It is very sad to watch how autumn comes after a sunny summer: the leaves on the trees turn yellow, it almost always rains, it gets cold outside, you have to get warm clothes out of the closets.

Despite this, the autumn time can also become beautiful and full of colors during the onset of sunny days. Cheerful children run around the city parks, play, collect colorful bouquets from fallen leaves.

At home, I begin to collect a variety of crafts for school and kindergarten sometimes just for myself. There are a huge number of exciting ideas, and our article will be about them.

Crafts from leaves for kindergarten

The child loves to take part in the creation various crafts. Show him what can be made from the colorful leaves that fill all the streets of your yard, and he will be extremely happy to take part in this.

Creating crafts is not only entertainment, thanks to such activities, children can get wonderful exciting lessons on getting to know the world around them, develop thinking and Creative skills. The presented options for working in kindergarten will help you with this.

What is needed for crafts from autumn leaves:

• The leaves themselves different colors, sizes and types;
• Stationery (Glue, pencil, scissors, paper, white and colored cardboard);
• Threads;
• A wish.

Possible options for crafts from leaves

Application of autumn leaves

Considered the most simple view leaf crafts. You and your child can easily make an application in the form of animals or birds.

With the help of dry leaves, PVA glue and paper, you can count to create. In order to make the work more vivid, use leaves of various colors.

Crafts from leaves and cardboard

Making crafts from cardboard and leaves is not difficult. You just need to cut the base out of cardboard and glue dry leaves to it.

Herbarium

One of the most fascinating and common types of crafts for children is an amateur herbarium. You can collect many types of natural material, according to which your baby will be interested in exploring the variety of plants growing in your area. Use as many types of plants as possible to create a beautiful herbarium.

Garland of autumn leaves

Dry the leaves, then dip each of them into the paint yellow color, to give the leaves more bright color. Then we hang the leaves to dry in the form of an elegant garland.

You need to take maple leaves of different sizes and colors, then cover them clear varnish. After the leaves dry well, you need to hang them on strings, decorate with beads or beads and hang them up. The resulting pendant will be a great decoration both on the street and in the house.

Bouquet of flowers from autumn leaves

Flowers created from maple leaves look very impressive.

Vase of leaves

You can use any leaves you like. For one vase, you can use several types of leaves, different in color and shape, or you can make them from the same ones.

Instructions on how to make crafts from leaves Application First you need to prepare all the necessary materials and shoot the table with oilcloth.

To create an overhead application, you should draw the picture itself on the cardboard, then put the leaves on the drawing, you do not need to cut the leaves, they are used entirely. Everything that is not enough can be finished with paints or made from other materials.

Silhouette application, created from cut leaves. The leaves are cut to embody with the help of them, the conceived pattern.

The most difficult way is to create a modular application. It is made from leaves of the same size. In this way, fish scales or bird feathers are made.

To obtain a symmetrical application, it is necessary to select paired leaves that are identical in all respects.

Note!

Tape - with its help create many details in one picture.

Herbarium

It is better to collect leaves for a herbarium in dry weather, as wet leaves require additional processing. Each detail of the herbarium must be straightened with a cold iron, before that, carefully remove all creases of the sheet.

If the street is constantly damp and there is no time to wait for dry weather, then they should be allowed to dry on their own. After the leaves have dried, they are ironed with a warm iron, placing them between two sheets of paper. It is not necessary to press the iron on the leaves, just press a little so as not to flatten them.

The prepared elements are placed on a sheet of paper, which will serve as a background and at the same time a frame. Fix the leaves with thread or glue.

Bouquet of flowers/rose

In order to be accurate and beautiful flowers leaves should be even and clean. Place the paper directly in front of you, fold it in half. Then you need to twist half the leaf into a tube, but do not twist it very tightly, the flower should be voluminous.

It turned out the core of the flower, we make the petals from the rest of the leaves. Insert the core into the second maple leaf. In turn, wraps the edges of the sheet so that petals are obtained. The sheet can be fixed with a thread so that it does not fall apart later.

Note!

To make the flower voluminous, you should twist at least six or seven maple leaves, each of which is fixed with a thread. To create a bouquet, you need several of these flowers.

Vase

To make this craft you will need:

• PVA glue;
• Leaves of different colors;
• Ordinary Balloon ik.

It is necessary to inflate the balloon to the desired size of the vase. Take glue diluted half and half with water. Lubricate one half of the ball with glue solution.

