Hello, guests and regular readers of the Savimina blog. Today we will be choosing amazing ideas for crafts for Mother's Day, which is celebrated every year on the last Sunday of November. It seems to me that this is one of the most reverent and sweetest holidays that I have met in my life. For those parents whose children go to kindergarten, these feelings and tears that blur their eyes from the poems told to mothers, performances and dances are especially understandable.
But the most important moment comes when little hands hold out a drawing, applique or craft made with such care and diligence. What was my baby thinking when he made this gift with his own hands? It’s hard to even imagine how strong a child’s love for his mother is. And this trembling fills the whole soul and heart. While collecting these craft ideas for you, I remembered every moment of my children’s matinees. And all gifts are carefully kept by me.
The symbols of Mother's Day are the bear cub and the forget-me-not. If you choose them, then here are the options that I found for you. But fantasies are limitless, just like human love, so I included crafts made from paper, napkins, salt dough and pasta in the article. The effort and tenderness put into your child’s work makes such a souvenir truly priceless.
There are several directions for original and interesting ideas. These are decorations, paper flowers, or such useful modern things in a mother’s life as a phone stand or a cosmetics organizer. It all depends on the age of the child and his hobbies, how much he can bring a creative idea to life. But since everything is basically limited to a lesson at school or kindergarten, we will consider simple and light, but at the same time beautiful gifts for mothers. And at the very end you will find master classes on complicated crafts that you can leisurely make at home.
The advantage of pasta crafts
The first advantage is the different shapes of pasta. For example, horns, spirals, spaghetti, feathers, butterflies and others. They all have a certain look. Due to the different shapes of pasta, the child begins to select the most suitable product for its counterfeit. Thanks to this, children learn to distinguish shapes and imagine.
If a child wants to make a house, then he needs large and thick pasta, and thin ones for the windows. And the window on the roof can be made round. The most important thing is to show your imagination.
The next advantage is safety. Children often try to chew on something. If they chew the pasta and then swallow it, then nothing will happen to the child, compared to any hard parts, after which they can accidentally choke.
The development of fine motor skills is also an advantage of pasta crafts. Children go through small parts and glue their creative product into the right place. For a child from one to three years old, the process itself is very useful. It helps to keep attention on one thing, develop memory, strengthen the nervous system and promotes the perception of the world around us. It also promotes the development of spoken language.
The very idea of making crafts from pasta for children is new, still a little rare and interesting. Therefore, these advantages prove that it will be interesting to use the idea in practice.
Beautiful cards for mom with templates
Postcards always help to visualize feelings and focus attention on the main thing. There are many touching stories that can be brought to life, and mom will warmly remember the moment of the holiday. The presented templates can be printed or used as a basis for your own inspiration. I also liked the three-dimensional postcards using the kirigami technique. They look very impressive, and they are not difficult to make.
Use postcard templates. For example, a yellow mug with flowers looks fresh and warm.
Original 3D postcard with an umbrella. Leaves or flowers, as well as beautiful frames, will complete the composition
Love lives in the heart and there is never too much of it. Therefore, we will make cards with many multi-colored hearts, as airy and light as a mother’s soul.
Children draw little people very entertainingly and it is especially interesting to watch how they depict themselves or their mother. You can combine all this in a postcard with an umbrella. It is done very quickly, but most importantly it looks interesting and unusual.
Awesome idea on how to use a carved paper napkin. They come in different diameters. And if you use small ones, then such a circle just needs to be folded several times, trimmed and made into a card with a festive dress for your mother.
Here are some more ready-made postcard templates. Some you will have to work hard to cut out, but some you can simply print out and fold in half, give them to the children to decorate or add appliqués to.
Postcard using kirigami technique. Use a sharp utility knife to cut straight edges along solid lines, and just bend along the dotted lines. You can pre-decorate or add elements.
Apple idea
Or a heart
And several more beautiful options for voluminous postcards.
