Each boy in a box with toys has such attributes as plastic pistols, swords, knives. And very often, manipulations with such models of weapons are a cause for concern for parents, because the child can get hurt himself or harm other family members and pets. But can a future man be prohibited from having toy weapons in his arsenal? Of course not. And so that such entertainment is safe for the health of all households, we suggest you learn how to craft attributes for games with your own hands from improvised materials.
Learning to make toy edged weapons from paper
In this article you will find information on how to make a paper knife. Readers are presented with two ways to perform this accessory.
The first model is made by the origami method. A paper knife according to the following description is simple and quick. A child can master this method of making toy weapons without difficulty. The second version of the knife is performed using the papier-mâché method, which will also be possible for children. So, before you master classes.
How to make an origami paper knife?
For work you will need A-4 paper , scissors and a stapler.
- Lay a sheet of paper in front of you. Bend one corner to the opposite side so that you get a triangle. Cut the piece of paper remaining on the side.
- Expand the triangle, now in front of you is a square.
- We form the knife blade in the following way. Fold the square part in half. Then the resulting rectangle is bent again twice in length. It turns out a strip. It can be left so, then the blade of the knife will be wide. But the part will be much denser if this blank is folded once again in length.
- Cut one edge of the strip obliquely to form the tip of a paper knife. If desired, cuts in the form of teeth can be made along the lower edge. Secure this blank with a stapler.
- How to make a knife from paper, or rather, its handle? We will do it from a rectangle cut off at the stage of forming a triangular part. Fold this strip in half 2 times wide. You should get a workpiece wider than a knife blade.
- Put the first part of the toy on the second with a blunt end, going slightly beyond it. Wrap the paper handle on top of the blade and secure with a stapler. The toy knife is ready.
In the manufacture of this model, you can use tape instead of a stapler. To add rigidity to the craft, a wooden ice cream stick can be inserted into the blade part.
We make toy weapons from papier-mâché
Want to know how to make a paper knife in this way? Then study the description. We prepare such materials for work:
- a wooden blank of the corresponding form;
- Newspapers
- a bowl of water;
- PVA glue;
- sandpaper;
- paints;
- acrylic lacquer.
A blank in the form of a knife or a finished plastic toy is pasted over with wet pieces of newspaper in one layer. Next, dilute the glue with water - and treat the paper for the next three tiers with this solution. Glue the last layer with clean PVA. Leave the craft to dry completely. Then carefully cut it, remove the form, and glue both paper parts together. When the product is completely dry, clean it with sandpaper and paint. And the last stage of work is the processing of varnish crafts.
You learned two ways to make a paper knife. We hope that they will be useful to you - and very soon your son will play an original, and most importantly, a safe toy.