Each sheet must be properly glued and smeared on top with another layer of mortar so that the upper layers of the sheets hold just as well. When you have glued the top layer, then it should also be smeared with glue.

After that, remove the ball for a few days until completely solidified. When our fake is completely dry, it will be necessary to burst the balloon. A vase of leaves is usable. Making such a work is not difficult, but very interesting, so it is good to do it with children.

Photo crafts from leaves

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Julia Gritsko
Basic techniques for working with tree leaves

Basic techniques for working with tree leaves

To organize effective activities for when working with tree leaves, gluing techniques are used, warping, imprinting, copying, cutting and stuffing.

WORK METHODS AND THEIR VARIABILITY

1. "GLUING"

1.1. WHOLE LEAVES

1.2. PARTS (PIECES) LEAVES

2. "DEFORM"

2.1. FOLDING LEAVES

2.2. TWIST LEAVES

3. "PRINTING"

3.1. PAINT

3.2. USING WAX PENCILS

3.3. ON PLASTILINE

4. "COPYING"

4.1. STROKING LEAVES ON THE CONTOUR

4.2. DRAWING LEAVES FROM NATURE

5. "CUTTING OUT"

5.1. Stencil LEAVES

5.2. FIGURES FROM LEAVES

6. "PACKING"

6.1. DIRECT WAY

6.2. THE REVERSE WAY

1. "Glue"

Dry leaves- very brittle material, and work with him, and it must be glued very carefully and carefully.

variability reception:

1.1. Gluing whole leaves

1. Let's select leaves big and small size.

2. Flip sheet convex side with veins down.

3. For a smoother surface sheet apply PVA glue with a brush. If a leaves small glue is applied by drop method.

4. In a certain rhythmic sequence (large, small, etc.) glue leaves on the surface in accordance with the markings or without it.

5. Wet the excess glue with a napkin and press it sheet to the surface with the palm of your hand.

good to use leaves with color transitions. The picture is lively and more natural. Usually, plants such as poplar or viburnum have a very rich palette of colors and leaves You can show light and shadow.

Result: Dried a leaf of wood is glued to the base of the work.

1.2. Part gluing (pieces) leaves

It happens that in the process work or storage dry leaves break. Broken parts can be used for decoration works: stars, raindrops, path, etc. You can make a mosaic of pieces leaves. And if you cook a multi-colored crumb, it will help to revive the background.

1. We spread glue on foundation by design, markup.

2. Sprinkle this surface with multi-colored crumbs from pieces leaves.

3. Press lightly with the palm of your hand through a napkin.

Result: The outlined pattern is filled with crumbs from leaves looks like a mosaic.

2."Deformation"

Deformation is a change in the shape of something under the influence of force. To change shape tree leaves use techniques folding and twisting.

variability reception:

2.1. folding leaves

1. Fold the sheet and, making sure that the fold line has been outlined correctly, with the help of fingers, moving away from you or from left to right, we smooth the fold line. At the same time, hold both parts with the fingers of the left hand. sheet so that they don't move.

2. Then we fold the intended fold in the given direction in accordance with the idea.

3. Fix the result with threads, blades of grass or wire.

Result: modified form leaves in accordance with the idea.

2.2. Twisting leaves

1. Sheet roll around the finger of the left hand or on basis table with the fingers of both hands.

2. Then lightly holding both parts sheet and without pressing on the resulting tube, we fix it on glue or a paper clip, accurately determining the desired diameter of the twist.

Result: modified rounded volumetric shape sheet in accordance with the idea.

3. "Imprint"

In this case tree leaf It is used both as a tool - a means of creating an image and as an expressive artistic means.

Acceptance variability:

3.1. Imprinting leaf paints

1. We cover tree leaf with paints of the same color or different colors from the side of the convex veins, leaving no empty spaces and not forgetting to paint the edges.

2. Then tree leaf apply the painted side to the paper, trying not to move it from its place, otherwise the print will be fuzzy, smeared.

3. To obtain a print, press firmly sheet to paper.

4. Then we take leaflet by the handle and carefully remove it from the surface of the paper sheet.

5. Take the next leaflet, paint it in a different color and print it elsewhere in the composition. leaf you can cover not with one color, but with different ones, then the print will turn out to be two-color.

6. Can be reused already painted leaf by applying a different color to it, then when mixing different colors, an unusual shade can be obtained.

7. When the drawing is filled with prints leaves, paint the trunks with a brush trees, where the imprinted veins leaf will resemble twigs in a colored crown. Result: picture leaves with indistinct outline, but with a well-drawn texture sheet.

