Often completely ordinary things find unusual uses. And I invite you to take a fresh look at the objects around you. To do this, just watch the children, they definitely use everything that surrounds them in their own way.

And, if you are lucky and you have become a mom or dad, then believe me, the simplest household items can take a child longer than purchased toys. Today I will offer you and the kids to make crafts from cotton pads. This material can be used for one-year-old babies and for schoolchildren. Only the level of complexity of creative work will differ.

To make the work brighter and more colorful, we will also take paints, scissors and glue. If you have some decorative buttons, sequins or beads somewhere at hand, then feel free to take them into circulation.

I divided all the ideas according to the seasons, so we will consider the spring and winter options for creativity.

For kids, the simplest tasks are selected. Most often we make the sun, flowers or animals. I picked up a few ideas where you can diversify crafts with cotton swabs.

My child and I fix all products with PVA glue. It is considered the most harmless and is also used in nursery groups kindergartens.

Let's start with such a positive sun! The idea is interesting because it can be held by the tube. It's so interesting to run around and show something unusual to grandma and grandpa.

We did it with my daughter magic wand, which turned out to be very similar to this sun.

Now consider daisies. First, we glue cotton pads on the base, which the baby paints in yellow. At this time, we cut off the tips and sticks.

For this craft, you need the help of an adult, because the children still cannot lay out the elements very evenly along the line.

A similar option, but the middle is glued on top of cotton swabs.

Cute butterfly that you can color in different colors watercolor paints.

Next up is a cute little sheep. See how aesthetically pleasing it looks.

First, cut out the base for the body and head from paper. See that the larger piece is oblong, while the smaller one is slightly elongated, pear-shaped.

An adult cuts off the tips of the sticks. Take the cheapest product. He, as a rule, the manufacturer spares the material and the sticks will be cut off easily.

We glue the ears and bangs on the PVA glue.

We draw eyes and a nose.

And laying row after row we glue a fur coat. It is difficult for a child to do this on his own, but very interesting. Therefore, be there and tell me where to glue the next part.

The baby and I laid out the tips in turn, so I was able to keep the rows even.

Fix the clothespins on the reverse side. They can be not only wooden, but also colored plastic.

Now the options are easier. For example, make pendants "Day and Night". This idea was used by a familiar young mother when she sewed a mobile for her son.

Original plasticine craft with soft cotton clouds. At the same time, learn the sequence of colors.

To be honest, for a long time my daughter did not submit to the ability to roll a "sausage" from plasticine. But still, by the last seventh color, we mastered this matter.

Watch your baby to see if he can easily control his hands or if he needs more time to develop fine motor skills.

Very beautiful and simple lamb. The ear is made of felt, but self-adhesive paper can be used.

Tadam! And now the most favorite application in our family is ice cream. I bought such snowflakes in a textile store for the last New Year, but they came in handy here too. Only our craft has not been preserved, so I bring a very similar one.

You can lay out the balls in different ways. This is what this ice cream has won us over. Every time a new piece.

All kids love kitties. These cute creatures are simply made from 3 cotton pads. To save money, I divide each of them into two halves.

Also, the kids will appreciate this chamomile. The eyes and mouth can simply be drawn with a felt-tip pen.

Even three-year-olds can glue the caterpillar without the participation of their mother.

It is better to offer such a bear to a child from 4 years old. Because very small details are used, which are glued on top of the main ones and create volume.

Oh, a house of colored paper and soft snow.

Another version of the caterpillar, painted in different colors.

these lambs look like characters from the cartoon "Smeshariki", they are all round and with legs))). Roll the horns out of paper or plasticine.

Funny cockerel will appeal to lovers bright colors. To facilitate the task, invite the child to first paint the discs in the desired colors, dry them. And only after that start creating.

This is a fox that ate a bun. By the way, it can also be added to this craft and you get a plot from a fairy tale.

ladybugs are one of the first insects we introduce our children to. They are completely harmless and mysterious. And after all, it is so interesting for everyone to find out how many years old each bug turned out to be (at the same time, we will repeat the count to ten with mom).

