Irina Arkadieva

Crafts and toys from corrugated board.

Corrugated cardboard is a packing material that is always with us. It helps to preserve or prolong life in many things. After use, we usually throw away this packaging, without thinking that corrugated cardboard is a valuable raw material for artistic creation.

With your imagination and labor corrugated board can be turned into original products: various toys, boxes, vases, flowers, fruits, wall panels.

Required materials and tools for work with corrugated board.

It will take: packing cardboard boxes(require preliminary processing) ; scissors, awl, brushes, PVA glue or Moment glue, a simple pencil.

Preparing the packaging corrugated board to work.

Expand and straighten the box;

Cut off damaged areas;

Lay out the workpieces on a flat surface;

Pour water into a container, moisten the surface with a damp cloth cardboard

sheet so that puddles and deflections do not form;

When the top, paper layer gets wet, carefully remove it, leaving

corrugated layer intact;

Straighten cardboard, fix it so that the sheet does not curl and well

dry it, since all operations must be performed only with good

dried cardboard;

Basic principles work with corrugated board and the creation of standard blanks.

1. Slice cardboard straw(in strips 0.5 cm wide).

2. Take a strip and spread glue on the smooth side.

3. Twist the strip.

4. Move the middle a little so that you get a hemisphere.

5. Glue the second hemisphere.

6. Connect both blanks end-to-end and glue together with a strip corrugated board,

the basis for many compositions is obtained.

Crafts and toys from cardboard.

Glue the jar with ready-made strips.

Decorate with hemispherical flowers and leaves.

The apple is made according to the principle of winding threads into a ball and from two hemispheres, a toothpick is inserted and a leaf is glued.

Presented crafts (apples) made by children.

Baskets, box.

Dog, mouse, pig.

Vases from jars.

We use them as napkin holders.

To make this craft, you need to prepare strips of corrugated cardboard.

In our case, all strips are 50 cm long and 1 cm wide.

Stripe colors:

Navy blue,

Pink,

You also need to prepare PVA glue, scissors, plastic eyes and a nose.

Dog made of corrugated cardboard. Step by step process with photos

Dog head.

We glue 3 strips in length.

Use our fingers to form a hemisphere so that the sphere is more extended on one side.

We coat the inside of the part with a brush with PVA glue.

We will also make the second detail.

After the glue dries, glue the hemispheres together. Glue the junction with a strip.

Dog muzzle

We glue one whole and ¼ strips of yellow paper in length. We count three cloves from the edge and twist an oval.

We give it a convex shape with our hands and coat it with glue from the inside.

Dog's torso

We glue 5 strips of corrugated paper and twist a dense disk.

Upper legs

Cut the strip in half. We twist a dense disk out of it, push it out, fix it with glue from the inside.

To make the lower part of the paw, it is necessary to cut the strip in half and lengthwise, i.e. take strips 0.5 cm by 25 cm in size. Take one of these strips, twist a dense disk out of it, and slightly push it forward, smearing it with glue inside.

Glue the dried parts together.

We make the second upper foot in the same way.

Lower legs

We count 5 teeth on a pink strip, bend, twist a tight oval, clamp it on one side, giving the shape of a drop.

We glue the part with a yellow strip 2 turns.

We also twist the second part.

We twist little fingers.

We glue the toes to the paws.

Dog ears

Take half of the yellow strip and cut it in half lengthwise. We count three cloves, twist the ovals, pressing, on one side.

You can make the ears different in color or black.

Dog tail

Cut the yellow strip in half. We coat the part along the edge with PVA glue, twist it in a spiral.

Bone

Let's make a treat for the dog. To do this, cut the white strip in half lengthwise. Divide one segment into 4 equal parts. We twist 4 small discs. Cut another segment in half, count 4 cloves and twist an oval. We glue the tip. Give it a rectangular shape.

We glue all the elements.

We glue all the details.

First, we glue the muzzle to the head and to the body.

We glue the ears, upper legs and collar.

We glue the eyes and nose on the muzzle. We make a mouth out of black paper.

We glue the lower legs.

We glue the tail.

Add your favorite bone.

Our dog is ready.

V Everyday life we are constantly surrounded by various things that we often do not pay special attention to. Meanwhile, some of these things can be very useful, such as cardboard. In the modern world, cardboard surrounds every person: people see goods packed in cardboard boxes in stores, buy milk and eggs in cardboard boxes, use paper towels and toilet paper, which are wound on special cardboard sleeves. We can safely say that cardboard is a universal thing that will turn out to be not only useful in the household, but also a material for original jewelry for the interior.