3.2. Imprinting leaves with wax crayons

1. Spread tree leaf, protruding veins upward.

2. Cover it from above xerox sheet(color) paper.

3. Shade the surface of the paper with a wax pencil.

4. To enhance the color saturation of the print, the resulting tree leaf shade again, pressing harder with a pencil.

5. For picturesque drawing, you can use different colors wax pencils.

In addition to wax pencils in this reception you can use art crayons, pastels, charcoal and colored pencils.

Result: clearly visible texture and contour tree leaves.

3.3. Imprinting leaves on plasticine

Like reception can be used in work with mastic and plaster, but for work with children it is better to take plasticine.

1. Knead and spread the plasticine on a smooth surface.

2. Then we roll out the plasticine with a rolling pin into a layer about 2 cm thick, and cut off the uneven edges.

3. Lay out on plasticine sheet, protruding veins down.

4. We roll over the formation with a rolling pin with some pressure.

5. Carefully remove sheet and cut off uneven edges.

Result: relief image tree leaf.

4. "Copy"

In order to learn how to copy, you need to take an even, flawless tree leaf and get started.

Acceptance variability:

4.1. Stroke leaves along the contour

1. Take a simple tree leaf.

2. Put it on paper.

3. Take a pencil and trace leaf along the contour holding it with your hand.

Result: silhouette image tree leaf.

4.2. sketching leaves from nature

1. Place a leaf of a tree in front of you.

2. Start sketching sheet, visually comparing its shape, size, contour outlines.

3. Coloring sheet and draw the veins with pencils or paints.

Can be put leaves at different distances from you and draw them at this distance. Accordingly, on paper leaves should be the same size as you see them, and not in life size. This has to do with perspective - things appear smaller the farther they are from you.

Result: realistic image of tree leaves.

5. "Cutting out"

Cutting scissors should be well sharpened, close and open well. To cut straight, it is necessary, cutting right hand(for right-handed people, do not close the scissors to the end, but move forward in small steps. All paper manipulations are performed by the auxiliary hand.

variability reception:

5.1. Stencil cutting leaves

1. Sketch the original image of the silhouette by hand "approximately" or circle around leaves on paper(future stencil).

2. Carefully cut out the outline of the pattern with scissors. Stick the end of the scissors into the part of the surface that you are cutting, bring the cut to the line.

3. We cut the paper smoothly, without interruption, strictly along the contour of the picture. Unless absolutely necessary, do not tear the knife from the paper.

4. You can cut several silhouettes on one stencil leaves in a certain order so that the frieze can be sealed in the future.

For further creativity, you can use the inside of the stencil (reverse stencil) and external (straight stencil)(see below reception"Stuff"). The stencil can be used multiple times.

Result: inside of the stencil - silhouette sheet of paper, the outer part is a paper background.

5.2. Cutting out a shape from leaves

1. Cut a straight line - the auxiliary hand just moves along leaf forward, as if trying to "catch up" with the cutting hand.

2. Cut out the square - we reach the corner of the image by turning sheet; without taking out the scissors, we continue to cut out the figure.

3. Cut out a circle - after every three cuts, move the hand holding sheet, closer to the scissors; while the left hand tries to catch up with the right.

4. Cut out complex contours - combine hand movements from the above actions.

Result: the figure of any image obtained from tree leaf(letter, Christmas tree, circle, etc.).

6."Stuffing"

If you want to get a bitmap on the surface, the easiest way to do this is by spraying with a hard brush, brush, spray gun or paint sprayer. For denser stuffing of the image, a foam rubber swab and thick paint are used. (gouache paints).

variability reception:

6.1. Stuffing in a direct way

1. For stuffing simple drawings in one color we take a direct stencil.

2. Using a round brush (tampon) and the selected paint on the stencil we beat off an exact copy of the intended pattern.

3. In this case, the background color is the color of the surface.

Result: Clear shaded silhouette tree leaves, the background around the silhouette drawing is the color of the paper.

6.2. Stuffing in reverse

1. With this method, we use a reverse stencil, where only the background is filled with paint.

2. After stuffing the background, the pattern appears due to the color of the surface itself (paper), and the space surrounding the pattern is darkened or brightened.

The reverse stencil is also used for stuffing borders and friezes.

Result: Silhouette tree leaves are not painted over, has a surface color (sheet of paper) . The background is painted over.

