Paper crafts are a real find for children and adults. This way, the baby can get a very interesting toy, and parents won’t have to spend money on purchasing it. As an example, you can take a paper phone. If previously such a gadget was intended exclusively for long-distance conversations, now the phone has a lot of different functions. The device has become very interesting for adults, but most children also pay attention to these devices and want to get the same device for themselves.
An excellent solution would be to make a mobile phone with your own hands, for which you can use plain paper or cardboard, which is then painted as the master wishes.
Buying a real smartphone for a child is very expensive. Considering that many children only need these toys for a couple of hours, they will have to fork out considerable sums. An alternative could be a toy gadget. Such phones are now sold in every toy store. But the quality of the products is not always good, and they break within the first 15 minutes. As a result, the purchase will again turn out to be a waste of money, and for the child it will also be a huge disappointment.
An excellent solution would be to make a mobile phone with your own hands, for which you can use plain paper or cardboard, which is then painted as the master wishes. Thus, the child can make the smartphone of his dreams himself. The main advantage of such a phone is that you don’t mind breaking or damaging it. If the toy fails, you can always make a new one.
There are several options for making toy paper phones. There are very simple schemes, but there are also quite complex options where the child cannot cope without the help of an adult.
Case with dried flowers
You will need the following materials:
- case;
- dried flowers and leaves;
- epoxy resin;
- acetone;
- glue;
- wooden stick;
- glitter;
- cotton swab;
- parchment paper;
- scissors.
Before we get started, let's think about the design of the case. To do this, we lay out the elements on the surface and try different combinations.
Video instructions
When making crafts from drawings and photos, there is a high probability that something will be misunderstood, so we suggest watching some videos that will help you better navigate when creating a toy.
The telephone is one of the most favorite toys of children. Both girls and boys play with them with great pleasure, so this attribute wears out very quickly. And if it happens that your baby urgently needs a new phone, but there is no opportunity to go to the toy store, then try making it yourself. To do this you will need simple materials and a little time. How to make a phone out of paper? This is exactly what we will talk about in the article. We present to your attention two master classes that describe how to make such a product.
Phone slider
For the slider, prepare 3 sheets of office paper.
Perform all steps in order of priority:
- Turn the sheet towards you with the narrow side and fold it lengthwise. Then return to its original position and bend the corners from 2 sides to the middle. You should get an arrow (photos 2 and 3).
- Fold other corners from the side to the middle as well (photos 4 and 5).
- Turn it over and fold the corners again, as in photos 6 and 7.
- Fold the resulting figure first on one side and then on the other. The corners should face each other (follow photos 8, 9 and 10).
- After the previous manipulations, you should get a blank that resembles a book.
- Carefully insert the upper corners of one of the sides into the compartment of the lower part opposite the corners. You will get a small volumetric rectangle (photo 12).
- Let's start working with the second sheet of paper. Repeat the first steps in accordance with photos 2,3,4 and 5. Next, you do not need to turn the sheet over, but just fold the corners on the outside (photos 13 and 14).
- Fold the figure like the first one and place it next to it for now (photos 15 and 16).
- To connect both parts so that one of them moves out of the other, we take up the first figure again. Find the line that is across and lightly heat it with a utility knife or sharp scissors (photo 17).
- Take the last sheet, lean it against the first figure and mark how wide the folded part is. Fold this leaf so that this piece fits in the middle of the figure and can slide into the cut (photo 18-20). Advice!
The folded piece of paper should be of such a size and thickness that it fits neatly into the inside size and does not move around inside. - Place the folded piece of paper into the cut and distribute it well inside the first part of the future phone (photos 21 and 22).
- As shown in photos 23, 24 and 25, cover the second shape with the first one, and tuck the ends into one another. Use tape to secure it after covering the edges of the workpiece (photo 26).
- You should end up with a multi-layered rectangle like in photo 27. Try pushing the top piece in and out - it should slide freely (photos 28 and 29).
- Next we start coloring the phone. You can draw buttons, a camera, the name of a company and other little things with a pen, felt-tip pens, or you can cut them out of colored paper and glue them.
Advice! Let your child design the paper phone on their own. Working with small parts with your hands is useful, and at this time your creative abilities develop. Plus there will be training and testing of visual memory.
