If you are reading this article, it means it is already February, or you have already started looking for ideas for congratulating your beloved men, grandfathers and fathers on the Defender of the Fatherland Day. And we are happy to help you.
We hasten to please you: we have prepared a full selection of master classes of different difficulty levels. DIY children's crafts for February 23rd and cute souvenirs, colorful pictures and complex projects - a fascinating world of creativity awaits you.
Airplane piggy bank
You will need: plastic bottle (0.5 l), colored paper, double-sided tape, pencil, scissors, ruler.
Master Class
- Make a hole for coins in the center of the bottle in this way: make a rectangular slot 2 cm long and 0.5 cm wide.
- Draw the body and tail of the plane in an "L" shape, then cut them out.
- Glue 2 blanks to the bottle using double-sided tape, then cut a hole for coins.
- Make engine stands in this way: draw 2 rectangles measuring 10x3cm on colored paper, roll them into tubes, then glue them to the bottom of the body on both sides.
- Draw the airplane wings, cut them out, then glue them on.
- Create a propeller: trace the cover onto the paper, then make a larger circle and draw the blades.
- Cut out the propeller, place it on the neck of the bottle and close the lid.
- Cut out 8 circles and glue them as windows on both sides.
- Prepare 2 stripes and glue them onto the tail.
The piggy bank airplane made from a plastic bottle is ready! I recommend watching this video!
How to make an airplane from a plastic bottle and colored paper
Soldiers are brave guys
Has your child already puzzled you with the need to give his beloved daddy a gift for Defender of the Fatherland Day? Or maybe you are a teacher and are looking for ideas for crafts for kindergarten? In any case, our master class on making durable paper soldiers will be useful to you.
photo: Lyubov Emelyanova
To work you will need:
- cardboard sleeve;
- green, red and yellow colored paper;
- black cardboard;
- White paper;
- markers for facial design;
- PVA glue;
- scissors.
Prepare a cardboard tube, such as cling film or a roll of paper towels. If you don't have one, just glue a cylinder of thick green cardboard.
Cut out blanks for the soldier: a large rectangle to cover the sleeve, and two smaller ones for the arms, a circle for the cap, legs, half an oval for the face, red and yellow stars and handles - halves of the oval.
To easily cut out a cap, do the following: turn the green paper with the white side up, place a sleeve on it and trace, giving an allowance of 0.5 cm.
Similarly, place the sleeve on black cardboard and circle the “boots” of the desired size, leaving allowances.
Cover the body blank with green paper. Draw the soldier's facial features.
Turn the torso with the paper seam facing away from you. Glue a red star to the very top. Now you can glue the face. Make a belt from a narrow strip of brown paper.
Glue a star buckle onto it, hiding the seam of the paper. And using a pencil, roll small green rectangles into tubes and glue them together.
Place a “palm” coated with glue into one end of the tube and press. From the shoulder side, glue the edges of the tube together.
Glue the arms to the body in the desired position.
Having smeared the edges of the sleeve with glue, alternately glue the shoes and cap to our serviceman. Do not press down the latter too much so that there are no marks left on the paper.
If you do not want the unpainted side of the cap to be visible, you can use double-sided paper. With a little perseverance, you can create a whole company of brave soldiers with your own hands.
We offer you an additional idea
: make the caps removable, and hide candy or a message of congratulations inside the cylinder-body.
Such funny crafts will be an excellent gift for grandfather or father on February 23, and even students in the senior group of kindergarten can cope with them with minimal help from adults.
War plane
You will need: plastic bottle (0.6 l), caps, cocktail tubes, cardboard, newspaper, PVA glue, brush, gouache, glue gun.
Master Class
- Cover the bottle with pieces of newspaper using PVA, then leave it to dry.
- Cut out the tail, wings and propeller of the airplane from cardboard.
- Cover the workpieces with pieces of newspaper and pva, then leave to dry.
- Make the chassis (wheels) in this way: glue 2 caps and a tube together with a glue gun, as shown in the image.
- Use a glue gun to glue the tail onto the neck of the bottle and the wings just below the center of the bottle.
