DIY crafts for school (130 photos): detailed master class on making, ideas for simple crafts for children

28.03.2012

The international educational portal “Box of Ideas and Master Classes” is dedicated to teaching various types of creativity, handicrafts, as well as leisure and educational activities. Therefore, we regularly hold competitions among our readers: teachers, educators, additional education teachers, librarians, cultural workers, and of course, children and their parents. We send electronic diplomas to participants, and certificates of publication to authors of full-fledged articles.

Competitions on our website Rules for participants! Take part in the competition How to find your job

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Crafts for elementary school students

Of course, every craft competition has age categories, because comparing the capabilities of a first-grader and a 7th-grade student is completely pointless.

To make crafts in elementary school with your own hands, you will need the following materials: colored paper, plasticine, cardboard, scissors, toilet paper rolls, natural materials (cones, chestnuts, acorns, maple or ash seeds).

A wide variety of animals and birds can be made from a sleeve using colored paper. The sleeve is the body of an animal or bird. Wings, paws, tails, ears are cut out of colored paper and glued to the sleeve. All that remains is to draw the eyes, nose or beak. The imagination cannot be stopped here: a bear cub, an ostrich, a peacock, a hare, a mouse, a fox and so on.

By combining plasticine and natural materials, you can make an entire forest clearing. The cones make excellent owls, bears, mice, and hedgehogs. You can make insects and mushrooms from acorns. Maple or ash seeds will be used to make flowers, trees, tails or wings.

Competitions 2022

We accept master classes on their crafts, different types of needlework, event scenarios (currently active competitions are highlighted in bold ). If the end date is not specified, then the competition is ongoing.

You can publish your master classes, methodological developments, articles and scripts here for free.

If you made crafts according to master classes published on our website, send your photos to the anniversary competition “We are 10 years old!”

To participate in competitions for minor children, the written consent of their parents (legal representatives) is required, available here.

All-Russian

• “To the Beloved Defender” - master classes on making gifts and congratulations for Defender of the Fatherland Day from different materials and using different handicraft techniques, poems, holiday scripts - until February 23,
• “People's Maslenitsa” - master classes on making Maslenitsa symbols from different materials and using different handicraft techniques, poems, holiday scripts,
• March 8 - master classes on making gifts and congratulations for International Women's Day from different materials and using different handicraft techniques, poetry, holiday scripts - until March 8,
• Cosmonautics Day - master classes on making crafts for Cosmonautics Day from different materials and using different handicraft techniques, poems, holiday scripts - until April 12,
• Victory Day - master classes on making gifts and congratulations for May 9 from different materials and using different handicraft techniques, poems, holiday scripts - until May 9,
• Traffic Laws,
• “101, 102, 103” - master classes: crafts and gifts for the day of fireman, police, medical worker,
• “Last Bell” - everything that relates to the end of the school year (“Last Bell”, graduation) - until June 15,
• "Hooray, holidays!".

International

• “Gifts of Autumn” - crafts made from natural materials - master classes - until October 30,
• “Merry Christmas” - master classes, scripts, poems - until January 7,
• “Snowmen and Snowflakes” - master classes on making snow buildings, as well as snowflakes and snowmen from different materials and using different handicraft techniques - until January 31,
• “Beauty Christmas Tree” - master classes on making Christmas trees from different materials and using different handicraft techniques - until December 30,
• “DIY Christmas tree decorations” - master classes on making Christmas tree decorations from different materials and using different handicraft techniques - until December 30,
• New Year - master classes on making crafts, decorating rooms, using different materials and different handicraft techniques, poems, scripts for holidays and competitions - until December 30,
• “Valentines from the Heart” - master classes on making valentines from different materials and using different handicraft techniques, poems and scripts - until February 14,
• Easter - master classes on making gifts and decorations for Easter from different materials and using different handicraft techniques, poems, holiday scripts,
• “The second life of things” - MK - crafts made from waste material (plastic, CD, etc.),
• “Dolls and toys” - only master classes on making,
• “Do-it-yourself flowers” ​​- only master classes on making,
• “ Golden Hands ” - only master classes , any work in different handicraft techniques,
• “My best scenario” - scenarios for holidays, events, matinees, parties, home games, birthdays, quests, etc.

The best works will be published on our website. Participants will receive diplomas by email.

Don't forget that we don't see your work in person, so the quality of your photos also affects the rating!

DIY crafts for school competition

To make a craft with your own hands for a school competition, you first need to come up with a sketch of the product or composition. The originality of the idea, accuracy of production and complexity will be assessed.

