Beautiful applications Children make from colored paper with their palms. This exciting activity develops perseverance, imagination, perception of colors and teaches how to make compositions. Kids can show their imagination and, under the guidance of adults, make original and unique crafts.
Necessary tools and materials
An applique made from palms (from colored paper) is easy to make, the main thing is to have all the necessary materials for this:
- paper, preferably with a lot of shades;
- covers of old notebooks and colorful magazines;
- glue, the best option is PVA, dextrin adhesive and paste (made from flour or starch) are also used;
- pencil with medium-hard lead;
- soft elastic;
- sharply sharpened scissors;
- oilcloth as a bedding for the work surface;
- cardboard or Whatman paper for the base;
- glue stick;
- corrugated paper for additional details;
- felt-tip pens;
- marker;
- decorative material (beads, glitter, ribbons);
- brush for applying glue;
- wooden skewers.
Useful tips
Helpful tips to keep in mind when designing appliques:
- on thick colored paper, glue residue will not be as visible as on thin material;
- It is recommended to cut out the details slowly, strictly following the drawn contours, then the craft will turn out neat;
- On matte sheets, fingerprints and traces of adhesive are not visible, as opposed to glossy ones;
- textured material highlights applique elements;
- when using self-adhesive raw materials, glue is not required;
- drawing paper is suitable for forming a template;
- for the background it is best to use Whatman paper or cardboard;
- It is best to trace your palm on paper using a felt-tip pen or pencil;
- if the child is small, then you should tell him how best to arrange the pens on the paper so that several elements fit;
- the outline of the hand is applied to the sheet multiple times, using different shades. You can also make a template once and then transfer it to the sheet;
- Animals, birds, flowers and various figures are created from multi-colored handprints.
Hedgehog
Simple applique.
An impressive hedgehog is made according to the following method:
- On black cardboard, trace a child's hand with white chalk, then cut out the blank.
- For the craft you will need 4 such parts, they are laid out in the form of a fan. If the elements differ in size, it is advisable to lay them out so that the general outline resembles a back with thorns. Glue the parts together.
- From dark cardboard make the animal's body in the form of a belly and a head with a nose.
- Glue the body onto the needle back.
- Draw a mouth on the face using acrylic paint or gouache.
- Make an eye out of a white sheet of paper, fix it in the right place, and draw a pupil inside with a marker.
- Decorate the hedgehog with an apple and a leaf cut out of green paper.
- Form a boletus mushroom from the brown fiber and attach it to the needles.
- Cut out paws from black cardboard and attach them to the bottom of the body.
Swan
It is quite easy to make a craft in the form of a swan, the main thing is to follow the instructions given.
It is as follows:
- Place the child’s palm on a white sheet of paper, outline it, and then cut it out.
- To create a bird you will need approximately 15 of these blanks; the splendor of the plumage will depend on their number.
- From the same raw materials, make the head and neck of the swan, then glue them onto the cardboard base.
- The beak is made white and then painted or made from yellow paper.
- Draw the eye with a marker.
- Next, attach the feather palms, placing them so that the fingers point in the opposite direction from the head.
2nd manufacturing option:
- The bird is also made from only 1 palm.
- To do this, you need to cut out a blank from a white sheet so that the thumb is slightly protruding - this will be the head.
- Glue the piece onto blue cardboard.
- Make some blue paper waves, make the crown yellow and the beak red. Glue the elements to the swan.
Autumn tree
An applique of palms made from colored paper, made by children together with adults, will help to spend family leisure time usefully.
Master class on decorating an autumn tree:
- On a regular A4 sheet of paper, paint the trunk and branches of a tree. The main thing is that the main branches are visible; small ones do not need to be drawn. If there are no paints, the base of a perennial plant is made from palms.
- Prepare warm colored paper (red, orange and yellow), trace the child’s hands on it, then cut out the details.
- Glue the multi-colored elements to the wood, filling the gaps. Apply glue only to the lower part of the palm, leave the upper part slightly raised to create volume.
- If desired, acorns or nuts can be drawn on the crown.
Sun
Summer sunshine is easy to create with your kids.
Procedure:
- On the back of the bright yellow paper, you need to outline 3-5 children's hands, while it is advisable to spread the fingers, then cut out the details.
- Do the same on an orange sheet of paper.
- Next, make a circle from the yellow sheet with a diameter of 8-10 cm.
- Make a circle of the same size from a cardboard base.
- Glue the prepared palms along the edge of the round cardboard piece, alternating colors.
- Glue a yellow disk in the center and use felt-tip pens to draw a happy face on it.
Butterfly
To get your child interested in creativity, it is recommended to make a bright butterfly.
Step-by-step master class:
- Place the child's palm on the colored material, trace around it and then carefully cut out the details along the outline with scissors.
- You will need 2 blanks of different colors.
- The body of the insect should be oval-shaped, and the head should be round, and they should be connected together. Beige cardboard is suitable for the base.
- Next, you need to arrange all the parts as they will look when finished, and then apply glue to them.
- 2 wings are attached to the upper part of the body with the fingers facing up, and 2 to the lower part so that they touch each other with the wrists. The wings need to be glued under the body of the insect.
- Make thin cardboard antennae.
- Finally, the craft is decorated with ribbons, plasticine, watercolors, felt-tip pens or multi-colored paper figures attached to the wings.
Cockerel
The applique in the form of a cockerel will be large, so to design it you will need a canvas consisting of 6 glued album sheets.
Registration procedure:
- Make about 25 multi-colored palms.
- The yellow blank will serve as the head, it needs to be coated with glue in the center and attached to the base.
- For the comb and neck, red and yellow parts are suitable. They are laid out on the canvas, slightly lifting the fingers of the previously glued palms.
- The 2nd level after the neck consists of 3 elements, 2 of which are green.