Children are always interested in novelty. Many of them love to sculpt and draw. To these activities in the form of alternation, you can add creative work - making crafts from beautiful autumn leaves.

She will captivate children - from ordinary leaves and simple materials, available in every home (glue, thread, paper), very beautiful crafts are created with their own hands.

When working on applique, making vases, bouquets, children not only reveal their natural abilities, develop their imagination, but also learn about the world around them.

Collecting a herbarium with children, you can discreetly and unobtrusively introduce them to trees of different species. How can you make crafts from leaves?

Preparing craft material

Since fresh leaves straight from the tree are not suitable for work, they should be dried well. It is not difficult to prepare the leaves, but, firstly, this process will require considerable time. Secondly, drying leaves has its own rules. To prepare good stuff for future crafts, you need to stick to them. The drying method depends on the type of crafts.

1. Dry in a large container - in a basket, box, placing it in a ventilated place. The leaves dry well and do not rot. This material is suitable for those crafts in which the leaves do not have to be even.
2. Arrange the leaves in books or albums and press down with a weight on top. This type of drying will take at least two weeks. Leaves will be perfectly smoothed.
3. If patience runs out and you want to start work faster, a press invented for a herbarium will come to the rescue: put the leaves in a pile, shifting with paper. This material will dry in 3-4 days.

How to perform leaf skeletonization

This is a special technique for making leaf skeletons. They give crafts a special effect, as they are very light and transparent.

For work, collect fresh leaves, prepare soda, dyes for eggs, a toothbrush, simple paper napkins, small dishes.

Mix it with 1 part baking soda and 4 parts water. Dip fresh leaves into the mixture, covering them entirely with a solution. Put the container on the fire, let it boil and leave on a small fire.

After half an hour, turn off the heat, remove the leaves, laying them shiny side up on a flat surface.

Carefully blot excess moisture with paper towels. With a toothbrush, gently scrape the pulp from each leaf (gently, so as not to damage the leaves).

Rinse the remaining skeletons with water, paint them in the chosen colors. After staining, the skeletons must be dried, and they are ready for use.

Bouquet of flowers from leaves

This is the most easy craft which is made from leaves. For beginners, especially children, it is better to start with this species. It is not necessary to add dried fresh flowers to the bouquet. Leaves of different colors are suitable for buds in the autumn season. Children can participate in the process at all its stages.

What do you need to have on hand to create a Bouquet of Flowers crafts?

• Fresh maple leaves on stems;
• Lesson threads.

Steps for making buds:

1. Turn the sheet glossy up.
2. Roll it up into a tube.
3. Bend the second sheet and wrap around the prepared tube.
4. Wrap with many leaves until the flower of the desired splendor is obtained.
5. Fasten the bottom of the flower by wrapping it with thread.
6. Having prepared many flowers, make an original bouquet out of them.

Topiary from autumn leaves

For a topiary - a tree of happiness, coffee, banknotes, sweets, etc. are suitable. Try to make it from maple leaves.

Prepare for crafts:

• pot as a base;
• stick-barrel;
• foam (foam) ball for the base;
• gypsum;
• paints;
• ribbons, beads, artificial flowers, twigs and other elements suitable for decoration.

Stages of work:

1. Heat glycerin with water 1x2 to a hot state, lower the stems of the collected leaves into it, keep for 10 days in a dark place with good air circulation.
2. Fix a wooden stick with a solution of gypsum in a pot until it is completely stable.
3. Paint the entire structure in the chosen color.
4. Put on the top of the stick and fix the ball.
5. Insert leaves into the ball, interspersed with decorative accessories.
6. Fill the rest of the composition with moss, bark.

How to make a decorative fall wreath

Autumn colorful, bright leaves will be an excellent material for weaving a wreath. It can be attached to windows, doors, walls.

Assemble a set of material:

• flexible branches from any tree;
• dried leaves of contrasting colors;
• bunches with red berries;
• glue, strong threads;
• metallized threads;
• tiny figurines of birds;
• physalis berries.

Action process:

1. Bend the branches into a circle or an oval, winding them with threads in several places - it turns out the frame of the future wreath.
2. Carefully wrap the frame with prepared threads, leaving protruding branches in some places.
3. Glue leaves to them.
4. Attach bunches of mountain ash or viburnum, physalis to the frame with glue or thread.
5. Attach birds to branches.

Hang the finished wreath in the chosen place. A bright, colorful craft will delight its creators and home.

Fruit bowl

It's time to move on from small, easy children's crafts to crafts suitable for decorating the house. For this purpose, you can proceed to a vase for fruit.