The composition always looks much more interesting and attracts more attention.

The basis of the composition can be cardboard or plywood. And then nothing limits the flight of fantasy.

The composition of a house surrounded by vegetation with animal figures looks very original. The house can be made from a round box of chips, an eggplant or even a small stump.

The base of the house is wrapped with hemp rope or pasted over with ice cream sticks or tree branches. Twigs, tree bark, and moss are suitable for the roof. Trees, animals, and plants can be made from natural materials (cones, tree seeds, acorns, juniper twigs, shrub berries).

Figures made from salt dough or papier-mâché go well with natural materials. You can use ready-made figures from the store in the composition. If the craft involves a fence, it can be made from tree branches or ice cream sticks.

Competition rules:

1. Photos of finished works and master classes on their production (detailed description of the work with step-by-step photographs of the process of making the craft) are accepted for participation in competitions. Of course, the work must be neat and aesthetic. If you are preparing a training master class, you must understand the topic. Your article should be interesting to readers, the text should be literate and understandable, and good quality photographs should be clear and have sufficient lighting. The work must be original and not previously published on the Internet (on other sites or social networks). The number of works from one participant is unlimited.

2. Works are accepted only from their authors. Works of minor children are accepted only with the consent of their parents (legal representatives). By participating in the competition, you agree to the collection, processing and publication of your personal data (more details in the Privacy Policy). confirmation of your authorship and consent to publish the photo; if you wish, you can also enter the name of the author and the name of the competition.

3. Types of work:

• A master class is a step-by-step instruction for making a product: at least 5 photographs of the manufacturing stages and the final photo of the work, a text description of the process of at least 1500 characters.
• Photo - a photograph of the finished product, made personally by you. In the photo next to the craft there should be a piece of paper with the inscription “podelki-doma.ru”.
• The article is a full-fledged text work (at least 2000 characters): scenario of the event, methodological developments of the teacher, description of the technology of needlework, a poem (congratulations on the holidays, riddles), useful tips on housekeeping, education and training.

4. Work requirements:

— Finished works must be aesthetic, attractive and original.

— Photos must be original, unique (not previously published on the Internet), of sufficient brightness, contrast, sharpness, and at least 2000 pixels wide. Blurry, dark or too light photos will not be accepted In the photo next to the craft there should be a sheet of paper with the inscription “podelki-doma.ru” (you can add the name of the author and the name of the competition - if desired).

Sample photo for the competition

— The text of the script or description of the process of making a craft must be literate and unique (not previously published on the Internet). The uniqueness of the text is checked on the website text.ru.

5. All submitted works are pre-selected according to the following criteria: aesthetics and attractiveness of the work, quality of photographs and text. The site administration reserves the right not to accept unsuitable works for the competition without explanation. The site administration reserves the right to minor editing and correction of text and photographs in order to improve them.

6. Works that have passed the first stage are published in the relevant sections of the site.

7. The authors of published master classes and articles will receive free competition diplomas in electronic form.

8. By participating in the competition, you agree to the free publication of your works on the “Box of Ideas and Master Classes” website, with the inscription podelki-doma.ru overlaid on the photographs, as well as in the site’s official groups on social networks, for an indefinite period.

9. If someone else’s work is discovered that was not sent to the competition by the author, the diplomas sent will be cancelled.

Craft from garbage

The topic of ecology is very popular now. And at school there will definitely be an assignment to create crafts from garbage with your own hands.

Anything is suitable to create your masterpiece: egg trays, corks, lids, cocktail straws, paper or plastic cups, candy boxes, etc.

For example, you can make a house from a box, an egg tray and straws. Take a square box from Rafaelo's chocolates or a package from an alarm clock. You need to cut windows and a door in it. You can make a roof out of an egg tray.

The walls of the house and the roof can be decorated with multi-colored cocktail straws. Glue can be used PVA or hot glue. Paste is suitable for gluing paper elements.

Competitors

Crafts from bottles

A plastic bottle is an inexhaustible source of unusual and creative products.
The easiest way to make a bottle craft with your own hands for school is to paint the bottle with acrylic paints, turning it into any animal or even Santa Claus.

It won't be any more difficult to make an airplane. You can take a bottle of any size - this is the basis of the aircraft. Cut out the wings, tail and propeller from cardboard. Make 2 cuts in the side of the eggplant and insert the wings into them. Glue the tail onto the glue. Place the screw on the neck and screw on the cap.

