Soon the New Year holidays will come, and you have no mood at all? Then create an atmosphere of joy and fun around you by making your own symbol of 2017 - the cockerel. It’s also a great gift idea! You can make it from anything. In the article, we will consider how to make a rooster out of paper, the most accessible material. Craft can be done in a variety of techniques: postcard, applique, quilling and much more. Which way do you choose?
The easiest cock-card
For such an elementary craft you will need colored paper, cardboard, a simple pencil, a ruler, scissors and glue.
First, make a little body. From cardboard (preferably color) cut out a square of an arbitrary size. You can make miniature or large cockerels, which will then act as a postcard. Using a ruler, we outline the fold line on the square. Then we fold it in half. Taurus is ready.
Before you make a rooster out of paper with your own hands, we will prepare the remaining elements. Cut out the head, scallop, eyes, beak, wings and tail. It is better to take multi-colored paper, so that the cockerel turns out bright and colorful. Glue the cut parts into place. The cockerel is ready! Now inside the crafts you can write nice wishes.
If you want to hide the places of gluing, then make the cock a little differently. Cut two circles for the head and glue a scallop and a beak between them. Make small cuts on both sides of the square (along the fold line). Glue the head and ponytail into them. This version of the cock turns out to be more accurate.
How to make a rooster out of volumetric paper
To complete this craft all the same materials will be needed, only cardboard can be dispensed with.
From colored paper, we turn the cone. This can be done, for example, like this. On a sheet, draw a circle and cut it out. We mark one fourth of it. Cut it out of the circle. Now we turn the resulting figure into a cone and glue the joints.
From colored paper, cut out the eyes and beak in the form of a rhombus. Glue in place. Now cut out the narrow stripes. In total, about 13-17 pieces are needed (on the scallop, beard, wings, tail and legs). Three strips are folded in half (but not bent) and glued to the head. It will be a scallop. In the same way we do with strips for wings, tail and beard.
We are already approaching how to make a rooster out of paper. We fold the two strips with an accordion and glue to where the legs should be. A little straighten. Optionally, you can cut the legs in the form of circles or cloves. The playful cockerel is ready!
Paper rooster using the applique technique
With a child, you can make a beautiful application of colored paper. Choose the right colors and think about where you will stick the cock. Thick cardboard is best. It should not be colorful, otherwise the application will simply be lost. Focus on pastel colors: green or blue. In addition to cardboard and colored paper, you will need scissors, a simple pencil, glue and a cockerel pattern. You can draw it yourself or take a ready-made scheme.
We proceed directly to how to make a rooster out of paper in the form of an application. On the cardboard we transfer the drawing that we selected. From colored paper, we cut out the details: body, head, beak, scallop, eye, beard, wing, tail and legs. Now you need to stick the parts of the cock on cardboard. Better to start from the middle, that is, from the body. Then we paste the remaining parts, gradually moving to the edges.
Show your imagination, complement the application with flowers or grass. So the craft will look finished.
Master quilling cock
This technique uses narrow paper strips twisted into different shapes with a toothpick or special tool. The work is very beautiful and unusual. How to make a rooster of colored paper using the quilling technique? In principle, this is a kind of application. First, you need to transfer the drawing to cardboard and think about what shape the strips for this or that part of the body will be twisted into. It can be circles, curls, drops, crescents, oblong ovals and other options.
As soon as all the parts are ready, they need to be glued on the drawing edge. Start with the tail contour. The strips should fit tightly together. Wait for the glue to dry. Now fill the tail from the inside. Let the glue dry again. Do the same with the wing, head, legs and body of a cockerel.
Table setting element
Please your children, make a beautiful accessory for the New Year's Eve - a cock-cup! Although some adults will not refuse such a table decoration. How to make a rooster out of paper if we need a cup? Everything is very simple!
The basis will be a plastic or paper cup. Wrap it in paper to match the future rooster. Print or draw the details: head, tail and wings, then cut. It is better to make them double-sided so that the cup looks good from any side. Glue the head to the glass, and the tail on the opposite side. Between them, place the wings. Unusual cockerel is ready!
You can drink from such a beautiful glass, or you can fill it with sweets, cookies, grapes, lollipops and other small delicacies.
How to make a rooster mask out of paper in the form of a hat
From colored cardboard or thick paper, assemble a cone to fit your head. Do not glue it yet. Cut a red scallop, beak and beard. From blue and black paper, make circles of different sizes. Now paste the scallop into the seam of the cone. Let's collect the eyes. Glue blue, then black circles on the cheeks on both sides. We fix the beak and the beard. It remains only to make a holder for a hat. To do this, sew on an elastic band or ribbons on the sides of the cone. The cockerel mask in the shape of a hat is ready!
Recommendations for the manufacture of rooster crafts
Remember that the symbol of the coming year is a fiery cockerel. Therefore, in the manufacture of crafts, give preference to such colors as red, orange, red, golden and yellow. So you express your personal respect for the rooster of fire. Spangles and other iridescent material will only complement the image of the symbol of the year.
Now you know how to make the symbol of the New Year 2017. It remains only to choose which version of the crafts most like.