DIY unicorn craft - 100 photos of the best crafts with beautiful designs

Among the fairy-tale children's world filled with amazing and incredible creatures, unicorns have gained enormous popularity in our time. The magical power of these animals won the hearts of not only girls and boys, but also their parents.

Today, the mythical creature can be seen in cartoons and commercials, on clothing and accessories. Handicrafts are not left out either: unicorns are a common theme for various DIY crafts.

3D paper unicorns

These paper unicorns are easy to make - you can make them according to the instructions below. These little ornaments look great all year long, but they make great paper decorations for your Christmas tree.

All you need for these paper unicorn crafts is one sheet of A4 paper and a few scraps of colored paper.

You will need:

One sheet of white A4 paper;
Scraps of colored paper;
Some gold paper (or silver foil);
Glue stick;
Leg-split;
Handles for decoration.

how to make a unicorn craft Follow the step by step instructions below!

Interesting Facts

The first images of a unicorn can be found on the seals of the Indus civilization, dating back to the 4th – 2nd centuries. BC e. Quite realistic descriptions of an animal with a large spiral horn on its forehead are found among ancient Greek historians: Pliny the Younger, Ctesias, Strabo and Aelian. The unicorn is mentioned repeatedly in European medieval treatises. It was believed that the animal’s horn, called an “alicorn,” was able to neutralize poisons and also heal serious diseases. It was difficult to obtain a miracle cure, since, according to legend, unicorns had a secretive nature and rarely caught the eye of people.

However, the alicorn trade flourished. True, hoaxers passed it off as a narwhal tusk - also long, sharp and spiral-shaped, that is, completely consistent with the ancient descriptions. But this “trifle” did not bother the aristocrats of the Renaissance, when poisoning was considered a remedy for many problems and, sitting down at a common table, the feasters did not know whether they would get up alive. Since the 13th century, unicorns have been present in European family heraldry, and in the 17th century they became part of the state coat of arms of Scotland.

At different times and among different peoples, mythological creatures were depicted differently. The only common feature they had was a horn growing on their heads. Thus, the Venetian merchant and traveler Marco Polo, who visited several Asian countries in the 13th century, mentioned in his diaries about “a beast with a horn in its forehead, the legs of an elephant, the head of a wild boar and hair like a buffalo.” “He is ugly, has a wild, aggressive disposition, loves to wallow in the dirt and is not at all like the unicorns we know,” the author noted. It is not difficult to guess that Marco Polo is describing a rhinoceros.

In Europe, the mythical animal was represented as full of natural grace, with the body of a horse or deer, the beard of a goat and the tail of a lion. There were other options, but they differed only in details. In ancient descriptions, the animal's skin was white, symbolizing purity and innocence; a radiance emanated from it. In the 20th century, through the efforts of the media, unicorns lost their mysterious appearance as chimeras, turning into ordinary horses, but with a rainbow mane and tail. The new image was presumably born in the 1980s, at the instigation of the Lisa Frank company, and has not lost its relevance to this day.

Body

Make a unicorn body. To do this, cut out 9-10 white circles and fold them in half. Add glue to one half of the circle and place the second circle on top. Continue until you have glued all the semicircles.

Now cut a long piece of twine - measure it across the toy and head to make sure it's long enough. Add a lot of glue to the spine of the bauble as well as one side of the bauble. Glue the unicorn tail pieces onto the ball so that the tail points up. Thread the twine through the center of the ball.

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We create hand puppets for theatrical productions

We know that children love to create new and interesting hobbies. Puppet theater at home is a hobby for children of all ages. And the characters made with your own hands will surprise any viewer.

What we need for work:

Fabric, any of your choice.
Threads and needles.
Decorative elements (eyes, buttons, threads for the mane).
Templates.
Scissors.
Filler.

Step-by-step diagram-instructions for the master:

To create this model, we only need a template for the head, but always in expanded form.
Using the fabric sample, we cut out fabric blanks.
Place them together, right sides facing out. A toy for a puppet theater should not be completely flat, so between the layers of fabric blanks we put a thin layer of filler.
Sew the edges of the product, leaving a window for your hand.
We sew the edges of the left window with additional seams.
All that remains is to decorate our unicorn. Glue on toy eyes and black circles as nostrils.
We frame the mouth with a red or pink cloth (after all, the characters in the puppet theater will talk).
There are also patterns where the horn for the toy is sewn separately. Don't be afraid, there is nothing complicated about it. In this case, we print out an additional template, cut out a piece of fabric, and stuff it with filler. And then we simply sew it onto our hand-made toy.

Our craft is ready, and now you can proudly invite friends and family to exclusive performances in your home puppet theater.

Final assembly

Take the unicorn head you made earlier. Find the side of the body that is opposite the tail and glue it there. Glue the legs. Your lovely paper unicorn is finished!

Unicorn from an egg

This DIY unicorn craft is a great Easter egg idea! Aren't they great? Check out the instructions to make these adorable Easter unicorn ornaments!