Paper stand using origami technique
Complete imitation of adults does not end with just playing with a paper telephone. Caring parents can continue this theme and, together with their child, make a stand for his paper iPhone, toy headphones, a case, and a charger. Making a phone stand couldn't be easier. To do this you will need thick cardboard, a pencil or pen and scissors. On the cardboard you need to draw a diagram according to which you will need to make cuts and folds. Such schemes are quite easy to find on the Internet. also use your imagination and, if you have free time, decide together with your child how to make a phone stand out of paper using the origami technique.
Why is making paper crafts useful?
Making a phone from paper or cardboard will not only be profitable, but also useful, since working with such materials contributes to the development of a lot of positive qualities in a child. This includes not only perseverance and attentiveness, but also creativity and imagination. Working with paper, the child becomes more careful. He learns to use scissors and glue.
Working with paper, the child becomes more careful. He learns to use scissors and glue
Making a phone out of paper is quick and easy. To do this, you do not need to purchase expensive materials and spend a lot of time. At the same time, the baby will have an interesting toy made with his own hands. Such things are always appreciated the most. But, even if a child ruins a paper phone, nothing will stop you from quickly making a similar toy. The second time the child can try to do similar work without the help of adults. But you still need to observe the process, since the work will be carried out using scissors.
Option two - cardboard models
Armed with corrugated cardboard, you can simulate any simple phone, in particular, variants from the eighties. For such a product you will need:
- corrugated cardboard,
- glue that can cope with basic materials,
- scissors,
- pencil and any other means for decorating and detailing the future device.
To begin with, you need to cut out two identical tubes from corrugated cardboard that will make up the sides of the phone. You will also need the back part and the body itself, on which there will be buttons.
The back should be flat, but longer and wider than the sides. The first two pieces are glued to it, and the distance between them should be sufficient for the front part, but not too wide so that it does not fall inside.
When the layout dries, you can trim off the excess cardboard protruding from the sides. If you want to add an antenna to your phone, you can use a toothpick or any other suitable material. The stick needs to be wrapped with tape and glued to the top of the phone.
In order for the part on which the buttons will be located to hold well and evenly, several rectangles can be inserted inside the structure. They will support the width of the phone.
After this, you can glue the remaining parts of the future tube. Then all that remains is to add various decorative elements for it. You can simply draw buttons on cardboard, or you can cut them out and glue them on top. You can also color the craft and add other necessary details.
A toy phone with a dial can be made from a cardboard base and a plastic cover. An option made from cheese or any other product is suitable - it is important that it is easy to work with, and also that the size is suitable.
- For the main part of the phone you will need corrugated cardboard parts cut according to this template. They need to be glued together, thus creating a body.
- The lid must be covered with paper on top and around the edges. The part needs to be folded inward so that both sides are covered with paper.
- It is necessary to make holes in the lid, approximately 1 centimeter in diameter, as well as a small hole for attaching to the main part. If the lid is too light, you can glue several small stones from the inside.
- A screw is inserted into the middle hole, then a small circle of corrugated cardboard is attached to it - 2-3 centimeters in diameter. All this is attached to the body.
- On the case, under the holes, you need to write numbers.
- Wires are inserted into the top of the phone to act as a stand for the handset.
- Then you need to glue the side parts to the body. They also need to insert what will be the cord from the tube. You can use ribbon.
- After this, all that remains is to glue a tube out of corrugated cardboard, attach a ribbon to it, and place it on the stands on the body.
Making a toy iPhone
In order to make an Apple brand cell phone, you will need:
pre-prepared phone template;- scissors;
- stationery knife;
- ruler;
- thick cardboard;
- glue;
- simple pencil;
- material for lining inside the phone.
Select a template
In order to prepare a template, you need to find and download a scan of the iPhone model we need on the Internet. There are many options: iPhone S, 5, 6, 7. It is best to print on glossy photo paper, but if this is not available, then the printout can be made on plain paper.
Advice : if you don’t have a color printer at home , then you need to download the template to a flash drive and simply print it in any photo salon.
What template you find on the Internet determines what the resulting phone will be like. Good templates are 100% similar to the original, and their printouts also have special cutouts in the side parts. Thanks to this, in the process of folding and gluing them, you will get a good copy of the iPhone. Most often, in the iPhone printouts offered on various sites, you just need to apply scaling so that the phone turns out to be the same size as the real one.