Penguins are loved in our country. Because these birds move funny. Encourage your child to learn scissors by cutting the discs in half. And then assemble this craft together.

Nif-Nif is missing here, but it can be easily added. I also propose to complicate the application and roll grass from plasticine.

By the age of three, it is time to introduce the child to the outside world. We started this by studying birds. After all, it is easy to show the difference between a bullfinch and a titmouse. To consolidate understanding, make such a winter bird.

This idea is difficult, but with the help of adults it is quite feasible. The difficulty lies in giving the cotton pad the shape of the paws and head. Therefore, be patient and prepare these details in advance. And the plot itself is very similar to a fairy tale about the smart white bear cub Umka.

Here are the options for preschoolers I picked up. There is very simple options, but there are more difficult ones. This is important because with more complex crafts, the child develops faster.

Spring flowers for March 8 with a description

Necessarily present in the kindergarten and school programs. And at the very last moment they are done in the family circle at 12 o'clock at night. We know we did!

Therefore, I will offer you a way out for such cases - to roll flowers from cotton pads. The material is available, it is in every home and it is quite simple to create a composition from it. However, it will look richer than the same, but made of paper.

Also, these flowers can be created as. After all, it is customary to give bouquets. So give your child the opportunity to express themselves.

We will begin our work with the creation of such roses.

They can be used for . Using this technique, both buds and open flowers are easily obtained.

We will need:

• PVA glue
• cotton pads
• Paints

We take a disk, apply glue along the edge. We turn the circle in half - the second side should stick. Now we grease this part on both sides.

And we begin to roll the workpiece into a roll. We've got the middle.

Now let's start making petals. We also grease one edge and glue the disk in half. Lubricate both sides and the end with glue. And put it in the middle.

The main thing is to glue the edges well and remove all the villi with your fingers.

We repeat the process of creating petals on 5 more disks.

And if you bend the workpiece not in half, but in 1/4 part, you get a bud.

Now see how these blanks can be assembled into a composition.

This is such a soft postcard.

And here is the topiary with floral decoration.

Now let's move on to creating the chamomile.

We will need:

• colored paper
• Glue stick
• cotton pads
• One cocktail tube

We make blanks:

1. Cut out a circle from a green sheet with a diameter of 8 cm.
2. A strip with dimensions of 20 * 6 cm and a leaf of arbitrary shape.
3. From the yellow disk we cut out a round piece with a diameter of 4 cm.
4. free-form leaflet

Take a straw and a green rectangle. Which we will wind on a stick. To keep the paper, we coat the edges with glue.

Now we put the straw from one end and wrap the paper around it.

We cut the finished stem from one edge by 1 cm. We need 4 such cuts.

And we bend them.

We take a large round green blank. We make a cut to the middle, in which we cut a hole. We will insert our wand into it.

Grease one edge with glue and glue the other side on it. It turns out a cup.

Push the stem into the middle of the cup. And smearing pre-made cuts, glue them to the circle. Here is the base for chamomile and you're done.

Now we stick cotton pads on it. Attention: we need to overlap this to fit 4 petals.

We glue the yellow base on them. And it remains only to fix the leaf.

I also found another option for creating petals. We make the stem and cup according to the same principle. But we wrap the disks in a different way.

We coat two edges with PVA glue and bend inward.

Get it like this.

We wrap the rest of the petals and collect the flower. And it turns out like this!

You can make several daisies and make a bouquet out of them.

The idea with the middle of the plastic cap.

An option for the smallest, when cuts act as petals. We glue the middle with plasticine.

Most spring Flower- snowdrop. It may be different.

Another version of the bouquet.

Beautiful petals are obtained from embossed cotton pads. Like this narcissist, for example.

May sunny flowers - dandelions. They are made very quickly, but they look like real ones.

To give realism, glue not the whole disk, but one side with cotton wool outward.

And here they are in yellow.

Another similar composition with paper leaves.

This photo clearly shows that the disks are separated. On a tall flower, the stem even shines through. It seems that the head is very airy and weightless.