Preparing tools for the creative process
First, you need a tool with which to glue the pasta together. There may be several options, depending on the complexity of the product:
- PVA glue is practically the safest tool for gluing parts. The child can use it independently. But the glue is not very strong and is suitable for fixing to cardboard or other support.
- Paste is a glue that consists of starch and flour. It is safe, you can glue large figures with it, but it takes a long time to dry. Because of this, children will start to get bored and get bored with the whole process.
- Plasticine is a favorite children's tool. They can also connect product parts. For very young children, you can use edible plasticine, which will not harm them in any way.
- Double sided tape. If you don’t have anything at hand, you can attach one side of the tape to the base and lay out the details of the craft on the other. But things won’t go beyond the foundation of the product.
- Glue gun - a stick of glue is inserted into the gun and heated. It is convenient for them to glue all the parts together, and they will hold firmly in the product. This tool can be used by children from the age of four, but under the supervision of their parents.
- Superglue - will help to glue the most complex parts where glue from a glue gun does not hold up. But this is the most not recommended glue for use in creating crafts.
It is known how to glue products together. But how to paint pasta for crafts? Kids won't be interested in using regular white pasta. There are two possible answers to this question.
- Paint each pasta by hand with a brush. It will take a long time, but if you need few details and different colors, then this option is suitable.
- Paint a lot of pasta with the same color at once. Place the pasta in a plastic bag and fill it with liquid food coloring of the color you want. Next, tie and twist the bag so that all the pasta is colored. Then let the products dry, and you can start creating.
Video master class on making a three-dimensional 3D postcard “Flowers for Mommy”
Three-dimensional postcards look very impressive, as if they come to life as soon as you open the doors of the craft. By March 8, we had already studied the technique of making such a gift with voluminous flowers inside, where the buds seemed to open before our eyes. Now it’s the turn of the whole bouquet.
- Take a sheet of black A4 cardboard and bend it in half with the colored side inward.
- We measure 12 cm along the fold, another 6 cm towards the middle, and draw a stripe with a pencil.
- Now we set aside 1.5 cm from the edge of the craft, we also draw a line, and from it we draw a triangle with a hypotenuse (long side) of 3 centimeters.
- From the last point we measure 11 cm to the center, we get two right triangles converging at one point, one larger, the second smaller.
- Cut out lines perpendicular to the fold of the card.
- We scratch the remaining ones with scissors, then bend them towards the middle.
- We unfold the craft, bend the sides of the postcard towards the middle along the lines, thus turning the triangles inward.
- Take a sheet of double-sided cardboard of a brighter color and glue the craft to it.
- We cut out triangles of the required size from patterned paper or cardboard, and use them to decorate the outstanding part of the craft - the future wrapping of the bouquet.
- We cut green double-sided paper into strips 1 by 11 cm, glue them like stems to the inside of the basket, having previously placed a sheet of unnecessary paper - to avoid gluing the craft.
- Cut the lighter shade of green into 3.5 cm squares.
- We fold them into a triangle, cut out the corners - we get four connected leaves, all that remains is to cut them in half, decorating the edge of the “bouquet” with such vegetation.
- We fold the same yellow squares six times, cut them out to get flowers, all that remains is to draw a black core in the center.
- In the same way, we make multi-colored buds in the required quantity, attach them to the “stems” and along the edge of the basket, and then above it along the base.
- We decorate the craft with a bow cut out of red cardboard.
- All that remains is to decorate the front side of the card with the same flowers and leaves - and you can give it as a gift!
The video discusses the process in more detail.
Transport
A train that will be a beautiful decoration. It is better to secure all parts with hot glue. It will last longer.
Cars, trains, planes. There is enough for the next application. Of course, it will require a lot of work, but what a variety.
You can make any kind of pasta vehicle you could want.
Winter themed toys
Toys that you make with your own hands do not always look handicraft. You just need to show all your accuracy.
Christmas trees made from pasta have long conquered all craftswomen. Each type of product produces an extraordinary beauty, unlike any other.
You can also make garlands.
