Volumetric colored paper crafts have been and remain the most popular type. children's creativity. Paper is one of the simplest and cheapest materials, often used in kindergartens and school groups. You can interest a child in paper crafts by choosing a topic that is interesting to a particular baby. In addition, even paper crafts can be done in different technique: scrapbooking, origami, voluminous applications, quilling.

Volumetric crafts - paper animals

If we talk about paper crafts for children 4, 5, 6 years old, then one of the popular topics for creativity is the animal world. Volumetric animals made of colored paper, birds, insects and fish seem to come to life, acquiring not only a bright color, but also a bizarre shape.

We have selected voluminous paper animal crafts, master classes, templates and step-by-step instructions especially for you.

In this article, we will consider not just examples of finished works, but also templates for voluminous crafts, which you can print directly from the site.

In addition to the paper and cardboard itself, we will also need scissors, a glue stick (or PVA), a simple pencil, some additional details, for example, bushings from toilet paper and doll eyes. By the way, you can make toy eyes yourself by cutting out a small circle from white paper and drawing a dot on it with a black marker.

Please note that some instructions contain not only colored paper, but also cardboard, paper cups or disposable paper plates and napkins, but do-it-yourself voluminous paper crafts made from these improvised means look no less impressive.

An original solution would be a do-it-yourself voluminous paper craft for a preschooler as a gift or a small present to a close relative (grandmother / grandfather / dad). It can be a themed figurine for one of the holidays or some memorable day. So, 3D animals are a huge success with children, the schemes and patterns of which we will now consider.

This simple colored paper craft is not only easy to make, but also fun. Any child can do this task in 15 minutes. For a paper shark, you need a sheet of double-sided blue or blue paper, white and red, scissors and a glue stick. We will work according to the following scheme:

Another one interesting job- voluminous giraffe made of yellow paper. To work, you need a sheet of yellow and a strip Brown color. Cut and glued as follows:

Approximately in the same technique, the following three works are performed - a caterpillar made of paper, a mouse and a bird. Blanks of the required size are cut from the sheets, folded and then glued together.

Interesting in terms of manufacturing can be a butterfly made of colored paper - that's where the child can show all his imagination and imagination. Butterfly wings can be completely different, moreover, a colored sheet is taken as the basis, and you can stick different patterns on it or just paint it.

Volumetric fish made of colored paper - such an interesting and simple craft will take the child for 15-20 minutes:

Funny elephant made of black velvet paper - a simple craft will require some participation from an adult. In order for the child to make an elephant, an adult must draw an outline for him on black paper, along which you need to cut out the outlines of the animal:

And we will make this elephant from a toilet sleeve (it is also paper) and glue it with green paper (you can take any other color:

Another funny creature from a paper sleeve is a chicken:

For voluminous animals, paper is not the only possible material. original craft can also be made from paper cups:

Templates for voluminous paper crafts can be printed on white office paper, cut out and painted, but if we are talking about a specific living creature with a certain color (a frog, for example), then it is better to print the blank on paper of a specific color (in the case of a frog - green). Rate paper animal templates for a child from 4 years old:

And again, voluminous paper crafts - forest animals: a hare, a fox, an owl, a monkey and a squirrel. The author illustrated very cute forest animals, the design is quite simple, but the model schemes themselves will still require some perseverance in assembly.

glue volumetric figures from paper is very interesting and completely uncomplicated. Together with your children, you can collect and glue a lot of funny animals, and then populate a whole paper forest with them. In addition, it is useful for children to collect such models for development. fine motor skills hands

Paper animal patterns

All children love to make, cut and glue funny crafts. But work on voluminous toys contributes to the development of the child's spatial thinking. I suggest joining the children and doing creative work with them.

Using ready-made schemes, which can be downloaded on the Internet, it is easy to make with the guys a lot of original three-dimensional figurines of forest dwellers. This entertainment will perfectly occupy the child and give many hours of useful and developing activities.

To perform such work, we need to download the diagrams and the assembly manual, print them on a color printer. Then, using scissors, cut out all the details and, according to the instructions that are attached, assemble and glue three-dimensional figures of animals or even a whole tree.

Let's start, perhaps, with the manufacture of a cunning fox out of paper.

After we print the sheets with details, we take scissors and cut them out, taking into account the gluing allowances. Then we bend the parts along the dotted lines and glue them together according to the instructions and the diagram. We glue the ears, tail and as a result we get a real red cheat.

As we remember from fairy tales, the fox has always hunted a bunny and a paper bunny will keep our fox company.

Creation algorithm bulk crafts a paper bunny is the same as when creating a fox. ,

print it out on a printer, cut it out, bend it along the marked lines, glue it and assemble the toy little animal.

Not only the hare and the fox live in the forest, but also various birds. Volumetric bird paper is made in the same way,

And of course, what is a forest without trees? and assemble it as described above.

A large selection of ideas of what paper animals can be. All work from step by step photo briefing.

Animal crafts occupy most of the work of the site, and the process of their creation is not finished. As usual, so you don't have to search all over the site interesting options, I collect tops where I place short review and photos with links to step by step master class. Again, I will clarify that the links do not go beyond the site. You will not have to go to any left resources.