Some cardboard crafts will not only add a touch of originality to the interior, but also significantly make life easier their owners. Do-it-yourself cardboard products will help save money on the purchase of store counterparts and add a little practicality to the room. Let's say you won't make a car seat out of corrugated cardboard, but children's armchairs, where, instead of a backrest, stylized animals - a fox, a pig, a bear or a cat - turn out to be very cute and funny.

Watch the following master classes to make some useful little thing for your home with your own hands.

Charger box

People who know the problem forever tangled wires, the following craft is especially suitable. It often happens that the wires get confused with each other, and it becomes very difficult to figure out which charging a certain wire leads to. To prevent confusion, you can follow the advice below and build a small charger box. It is very simple to make it: you only need small box, for example, from under shoes and a carrier socket, and then follow the master class:

1. Punch as many round holes in the side of the box as there are sockets on the carrier and one on the side. The wire from the carrier will pass through this hole, and the wires from the chargers will go through the rest. Optionally, you can glue the box with colored paper, decorate it with ribbons or other decorative items.
2. Place the carrying receptacle inside the box by inserting the wire from it into the hole on the side.
3. Insert the necessary chargers into the carrier, passing each of the wires into a separate hole. If you wish, you can sign the holes so as not to forget where the wire is from a particular device.

Works from cardboard in various techniques- origami and corrugated quilling, volumetric panels and models, applications and much more - see the gallery.

Gallery: volumetric cardboard crafts (25 photos)

Jewelry storage box

Women who have a lot of different jewelry at home are probably familiar with the situation when they have nowhere to put them so as not to lose and, if necessary, immediately find the necessary jewelry. This problem is perfectly solved special stands for jewelry, for which it is not necessary to spend money in stores, it is enough to find unnecessary box and some transform her... The following master class will show you how to do this:

Children's house

Many children dream of their own small house in which they could hide, play and just have a great time. Such new house can be made independently from ordinary cardboard boxes... This will require several boxes. large sizes... For more details, see the master class below:

In the same way, you can build a small dollhouse, as well as furniture for it.

From a sheet of cardboard you can make a bunch of various toys , in the manufacture of which Active participation can be taken by the child himself.

Volumetric figures

There are many schemes that can be printed or transferred to cardboard by yourself, cut and fold into some little animal... Such voluminous crafts are especially popular among children, because they look like real toys and it is very easy to make them. Below are several diagrams that can be printed and assembled into a figure.

Such toys will be especially interesting for kids, but older children often pay attention and love such things. The meaning of the jerk toy is that its parts are tied with strings by pulling on which you can achieve the effect of a moving figure. The next master class will cover toy-jerk in the form of a dog:

Corrugated cardboard and crafts made from it

Corrugated board is widely used in craft making. Children like to use such cardboard more, thanks to its airiness and unusual appearance, and crafts from it are obtained more interesting... Crafts made of corrugated cardboard for children are very simple, so you can make them with a child of any age using any master class below.

One of the most basic corrugated cardboard crafts is a robot. An ordinary one is used as a basis. bushing from toilet paper pasted over cardboard... You can choose any colors, black and gray are used in the master class.

1. The first step is to paint the top and bottom of the sleeve. black paint... This will be the head and legs.
2. The unpainted part is pasted over a piece of gray corrugated cardboard.
3. Of the usual black cardboard cut out two strips and fold them into an accordion. When folded, we glue them to the body of the robot and fix it stationery to achieve the best effect.
4. In a few minutes elastic is removed and the accordion straightens out, forming hands.

snowman

The following craft is a small figurine of a snowman, made using a special technique - corrugated cardboard quilling. Distinctive feature In this technique, a tape of cardboard is wound around a pencil, forming a circle, and various shapes are formed from these circles. Quilling out corrugated paper or cardboard looks very original, and making them with your own hands is an interesting activity.

Chick

More complex craft in the quilling technique from corrugated cardboard - chicken. Such a cute bird perfectly decorate the children's room, and the child will be interested in doing it step by step with his own hands.

Cardboard has many uses, so don't throw away the various boxes right away. Sheets of cardboard may be needed not only for children's crafts, but also to make everyday life easier. DIY corrugated cardboard crafts are very interesting to do with children.

A modern person sometimes simply does not know what to do with corrugated cardboard. Most often, boxes and crates made of this material fly into the trash can. But if you have a penchant for creativity, you can easily use it for various crafts - voluminous paintings, theatrical scenery, all kinds of boxes and chests. You can even make furniture from corrugated cardboard, and not only dollhouse furniture.