When Christmas comes, it is customary to make angels. Why not use pasta? Look how beautiful it turns out.
New Year's wreaths came to us from the West and became a very popular decoration for the holiday.
More angel ideas.
For this craft you need three types of products. Hands can be replaced with shells.
It's spring now and it's early to prepare for winter. But take these ideas into account, because truly gorgeous things come out.
Sun, sky, rainbow
There are funny suns that will always cheer up not only the child, but also the parents. Also simple ones, they can be glued directly onto postcards. Then the cards themselves will turn out original and cute.
A rainbow always makes everyone happy, it is not such a frequent occurrence, so you need to place a rainbow at home to enjoy it every day. But of course, a rainbow requires seven different colors of pasta.
Homemade jewelry for girls
Girls love to play in the kitchen and make jewelry. Probably, the desire for beauty and improvement is in our blood.
Pasta makes wonderful beads, bracelets, earrings and even headbands.
Look at this variety of possible shapes.
And the bow can be painted and glued to an elastic band to make it look elegant.
Pendants and pendants also look cool. How do you like these cats, I would never have guessed that this could be made with your own hands from ordinary semi-finished products.
What about a designer earring? And if you also paint them gold!
Like a true girl, I appreciated the whole perspective of this direction. I think it's time to start making beads with my daughter.
Snowflakes
It’s better to make snowflakes that you can then hang on the Christmas tree. This is a plus that there will be more toys for the New Year. To hang a snowflake, you need to attach ribbons of a suitable color to it.
A snowflake can be made in different colors, but the most important colors are gold, white and silver.
Some crafts seem to be very difficult to make, but in fact, if you take a closer look, they are quite simple. And guests may not understand at all that these snowflakes are made from ordinary pasta.
Heartfelt Happy Teacher's Day from the Parents Committee
Teaching is not an easy task. It requires a clear mind and a warm heart. Through your efforts, many children have found their way in life and today, on Teacher’s Day, it is time to congratulate you and say “thank you” for your invaluable work! Be happy! Let nothing darken your life, and let love and understanding live in your home!
Happy Teacher's Day! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this honorable and respected work. Thank you for our knowledge, for our future successes and achievements. Your words will forever remain in our thoughts, and your kindness in our hearts.
Knowledge is the main wealth, and without any stinginess you generously give it to your students, probably because you combine the talent of a teacher and a warm heart. With you, even the most hopeless loser will become a good student! Please accept congratulations on Teacher's Day on this golden autumn day and the best wishes from a grateful heart!
You serve the granite of science with the most delicious sauce, and sometimes it seems that we too would like to return to our desk to listen to your lessons! But time is so fast... Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on Teacher’s Day and best wishes! May your work, your calling never get boring and never be sad!
Cute hedgehog
It was already in the examples of pasta crafts above. Children aged 3 years and older can make this hedgehog. But parents' help will still be needed. Therefore, the whole family needs to sit down and make such a wonderful hedgehog.
You need to prepare:
- Salty dough.
- PVA glue, if not, then you can use a glue gun.
- Different types of pasta: spout shell, small stars and spiral.
- You will also need beads to decorate the needles and eyes.
- Paints.
- Bow.
How to do:
- Prepare the dough. For this you will need 2 tbsp. flour, 1 tbsp. salt and 250 ml water.
- Make a hedgehog from dough. You need to roughly select the muzzle, and the rest will be for the spirals.
- Muzzle. You need to cover it all with glue and glue small stars to it. There should be no spaces. Next you need to paint everything silver.
- The rest of the product. When attaching to the product, you need to coat each pasta with glue and, as in the picture, insert spirals.
- Decorating the hedgehog. Glue a shell onto the nose, make eyes from beads and a small bow in front of the needles. Of course, you need to remember to glue the beads onto the hedgehog’s needles. And now the craft is ready.
