Colored paper applications are a traditional form of creativity for children. This type of needlework helps them learn to use scissors, develops fine motor skills, helps children’s pens to get used to writing, and teaches the child to be more accurate. Each kid is able to make crafts, if you put before him a task that he can complete. The simplest figure for making an application of colored paper is a circle. Such an activity will teach children to distinguish between shapes and colors, develop their imagination and logic. From about 3-4 years old, the child is already able to independently combine the necessary details and assemble them into a specific composition. He will be able to present his finished work to his parents and grandparents, having received well-deserved praise.
Volume application technique
A popular applique template made of colored paper with a circle is a ladybug. To create a picture in volumetric technique, it is enough to cut out two red circles of the same size, one black semicircle for the head and several small circles for the points on the back of the insect. The eyes of a ladybug can be made from special stickers or glued a blank of white and black paper. Next, one of the red circles is placed above the head part, and the second is bent in the middle and glued to the first. It remains only to supplement the figure with points on the back, legs, eyes and antennae.
Colored paper animals
Applique technique allows you to create various animals. So, from circles of different diameters you can make a donkey. To make it, you need one big circle and three smaller ones - for the trunk, neck and ears. You also need to make five small circles of a different color for the head and legs and one, very small, for the muzzle. Shades of colored paper are chosen to your taste. For example, the body may be blue and the legs red. Making a donkey is a bit more complicated than a ladybug, because sometimes a child will need to tell how to put together the details if he himself can’t cope.
The body of a donkey consists of a circle folded not in half, but with a slight indentation, so that only the animal’s tummy remains. The legs are composed of four circles, doubled in half. Neck, ears, muzzle - all these are circles folded in the middle. The head is a circle, with the sides bent toward the center. After finishing work, the marker will need to draw a mane and tail.
Pieces of paper applique
Another option for creating applications from colored paper with circles is to fill the outline of the finished drawing with the same blanks. In this way, you can make a snake, lizard, fish and other animals that are covered with scales . But first, you will need to create a stencil or drawing, the inside of which will need to be pasted with pieces of colored paper in the shape of a circle. It doesn’t matter what color the material is to use, if you combine colors, the finished work will be much more interesting, and the baby will also learn how to choose harmonious and contrasting shades. This important skill will help the child in the future to master other types of creativity. It is not necessary to use only round patterns for appliqués. Learn different shapes with your children and try to combine them in the picture.
Modular circle applique
As a summer craft, which parents will do with their child, you can make a colored paper applique with circles in the form of a plate with berries, for example, strawberries. To do this, you first need to cut two large circles for the plate, and then start making berries in a modular technique. Before starting work, it is advisable to prepare templates for cutting blanks and several sheets of red and green colored paper. For one strawberry, you need three small green circles from which the leaves will be made and one large one for the berry itself. If you want to make leaves for the bush, you can take three more large green circles, equal in diameter to red. Then the base of the strawberry is bent on both sides to get a shape that looks like a glass.
Small green circles fold in half and stick close to each other on top of the berry. Cuttings for foliage can be drawn with a felt-tip pen, and at their ends put three large circles of green, folded in half. Only one side of the circles is glued to the base. In this way, in the technique of color application, you can make various fruits and vegetables and fill them with a plate.
Classes with colored paper can awaken creativity not only in children but also in parents. The application technique is used in various types of needlework; it helps to develop accuracy and the ability to finish the job.