Since there are a lot of paper animals, I will categorize them, depending on the technique used to create this or that craft.

Animals made of paper accordion

Bunny accordion

The whole bunny is in the form of a round accordion, it is a great creative activity for children, decorating the room for themed events, Easter.

Paper accordion pig

Folding an accordion is useful and interesting technique for children of all ages. The site already has many different characters made in this way, only the heads differ, sometimes the limbs.

Bunny from a complex accordion

Above is a hare and a simple harmonica, which is obtained by folding paper into a small fold. This option is more complicated, the accordion consists of two bands intertwined in a certain way.

paper bear

A large and imposing bear is also possible from accordion paper. And you can make it with a minimum of materials. Just need:

• Brown cardboard;
• Some orange paper;
• Stationery (glue, scissors, pencil, felt-tip pens)

funny sheep

The work uses a complex accordion, and also a rectangular shape. But its complexity is not in execution, there is simply an even simpler version of the accordion. But both are ideal for creating paper animals.

Paper craft for kids - dog

An excellent craft for children, simple, interesting, including a paper folding technique that is useful for children - an accordion paper dog. The dog turns out to be interesting, moving, the children will like to make it, and then play.

Hedgehog from an accordion

funny and very easy craft for kids. The work uses a minimum of materials:

• Cardboard and paper in brown and beige shades;
• Glue, scissors, markers.

Animals from strips of paper

Paper strip panda

A paper panda consists of a head in the form of a circle and a voluminous body of thin paper strips. There are a lot of characters created using this technique on the site, some of them can be found in the review - crafts from paper strips.

Pig from paper stripes

Piggy craft is not much different from other characters made from thin strips of cardboard, the main thing is the appropriate appearance with a piglet and characteristic ears.

paper mouse

Winter and off-season version of the striped mouse. A simple children's craft, perfect for kids. To make the craft as stable as possible, you should make it exclusively from cardboard.

Doggie from stripes

One more great idea DIY this year is a dog made from strips of paper. The work is easy, creative and versatile. In the process, children can develop the ability to cut with scissors, glue paper, show their artistic talents in drawing a dog.

Striped deer

As a rule, this New Year's craft, easy, interesting and useful for children. Moreover, this deer is decorated not only with horns, but also with a scarf made of chenille wire.

Bunny

A paper strip bunny is a wonderful craft, an interesting creative activity, useful for the development of fine motor skills of children.

Paper cone animal crafts

Piglet from a cone

Paper cone pig - very easy craft, perfect for kids before school age. The most difficult part of the craft is folding a paper cone, and the rest of the details are simple, they can vary in shape, size, and personal preferences.

Mouse from a cone with faces

This paper mouse is not complicated at all. A template is attached to it, although even without it, making such a craft is as easy as shelling pears.

cone dog

A paper cone dog is an easy and cute craft. Children will like to make it, especially since later they can play with the dog, make a collection of cone toys, animals.

paper elephant

To make such an elephant is not at all difficult. It consists of a cone and a head with large ears and a trunk. Moreover, you can draw the head yourself or use the already presented template.

cone hedgehog

For the autumn holiday or for classes with the theme of forest animals, a paper hedgehog would be a great idea. There are a lot of all kinds of hedgehog crafts, this one is simple and affordable materials.

Lion from a cone

In this paper craft several techniques are used at once: a cone, strips of paper. The body and paws of a lion are made of cones different size, and the mane is made of thin strips glued into a loop. But since there are more cones, we will refer the lion to this section.

paper cone cat

The cat consists of a conical body and a head made of a roll. All components are extremely simple, ideal for children's creativity.

Animals from bushings, cylinders, rolls

Piglet from a top hat

One of the easiest ways to create a funny pig that kids can handle. The work uses:

• Pink cardboard and paper of the same shade;
• Glue eyes;
• Felt pens, pencil, scissors and glue.

Wolf from the sleeve

This scary and terrible paper wolf is a simple children's craft that is very easy to make from a roll, sleeve, any cardboard cylinder. This is a great role-playing character. It can even be used in a puppet theater.

imposing pig

The pig can be made by yourself in a different way, so we continue this topic on the site, and this time we have a fat, lazy and imposing (as it should be) pig made of paper rolls.

roll bunny

A paper roll hare consists almost entirely of strips of paper rolled into rolls. This technique is easy and useful for children.

Fox from a roll

Fox made of paper original version- from a paper roll. But you can make it easier by using a toilet paper roll. The work is not difficult at all, but it will take some perseverance to make a few details that complement the fox.

A simple hedgehog from a roll

A hedgehog from a toilet paper roll is within the power of even the smallest children. After all, the base is already ready, it remains to paint it, glue it, add details, and you get an interesting character, a frequent guest of fairy tales and cartoons. Try to make such a hedgehog with your children, they will like the process and the result of the work.