DIY Mother's Day crafts for kindergarten
If you are an employee of a preschool educational institution and are looking for ideas for creativity with children, then look at the options that I have prepared for you. Here are homemade gifts for junior, middle or senior (preparatory) groups of kindergarten. If you have any questions, please ask in the comments. I will be glad to clarify any points of interest. In kindergarten it is easier to create a working, creative atmosphere and it is pleasant to watch how children are engaged in creativity with great interest and obedience. Their noses are sniffling from the effort and diligence with which the little guys prepare souvenirs for their mothers.
In most cases, craft paper is common. It's easy to use and comes in a lot of bright colors.
Also, if you have pieces of multi-colored wallpaper, you can turn them into butterflies by cutting out outlined palms along the contour. The paper is very thick and holds its shape well.
Forget-me-nots and daisies will greatly delight mothers in late autumn.
Use thick double-sided colored paper. This will make the craft look more colorful and voluminous.
This is exactly the bouquet my daughter gave me at the matinee. The craft was made the day before in kindergarten. I found step-by-step pictures on how to make such a lush summer bouquet.
Palms always look touching as a present for mom, because children grow quickly, and little fingers will remain as a keepsake in a postcard. Below in the article you will find printable and cut-out templates that you can prepare for your group.
An easy application for the younger group, where you can simultaneously study geometric shapes and make a beautiful bouquet.
Another option for a gift applique for mom.
A simple paper plate can turn into the sun.
It's hard work, but it's worth it. Make a voluminous bright butterfly with your children from multi-colored strips of paper. The main thing is to draw the outline first.
Beautiful flowers are especially voluminous if you glue petals of different diameters on top of each other.
A paper napkin is suitable as a basis, which looks very festive.
Beautiful shoes will surprise and pleasantly please mothers. Below is a template that you can use to print multi-colored blanks. Multi-colored office paper is good for this.
It has good density, but at the same time is thin enough for children to be able to bend the shoe along the contour and glue the necessary places.
From the same office supplies, stickers with a sticky edge from which we make beautiful calla lilies are perfect for crafts.
I really liked the idea of such an applique or postcard, where a bird hugs its chick. Be sure to take this option as an idea.
And these are the blanks for the dove and the owlet. The design of the owl is presented below in the article.
I couldn’t ignore the bear either. It may be a panda, but it is very easy to make from cotton pads. Additions can be changed.
Kids can paint plates and give them to their mothers. Bright colors, patterns and dots look simply magical.
For a large bouquet, use the children's hands or you can take a template and ask the children to decorate
Print your palms on white or colored paper
New Year's ball
A New Year's pasta ball will cost much less than buying an equally beautiful one in the store. It can be anything, depending on the imagination of the creator. Below we will describe how to make a pasta craft step by step.
You need to prepare:
- An ordinary balloon or some kind of blank, these are available in special craft stores.
- Pasta of different types.
- Glue.
- Paints.
How to do:
- If you have a blank, then first you need to make a loop to hang the toy on the Christmas tree. Next, you can simply stick pasta on the product and paint everything.
- Craft using a balloon. First you need to inflate it and don’t forget to tie it. Next, use glue to glue the pasta around the ball, but do not glue it to the rubber surface.
- For this product, it is most preferable to use small pasta to create a ball shape.
- Once all the parts are connected, you need to carefully burst the ball with a needle and carefully remove it
- Now all that remains is to glue a thread or ribbon to the ball and color it. The New Year's ball is ready.
Making crafts for Mother's Day in elementary school
For elementary school children who study in grades 1-3, we have also prepared a selection of great ideas. You can use a variety of materials for crafts: cardboard, satin ribbons, beads and even real candies. After all, everyone knows that mothers have a sweet tooth.
Ribbons and ribbons look very festive in such crafts. Beads can be glued so as not to waste time on thread and needle.
Give mom a cup of tea with real candy! Great idea. Especially if you really want something sweet.
This is the kind of postcard with envelopes that slightly older children can make
I found an idea on how to make an elegant hat and decorate it with flowers and leaves using the quilling technique.
Well, a shoe with serious decorations.