Before work, we collect material:

• glue;
• Balloon;
• a tube of vaseline;
• scissors;
• leaves (maple leaves are best).

Actions in order:

1. Inflate the balloon to your desired size.
2. Coat it with Vaseline over the entire surface, then the leaves will not stick.
3. Secure the ball firmly so that it does not move, for ease of operation.
4. Lubricate the leaves with glue and stick them to the ball.
5. It is advisable to glue the leaves in several layers.
6. Lubricate the last layer with glue and dry for 3 days.
7. Carefully pierce the ball and remove its pieces from the craft. It remains to put the vase in the prepared place.

Autumn style photo frame

Not a single child can resist the temptation to hang his own drawings, photographs on the walls of his room. Carried away by a new kind of creativity - leaf crafts, he will not give up the idea of ​​mastering a photo frame decorated with unique autumn leaves.

Help him prepare:

• sheets of cardboard;
• paper glue;
• leaves to choose from

Making a frame:

1. Immerse the leaves in advance in warm water to soften.
2. Draw the cardboard in the form of a frame of the desired size.
3. Glue the cardboard frame with prepared leaves.
4. Leave to dry.
5. Fix inside the photo with glue or tape.

Children's applications from dried leaves

This is the easiest kind of work. From leaves of different sizes, colors, it is easy to create whole pictures that can become an interior decoration. A series of panels on one theme will look impressive: animals, landscapes, etc.

Owl

If you want to make an application depicting an owl, you need to prepare:

• oak, birch, willow leaves of a brown tint;
• a set of colored paper;
• thuja branch;
• a piece of cardboard;
• rowan brush;
• a twig from any tree;
• glue.

Start work by drying the leaves and berries. When they are ready, we make the application.

1. Cut out an owl from a cardboard sheet.
2. Glue birch or oak leaves to depict ears and paws.
3. Feathers are made from willow leaves.
4. Colored paper is needed for the eyes and beak.
5. We put the owl on a stand - a tree branch.

Firebird

A beautiful application will be made up of birch, linden leaves (you can use wild rose), paper, pumpkin seeds. It is performed as follows:

1. A linden leaf will go on the body of the firebird, a head will turn out of a birch.
2. Rosehip leaves, glued one at a time, will be the tail.
3. Glue birch leaves to the body - wings.
4. Pumpkin seeds will serve for the eyes, they also decorate the body.
5. Make a crest from a tree branch.

a lion

Making it will be a joy for any child.

He needs help picking up yellow leaves round shape, ash seeds, chestnut fruit, pine twig, yellow sheet of paper, orange cardboard.

Craft from leaves on a yellow sheet of paper, start by drawing a black head with a felt-tip pen. Cut it out, glue it around with yellow leaves - this is a mane. Glue a chestnut in place of the nose. Pine needles will become mustaches. The ash seed will turn into a tongue. It remains to dry the craft, and the child will have a perky lion cub created by his own labor.

Rybka

You can please the kids by creating a fabulous golden fish with them. She needs brown and yellow leaves, oak acorns, ash seeds, blue paper.

We start the work with drawing - we make a contour on a blue sheet, cut it out. Linden leaves will be scales glued to the outline. The tail is decorated with brown leaves. The acorn caps turn into a head, and the fish is ready.

Optionally, you can decorate applications with moss, thuja sprigs, rowan berries.

Any natural materials are useful for decoration: berries, cones, beautiful plants, nuts, seeds, acorns, fruits of various shrubs.

It is important to start creating, and then fantasy will tell you a lot. Leaf crafts will be a joy for children. In addition, the child will receive a lot of emotions during walks to collect leaves and other natural gifts. He will have useful activity, which over time can develop into a hobby. Still being decided modern problem all parents - the child has an alternative to a computer, smartphone and other gadgets.

Photo ideas for crafts from autumn leaves

It is easy for children to be carried away by something new and interesting. If the child is already bored with drawing or modeling, you can invite him to make crafts from bright autumn leaves. This process is utterly fascinating - amazing things are born from simple dried leaves with the help of glue, threads and other improvised devices. Having engaged in applications or making vases and bouquets, the child will not only be able to develop his creative skills and imagination, but also get to know environment. Collecting a herbarium for crafts is an excellent opportunity to teach your child to distinguish between different tree species. So, what can be done from the leaves?