I also liked the composition home decor in this video.

The flowers are also soft and not quite familiar. I think you will also like this idea.

Original ideas on a winter theme (for the New Year)

On the spring theme We talked, let's start the winter. Of course, here we do everything related to the snow and the new year. The first idea that comes to mind is to depict snowmen, because our consumables are already round!

And you can give the disks different sizes and you get such a cutie.

Option with a funny whisk.

Another unusually made Christmas tree. See how original it looks.

Pay attention to how much neater quality stitched discs look. No extra fluff anywhere.

And here is the whole composition!

Also an idea with cotton wool. Legs can be replaced with thread pom-poms. Get a craft made in different techniques.

Now let's find out how you can make Santa Claus.

Another application with plasticine and felt snowflakes.

Funny pendants from which you can make a garland. We have created such a frost in last holiday and put it under the tree.

This one is really unique and funny! Acts as a Christmas toy.

Let's move on to the trees.

As a decoration, take beads or plasticine balls.

The toys themselves can also be made of cotton.

Or like that.

A winter bird always accompanies a blizzard and a snowstorm. Therefore, without a bullfinch, the winter theme will not be complete.

Trees in fur coats and snow caps on the roofs of houses.

Children create whole panoramas.

There are a lot of ideas for creativity, I think that you just won’t get off with one pack of cotton pads))

We make chickens in a kindergarten for children 5-6 years old

For some reason, chickens are associated with me. Usually for this holiday we prepare these yellow-winged ones. But, of course, you can not tie this type of craft to any holiday, but just spend time with the kids for a useful activity.

It's easier not to think of it. Suitable for the little ones too.

Have you seen what the bows are made of? Yes, you are right - from pasta! We use everything we have at hand!

Disposable tableware is fine too.

How do you like these circles? Bright, sunny and easy to carry out.

I think it's still a duckling, because chicks don't swim. But it fits perfectly with our theme.

From plasticine, make the missing parts and feed your chick with millet or grains.

For the stand use skewers for skewers. With such figures it is interesting to play puppet theater.

Any of these crafts can become congratulatory if you fold the base in half and write wishes inside.

How to make crafts from cotton pads by February 23

February is also a winter month, but I highlighted this topic separately to show how you can congratulate our men on this. In fact, there are not so many ideas. But with a certain amount of imagination, they can be thought out.

If your dad is not related to the army, then do a similar option with a panda.

And, for servicemen, a postcard with a tank and cotton clouds is suitable.

If you have ideas on this topic, then send.

Original ideas for creativity with elementary school children (8.9 years old)

Students can do more complex crafts. And it doesn't have to be. Today I will offer you to make angels in five minutes. They can become an independent decoration for Christmas or a Christmas tree. But also become a talisman for or name day.

You will need:

• cotton pads
• Threads
• Paints
• Toothpick

We take a cotton pad and open it.

Inside we put cotton wool, a bead or another disk to get a three-dimensional head.

We fix the thread. The edges can be embossed.

Straighten the wings.

Now we are preparing the skirt. We wrap the edges inward and fix them with glue.

Insert a toothpick into the middle.

Now glue the skirt to the center of the wings with the head.

It remains only to decorate the angel with paints or sequins.

It is better to buy better quality disks for crafts, there are even ones with a stitched edge. So they do not fall apart when creative. And they won't spoil appearance applications with sloppy makhnushkas.

A very interesting stork on a leg of fluffy wire. It was necessary to come up with such a cutie!

Or such a simple lamb. Minimum material - maximum taste.

A white and fluffy hare will also appeal to many.

And here is a whole composition with swans. Look, they are very similar to the real ones.

In this picture, kittens are basking in the sun.

You can make a lion.

Or a rooster. But I don't want it to be unpainted.

And here is the hedgehog. From the halves of a cotton pad, you can make mushrooms and lay them on needles.

Also killer whales and fish can be adjusted to fit round shape material.

