A caterpillar is a pretty simple craft. The joint creativity of the child and parents will bring great pleasure, even if such a simple task. Simple and affordable materials are used here, which are very convenient to work with. In this article you will find master classes: do-it-yourself caterpillar from chestnuts, from plasticine, from paper, from balls.
Chestnut Caterpillar
Materials and tools for making crafts:
- chestnuts (in the amount necessary for your product);
- box of colored plasticine;
- boxes of ordinary matches;
- Super glue;
- knife, awl.
Do-it-yourself chestnut caterpillar:
1. The largest chestnut, which will be the head, pierce with an awl in places where there will be horns and the fastening of the next segment. The rest need to be pierced only for connection among themselves.
2. Break the matches in half, sharpen with a knife from two ends.
3. Roll up multi-colored plasticine balls to decorate horns, tail, torso. Do-it-yourself chestnut caterpillar will appeal to children who like to create and do crafts.
4. To make horns from pointed matches on which balls from plasticine are put on.
5. A colored ball is strung on each match-fastener, the edges of the matches need to be greased with superglue, the chestnuts should be joined together by inserting matches in the fruit. The tail is made out with a ball of colored plasticine.
6. To mold a caterpillar’s muzzle from plasticine or cut out of multi-colored paper. Make eyes blue or green, and have a red mouth.
7. Craft "Chestnut Caterpillar" is ready, it can be planted on a sheet of paper.
Plasticine rainbow caterpillar
Materials and tools for the manufacture of the product:
- a box of colored plasticine;
- Toothpicks
- natural or paper leaves (depending on the season);
- Stack and board for plasticine.
Manufacturing technology crafts:
1. Roll seven plasticine balls of different sizes. The largest is needed for the head of the caterpillar, the smallest is needed for the tail. Head out of yellow plasticine. The second ball is made from orange and yellow, the third is orange, the fourth is mixed red and orange, the fifth is made from red, the sixth is made from purple (or mixed blue and red), and the seventh is blue. If there is a wide palette of plasticine, then you will not need to mix colors, just pick out the tones.
2. Connect the balls into one body and bend.
3. The next step is to make the legs. Roll the black plasticine into a thin sausage and use the stacks to divide into twelve equal parts. Round the resulting sticks at the end, attach to the body.
4. Roll up two small balls of blue or green color and squeeze them into two pancakes - these will be the eyes. Do the same manipulations with two black balls (their size should be half as much) - these will be the pupils. Make out the eyes. Mouth cut the edge of the stacks.
5. Break the toothpick in two, attach plasticine balls to the ends and insert the caterpillars into the head - these are horns.
6. Put the rainbow caterpillar on a piece of paper. A chestnut and plasticine caterpillar is the easiest option.
Paper caterpillar
Necessary materials, tools:
- tube from a roll of parchment paper or foil;
- color paper set;
- cardboard;
- PVA glue;
- scissors, stapler.
Manufacturing technology:
1. Cut the cardboard tube into several identical rings. Cut the colored paper into the size of the rings and paste over the cardboard rings with it.
2. Cut a long strip from cardboard. To put on a strip the received multi-colored rings. Fasten the first and last ring with a stapler to the cardboard.
3. Small pieces of colored paper folded in accordion will serve as legs. They are attached to the rings on the right and left.
4. To make the head, you need to cut off a strip of colored paper. It is also rolled up into a ring, attached with a stapler perpendicular to the first ring of the body. You can draw a cute face or cut out parts of the face from paper and stick it on. Cut paper out and stick horns to your head. Of course, the article "Caterpillar of Chestnuts" looks more voluminous. But it is not always possible to find this natural material.
Long Ball Caterpillar
Materials for the manufacture of crafts:
- air balloons;
- cotton threads;
- Scotch.
An oblong ball, not very heavily filled with air, must be twisted at regular intervals and fixed with threads. Decorate the ball with a funny painted face. If a caterpillar made of chestnuts with your own hands can be a wonderful decoration of a festive table, then an insect made of balls should be attached to the wall.
Caterpillar made of round and oval balloons
To implement the following idea, you need to take a few round balls. On the balloon, which will serve as the head of the caterpillar, draw a muzzle with any emotion that you like. Then you need to attach the balls to each other using tape. The caterpillar will turn out very funny and big.
Another way is to weave into a kind of braid several balls of cylindrical shape, fix it with tape. Glue one round ball with adhesive tape to the main body. The final touch is to paint the caterpillar.
Making crafts will be an interesting and informative activity for children and their parents. Remarkable can be a paper caterpillar and chestnut caterpillar. Photo crafts for inspiration proposed above.