Initially, the sultans were used by girls during sports games to support the athletes. However, after some time, the device began to be used in kindergartens for matinees and other events.
The product can be made with your own hands, using New Year's tinsel, ribbons, paper., garbage bags and other materials that are at hand.
Necessary tools and materials
To make a fluffy device, you can use not only thread material intended for knitting.
To create sultans, it is permissible to use:
| Material | Tools |
| Paper sheets of various shades and textures | Blanks for winding thread material or fixing other types of material |
| New Year's tinsel with rain | Pencil with ruler and eraser |
| Fur pieces | Scissors |
| Garbage and grocery bags | Thread material |
| Paper napkins | Thin wire |
| Fabric material in the form of felt, tulle | Glue |
| Foil | Decorative tape to secure the central part of the product |
How to make sultans from New Year's tinsel on a stick?
You can make your own sultans for kindergarten from New Year's tinsel. To attach the device, you can use a plastic stick, which is used to hold a balloon.
If you don’t have one, you can use a wooden skewer, a felt-tip pen, or an ice cream stick.
Rain products have a smart and bright appearance. Often, thin material is used for work, which will rustle and develop during movements.
To make the device, you need to prepare a lot of thin New Year's tinsel, about 5 standard packages. The material can be of any shade.
Step-by-step description of the work:
- Relative to the length of the future product, fold the material in 4 layers. Often the size of the broom of the device does not exceed 25 cm. In this case, fold the improvised material into a skein measuring 50 cm.
- Fix the workpiece with thread material in the center. First, tie the rain firmly with a piece of thread, then wrap the central part with transparent narrow tape for secure fastening.
- To make 1 device, prepare several bunches of New Year's tinsel, about 4 pcs. Due to this, you can arrange the bunches on the stick at the same level. Otherwise, the product will have an asymmetrical appearance.
- Connect several bunches of tinsel together and tie them in the center with strong thread material. Cut the edges. To make the product more lush and beautiful, you can make more bunches.
- Fix the prepared bunches to the stick. For this, you can use tape or a special gun with hot glue.
Additionally, you can cover the base on which the sultan is held with New Year's tinsel. The area where the material is fixed can be hidden with colored tape or a satin colored ribbon.
How to make sultanas from ribbons?
For kindergarten, sultans can be made from multi-colored ribbons, which have a smart and bright appearance. A device created with your own hands can be used in a dance for the New Year, as well as for any other festive event.
Often the material is satin ribbons. However, this material is not durable due to frequent unraveling of the edges. In such a case, the outline of the ribbon must be processed. For this purpose, the edges of the material must be burned with a candle, matches or a lighter. This will prevent the ribbons from unraveling.
Instead of satin ribbons, it is acceptable to use a non-fabric rubberized material that will not release threads and unravel. For example, in this case, you can use an old baby jumpsuit or a raincoat that protects from rain. This material rustles slightly, is thin and resembles rubber, but will not unravel.
Step-by-step instructions for creating the device:
- Place 6 pieces of tape material in a stack. Then bend the workpiece in half. The edge where the bend is located will act as the base of the future product.
- Keep 5 cm from the base of the product uncut. This will serve as the handle of the future device.
- Using a ruler and a felt-tip pen, draw a line to which you need to cut the strips. When cutting the tapes, the width of the strips should be no more than 2 cm.
- Roll the workpiece into a tube. Roll the material very tightly to prevent unwinding.
- Use masking tape to secure the handle of the device. A stationery tool will not work because it will not be able to hold the workpiece.
- To make the sultans look beautiful, it is recommended to decorate the handle with the remains of the ribbon material.
From garbage bags
You can make your own sultans for kindergarten using garbage bags. Thanks to this material, the products will be very lush and voluminous. This option is considered easy and budget-friendly, because bags are always at hand at home. The created device is suitable for performing not only in a preschool, but also in another institution.
To make the craft, you need to prepare 30 large garbage bags. The material should be of different shades. Additionally, you need to use tape with pins and scissors.
Method of creating the product:
- Stack the garbage bags one by one so that the shades alternate. Secure the blank with pins.
- Carefully trim the seams on each side to create separate layers of the workpiece.
- Fold the squares in half. Without reaching the middle, cut the fringe into strips.
- Unfold the material and tightly roll the central part into a tube. As a result, there should be fringe on each side.
- Wrap the formed holder with tape.
- To create a fluffy and voluminous device, separate each strip from the other.
From corrugated paper
It is permissible to make sultans for kindergarten with your own hands from corrugated paper material.
Additionally, you need to prepare:
- soft curlers;
- metal cutting scissors;
- Scotch tape with a pencil and a ruler;
- iron.
The tape should be wide and thin. An iron is needed to straighten the material, because the paper is sold in a roll. When making the product, the corrugated material must be divided into 2 parts along the entire length. When using a whole roll, it is advisable to cut the paper in an unrolled form.
Step-by-step process of creating a craft:
- Fold the paper sheet cut into pieces into a stack and fix it along the longitudinal edge. You can use foam rubber and a needle for this.
- From the fixed edge, make an indent of 2 cm to apply a strip using a pencil, which will serve as a guide.
- Cut the workpiece into strips up to the drawn line. The width of the strips will depend on the final result.
- To make one product, several layers of paper are needed, the width of which should be at least 10 cm.
- The bottom and top layers should be additionally secured with thin tape to make the fastening more secure.
- Cut 1 curler into 2 pieces using metal scissors. This particular tool is needed because the foam rubber contains wire inside. 1 curler is suitable for creating 2 sultans.