Preparing leaves for crafts

For the manufacture of any leaf craft, only well-dried material is needed, fresh leaves will not work. Preparation of leaves takes a long time, so you have to be patient. In addition, you need to dry the material correctly, here are the basic rules:

1. If the evenness of the leaves is not important for crafts, they can be placed in a spacious container (for example, a large wicker basket) and left on fresh air. So the leaves dry quickly, and air circulation will not allow mold to develop.
2. To get perfectly smooth leaves, you need to lay them between book pages or landscape sheets under pressure. Carefully spread the material between the sheets of books or albums. It will take at least 14 days for the material to dry completely and be ready for use.
3. If you do not want to wait a long time, you can use a special herbarium press. To do this, fold a stack of leaves, alternating each layer with newsprint or unnecessary sheets. In a few days, the material for crafts will be ready.

How to make leaf skeleton

Skeletons of leaves due to their lightness and transparency look very impressive as a decor. To achieve this effect, you need to resort to a special technique - skeletonization.

What you need:

• any fresh leaves;
• soda;
• egg dye;
• small capacity - ladle or pan;
• Toothbrush;
• paper napkins.

How to make skeletonized leaves:

1. Mix soda with water in proportions of 1 to 4 and put the leaves in the prepared solution so that they are completely hidden by water.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the saucepan from the stove and remove the leaves, lay them carefully on the table, glossy side up.
4. Remove excess moisture with paper towels.
5. Peel off the pulp from the leaf with a brush (this must be done very carefully, the leaves are quite fragile).
6. Rinse the skeleton under water, and then paint it in the desired color.
7. Leave the painted skeletal leaves to dry.

The resulting material is ready for use.

Bouquet of flowers from leaves

A bouquet is the simplest thing that can be made from leaves, and it is worth starting with it if the child has not previously been engaged in such crafts. To make crafts in the form of a homemade bouquet, it is not necessary to use real flowers, dry them, etc. Buds can be made from multi-colored leaves collected on a walk. Connect children to every step of the process, creating a real creative workshop.

What you need to make crafts:

• maple leaves (fresh) with stems;
• spool of strong thread.

To make a bud from maple leaves, you will need to perform several steps:

1. Take one sheet first and fold it glossy side out.
2. Roll the sheet into a tube.
3. Fold the next sheet in half and wrap it around the tube.
4. Continue to wrap the bud with leaves until the flower is quite lush.
5. Wrap the base of the bud with thread so that the flower does not fall apart.

With this method, you can make any number of flowers, which are then simply collected in a bouquet.

Topiary can be made from the most different materials. Often you can find crafts made from coffee, banknotes, sweets, hearts, etc. This version of the topiary involves the use of maple leaves.

So, what is required for the topiary:

• pot;
• wooden stick for the trunk;
• a ball of foam rubber or polystyrene as a base;
• gypsum;
• dye;
• hot glue;
• elements for decor.

The procedure for creating an autumn topiary looks like this:

1. The stick must be inserted into the pot and firmly fixed with a gypsum mortar. As a result, the structure will be strong and stable.
2. Paint the pot and wand a color you like, such as gold to match the leaves.
3. We fix a ball of foam rubber on the top of the stick - this is the future crown of the tree.
4. Stick the desired number of leaves into the ball. For decoration, you can use berry clusters, ribbons, beads, as well as artificial twigs and flowers. To make the stems of the leaves more durable, they must first be soaked in a hot solution of glycerin (1 to 2) and left in this form for 10 days in a dark, cool place .
5. Next, we decorate the trunk and soil of the tree with dry moss, bark, and beads.

How to make a decorative fall wreath

From bright autumn leaves you can weave a beautiful wreath to decorate windows, doors, walls, etc. A wreath attached to front door, will delight not only you, but also your guests.

What you need for crafts:

• flexible branches of any tree;
• dried leaves of different colors (contrasting combinations look best, for example, yellow and red);
• bunches of red berries (mountain ash, viburnum, etc.);
• physalis;
• glue;
• spool of strong threads;
• decorative metallized threads;
• small figurines of birds for bouquets.

How to weave a wreath:

1. The branches will serve as a frame - make a wreath out of them round or oval shape.
2. For strength, fasten the structure with a thread in several places.
3. Wrap the frame tightly with gold thread, leaving small twigs free.
4. Glue the leaves to the branches.
5. Attach the berry clusters with string.
6. Glue or thread physalis.
7. Finally, attach the birds to the wreath.

A ready-made craft made of leaves in the form of a wreath can be hung anywhere in the house; it will delight you with its beauty for a long time and remind you of the most colorful season.