You can intrigue mommy with a small gift thanks to a box that is very easy to make from cardboard. The size can be different, depending on what you plan to put there. Maybe mom loves Raffaello sweets, then even one sweet in such a gift will look great.
I can’t believe that mothers don’t read books or don’t have a personal notebook. They just need a bookmark. Made with the hands of a child, it will give you comfort and, most importantly, be always visible. A very useful thing.
For even more crafts, see the article: DIY paper bookmarks (templates and instructions)
If you have colored threads and bottles, then making a rainbow vase is as easy as shelling pears. You can choose one color, or you can alternate them with a rainbow. A student can do this.
You can create beautiful flowers from any caps (plastic containers from shoe covers or bottles). Paper cups will perfectly replace a vase, and the craft will be voluminous.
Cats are endowed with special tenderness towards their kittens and are associated with home comfort. In postcards and appliqués, this theme in gifts for mom is very relevant.
Mom's tight hugs help overcome all adversity and fears. It is this importance that we can emphasize in such applications.
Cuddle bears are also associated with warmth and protection.
I really liked the idea of decorating bears from corrugated cardboard. It is enough to cut thin strips of material and make blanks of the required diameter for the head, ears and paws, and then glue them to the base, adding cute decor.
Butterfly
You need to prepare:
- Glue.
- Pasta: 1 spiral or feathers and 4 shells.
- Paints.
How to do:
- First you need to paint the pasta in the desired color and dry it. It is better to spend more paint to make the color more saturated. You can draw interesting designs on the details of the product, but to match the butterfly.
- Now you need to glue all the parts of the craft together to make a butterfly. The antennae can be made from some sticks.
- Now the craft is ready.
Have a nice time!
Casket
Girls will appreciate such creativity. In such a box you can hide jewelry and even the smallest things, and in general it is very convenient. Another plus to everything is that she is beautiful and interesting. Despite the appearance, you will enjoy the work done.
Use different types of pasta, a box, PVA glue and regular paints. And the whole process looks like this:
We make a box with a lid, if there is none. We paint the base with a pleasant color and glue the lid on top. Round pasta around the edges. In the middle we put flowers and shells, you can also attach some small flower. We also decorate the sides of the box. Once the work dries, paint it.
Use the box however you want and let it bring a smile to your face every time you see it. The decor depends only on your opinion.
Photos of pasta crafts
Tea-set
For those who are confident in their abilities, I propose the idea of a tea set. It can be supplemented with a homemade samovar and cups.
This is a real decor for the kitchen or cottage. You can even decorate a table in the garden.
These crafts attract with their openwork and lightness. they seem weightless.
To collect the entire service into one whole, use a tray.
If you treat the painted surface with varnish, then even moisture will not be able to spoil the craft for a long time.
Home decor
It's time to move on to designer decor. After all, you won’t buy such home decoration in a chain store, and you won’t see it from anyone else.
Let's start with mirror or photo frames.
You can decorate even an ordinary picture.
Instead of Snow White, insert your favorite photo.
Hang a panel on the wall in the kitchen.
This version is made on disk.
Ears of corn, grass, flowers seem to be carried away to our Russian open spaces and fields.
Or, for example, make a flower vase out of paper.
Or insert daisies and cornflowers from pasta.
Boxes can also be made from pasta. And used for its intended purpose - for storing small things.
If you fix the parts well, the box will be very strong and durable.
It could also be a round box.
This decoration is supplemented with seeds, grains and cereals. For some reason it reminds me of the sun.
The houses will add coziness to the living room. And they will also constantly attract little children, because it’s so interesting what’s inside.
Equipment, cars, all this can be the beginning of a collection.
Place large piglets in the garden or on the veranda.
A goldfish will take its place in the hall to fulfill all your wishes.
An edible tree will decorate the dining table.
And this lotus can be placed in the bathroom if you pre-treat the petals with varnish.
As you can see, pasta can not only be eaten, but also displayed for everyone to see as decoration.