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Decorations for the puppet theater

For crafts of this kind, corrugated cardboard is even more suitable than ordinary cardboard. The manufacturing technology is about the same, but corrugated cardboard decorations will look three-dimensional, even if you make toys for the theater. You need: - corrugated cardboard; - a shoe or cardboard knife; - a ruler; - a ballpoint pen; - a drawing of decorations; - colored paper; - PVA glue. Cut the box into separate sheets... Choose a drawing that suits you and transfer it to cardboard. You need a picture that depicts objects with clear outlines and an animalistic amount of detail. If this is a house, then it consists of a square, a triangle and several rectangles. The tree should have a distinct trunk and crown. Transfer the outlines of the objects to cardboard and carefully cut with a sharp knife. A knife is preferable with an oblique blade. You need to keep it strictly perpendicular to the plane of the sheet. Transfer the details of the drawing to paper and cut out. Paste over the cardboard blanks. For a glove theater, you can peck on one side, for a theater toys - on two.

For theater toys, decorations should be on stands. The stand is a square or circle made of the same material with a hole cut in the middle into which the object is glued

Decorative panel

Corrugated cardboard is an amazing material for making three-dimensional paintings and panels. Cut out the background - a circle, oval, rhombus, or a fancy shape. Draw a sketch. For example, it could be flower composition... It is important that every detail has a clear shape. The painting can consist of 2-3 layers. To do this, you need to make the appropriate number of blanks. The first is the general outline of the composition. The next layer consists of separate fragments that should be closer to the viewer. It can be either solid or consisting of separate parts. Finally, the third layer is small fragments: a drawing on a vase, a protruding wing of a bird, bows on a New Year's wreath, etc. Masters of this genre make very sophisticated crafts, using even quilling elements, that is, twisted parts. Fragments can be pasted over with colored paper, and then composed of them multilayer composition... Another option is also possible - to cover the craft with primer, and then paint and varnish. You will get a one-color bas-relief.

With quite a bit of imagination and imagination, you can make a huge variety of crafts from the simplest materials. From the early age kids are happy to take part in creating bright and original applications, and a little later, with genuine interest, they make volumetric figures.

One of the most flexible materials from which many interesting and original products can be made is corrugated cardboard. Working with him delays for a long time and delivers a lot of positive emotions not only to kids, but also to their parents. In this article, we will tell you how to make corrugated cardboard crafts for children, and suggest some ideas for creating original jewelry.

How to make corrugated cardboard crafts with your own hands, step by step?

The creation of various products from this material is not an easy task. Despite this, it is very popular among those who like to do something with their own hands. Most often, boys and girls create crafts in the form of animals and their favorite characters from fairy tales and cartoons from strips of corrugated cardboard.

With the help of the following detailed instructions, you and your child can easily make a cute Cheburashka:

1. Prepare 4 yellow and 1 brown corrugated cardboard strips to create the face of our Cheburashka. Twist them, squeeze them out and glue them inside with hot glue. Prepare the future nape of 5 brown stripes in the same way.

2. Make 2 torso elements in the same way. The front will have 3 yellow stripes and 1 brown, and the back will have 4 brown stripes.

3. Connect the two parts of the head together, as shown in the figure, and glue them together using a strip of paper.

4. Connect the 2 torso pieces in the same way.

5. For one leg, you will need 2.7 strips of brown corrugated board. Twist them, squeeze them out slightly and glue them. Repeat one more time to create the second foot.

6. The glued feet should look like this. The glue should be at the bottom.

7. Only one strip is required for each pen. Count 8 ribs of the corrugation, fold and give the desired shape, resembling a drop.

8. For one ear, take 3 yellow and 2 brown stripes. Twist them in the same way as for the other elements, then slightly extrude and glue on the convex side - this will be the back of the ear. In the future junction with the head, slightly press down the details with your fingers.

9. Connect the elements carefully to each other. The largest ball - the head - should be on top. Glue it to the body and then attach two legs from below.

10. Glue the ears to the almost finished toy, detail the facial features the way you like best, and add any decorative elements, for example, a bow. A magnificent animal named Cheburashka is ready!

In order not to waste time on selection necessary materials, very often they purchase ready-made kits for creating crafts from corrugated cardboard using the quilling technique. In them you will find several strips that you will need in the process of work, suitable glue, as well as decorative elements. In addition, the complete set of such sets almost always includes detailed instructions, with the help of which even a small child can easily make a bright and original toy.

Such corrugated cardboard crafts can be a great gift for New Year, especially if you have got a symbol of the coming year. In addition, using this material and the technique popular today, you can make incredibly beautiful Christmas decorations, garlands, and christmas figurines snowmen, Santa Claus and Snow Maiden.