Beautiful autumn leaves can be used not only for simple children's crafts, but also for a full-fledged interior decoration. One of these products is a fruit vase.

To make such a vase you need:

• glue and brush;
• inflatable ball;
• petrolatum;
• scissors;
• maple leaves.

Step by step instructions:

1. Inflate the balloon to the size you need.
2. Lubricate the surface of the ball with petroleum jelly, this is necessary so that the leaves do not stick to it in the process and easily separate from it.
3. Fix the ball in a stationary state, so it will be more convenient for you to make your vase.
4. Glue maple leaves to the ball, pre-lubricating them with plenty of glue.
5. To make the vase strong enough, you will need several layers of maple leaves.
6. As soon as the last layer is completed, once again carefully coat the product with glue and leave for 3 days.
7. Pop or deflate the balloon, remove its remnants from the product.

The original interior decoration is ready.

Photo frame in autumn style

Children love to decorate the walls of their room with their own drawings and favorite photographs. Craft from leaves in the form of a frame, perfect for complementing the design of the room. Help your child decorate the frame with autumn leaves, where he will then place his favorite photo.

For crafts you need:

• thick cardboard;
• glue;
• leaves you like;
• pencil;
• scissors.

How to make a frame:

1. From cardboard, cut a square or rectangular frame of the desired size. The center of the frame, where the photo will be placed, needs to be cut out a little smaller size a photo.
2. To wrap the leaves around the frame, soak them in hot water first, so they become softer and won't tear or break in the process.
3. Glue the leaves to the frame.
4. Wait for the product to dry.

When the frame is ready, insert a photo into it, securing it with glue or tape.

Applications from autumn leaves

Applications are one of the simplest types of crafts made from dried leaves. Using leaves of different shapes and sizes, you can create real paintings, which will then become a decoration for your home. You can make a whole series of panels united by a common theme. These can be animals, landscapes, etc. Next, several small workshops will be presented on making applications in the form of an owl, a Firebird, a fish and a lion.

Owl

To make an application with the image of an owl, you will need:

• small leaves of brown tones (for this you can use oak, willow, birch);
• colored paper;
• a small branch of thuja;
• a sheet of cardboard;
• a bunch of rowan berries;
• any branch of a tree;
• glue.

Before starting work, the leaves and berries must be dried. Once all the materials are ready, it's time to proceed to the most important thing:

1. Cut out an owl from cardboard along the contour.
2. Birch or oak leaves will depict the ears and legs of an owl, glue them in the right places.
3. For feathers, use long, narrow willow leaves.
4. Cut out eyes and a beak from colored paper and glue them on.
5. Glue your owl onto a tree branch to serve as a craft stand.

For additional decor, you can use moss or thuja twigs. You can also use mountain ash as owl paws. The product is ready.

Firebird

For the application with the Firebird you will need:

• paper;
• leaves of linden, birch and wild rose;
• pumpkin seeds;
• thuja branches.

And here is what the process looks like:

1. A lime leaf is glued to the place where the body of the bird will be.
2. Birch leaf - head.
3. Rosehip leaves are glued individually on the tail.
4. Whole rosehip branches will serve as an additional decoration of the tail.
5. Glue birch leaves to the body, these will be the wings.
6. From pumpkin seeds eyes are made, as well as decorations for the body and tail of the Firebird.
7. The final stage- a tuft from a sprig of arborvitae or any other suitable plant.

The firebird is ready.

a lion

Children love different animals, so it will be especially interesting for them to make one of the familiar animals.

What you need for a lion cub:

• rounded linden leaves of yellow color;
• black marker;
• ash seeds;
• horse chestnut (nuts);
• glue;
• small pine branch;
• scissors;
• a sheet of yellow paper;
• a sheet of orange cardboard.

Having collected all necessary material, it's time to start making crafts:

1. Draw a lion's head on yellow paper or print the image on a printer, cut it out along the contour.
2. For the mane, use linden leaves by gluing them around the head.
3. Draw the lion's nose and glue a chestnut in its place.
4. Pine needles will go to the mustache.
5. The ash seed will represent the tongue.

As soon as the craft dries, it will be completely ready.

Rybka

What kid doesn't know about the wish-granting goldfish? Making crafts with your own hands will be very entertaining for the baby.

To make a fish craft, you will need:

• dry leaves of quince and linden brown and yellow, respectively;
• glue;
• marker;
• ash seeds;
• acorns;
• paper scissors;
• sheet of blue paper.

