Crafts from dishwashing sponges are easy to do, as the material is soft, has a flat surface, is well cut with scissors, perfectly takes the necessary shape with the help of threads or thin ribbons. Sponges are foam and in the form of sponges with large holes, they are harder and hold their shape well.
In the article, we consider the options for making DIY crafts from a sponge, which can be done by preschool children with their parents, children in the senior group of the kindergarten in the manual labor classes. You can play with them, use them to draw and print with stamps. Photos of the samples will help to understand what the result should be in the process.
Sailboats
The simplest option for crafts from a sponge is considered a boat with a sail. Such work is affordable even for kids. The sponge can be left in its original form by adding a cocktail tube core and a triangular or square paper sail. Older children will be able to give the craft a shape more reminiscent of a real boat.
You can not only cut corners in front, but also create a recess along the entire boat. This is convenient for different games, for example, you can ride on such a sailboat a man from the Lego designer or a plastic soldier. With a handmade toy, you can play in the bath or take it with you to the river or lake.
"SpongeBob"
From a yellow kitchen sponge it is easy to create your favorite cartoon character - Bob - Square pants. You need to make a craftsmanship from a sponge using the application method, since the shape of the product already matches the chosen hero. The nose is made of half a plastic package of chocolate eggs, and all other details are carved from bright cardboard.
Attach parts to the foam with PVA glue. You can make additional wire arms and legs.
Stamps for drawing
Crafts made of sponges for dishes can serve as seals or stamps to perform the same details during drawing. The photo below shows that the scouring pads were shaped like eggs with scissors. Then they dip it in a plate with diluted gouache paint and apply it to work. In our sample, an Easter basket with eggs of different colors is made using this method.
If you draw a tree trunk and foliage, and cut out the shape of an apple or a pear from a sponge, then in a couple of minutes fill the whole sheet with bright fruits growing on the branches. An autumn tree with identical printed leaves will also be interesting. Some draw a background image using crafts from sponges of different configurations, and after drying the paint they draw the main plot or ornament. Here you can fantasize in different ways.
Multi-colored balls
If you take several dense multi-colored sponges and cut them into equal strips, then you can make multi-colored balls, as in the photo below. Before making such a craft from a sponge, prepare a kapron thread to bind all parts together, you can use a thin elastic band. Before tying the strips together they are stacked in pieces of 5 in two rows next to each other and outline the middle.
If after combining them together it turned out that the sticks are all of different sizes, it’s okay, they can be trimmed with scissors. You can play with such soft balls even in a room without fear of breaking windows. It’s good to throw them into the water, they won’t sink, because they have many holes filled with air.
If you attach such crafts from dishwashing sponges to a stick or wire and add a leaf, you will get spectacular flowers. They can be made both from monophonic strips, and different. Using scissors, the shape of a tulip or flower with rounded petals is cut out from a whole thick sponge according to the pattern.
House
From several different color sponges you can make a house, as in the photo below. It is interesting to build any structure, it all depends on the amount of material and color. Moreover, the sponges themselves will not suffer at all from such work, and they can be used for their intended purpose after the construction is completed. To fix the parts take wooden toothpicks.
If you have a large supply of kitchen sponges, then you can build an entire city if you wish, and by adding wheels from broken cars, you can make transport.
Furniture for dolls
If your daughter is growing, then there are dolls in the house, and the child always asks for new toys for games. Having creative thinking and skillful hands, you can make a whole house with furniture for dolls. It is easy to make upholstered furniture out of kitchen sponges - armchairs, a sofa or a bed, placing them on a prepared base from cardboard or plywood.
In the sample above, the sponges were joined together even without support, fastening to each other with a furniture cover sewn from fabric. Additionally made pillows, rollers made of foam hair curlers . Such furniture will last a long time, and its costs are minimal, in contrast to the purchased furniture for Barbie.
bear
You can give any shape to a rectangular sponge by tightening the foam rubber. For example, such a cute bear was made quickly. The upper corners were tied with a golden rain - ears turned out. The head was marked with a wider ribbon of the same color. The remaining details of the face were simply drawn with markers.
In the article, we examined in detail how to make crafts out of a sponge. This is not difficult at all, because the material lends itself to all types of processing. Sponges are sold in sets, so choosing the right color for the job is not a problem. A variety of crafts depends on your imagination, because you can create anything from appliances to furniture. Be sure to attract children to work together, this develops motor skills of hands and fingers, creative and mental abilities, which will later come in handy for the kid in school education.