Bush Hedgehog

Despite the fact that one copy of the hedgehog from this material already exists, I present to you another idea of ​​\u200b\u200bwhat a hedgehog from a toilet paper roll can be. The creation process itself is a little more complicated compared to the previous hedgehog from the sleeve, but the result is worth it. The hedgehog turns out to be original, all so prickly, prickly and funny.

paper squirrel

The squirrel is not simple, but with a real acorn, which she holds in her paws. This craft would be great for autumn holiday in kindergarten.

Piglets from the sleeve

In the review, there are 2 ways to create pigs, although this is not the limit. There are many variations, both in color and in the way the sleeve is processed. And, of course, instead of a sleeve, you can quite successfully use ordinary rolls, that is, paper rolled into a cylinder.

Bush dog

We continue the collection of crafts from waste material, and this time it's a toilet paper roll dog. The sleeve is an excellent basis for creating a variety of characters, even dogs can be completely different. I present to you two options for dogs, very light and cute.

Bat

I specifically specified that this is also an animal, that is, a family of bats, but from a detachment of animals and something else. The craft is usually relevant for Halloween.

Regular roll mouse

Despite the fact that there are already a lot of various mice on the site, there are no mice made from a toilet paper roll yet. Therefore, this review will present one of the options for creating a mouse, in my opinion, very funny and cute.

Paper tiger cub

A tiger from a toilet paper roll, or from any roll, like all other crafts made from this material, looks interesting and bright, and making it is easy and fast.

Top hat cat

From a sleeve, a paper roll, you can make such a wonderful, flirty fashionista - a cat. The process itself is extremely simple, there are many variations for creativity.

Mythical paper animals

A bright and beautiful paper dragon is a wonderful craft that children can make with their own hands. It consists of a voluminous body with several halves of circles, as well as two parts in the form of a head and a tail, which can be drawn or use ready-made template images.

Paper Toothless

This wonderful Toothless made of paper consists of simple parts - a cone body and a head with wings and paws, to which a template is presented. There are many ways to make such a dragon, but most often these are complex origami and designs. The same craft is ideal for children, they will love the process of creating Toothless and the interesting toy itself.

The character is suitable for two sections - paper crafts and paper crafts of mythical animals. I will post it here, as it is one of Toothless' brothers and a popular cartoon.

Craft snake Gorynych

The three-headed Serpent Gorynych made of paper is not an easy craft. One child may not be able to cope with it; adult help is needed. And even better if it is a team work, where each child makes one of the parts of this chic fairy-tale character.

paper unicorn

A bright and colorful unicorn that kids can make with their own hands without much hassle. All details of the animal are simple, guided step by step description crafts will definitely turn out at the highest level.

Monsters

Another roll crafts, but there is still more mythicalness in them. Making them is very interesting, because there are no limits and restrictions, only personal fantasy.

Other paper animal crafts for kids

paper sheep

Using this method, children will get a wonderful sheep made of paper, which can be not only crafts, but also a toy. The sheep will add to the collection of funny paper animals, if the child has one.

paper squirrel

A paper squirrel using this method is an excellent children's craft, almost a homemade toy. The main work is to create the base-body of the squirrel, and the rest of the details are easy to draw, as an option - use the ready-made template presented in this review.

Paper crafts - mouse with cheese

I liked the funny mouse on cheese made of paper right away. But even more impressive is the ease and speed of its creation. If not for some small items, the mouse can be done within 10 minutes. Try to make such a craft with your children, and charge Have a good mood provided for you and them.

A simple mouse for children

Even children 3-4 years old can cope with such work. After all, the body of a mouse is just paper folded in half, and all other details are circles, rectangles.

volumetric turtle

The voluminous paper turtle consists of a simple flat body and an imposing shell made from circles of colored paper. It’s not at all difficult to make a craft, because the main part of the work is cutting out circles from paper.

Paper simple deer for kids

This fun 3D cardboard deer is a great craft option for preschool and primary school children. The work is easy and fun.

paper cat

Would you like to learn how to make a cat out of paper? Just follow the step by step manual and everything will work out. This craft includes origami elements, but it is absolutely not difficult.

paper crocodile

Simple, fast and interesting. All that is needed for a child is displayed in this craft of a crocodile. The animal is made of cardboard so that the craft keeps well on the surface.

Paper animals with patterns

Polar bear

An excellent winter craft is polar bear from paper. There is also a template in the step-by-step overview, with which the work will be as easy as possible. The bear cub turns out to be funny, similar to Umka from the old and beloved by many cartoon of the same name.

paper pig

A funny paper pig is very easy to create. All thanks to the template and the simplicity of the craft itself. All you need is to cut the pig along straight lines, bend it in places of the dotted line and glue it.

paper dog

A voluminous dog made of paper according to the template presented below is wonderful. Very sweet funny craft, which is not at all difficult to make, since there is a ready-made template.

paper turtle

Don't know how to make a paper turtle? But there is a very simple way: use a template and cut out a finished craft. Then, with a minimum of additions, create a voluminous, stable and cute character that children can play with.

paper deer

Deer made of paper according to the template - the simplest craft that does not require much effort or time. You can make a lot of such deer, both in realistic beige and brown colors, and in bright, sometimes unexpected colors.