How to do:

1. Draw the outline of the fish on blue paper and cut it out.
2. Make scales from linden leaves and glue them to the body of the fish.
3. Use brown quince leaves to decorate the tail.
4. Use acorn caps to draw the outline of the fish's head.

Everything real gold fish ready.

Multi-colored leaves delight the eye every autumn, falling to the ground. This beauty quickly fades under the rain, turning the leaves into a solid brown mass. However, there is a way to preserve the beauty and brightness of autumn leaves - dry them or skeletonize them and use them to make various gizmos from children's crafts to interior decorations. This activity will appeal to both children and adults.

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What kind of glue is most convenient for making an application, and which one is better to use for crafts with dry leaves? What is the difference between PVA and silicate glue? How to choose good glue? - We propose to talk about all this in today's article.

Among the whole variety of adhesives, let's consider those that can be useful to us for joint creativity with children, i.e. glues that are useful to have on hand at home. First of all, these are, of course, stationery adhesives.

Silicate glue or, as it is also called, liquid glass, is suitable for gluing paper and cardboard, as well as for paper work that does not require special aesthetics - for example, making papier-mâché. The fact is that during “clean” work, this transparent glue can give an unpleasant nuance - over time it turns yellow and traces and deformations may appear on the paper, and the glue line itself becomes brittle. Another unexpected feature: if you attach black-and-white photographs to an album with such glue, the image on them at the place where the glue was applied can become faded and disappear altogether. However, modern silicate glue usually contains additives that eliminate the above disadvantages.

At the same time, silicate glue has a lot of advantages: it firmly adheres to surfaces, is economically consumed, dries quickly, and is easily washed off with ordinary water. Silicate glue is convenient for gluing boxes, connecting large paper and cardboard elements, as well as repairing glass products - for example, aquariums, vases, etc.

When choosing silicate glue, pay attention to its consistency. Normally, it should be a clear viscous liquid, without thickening and lumps. Also pay attention to the packaging - it should be convenient for your purposes. For example, for children's creativity glue in a bottle with a dispenser or in the form of an adhesive stick with an applicator is best suited.



- the main competitor of silicate glue. It is also great for working with paper, cardboard and photographs, and is also useful when creating applications and crafts with fabric, thread, corks, feathers, natural materials. If you have to work with fragile materials (for example, the above-mentioned dry leaves) - PVA will provide the most delicate and at the same time reliable gluing. This adhesive does not wrinkle the paper, does not yellow, and is easy to apply and spread. From most surfaces, adhesive residue can be removed without much effort. And all the children love PVA for how easy and fun it is removed from their hands. The disadvantages of PVA include its ability to dry out in a bottle if it is not tightly closed. On the other hand, you can always remove the dried piece and get to the normal liquid glue.

The "correct" PVA should be thick and white, with a mild specific smell (not sharp and not unpleasant!). PVA glue is offered in bottles with a special double cap, which simultaneously acts as a dispenser and prevents the glue from drying out. The second option is a bottle, the cap of which is equipped with a brush for easy application.



- very convenient and economical hard glue. Made in the form of a stick, it perfectly copes with gluing paper, cardboard and textiles. The glue stick is easy to apply and evenly distributed, it does not stain hands and does not require additional applicators. It is convenient for them to stick small elements or irregularly shaped pieces, because exactly the right amount of glue is applied to the paper. Solid glue practically does not dry out, does not deform the surface, does not leave marks. For children's crafts, this is probably the most suitable type of glue.

The disadvantages of the glue stick include its weak adhesive ability - with something harder than paper and cardboard, he can not cope.

When choosing a glue stick, swipe it across the paper. It should not be too soft, otherwise it will leave pieces on the paper, and not too hard, because. it just won't stick. The glue should slide easily over the surface, leaving a trace uniform in thickness and width.

Hard glue comes in sticks of different sizes, all you have to do is choose a comfortable pencil that matches the size of your child's hand.



Second glue like "superglue". If your crafts consist not only of paper and cardboard, but also of plastic, iron, wood and other materials, ordinary stationery glue will not help you - you will need heavy artillery. Today, there are many universal adhesives that glue any surface in an instant. This "superglue" really works like a magic wand, but it's better not to give it to children. Due to its high adhesiveness, second glue instantly sticks to hands and can easily stick fingers together, so you should work with it very carefully.

In our opinion, these four adhesives are the most convenient and necessary when performing creative works with kids. And what kind of glue do you use?