- Use a gun to glue the cork to the bottom of the bottle, then glue the screw to the cork.
- Glue the chassis.
- Glue cocktail tubes crosswise between each wing.
- Paint the plane and wait for it to dry.
A military plane made from a plastic bottle is ready! I recommend watching this video!
How to Make a Flying Airplane using Plastic Bottle and Cardboard
Paper airplane
To make this craft, you only need a matchbox and thin cardboard or a sheet of paper.
From paper we cut out 2 parts of the wings (upper and lower), 2 parts of the body, slightly narrowed towards the tail of the aircraft. Cut and fold the tail.
We first attach the body of the plane to the matchbox, first the bottom, then the top, connect both parts at the back and glue the tail.
Now we glue the wings, lower and upper, onto the “cabin”.
We strengthen the screw in the bow.
The plane is ready and you can start playing with it.
Such a simple way of making an airplane will allow you to create an entire air park in a short period of time.
Simple airplane made from a plastic bottle
You will need: plastic bottle, scissors, knife, colored cardboard, pencil, ruler.
Master Class
- Draw 2 identical stripes for the wing on the cardboard, then cut them out.
- Draw 3 small stripes for the tail, then cut them out.
- Create a propeller: trace the cover onto the paper, then make a larger circle and draw the blades.
- Cut out the propeller, place it on the neck of the bottle and close the lid.
- Using a knife, make 3 cuts in the tail area and 2 cuts for the wings.
- Insert 3 strips into the cuts to form the tail of the airplane.
- Secure the airplane wings.
A simple airplane made from a plastic bottle is ready! I recommend watching this video!
Airplane made from bottles. First flight.
Simple DIY airplane
Necessary materials:
- plastic bottle;
- scissors;
- knife;
- colored cardboard;
- pencil;
- ruler.
The working process
- Draw two strips of the same size on cardboard. These will be the wings of the airplane.
- Draw three slightly smaller stripes for the tail and cut out.
- Make a propeller: draw a bottle cap on paper with a pencil. Make another circle around this larger and depict the blades.
- Afterwards, the resulting propeller must be cut out. Place it on the neck of the bottle and screw the cap on top.
- Using a knife, cut slits in the tail area and make two slits on the sides to insert the airplane wings.
- Insert all strips into the cuts and secure to the body.
New crafts “Bees” from plastic bottles for the garden: master class with photos
Among the summer residents there are also real builders. They skillfully assemble full-fledged gazebos, greenhouses, sheds, and toilets from waste materials. But we won't go that far. Let's start decorating the garden with a simple “Bees” craft made from transparent plastic bottles. Of course, this composition is far from the original and stylish garden fountain, but it is quite suitable for a novice master.
Necessary materials for a new spring craft “Bees” for the garden
- plastic milk bottles
- plastic transparent bottle for wings
- yellow paint
- black marker
- black electrical tape
- sharp scissors
- thick fishing line or thin wire
Master class with photos on how to create a beautiful “Bees” craft from plastic containers step by step
- Degrease and dry a transparent plastic milk bottle.
- Paint the base bright yellow. To avoid having to repaint your outdoor decor every year, paint it from the inside.
- To do this, pour a small amount of paint into the bottle and close the lid tightly. Scroll the container until the filling spreads evenly. Make sure there are no spaces left.
- Draw the eyes and mouth of a bee on the lid with a black marker.
- Using black insulating tape, give the bug its characteristic stripes.
- Let there be at least 3-4 black stripes.
- When the paint is completely dry, make two small cuts on the bee's body just above the first black stripe.
- From a clean transparent lemonade bottle, cut out an oblong oval, as in the photo.
- Cut the shape in half and make notches on the rounded ends.
- Insert the primitive wings into the holes on the bee's body.
- Crafts “Bee” from plastic bottles for the garden according to the master class with photos are almost ready. Correct all the details.
- Using thin wire or strong fishing line, hang the shapes from a homemade beehive or garden tree.
Crafts made from plastic bottles for the garden are a great way to give your garden a neat look and ward off annoying birds. And with the help of simple step-by-step master classes with photos and videos for beginners, you can make them yourself quickly and cheaply.