- The 2nd tier contains 4 handles.
- Next, it is recommended to lay out the fragments according to the drawing. The main thing is to correctly highlight the tail and body of the bird.
- It is recommended to finish the long tail feathers with black blanks.
- Separately make the beak, earrings and paws with spurs from a red sheet of paper.
- Make the eye in black and white from 3 parts.
Chick
A charming craft in the form of a chicken is made in the following sequence:
- Draw a template in the shape of an egg on a white sheet of paper, cut it out and transfer it onto bright yellow cardboard, then trace it and prepare the egg-shaped blank.
- Cut 1x1 or 2x2 squares from gold corrugated paper, depending on the child’s age.
- Roll each square tightly into a ball.
- Apply PVA glue to the prepared cardboard form and attach the corrugated twisted balls to it.
- For the wings, take yellow cardboard and trace the children's hands on it.
- Next, glue them to the formed egg-shaped part.
- Make a triangle-shaped beak and paws from red paper.
- For the eyes, cut out 2 circles from white paper material and 2 circles of a smaller diameter from a black sheet. Glue the dark elements on top of the light blanks.
Glue the prepared components onto the chicken to form a face.
Peacock
Children make palm appliques from colored paper. This technique involves cutting out paper elements and fixing them with glue to a base.
Procedure:
- Make colored blanks in the form of children's hands from paper material. The more of them you get, the more lush and bright the peacock's tail will be.
- For the head, neck and body, make a cardboard base.
- Next, you need to glue the multi-colored palms on the back of the body in the form of a fan. It is recommended to place them in several tiers.
- Cut out the paws and crest for the head from yellow paper, and make a beak from a red sheet.
- The eyes are made round, with a black circle of smaller diameter glued onto a white circle that is slightly larger in size.
- If desired, decorate the peacock with glitter or ribbons. The body can be decorated with small flowers or dots.
Penguin
Materials needed to make a penguin:
| Name | Quantity |
| Cardboard | 1 blue and 1 white piece |
| Cotton pads | 2 pcs. |
| Self-adhesive plastic eyes | 2 pairs |
| Decor | Bows, stars, glitter on request |
Step-by-step technology of creation:
- Glue snowdrifts cut out in waves from white material onto blue cardboard.
- Use a pencil to outline the child's hands twice on black paper, cut them out along the lines and place them on the snowdrifts with the fingers facing down.
- Attach cotton pads to the middle of the palms with glue; this will be the belly.
- Next, glue on the eyes and a red mouth, made in the shape of a red diamond.
- Decorate one penguin with a bow.
- Decorate the blue background with stars and glitter if desired.
- You can make it a New Year theme, decorate the craft with snowflakes and small Christmas trees.
Pigeon
An easy craft in the form of a Dove of Peace is made using the following technology:
- Take a thick sheet of white paper and trace the palm of your hand with your fingers spread out.
- Draw a red beak on the thumb and cut out the detail.
- Using a decorative hole punch, create a light green twig and attach it to the beak.
- Attach a long wooden skewer to the back.
- If desired, make several of these birds and place them in a vase, tying them at the base with a ribbon.
Sunflower
An applique made of colored paper palms develops fine motor skills in children and also introduces them to different plants and their characteristics. For example, when making a sunflower.
Procedure:
- For the base, prepare ½ of the Whatman paper.
- On orange and yellow paper sheets, trace the palms, then cut them out.
- Make a stem and leaves from green paper, then glue them to the base.
- Find the center of the inflorescence, draw a small circle, around which glue multi-colored blanks in the form of sunflower petals.
- Roll small balls from black paper material and fill the center with them to depict small seeds.
Clown
Step-by-step technology for creating a bright clown:
- Place palms on colored sheets of paper, trace around the outline, then cut out. You should get about 15 blanks.
- From thin cardboard, prepare details in the form of hair, boots, a hat and a butterfly. Paint in suitable tones.
- Coat the parts with glue and fix them in the right places.
- The next step involves forming the suit and arms from the colored palms, then attaching them to the base with adhesive.
- Finally, use felt-tip pens to draw the facial features and glue on the butterfly.
- If desired, decorate the clown costume with glitter and ribbons.
Octopus
This simple octopus craft turns out fun and cute.
Step by step production:
- To make a picture from several mollusks, you will need a cardboard blank of A5 or A4 format.
- Place a child's brush on a sheet of colored paper, trace around it and cut out the resulting figure.
- Glue the palm onto the cardboard blank so that the fingers point downwards; these will be the octopus's tentacles.
- Create eyes from a white sheet of paper and pupils from a black sheet of paper.
- A pinkish or red paper strip will serve as a smile.
- If desired, decorate the animal with a bow, beads or a hat.
Bouquet of daisies
Delicate flowers are suitable as a gift for mom on Women's Day; it is advisable to place the finished version in a frame.
Master class on making applique:
- For the base, you should use cardboard or A4 paper.
- From the colored sheet, cut out 3 thin stems for the bouquet and elongated jagged leaves, typical of chamomile. It is better to make the stems curved and of different sizes, so that they look interesting on the applique.
- Glue the greenery to the chosen base. It is advisable to place the leaves at the bottom, and the stems so that the flower buds are located at a distance from each other and do not intersect. Gather the stems at one point at the bottom.
- Next, outline the child's palm on the white source material and cut it out.
- Form the applique by placing the prepared pieces in any direction: down or up with your fingers.
Make cores from yellow corrugated paper or cardboard and glue them to the center of the inflorescence. It is recommended to place the centers on the wrists.
Children can make colorful appliques from palms not only in kindergarten, but also during home creativity. Bright and beautiful crafts are made from colored paper, which will be a good gift option for mom or other family members, and also remind how the baby learns about the world around him with his tiny hands.
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