You will need:

White paint
Black pen or black permanent marker
Wooden eggs
Brush
Glue gun
Paper flowers (if you can't find these little flowers in stores -
cut out your paper flowers or make them from felt)
Gold cardboard
Green, white and pink cardboard
Pencil

Printable unicorn horn

Either blow the contents out of the chicken eggs and let them dry completely, or paint the wooden eggs white in 1-2 coats. Let the paint dry completely.
Draw a circle on gold cardstock and cut it out. Cut the circle in half. Roll the circle into the shape of a horn. Glue it together with a small amount of glue.
Draw 2 ears on a sheet of white cardstock and cut out. On pink cardboard there are 2 smaller parts.
Glue the pink inner ear onto the white part of the ear. Set aside.
Glue the unicorn horn to the very top of the egg (remember that the top of the egg is narrower than the bottom)
Glue ears on each side of the head.
Decorate the unicorn by gluing paper flowers and green leaves.
Use a pencil to draw sassy eyes and eyelashes.

Your magical unicorn is finished!

Create a bookmark for a book

Do your children attend school? Then this model is perfect. Make a few of these unicorn-shaped bookmarks and your young student will find the learning process enjoyable and easy.

What we need to prepare:

Colored paper and cardboard.
Scissors and glue.
Markers.

Step-by-step instructions:

To work, take a square of colored paper of the color we need.
Let's fold it diagonally and unfold it.
Mark the center of the resulting fold.
Fold the side corners of the square towards the center (as if folding an envelope).
Fold the bottom corner up so that it slightly covers the edges of the underlying corners.
Now we fold the workpiece in half, turning the folded corners outward.
We also don’t leave the top corner unattended: we turn it to the side, and bend the very edge up (this will allow the unicorn’s face to be slightly rounded).
We make the horn from paper of a different color and glue it on the back of the head of the craft.
You can glue small ears near the horn.
Now we draw our animal’s face and mane using felt-tip pens.

The unicorn is ready.

The structure that we obtained through step-by-step work allows us to place a bookmark on the corner of a book. This will greatly facilitate the child’s learning process, and will also bring a moment of color and joy into everyday life.

Mane and tail

Fold 4 fingers together and wrap yarn around them until you have a thick “circle” of yarn.
Gently pull the yarn from your fingers. Tie the yarn in the middle with another piece of yarn.
Cut the circle of yarn on the opposite side of the knitted piece.
You will have an equal length of yarn on each side of the knitted piece. Knot the yarn again on one side to secure it and then cut into 2 pieces. One will be shorter than the other.
Glue a smaller piece of yarn to the top of the toilet paper roll, leaving some hanging over the tube.
Glue the larger piece to the middle of the sleeve at the back. This is a unicorn's tail.

Cut your unicorn's hair however you want.

Preparing multi-colored stained glass for the windows

To work on the craft we will need:

Thick cardboard to create a base.
Set of multi-colored napkins.
Glue and scissors.

Stained glass compositions are becoming especially popular among Russian mothers, as they can serve as decoration for any holiday, including the New Year.

Step-by-step diagram-instructions for the master:

Find ready-made templates for parts on the Internet.
Cut out a base blank from thick cardboard.
We cut out details for our future stained glass window from colored napkins.
Using glue, we attach the parts to the cardboard base.
To decorate the window glass directly, you can use double-sided tape or special adhesive tapes, which can later be easily removed and do not cause any problems.

Head

Cut out a horn from glittery gold paper and glue it over the yarn onto your hair.

Cut out the ears from cardboard and roll them up. Glue the ears on top of the yarn.

Draw eyes on the sleeve with a black marker.

Use pink paint to give your unicorn rosy cheeks.

Your unicorn is finished!

Pillow toy

Perhaps only adults can handle this craft, since you will need a needle to create it.

Necessary materials:

Plush fabric;
Shiny fabric;
Sintepon;
Needle;
Thread;
Black adhesive fabric.

Progress:

Two rectangles are cut out of plush fabric.
Between them, at the top in the middle, a horn is sewn, formed by sewing together two triangles of shiny fabric.
The resulting blank is stuffed with padding polyester and stitched.
Long eyelashes are cut out of adhesive black fabric as indicated in the master class on creating a sleep mask.

Ready! The resulting pillow is suitable not only for sleeping, but also for playing.

Photos of unicorn crafts

What materials will we work with today?

Today we will get acquainted with various techniques for creating unicorn crafts. In addition, we will find out where and for what these products can be useful to us.

For work, we have selected a list of the following models:

All selected models for making crafts are very easy to perform, so you can involve your baby in the work. He will work with you, developing fine motor skills of his fingers. And your child will get a lot of pleasure from the time spent with you.

Making Squish: Unicorn Cake

It is easier for kids to make figures and applications from paper. Schoolchildren are interested in working with foam rubber and practicing more complex squish. To make a unicorn cake, in addition to a sponge, you will need:

silicone glue;
plasticine;
gel pen;
scissors.

To make a bright toy, you need to use foam rubber in red, crimson, orange, green or blue.

A triangle is cut out of a sponge for the unicorn's mouth to form the base for the cake. Plasticine of different shades is rolled out with a rolling pin. A thin sheet of blue color is divided into strips along the width and covered with a foam cylinder. The same manipulations are performed with raspberry plasticine; using scissors, you need to form wavy edges on it and decorate the top of the cake as if with icing.

The horn and ears are sculpted from orange material, smeared with glue, decorated with sparkles, on which varnish is applied. Squishies are placed on an open window to allow the product to dry. The plasticine will harden and all the elements of the cake will stick tightly to each other.

My “unicorn” diary

From September to May, send your child to school with a journal they will love. The shine of the foam makes the job super-duper easy. From preschool onwards, your child will be the envy of everyone when he pulls out this journal from his backpack. Homework in Russian, mathematics and geography has never looked so fabulous!

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