Do-it-yourself volumetric callas

I was also captivated by the idea of ​​snow-white callas. These flowers have one large white petal and a yellow pistil. And we have everything necessary materials to repeat such an unpretentious form.

We will need:

• PVA glue
• cotton pads
• Cotton buds
• yellow gouache
• Cocktail tubes

First of all, we paint the tips of the sticks in yellow gouache and dry. Then we take one thing and wrap the disk around it. We fix the edges well with PVA.

Insert the other end into the tube. It remains only to glue the petals and decorate all the sloppy joints.

In the same technique, you can make gift baskets.

Or compositions on paper lace napkins.

And here the callas are painted with gouache. The bouquet looks very bright.

My dear, there are a lot of ideas. I gladly made this collection, because I know. Someone will definitely need it.

We offer you another selection of ideas for crafts with children. These simple master classes Moms of preschoolers and elementary school students will love it. We will make a variety of crafts from cotton buds with our own hands. In this article you will find lessons on creating various applications and voluminous compositions. All instructions are very simple - your children can easily handle it.

Working with cotton swabs is quite pleasant and interesting. That's why so many kids love it so much. In addition, we will add bright colors to the crafts, which will make creative process even more interesting. Choose what your child will appreciate and get down to business - great fun awaits you!

Application "Verba"

This craft is for the little ones: even a child preschool age easily cope with this task. By the way, this is a good idea for crafts in primary school or a garden - a willow made of cotton swabs and plasticine can be a good basis for a postcard.

We will need:

• thick cardboard;
• plasticine;
• cotton buds;
• paints.

It's simple: dip cotton swabs in a bright color paint and dry the cotton wool. With the help of plasticine, rolled into thin flagella, we lay out a vase, and then a tree.

We cut off the soft part from the sticks, and from plasticine we make an imitation of the kidneys - we make a willow. That's all - the application of cotton buds is ready!

Application "House"

Another craft from cotton buds for the smallest craftsmen. True, it is already a little more complicated than the one described above. However, preschoolers will cope with it, so feel free to involve your child in creating this interesting application.

We will need:

• blue cardboard;
• cotton buds;
• cotton wool;
• PVA glue.

We form a house from cotton swabs - we make a cross lattice. We glue them on PVA. Next, cut the cotton wool into small pieces. Pour some glue into a bowl or onto any surface. Using tweezers, dip a piece of cotton wool into the glue and fix it on the cardboard.

In the same way, you can make a color picture. To do this, you need to mix the glue with paints or dry dye - so the parts will be painted in bright colors.

Peacock

For this beautiful crafts you will need another simple material. We will create a beautiful bird with a peacock tail. The cotton swab peacock should really appeal to children of elementary school age.

We will need:

• cotton buds;
• disposable plastic spoons;
• cardboard;
• bright colors;
• Super glue.

We cut out two elements from cardboard: a circle and a blank for the bird's head. Next, paint the spoons in two or three bright colors. In order for the paint to lay down well, you can pre-mix it with PVA glue.

Glue the spoons to the round blank using superglue. We color cotton buds with bright colors. Dry the cotton wool and cut off the soft part. We fill the second part of the cardboard with these blanks. We connect two cardboard boxes with superglue. Ready!

Use bright colors for this craft to make the peacock (or firebird, whatever you want) attractive. Children usually really like to paint both sticks and spoons.

Animals

Take a look at these cotton swab animals. They are united by the principle of creation. We will make each of them from the soft part of cotton buds, and the cardboard blank will serve as the basis. Such crafts will appeal to both preschool children and elementary school students.

We will need:

• cotton buds;
• thick cardboard;
• Super glue;
• stencils;
• bright colors;
• any decor.

Choose the stencil you like and cut it out of cardboard. For inspiration and ideas, we advise you to look at our collections of animal and bird templates. In addition, you can cut out any image from a children's coloring book and glue it to cardboard.

We cut cotton buds - we bite off the soft part from them. Next, tightly seat these blanks "fan" on the cardboard. We fix them with superglue. It remains only to add the accompanying decor and decorate the craft in bright colors.

