Application "Sun" from colored paper

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

As you know, all children love applications. This is a creative work that involves creating a picture from paper elements and glue. Application, like any applied art, develops fine motor skills, fantasy, imagination.

Necessary tools for creating an application

All kids love paperwork. For the application, you will need thick cardboard, scissors, glue, paper (depending on the theme of the craft). It is also better to stock up on wet wipes to wipe your hands or excess glue from work in time. Glue is better to choose a pencil type - it does not spread and is easy to use. And most importantly, if the baby is introduced to the application technique for the first time, then the workflow with such glue will not distract the child from the main point - creating a picture, and as you know, children are impatient.

Types of work

Applique can be cut and tear-off. Cutout involves working with ready-made templates that are cut out with scissors according to the scheme. Further, the workflow involves the distribution of the necessary elements on a cardboard basis to create a complete picture. Such creative work turns out to be neat, complete in meaning.

Tear-offapplication involves combining with decoupage technique. A thick cardboard is taken as the basis, on which a thematic image is already drawn or printed. Further, the workflow is a filling of space with pieces of paper - torn, cut. This application is more free, creative.

Paper for application can be used different. Currently, a huge selection of various means is provided for the creativity of children. Paper can be plain (colored), embossed, corrugated, velvet, luminous. Some brands of colored paper already have application templates on the reverse side, indicating the procedure, part number and attached instructions. If you don’t want to act according to the prepared templates, then you can prepare your own.

Age of child

Children can learn the application from about 1, 5-2 years old, depending on the development and interests of the child. If you offer the kid a similar job before 1.5 years, then most likely the glue will be tasted, the details too. Figurative-constructive thinking begins to develop in children from about 1.5 years old, and then such activities will be most welcome.

Which application to start acquaintance with?

The most popular and simple work for children, with which you can start getting acquainted with this technique, is the "Sun" application. The sun is one of the first objects that kids pay attention to when they get to know the world around them. Therefore, it will be comfortable for the child to embody such a theme on paper. Nice. Application "Sun" is quite simple to perform. But there are also several options for its creation. In order for the first experience of mastering the technique and making such crafts as the "Sun" application from colored paper to be successful, you need to follow simple rules. This information may be useful for teachers working with children in a creative circle, and for young parents.

Applique "Sunshine": tips for creating crafts

It is better to start the workflow in a good mood. It is important that the child is in a positive mood, all routine processes are observed and nothing distracts from the lesson. Creating such crafts as the application "Sun" is a joyful and interesting process. Before starting work, you can tell your child about the luminary, show it on the street, in drawings in books. It is better to choose colored paper not simple, but, for example, velvet or reflective - so that the sun (paper application) turns out to be more interesting and bright. It is advisable to prepare all the means for creating crafts in advance so that in the process you do not get distracted and do not leave the child alone with scissors or glue.

Preparing the workspace is a separate issue when working with children. It is advisable from the first lessons to teach the child to work in special convenient conditions - at his own table, using oilcloth for creativity, hand rags and glue. If the pattern application technique is chosen, and the child is still small, then all materials must be cut out and prepared in advance.

Children are also veryinteresting voluminous application "Sun". It is easy to perform. It is made up of several parts of different diameters: they are glued on top of each other. For example, instead of one base of the sun, you can make three (large, medium and small) and glue a number of rays on each base. So the sun will look more voluminous.

You can use another trick to create a voluminous appliqué. On the base of the sun on the reverse side, you can stick a piece of foam rubber and attach it to the cardboard with its reverse side. So the base will look elevated and pleasantly springy. This move is very popular when creating voluminous postcards and illustrations in children's books.

Another way to add volume to the solar application: stick pre-crumpled ball-shaped paper on the cardboard base. Next, you need to seal the space of the ball with yellow paper. It is better to use corrugated thin paper: it is convenient to tear it. It is also desirable to crush each piece into a ball. The result is a very cute, voluminous, like a fluffy sun. Rays can be made ordinary or voluminous by first gluing thick tubes-strips of paper. Also, for volume, you can use a paper plate instead of the base, having previously painted it in yellow or orange, and already make the rays out of paper.

Whatever technique is chosen, it is important to explain to the child each step of the creative process and help him with its implementation. No big deal if it worksnot exactly as intended - let the child bring his vision to the work. Be sure to praise the baby for the effort at the final stage. The craft can be hung in a conspicuous place or presented to a loved one.

Sun template for applique

You can draw templates for crafts yourself or use thematic resources. To make the application neat and beautiful, the template can be printed or drawn first on thick paper, then cut out and traced around on colored paper.

It is advisable for parents and the teacher to have ready-made templates for applications and various options for colored paper in their arsenal, so that at any time you can organize the leisure of the child, children. In addition to colored paper, the application can be decorated with decorative elements: buttons, beads, sequins, rhinestones. There are special kits for creativity for children - they are safe and environmentally friendly.