Handmade chick with available materials and templates
The day is approaching, which to call an ordinary holiday is simply not enough. Because Easter in the world of faith plays an important, special and significant role. It is the most important day of the year for believers around the world.
Easter is a holiday that symbolizes the essence of rebirth, symbolized by the yellow fluffy chicken. On this day, it is customary to present small gifts made by hand.In this article, we will talk about such a cute crafts as a chicken.
Materials for the craft
You can create a cheerful chick out of any fabric. The first source of children's creativity is paper, different in texture, color and texture.
Handicraft "Chicken" of paper can be made in different techniques:
flat or volumetric applique;
- origami;
- papier-mache;
- paper twisting;
- paper cutouts.
A great help is the fabric and various threads.
Options for making include:
- knitting;
- sewing;
- applique;
- embroidery.
For the work also often use abandoned and natural material, vegetables, fruits and more, which will allow the child's imagination to become a reality.
Postcard for the holiday
To make a simple product with a child as a gift for Easter, you need to prepare the following materials and tools:
- Colored (preferably velvet) paper.
- Stencil of a circle of two sizes.
- Pencil, scissors, glue, brush.
Such a card can be made by the kid himself, but the presence and help of an adult will not hurt.
Process:
- Determine the background of the card and choose the appropriate color paper.
- Prepare three yellow circles for one chick (you can make several chicks).
- Take a cap from a plastic bottle of different sizes, trace it with a pencil and cut it out.
- Glue the chicks onto the base of the card, step by step:
- first glue one circle;
- Glue the second element with a slight overlap on the first circle;
- cut the third circle in half and glue it to the body of the chick;
- make an eye (a small black circle), a red beak (a triangle of red thick paper (not velvet) and two small triangles - feet);
- place the other chickens, decorate them with flowers.
The original gift is ready.
As an option, you can use for a similar handicraft technique tear-off applique. An adult glues the chicken figure in advance, and children tear small strips of paper into pieces and glue on the base.
A papier-mâché chicken
Such a handicraft - a chicken can be prepared as a gift for children in kindergarten, or in elementary school.
In the work will be required:
- balloon;
- Sheets of newspaper or other soft paper;
- Corrugated paper of two colors;
- Vaseline, you can use greasy cream;
- PVA glue, scissors.
- additional material for decorating the handicraft.
The procedure for making a chicken, brush
- Start the work by inflating a small-sized balloon.
- Tear the newspaper into medium sized pieces.
- Prepare the adhesive solution, for this PVA glue is diluted with water in a ratio of 2:1.
- Thoroughly smear the ball with the prepared product.
- Drench each paper element with glue solution and glue the ball on all sides in several layers.
- It is very important to observe the manner of gluing - place the pieces overlapping each other.
- Allow the ball to dry well and repeat the process of gluing pieces of yellow corrugated paper.
- Cut a bow and round buttons from white paper and glue them to the figurine.
- Allow the piece to dry completely (at least 24 hours).
- After drying, deflate the balloon and remove it from the blank.
To create a finished look for the Easter chicken, you can take pieces of felt of different colors and make eyes, beak, scallop, wings and feet.
Satin ribbons will perfectly complement the festive chicken.
Beginner needleworkers and skilled craftswomen, knitting fans can present a wonderful crocheted chicken - amigurumi - to their family and friends for Easter.
The features of such a masterpiece are:
- the cuteness of the chicken and a certain mood;
- Its miniature size (from 1 to 7 cm, the giants are the products that are up to 50 cm in height);
- brightness and originality.
To create such a toy, the method of crochet in a circle of extremely dense fabric and without seams is used. Each part is stuffed with volumetric filler and connected with threads.
Materials and tools:
- you can use yarn "Iris", acrylic or cotton yarn, wool, "Weed";
- crochet, needles;
- ready-made elements of eyes and spouts;
- elements for decoration.
All parts of the chick are crocheted in a circle by columns without a stitch, and a column with a stitch, so in each segment the addition of loops is made. Once you understand the basics of this direction, it will be easy enough to make the Easter Chicken.
Craft "Sweet Easter Chicken".
This holiday, like no other, requires a certain amount of eggs. Having bought this product, do not throw away the container from under it. The egg cartons make wonderful crafts - funny chickens.
Begin by preparing the necessary material and tools:
- An egg carton (each cell turns into a chicken after specific manipulations).
- Yellow and red paint.
- Brush, glue-pencil, stationery knife.
How to make such a figure
By cutting the bases of the outer and inner bulges from a standard container with a stationery knife, you can make big and small chickens. As the kid wants. Adult members of the family must necessarily take part in this process.
Wings and beaks of chickens are cut out of colored paper. Cardboard blanks are painted yellow (preferably use acrylic paint) and give them a final drying. Paper parts are attached to the painted elements, and glue the two halves with tape. Finally glue the eyes.
The most interesting thing in this handicraft, is the ability to put a small sweet gift inside.Picking up different materials for decorating, crafts can be made much brighter.
In our country every year acquires popularity Easter decor, an essential attribute of which are Easter eggs, chickens, rabbits. Using the template "chicken", you can make a considerable number of different options and decorate windows, glass facades of cabinets, mirrors with them.
Silhouette carving of chicks will help to create interesting garlands. For this, different solid colored paper and additional decorative elements are used.
The baby will love to make an interesting handicraft "Chick" from cotton disks together with his mother. This option is quite simple and available even to the smallest children.
You need to prepare:
- two disks (for one chicken);
- scissors, glue, black felt-tip pen, colored ribbon;
- yellow and red paint;
- brush.
Process Steps:
- Paint some of the discs red and some in yellow tint (on both sides) and allow time to dry.
- From the red circle, cut out a scallop, beak and paws (triangles) and glue to the yellow chicken (back side).
- Draw eyes (on both sides) and wings with black felt-tip pen.
- At the top of the scallop, place a thin multi-colored ribbon to form a loop.
- Such chickens can decorate willow branches in a vase.
Such products (without loops) can be placed on a green sheet of paper, glue them. Add different grains, pre-moistening the sheet with glue and pouring feed. You get the original application - chickens on grass.Attention is offered a fairly easy craft, which does not require any additional time, some skill and materials. You can do with the simplest throwaway means to create a fun craft - an amazing image of a chicken in an egg.
What you will need for this:
- cardboard of two colors - yellow and orange color;
- some white and black paper to make the eyes;
- A disposable (preferably paper) plate;
- A pencil, scissors, glue.
First, a yellow oval is cut out, which is similar in shape to an egg. Its width and the width of the plate must be the same.
Then, from the plate to make the shape of a split egg. To do this, cut the plate in half and cut out triangular, pointed peaks. This detail glue to the bottom of the oval egg.
Transform the upper part into a chicken - perform eyes, beak, paws, wings.Cute little chicken - a bright and interesting craft.Preparing for the bright holiday of Easter should include all aspects: preparation of delicious kulich, bright Easter eggs, various delicious treats and bright decor.
Happy upcoming holiday.