Flowers

This cotton swab craft looks more complicated than the others, but in fact, the technique is very simple. This master class can also be mastered by preschool children if you guide and help them. Only with the wire you will have to act on your own, but the rest of the children will cope on their own.

We will make something like a simple topiary, or rather, an original flower bouquet.

We will need:

• ornamental foam balls;
• cotton buds;
• crepe paper (can be replaced with colored tape);
• wire;
• bright colors;
• PVA glue.

We cut the sticks exactly into two parts. Then we stick them into the foam balls from all sides.

In a bowl, dilute paints with water (it is better to take not too much water and more paints). We lower the ball and paint over it from all sides.

First you need to cut the wire of the length you want to make the stems of your flowers from cotton buds. Wrap them with crepe paper soaked in PVA glue (or wrap with colored tape). Stick the wire into the freshly painted balloon with sticks. Leave the "flower" to dry.

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Application of cotton swabs and cotton pads for children of early preschool age. On the topic: "Funny poodle"

When you float on the sea,
When you just want to sleep
When you are ready to walk until dawn,
When tired of questions and people,
Your faithful poodle will always be there.
Katyusha brings to your attention such a funny poodle and spring flowers

Necessary materials:

1. Cotton buds
2. Cotton pads
3. Scissors
4. Colored cardboard
5. Fabric flowers Green colour
6. PVA glue
7. Board
8. Napkin
9. Tassel
Step by step process work execution:
The preliminary work of the educator is to prepare everything you need: flowers from cotton pads, we need a cotton pad, a cotton swab and an insulating tape,

From cotton buds. They are very convenient to use for a variety of jobs.

The easiest option for crafts from cotton buds, which even Small child- this is . To create an application from cotton buds, use polymer glue or PVA.

It is enough to fix the sticks on a piece of paper in a certain way to get a beautiful picture:

simple volumetric snowflakes;

snowflakes with a glass pebble center;

or voluminous snowflakes;

a flower, the core of which is made of a ball of cotton wool, and the stalk and leaf are made of chenille wire;

you can make a composition of such flowers;

or fireworks;

You can also turn your sticks into Christmas reindeer antlers.

If you cut out the base for a snowflake from cardboard and glue cotton swabs to it, you get a beautiful one.

This craft is easy to make even more voluminous - just fix the sticks in a lump of white mass for modeling or plasticine.

With the help of plasticine or a hardening mass for modeling, you can make others:

funny pig;

To do this, pre-paint the sticks in the desired color. And if you want to make a snowman, then you don’t need to color the sticks. Sprinkle such a snowman with artificial snow - and your craft will become even more interesting.

You can draw a bright rainbow with the help of sticks.

Or make a cute one by gluing stick heads to cardboard blanks. Its legs will be old wooden clothespins.

And if you have two small foam balls for creativity, you can turn them into a charming bunny. We decorate its head and body with halves of cotton buds, and to create ears and paws we use chenille wire. A pompom nose will add a special charm to the bunny.

Of the three foam balls bigger size turns out very beautiful. We lay out the eyes, nose and mouth of it with halves of sticks, painted in the appropriate color.

This is how much fun you can have if you have a small package of the simplest cotton buds at your disposal!

One of the fertile materials for work hand made are cotton pads. They absorb paint well, the flowers made from them perfectly fold into bouquets that will adequately decorate any postcard.

Crafts from cotton pads made by the hands of kids are especially valuable. An elementary example is a caterpillar, a cheerful, positive character in cartoons and children's books. This is a common appliqué using the constituent elements painted in different colors.

From cosmetic cotton pads, you can create entire flower fields. In one such composition, both artistic and applied creativity are combined. In addition to cotton pads, you will need a minimum of materials: an A3 sheet, colored paper, glue and paints.

• First, we draw the background (you can simply paint over the sheet with blue or blue paint, or you can depict additional elements on it - the sun, stars, etc.)
• Glue the cotton pad as shown in Figure 2-4.
• Cut out additional elements from paper (stems, leaves, grass).
• It remains only to beautifully arrange our flowers on a piece of paper.

