic paints, the product is painted and varnished. Car tires are often used to make the product.
Manufacturing techniques
There are many manufacturing techniques and materials available. The French weaving technique is often used. To do this, you need to choose the right fittings. Real creations are made from wires.
The kanzashi technique is considered to be quite common among needlewomen. In addition to hairpins and flowers made using this technique, you can make other crafts.
To make a bird, they use a wire frame, then wrap it with threads. A semicircle cut out of cardboard serves as the basis for the tail.
Another manufacturing method is from threads. You can make a pink chicken, for example. Manufacturing will not take you much time.
Make paired blanks from cardboard. Wind the threads until the hole is completely filled. Cut from the outer edge, thread the thread, tie a knot. Thus, fluffy balls are made to decorate other products.
conclusions
Birds are popular among DIY enthusiasts. Various materials and manufacturing techniques are used. These can be plastic bottles, colored paper, threads, and other improvised means. Manufacturing techniques vary in complexity, you can choose the one that suits you.
With the help of such art you can have a good time with your children and have fun. At the same time, the decoration will please the eye for a long time.
DIY bird photo
