Unlike many adults, young children never sit still. They just can't stand the boredom and always want to do something. One of the ways to keep your baby busy is to make crafts with him. With a child of 3-4 years old, you can create whole works of art, the main thing is patience and the ability to captivate the baby. New Year's holidays are approaching, which means that the theme for creativity suggests itself.
What the baby can do by himself
Even the simplest crafts with a child of 3-4 years old should be made under the supervision of an adult. To control does not mean to do everything for him, but only to observe patiently. Help is also needed, but the main thing to remember is that the process itself is much more important than the result.
At this age, the child already knows the basic colors, distinguishes geometric shapes, can cut paper with scissors, paint drawings, so along the way you can train existing skills and get new ones.
Cheerful Santa Claus
Necessary materials:
- disposable plate;
- 2 sheets of color cardboard in white and red;
- cotton balls;
- eyes (purchased or homemade);
- red pompom for the nose;
- glue;
- scissors.
To start, we’ll make the blanks. From white cardboard we cut out a U-shaped figure for a beard, and from red - a cap and lips. The width of the workpiece should coincide with the plate, because it will play the role of a person.
We cover the cardboard for the beard with glue, and then we attach cotton balls to it, add the lips and leave to dry.
Glue the blank in the form of a cap with cotton balls on the lower edge and on the tip, dry it.
We will deal with the face, for this we turn the plate over, in the center we glue the eyes and nose. You can use purchased products, and if there are none, then do it yourself.
Plastic eyes can be replaced with a fragment of a cluster package of tablets glued to paper, and inside, place small black balls of plasticine instead of pupils. Such blanks can be done for the future, because crafts with a child of 3-4 years old have to be crafted almost every day. A red nose pompom can also be made independently from threads.
We connect all the blanks together and get a funny Santa Claus who pleases his creator and everyone around.
Christmas wreath
Necessary materials:
- cardboard;
- green paint;
- felt of different colors;
- glue;
- scissors;
- satin ribbon.
Christmas wreaths are perhaps the simplest crafts for children 3-4 years old. From cardboard it is necessary to cut the base for the wreath, everything else can be entrusted to the child.
First, the cardboard blank must be painted green, and while the paint is drying, cut out various geometric shapes from felt. Next, glue them with glue to the base, add a ribbon - and the craft is ready. Hang the creation of your child on the door of the children's room. This will be another reminder that the holiday is near.
Christmas tree from an old puzzle
In the arsenal of toys for every child there is a puzzle with which he no longer plays, because the picture is tired or not all the details are in place. Using imagination, you can give this thing a new life. In the technique that will be described below, it is permissible to make a variety of crafts with a child 3-4 years old. Consider the example of a Christmas tree.
Necessary materials:
- unnecessary puzzle pieces;
- green and red paint;
- sparkles;
- rhinestones;
- beads;
- fishing line;
- glue.
The details should be painted with green paint and immediately sprinkled with sparkles so that they stick. Use glue to glue the parts together to make a Christmas tree. For reliability, you can use a hot gun (in this case, the mother performs this part of the work herself, without the participation of the baby). You can add a fir tree trunk, for this half of the puzzle pieces need to be painted in red or brown, and then glued to the base.
When the Christmas tree is assembled, it needs to be decorated. Adhesive rhinestones of different colors and sizes are perfect for this.
Such a toy can be hung on a real Christmas tree, for this you need to make a loop of fishing line with beads.
Exciting crafts for children 3-4 years old
Autumn is a favorite time for all lovers to collect natural materials and create masterpieces from them. In winter, the situation is different - all the materials you have to buy in the store. We offer a budget version of the craft, which is made easily, but looks spectacular.
Necessary materials:
- two disposable plates of different diameters;
- cardboard;
- brown paint;
- eyes;
- pompon;
- glue.
On cardboard, we outline the contour of children's pens 4 times, cut out and painted in brown - the horns are ready. We make blanks for the ears.
We paint and glue the disposable plates to make the head of a deer, as in the picture. Add all the necessary parts: eyes, nose, ears, horns. Wonderful Christmas deer is ready! If you do a few, you get a whole team.
Such developing crafts for children 3-4 years old help the baby use his imagination, have fun with his mother, create a festive mood in the house.