Another option for applied art is eclectic flowers made from cotton pads. In this case, you do not even need paper, just paints and glue are enough. The step-by-step process of creating such beauty is shown in Figure 2-5. Use a pipette to make the paint fall in neat droplets.

Crafts from cotton buds

If you have faded decorative flowers lying around at home, you can give them a second wind with the help of cotton swabs. Such flowers made will look much more original than dull fabric inflorescences. We will need:

• a set of cotton swabs;
• gouache;
• stems from old decorative flowers;
• Super glue.

Take 10-15 cotton buds (the more there are, the more voluminous the inflorescence will turn out) and cut in half. Fold each halves with the cotton-wrap side up and fold into a flower shape. Thoroughly coat the place where the stem is attached to the inflorescence with glue and attach our flower to it. When the glue dries, you can paint our cotton swab crafts in any color by simply dipping them into the paint.

Another way to make flowers out of cotton buds is to use Styrofoam balls, which can be purchased at any craft supply store. The mechanism of operation is similar: cut the cotton buds in half, stick them into a Styrofoam ball to make a flower like a dandelion, and dip the ends of the buds into the paint. Twisted wire can be used as stems.

By the same principle, you can make other crafts from cotton buds: hedgehogs, the same snowmen, etc.

flower composition

For an older child interesting master class for manufacturing flower arrangement, for example, in the form of a bouquet in a basket or in the form of a topiary (this word is used today to call original small trees made by oneself). It is always fashionable to give such a gift to mom on March 8 or a birthday.

For manufacturing you will need:

• cotton pads (the amount depends on the size of the composition);
• needle;
• beads;
• packing box from cotton pads;
• mounting foam;
• glue;
• piece of green silk lining fabric for leaves;
• stapler.

We roll up the cotton pads, fix them in buds, as shown. We put aside ready-made flowers, we make leaves. They will be located around the perimeter of the vase and be a living pillow for delicate and fragile flowers. The leaf fabric folding sequence is shown below.

We fill the jar from under the discs (you can use any other, for example, from under the ear sticks) mounting foam let it dry. We level the surface of the foam with a knife - we make it flush with the edge of the can.

The jar itself can be painted in your favorite colors or decorated using decoupage.

We proceed to gluing flowers from cotton pads and leaves to the surface of the foam.

The work is ready. Flowers can be made in the form of callas. Then you do not need to fold the discs completely, but you can fasten them with staples and a stapler.

How to make a bouquet of roses - see the video.

DIY crafts from cotton pads can be timed to coincide with such favorite holidays as New Year, Christmas. Cute airy angels, smoothly descending on the threads of rain around the entire perimeter of the dressed room - just such an option. You can use them as toys for the Christmas tree, garlands or just additions to New Year's gifts.

The manufacturing steps are shown below. By following the basic rules of this simple master class, you can quickly and at minimal cost make the living room intriguing, and the atmosphere of the nursery - soft, romantic. Making angels begins with the design of the head and its smooth transition to the body - the dress.

At the end of the work, the head can be decorated with a wreath of yellow-gold braid, wire, or painted with paint.

New Year's wreath

How to make flowers from cotton pads, we have already figured out. Next in line is a chic souvenir, similar in manufacturing technique to a flower, but a little more complicated - a floral Christmas wreath. These are often hung at the entrance or interior doors, located above the doorway or on the gate. True, such decoration is more domestic, because it will not withstand precipitation and fluctuations in air temperature.

Assembling a wreath is not difficult step by step, but this must be done carefully and slowly. The same disks bent into four sectors are used as blanks. The corner at the base is chipped off and attached to the main ring. You need to fasten the parts as close to each other as possible. This will create the effect of softness, fullness, artistic exoticism.

Regarding the mounting plane, it must be remembered that only the front half of the ring should be filled with artificial flowers. The back should be left flat and smooth, as it needs to be in contact with the wall or other surface on which the wreath will be located.

