One of the most accessible materials for creativity and crafts is matches. They are constantly present in every home. Their number is also usually suitable. Therefore, you can try to make crafts from matches for beginners. If you decide to involve children in the creative process, then carefully watch that, firstly, they do not start a fire, and secondly, do not get enough sulfur. Try not to leave your workplace or immediately remove matches to a safe distance from children.
Crafts from matches for beginners. Materials
In order to make the finished products beautiful and for a long time please you with the harmony of forms, you need to choose the right material. If you are first bothered by the process of selecting matches for crafts, then you should not buy several boxes of the same manufacturer at once. It would be much more reasonable to buy several different boxes, and already at home carefully consider each match. In cheaper options, the manufacturer saves on the amount of sulfur or wood. The match itself can be with a broken head, crumbled with sulfur, or with an exfoliating base. Crafts from such matches will bring nothing but disappointment. Try to choose even, smooth and with a lot of quality dark brown glossy sulfur. Products will look good! You will also need
PVA glue, a brush, a needle to correct matches during work, a coin, plasticine ...
How to make matchstick crafts
In order for the process to bring joy, do not rush when making crafts. Only in the case when a person is fully focused on work can a real masterpiece be obtained. Crafts from matches for beginners can be entrusted even to children. They are quite able to make a hedgehog from plasticine, and then densely place "needles" on his back. Thus,
fine motor skills will develop, and with plasticine, kids will play in pleasure. For teens, you can offer a house made with glue. To do this, you need to draw a sketch of the future house, and then carefully match the matches according to the shape of the building elements using the drawing on a flat surface. Matches should be arranged so that their heads look one way. Then the feeling of a holistic and complete house is created. This is a great opportunity to train willpower and patience. You can also perform a team hut.
Light crafts for beginners: a well
He is one of the simplest, but at the same time spectacular crafts. How to make a well out of matches? Depending on the mood, it is possible to make a glued or assembled well. We offer a photo of a glued well. All parts are made separately and then fastened together. It turns out very beautiful and unusual. This craft will be an original and exclusive gift. It will definitely not be removed on the mezzanine and will be proudly shown to guests. In addition, you can certainly be sure that even at a crowded holiday, the likelihood of duplicating a gift is simply negligible!