All parents sometimes think about how to distract their beloved child from watching the TV around the clock or wandering aimlessly on the Internet. The best activity for any child is needlework. One of the most fascinating and exciting types of children's art is application.
A wide variety of materials that you can work with, endless motives for creating beautiful crafts, different ways of designing finished work - fertile ground for sitting little fidgets for needlework again and again. Perhaps the most popular character among children and adults, which will make an excellent applique, is a fish. Therefore, in today's article we will tell and show how and from which it can be made.
Useful activity
It is difficult to imagine children's entertainment that would develop a child better than application. The fact is that the creation of work in this technique involves the comprehensive development of the baby. In order to make a craft, he needs to come up with a story, a certain plot, show his imagination and creative thinking. In order to translate fiction into reality, the child will need skills such as drawing and cutting, the ability to glue, possibly sewing and embroidering.
In addition to mastering purely mechanical actions and developing small motor skills, application classes are useful in terms of raising perseverance, purposefulness in children, and the ability to bring things to the end. Skeptics can argue now and say that the application "Fish" is a very simple task, and it is unlikely to bring so much benefit. This largely depends on the nature of the relationship between parents and children. Kids need to be given the opportunity to express themselves and sometimes make mistakes. By correcting their own mistakes, they learn much faster than when they simply follow the orders of their mentors.
Popular character
Plunge into the magical underwater world - the dream of many people, no matter how old they are. The mystery of the deeps fascinates and beckons each of us. No wonder the fish become the heroes of modern animation, a lot of old fairy tales and legends are composed about them. Application "Fish" is a unique brand of manufacturers of goods for creativity. Having visited a specialized store, you can easily pick up ready-made kits where all the materials (and sometimes tools) have already been enclosed for composing the compositions.
In this case, the needlewomen do not even have to select the appropriate components of the craft, it will not be necessary to look for an idea and think what and where to stick. Following the instructions and a little time will give a positive result. It can be sets with textile parts or a traditional applique made of paper. The fish is often decorated with sequins, beads, glitter or rhinestones, which gives the work a special appeal and mystery.
Autumn crafts
For many people, applications are associated with the autumn time, the collection of beautiful crimson and gold leaves and other natural material, as well as the subsequent compilation of various compositions from the found good. A leaf fish is an applique that children most often have to make in kindergartens, schools and clubs for creative work at the beginning of the school year. There is nothing surprising. Varied in form, color and texture, the leaves make it possible to make real masterpieces from them.
From leaves of weeping willow or acacia a flock of brisk fry will turn out. Larger birch, aspen, chestnut and poplar trees will become a magnificent base for pot-bellied crucians and carps. A maple leaf, after a little refinement with scissors, turns into a luxurious catfish. And as a result of a combination of plants of different sizes and shades, the beautiful application “Golden Fish” is born. It is also easy to make from various sequins and beads.
Not modeling one
For many of us, the traditional applique is an article made of paper elements glued onto a cardboard base. Of course, paper is now for every taste and color. In addition to the widest palette of tones and shades, this material may differ in other parameters. The paper is corrugated, metallized, velor coated, matte or glossy. However, creating an application, it is worth a little diversification of the work. The easiest and most affordable way is drawing. The combination of painted and glued elements always looks very vibrant and dynamic, as well as more realistic and bright.
These fish are a clear confirmation of this. As can be seen in the photo, the inhabitants of the underwater depths are made of leaves. Pencils painted a background that simulates the water space, as well as small strokes on the fish themselves. Eyes, fins and ponytails are highlighted in black, and color splashes gave the aquatic inhabitants a picturesque overflow.
Right feed
So that children's work done with love and trepidation is not lost and looks as impressive as possible against the background of other crafts, it must be beautifully designed. A good presentation is the key to the success of any presentation. A paper aquarium is one of the options for a wonderful craft for kids, which contains several techniques, including applique. Fish in the aquarium can be glued or suspended using monofilament (thin fishing line for needlework).
Such work will become a sensation at the school exhibition and just a beautiful decoration of the children's room. It is done quite simply, the main thing is to choose the basis. A great option is a shoe box or a small “screen” box that sells weighted cookies. Such containers do not need to be trimmed. Its inner and outer parts need to be glued over with wrapping or colored paper, foil, just paint with paints, after which it will remain to fill the "aquarium" with colorful residents.
Everything will work out on the farm!
The application "Fish" is not only crafts from leaves or paper. This character looks great as a decorative element on clothes. A children's dress decorated with a fish made of rep or satin ribbons will appeal to a little fashionista.
The sea and river inhabitants have gained no less popularity with the masters who work in techniques such as quilting and patchwork. In their work, appliques in the form of fish made of cloth adorn pillows, blankets and toys. The complexity of these crafts should not be scary. On the contrary, this is a demonstration of what you need to strive for and how to develop your creative potential.
After reviewing this publication to the end, readers saw that there are difficult to perform work that the baby may not be able to handle (for example, a fish from leaves). Application is a great way to get close to your child, performing one common task. Therefore, always help your beloved child create.