As soon as the wreath is ready, we proceed to the loop for fastening. Its appearance should not spoil the impression of the whole product. Therefore, a silk ribbon, folded into a loop and carefully attached to the back of the ring, is ideal.

The general view of the finished product is shown in picture 26, it is very gentle, stylish and soft. Inside the wreath of blooming roses, an angel will place it in place. The similarity of the materials used for crafts will give the souvenir the character of a single composition.

Lamb

Dealing with a child younger age, you can invite him to dream up, imagine in the body of which animal or in which plant there are similar circles. Surely it will be:

• panda;
• owl;
• a hen with a chicken after painting the wheels yellow;
• monkey;
• sunflower.

An interesting craft of a lamb or sheep. For those who are not lazy, it will not be difficult to make a whole herd by decorating them with colorful toy accessories. Step-by-step instruction next:

Prepare:

• pieces of felt;
• threads;
• stapler;
• cotton pads;
• scissors;
• glue;
• twine.

If there is no colored felt, you can use a special dye for fabrics.

We start by folding the disc four times and fastening the resulting shape with staples. We sew each element obtained and tightly put them on a silk cord.

Finishing the work, we give the cord with strung disks the appearance of a ball. The first stage of work has been completed.

It's up to the small - easy design of the muzzle. For this, the same pieces of felt are used, cut out in the shape and size of the intended animal. Here you can play with colors and use the material of the most unexpected colors, so the result will be more fun.

If the idea was to make a lamb in stages, we supplement its head with horns made of wire, if a lamb, there is no need for them.

Having attached the horns to the head, for example, with plasticine, as well as embroidering the eyes and nose with threads or beads, we finish the work. The end result is a masterfully crafted self made a toy that will look original on a branch of a Christmas tree, for example.

The figure of a chicken from yellow discs will be obtained by gluing two circles (one slightly larger than the other), depicting the head and torso. The eyes are black beads, the beak is a red triangle.

Christmas card

Holiday postcard with funny snowman, very easy to do! All you need is a sheet of colored paper (preferably blue), cotton pads, glue and felt-tip pens. Take the largest diameter discs, as they will have to be shortened.

• Cut out the "body" of the snowman. We need only three discs, two of which need to be shortened to make the snowman look more natural.
• Glue the discs to the paper (Figure 2).
• We “revive” the snowman by drawing his face, pens, headdress, etc. It is more convenient to draw on cotton pads with felt-tip pens, although you can also use watercolors or gouache.

You can add zest to crafts using additional details- nail polish, ribbons, etc. Let your child get creative. There is no doubt: the “Snowman” leaflet that the kid created is much more pleasant to receive than the most expensive New Year's cards.

Snowman from paper plates

We offer you a simple and interesting type of home decor for new year holidays. Materials - all the same cotton balls and paper plates picnic different sizes. This decor can decorate the walls, front door, or make a separate panel.

• Lay out a snowman from three paper plates, securing them with thin strips of adhesive tape (if you are making a composition in the form of a panel, you can use glue).
• Glue cotton balls to the plates, giving the snowman volume.
• From paper or other improvised materials, make New Year's hero eyes, nose, headdress.

Cheerful little penguin

Another idea that even a toddler can implement. To simplify the work, we have prepared a template that you need to print on paper. However, you can use any other penguin drawing you like, or draw it yourself. The principle of making crafts is the same in any case.

We need:

• printed template;
• cosmetic cotton balls;
• PVA glue;
• scissors;
• scraps of black and orange cardboard.

To get started, download and print the pattern template. Then cover the entire white area with glue and carefully place cotton balls on it, being careful not to go too far. Then cut out the eyes and beak of the penguin from cardboard and complete the creation of the craft.

Any New Year's characters are created in a similar way (snowman, Santa Claus, Snow Maiden). The main thing is to find a quality template.

Whether it's souvenirs made only from cotton pads, or crafts from cotton buds, they carry a charge of positive energy, develop thinking, and contribute to the development of the child's horizons. Let them be more. Let them unite the children and make them inner world wider, brighter, more fun.