Today, the Internet is replete with ideas that suggest what you can make a monkey with your own hands. With small children, you can make an easy and inexpensive craft. Simply go to a park or forest and collect the necessary material: twigs, cones, leaves and so on. Such a walk will benefit children's immunity and develop imagination. Kids and without the help of adults can make a wonderful monkey from natural material.
Monkey from cones: necessary materials
- Three cones of different sizes. Large - for the body of a monkey, small - for the head. The third bump will be material for the individual elements: eyes, nose and ears.
- Thin twigs. They will be the legs and tail of the monkey. You can take five small or one long twig, and during the manufacture of crafts simply break it into twigs.
- Glue or plasticine for joining parts.
We make a monkey from cones
A monkey from natural material can be any: with smooth wool or shaggy, black or brown. It all depends on the selected cones. If you collect a lot of material, you can create a whole monkey family.
So, take the bumps, which will be the body and head. We connect them together using plasticine or glue. While the workpiece is fastened, we divide the other bump into components by hand, knife or scissor. Two large elements (ears), two small (eyes) and one medium (nose and mouth) are needed. We try on the details to the head and attach. Now it's up to the paws and tail. We trim the branches to the desired size and attach to the body.
Add the final touch and make the craft stable - we’ll put the resulting monkey on an island. The material may be a box or can lid decorated with leaves or colored paper.
A monkey made of natural material is especially suitable for the New Year, the symbol of which will be this fun and funny animal. Again, from the cones you can make a palm tree, and you get the whole composition with a monkey.
Monkey from cones and acorns: the necessary materials
- Two cones of different sizes (for the head and body).
- Five caps for acorns. They will become ears, arms, legs and a muzzle.
- Tail (twig, wire or lace).
- Eyes (from plasticine, colored paper, small caps of acorns or ready-made ones purchased).
- Plasticine or glue for fastening elements.
We make a monkey from cones and acorns
From cones and acorns, crafts are easily and quickly mastery. From natural material, the monkey will turn out to be funny and quite realistic. The longest is to prepare the necessary details.
We connect the bump-head with the body. We separate the hats from the acorns and fix them in place. Add the final touches - eyes and tail. The monkey is ready, you can enjoy the result.
Chestnut monkey: necessary materials
- Two chestnuts (bigger and smaller).
- Multi-colored plasticine (for the manufacture of body parts).
- Glue or plasticine for joining elements.
- Small leaves for wool, large leaves for an islet.
If you collect all the necessary materials, even a child will be able to craft such a craft as a monkey made of natural material with his own hands.
Chestnut Marmoset Workshop
We are preparing additional elements from plasticine, which in size and color will be in harmony with the chestnut head. We roll up a ball (jaw), a small triangular nose, a smiling mouth, oval or round eyes. Ears are made in the form of large and slightly flat circles. We roll three thin sausages, which will be handles and a tail. For legs, we make two large volume ovals. We make flattened palms and feet and attach to the paws. Using a toothpick, we outline the fingers. Additional items are ready.
Now collect the monkey. Using glue or plasticine we connect chestnuts. We attach plasticine parts in their place. From small leaves on the body we create wool, from large leaves - an island. We put a monkey on it.
So the monkey is ready from natural material - chestnut.
Clay monkey: necessary materials and tools
We make a clay monkey
We roll the ball from a piece of clay, pinch it with a toothpick. It should be something like a pear when the lower part is slightly larger than the upper. We outline the head and torso.
In any position, our monkey can be depicted from natural material, because clay is a very malleable material. In this case, the monkey will sit.
From the bottom of the clay, we extend the legs and form the feet. We mark the fingers with a toothpick. We do the same with the handles, but already at the top of the larger ball. If there is not enough clay for this, pluck it off and grease it to the workpiece.
We pass to the head. From the opposite sides we stretch the ears. With a toothpick, draw the missing details: eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth.
We pluck a small piece from clay, roll it into a long and not thick flagellum. This will be the tail of the monkey. We grease the “sausage” to the body and give it the shape we like, for example, bend it into a ringlet. Using a toothpick, with small strokes on the body and face, we imitate the wool. We send the monkey for firing in the oven.
A monkey made of natural material, made with your own hands, will help develop a child’s imagination and fine motor skills. You can leave the finished monkey to show off on a shelf at home or give it to relatives. Things made by children, and in our time, are still pleasing to the eye. Grandparents will especially like such a present.