Christmas balls and decorations

New Year's balls will definitely come in handy on the eve of the holiday. You can hang the balls you made yourself on the Christmas tree at home or give them as a gift to someone. Your loved ones will definitely find a use for them. One option could be a ball of thread.

Materials:

• balloon;
• white or red threads;
• water;
• PBA glue;
• acrylic or spray paints;
• decor: palettes, beads, artificial flowers, rhinestones.

Manufacturing:

1. The ball needs to be inflated. The diameter can be chosen arbitrarily, focusing on what size the finished ball of thread should be.
2. Pour PVA glue into a shallow container. It should have the consistency of thick sour cream. If the glue is thicker, you should dilute it with water.
3. Soak threads made from natural fibers in PVA for 30 minutes so that they swell a little. For convenience, you can cut them into pieces about 1-2 m long.
4. Wrap the ball with thread. It is better to wind in a chaotic manner. This looks much more interesting. The gaps should not be large. If there are gaps with a diameter of more than 1 cm, you need to make the winding more dense.

5. When the threads are completely dry, deflate the ball (pierce it), carefully remove it through one of the holes.
6. Paint the ball with aerosol paints, attach decor in the form of beads, rhinestones or other elements.
7. Make a loop from thick threads. You can simply fold in several layers the thread that was used to make the ball.

On a note!

It is better not to cover the balls with watercolors and gouache, or you should do this before the ball deflates, since water-based paints soften the threads.

Styrofoam balls decorated with beads look very interesting. You can also use additional elements as decoration.

Materials:

• foam balls of different diameters;
• silk pins or any other without a tip;
• beads;
• glue;
• silver or gold threads.

Manufacturing:

1. On a foam ball, draw lines with a simple pencil along which the rows of beads will run.

2. Attach the beads using pins to the ball in rows. It's best to use a glue gun and glue to firmly attach the decor to the pins.
3. Place silver or gold threads between the rows of beads.
4. Make a loop of thread and attach it to the ball using a glue gun.

On a note!

Ready-made beads attached to a pin are also suitable for this craft, but such material is more expensive.

Craft from recycled materials

Recyclable materials include newspaper, paper or plastic utensils, beverage cans, egg trays, plastic yogurt cups, and cardboard food packaging.

What kind of craft can be made from recycled materials for school? Plastic or paper cups make a great snowman. The cups must be connected to each other to assemble the ball. For a snowman you will need 2 balls. Then the balls are fastened together, a nose, eyes, a headdress, a scarf and other accessories are added as desired.

You can make tubes out of newspapers. And then use it to weave baskets, like from a willow vine. Following your imagination, you can weave not only a basket, but also a cup and saucer, an owl, and a vase.

The finished creation can be painted and varnished. Another way to decorate wickerwork is to make decoupage using paper napkins with a beautiful pattern.

Simple crafts

To make an easy craft for school with your own hands, you can use natural materials. Pumpkin is perfect. To it you need to glue eyes assembled from white and colored cardboard, draw a mouth, add a hat made of paper or sisal.

Glue cones, acorns, flowers, chestnuts, spikelets, tree leaves - whatever is at hand - onto the hat. And the scarecrow's head is ready. Crafts made from bright pumpkins always look attractive.

It's easy to make a Christmas tree from colored paper. To do this, cut a semicircle from a sheet of cardboard and glue a cone. Cut strips of colored paper 8 cm wide in the narrow part into strips 1 cm thick, without cutting to the edge of about 2 cm.

You should get a paper fringe. We glue these fringe strips in a spiral onto the cone using office glue or PVA. You need to start gluing from the bottom and finish at the top of the Christmas tree. You can cut out balls and a star from colored paper to decorate the Christmas tree.

Form for submitting master classes and scripts

Before submitting, please read the competition rules above and the rules for posting on the site. Any questions you may have can be asked in the comments below the article.

Please carefully ; the data from it will be transferred to the diplomas. The site administration is not responsible for typographical errors made by the authors of the works.

Recommendations: do not forget to photograph the craft with a signature on a piece of paper (see paragraph 4 of the rules above). If you have mail on the mail.ru (also with the endings bk, inbox, list, internet.ru), there is a high probability that the diploma will end up in “spam”, it is better to indicate a different mailbox.

We are waiting for your work!

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You can also receive a free publication certificate for posting a full-fledged master class, event script, methodological developments on a suitable topic (more about this here ).

DIY photo of crafts for school