- Wrap a sheet of paper tightly around half of the curler. Use narrow or wide tape to secure it.
- Place the prepared blank in the foam rubber. However, initially make a cross-shaped cut to deepen the edge of the winding.
- The finished product is suitable for further use.
From washcloth threads
To make a fluffy device, it is allowed to use thread material, which is used in the process of knitting bath sponges. Such material is convenient to use and has different shades. To create 1 product, you need to prepare a skein of threads in the amount of 1 piece.
Step-by-step description of the work:
- Turn a 4-legged chair upside down.
- Wrap 2 legs with thread material.
- Make a strong knot in the center of the winding.
- Cut the resulting loops on each side.
- Using tape and thread material, secure the holder.
- The handle can be decorated in any convenient way.
Felt sultans
Today, felt sheets are in high demand due to their rich, bright colors and ease of use. The material can be stitched with threads, glued, and cut with scissors.
Before creating a fluffy device, you need to prepare several felt sheets, which can be purchased at a store specializing in the sale of sewing accessories.
If you additionally need to make a holder, you need to prepare a plastic stick to hold the balloon. If necessary, the holder can be shortened by 2 times. Such a device for sultans looks beautiful and is easy to use.
An option for making a craft for kindergarten:
- If the material is large, cut the felt sheet into several rectangles of the desired width.
- Create fringe along the edges using scissors. Do not cut the material all the way through.
- Then unfold the workpiece and roll it into a roll.
- Secure the central area with thread material.
- Join the two sides together at the bottom. Secure the knot with a thread around the knot. The result should be a bundle with a loop at the top.
- The device can be fixed to a plastic stick by the loop. The created craft is also suitable for decorating a room as a garland. For this purpose, it is recommended to fix the product to a fishing line.
From napkins
You can make your own sultans for kindergarten from regular paper napkins, which are a budget alternative to crepe paper and tissue paper.
Napkins are characterized by a fluffy and soft structure, so they are ideal for decorating an air device. However, such material is very fragile and does not withstand mechanical deformations well.
Crafts made from white napkins are perfect for New Year's interiors. If you make the blanks small, they can complement the tinsel with snowflakes.
Step by step manufacturing process:
- Place 10-15 napkins on top of each other.
- Wrap the folded material in the center with white threads.
- When trimming the edges, try to give the workpiece the shape of a ball.
- Smooth out all sheets to obtain a uniform product.
The volume of the future craft depends on the number and size of napkins. If you need to make small devices, it is recommended to use regular table napkins, which are folded in 4 layers.
Made of tulle
Almost any fabric material is suitable for making sultans. The main thing is that the material does not crumble too much. Using tulle for these purposes, the devices can be given an exquisite appearance, airiness and lightness.
List of materials and tools:
- strong thread or wire;
- scissors;
- a plastic stick for holding, or a thread or line for hanging the product;
- rhinestones for decoration;
- fabric material 150 cm wide and 220 cm long (this amount is enough to make 10 sultans).
Step-by-step description of the work:
- Wrap the prepared piece of fabric around the cardboard or a sheet of paper that has been folded in several layers. The width of the sheet should correspond to the diameter of the future product.
- Carefully remove the fabric from the paper or cardboard sheet.
- Wrap the workpiece in the middle with thread material or wire.
- On each side, make a cut in the side parts of the workpiece.
- Fluff up the product. If necessary, trim the outline if the edges are uneven.
- Apply rhinestones to the craft using glue.
- Tie the central part of the product to a fishing line or thread and hang it up. You can also use a plastic stick to hold the structure.
From crepe paper
Unlike corrugated material, crepe paper is thin, wrinkled and delicate. Due to this, the craft will have a knocked down structure and will also be able to hold its shape. The finished product will have even edges that are straightened in different directions. However, the sultans will be heavy, in connection with this it is necessary to prepare a strong fixing or hanging structure.
When creating volumetric devices, you need to control the progress of the work so that the edges of the paper are neat and even. For these purposes, it is permissible to use special templates that allow you to get rid of excess edges, giving the workpiece a rounded or pointed shape.
Step by step manufacturing process:
- Cut a large sheet of crepe paper into small pieces, the size of which can be 50x60 cm or 30x40 cm. To create one paper sphere, you will need 8 pieces.
- Carefully fold all the sheets into a fan shape so that the width of the fold is no more than 2 cm. As a result, 8 separate blanks should be created.
- The edges of the blanks should be well leveled. In this case, the devices should be joined to each other with metal wire. Fix the structures in the bend area, otherwise the sultan will be uneven and not fluffy.
- Pull a thin thread material, fishing line or braid through the formed bend to create a loop. Using the loop, the structure can be hung, attached to the wall or combined with other sultans to create a more voluminous craft.
- Using a triangle or a semicircle, carefully trim the edges of the sheet. If you choose a semicircle for this purpose, the edges will be rounded.
- Fluff up all layers of crepe material. Lift each strip from the central section to create a lush and voluminous product.
- If the fringe does not stand straight and falls down, it is recommended to treat the strips with PVA glue. The layer of adhesive should be very thin so that the workpiece retains its lightness and airiness.
- Additionally, check that there are no traces of glue on the edges.
Bright and colorful sultans are in great demand in kindergartens, because they are suitable for almost any festive event. At the same time, the fluffy device can be made with your own hands to save money.
Various paper, napkins, fabric, garbage bags and much more can be used as improvised materials. The choice depends on your own imagination and desire.
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