Ice cream sticks crafts - peculiarities of work with the material, master classes for children, photo ideas

Preparing the material for work

Ice cream sticks are considered safe raw materials for creativity. But considering that they will be in contact with small children, who have the habit of pulling toys into their mouths, it is worth carrying out a disinfection procedure. To do this, the sticks are boiled in water for half an hour. As a result of boiling, a double effect is achieved:

• the surface is cleaned from germs;
• The wands become flexible.

Flexibility and resistance to deformations can be given by soaking "holders" in warm water for 12 hours. But the procedure of boiling gives the sticks the necessary qualities faster. The working material should be thoroughly dried and proceed to the creative process.

Technology of creating crafts from wooden sticks

The main technological techniques in the work are bending and gluing the elements together. Properly prepared "holders" are well amenable to small bends, well glued to each other and other material with PVA glue. Acrylic paints or gouache, watercolor, multifaceted paper, scraps of fabric, beads, and sequins are used as decorations. Some crafts need holes. They can be made with a metal drill. Needlepoint is not suitable for this purpose, from the pressure of the wood fibers will separate.

Simple crafts for children 3-4 years.

At the age of 3-4 years, children easily master gluing and staining skills. The task of an adult, a parent or kindergarten teacher, is to prepare the necessary materials, cut out the contours of the templates, and draw muzzles.

Nestling .

For work you need (at the rate of one chick):

• three popsicle sticks;
• one paper equilateral triangle (the length of the edge equals the length of the stick);
• a sheet of yellow paper and some red paper;
• PVA glue;
• black felt-tip pen.

Master class:

1. The child places his or her right and left hands alternately on a sheet of yellow paper, and the adult carefully traces them with a pencil;
2. The adult cuts out the outlines of the palms;
3. The child glues wooden sticks on the sides of the triangle;
4. Paints yellow paint, we get the body of the chicken;
5. Cut out his hands glued to the back side of the body, you get wings of a chicken;
6. Attach a yellow circle with a drawn muzzle to the top of the triangle;
7. From red paper cut out the legs of the chick and attach them to the base of the body.

Funny chick ready. You can give it to grandma or grandpa, the gift will cause them positive emotions.

Airplane

In addition to the "holders" from the ice cream in this work are also useful wooden clothespins. Two whole sticks, one half and a clothespin child paints in his or her favorite color. When the elements are dry, you can begin to create an airplane. The step-by-step plan is as follows:

1. At the front of the plane glue two sticks in parallel, one at the top and one at the bottom, these will be the wings of the plane;
2. Attach one half of the stick to the tail of the plane.

A simple plane is ready. Boys love to play with machinery, and their own participation in its creation will add to the excitement.

Bookmarks for books

The popsicle sticks are flat, so they can be used to make original bookmarks for books. The task can be done in no time at all:

1. Take a stick and a decorative blank;
2. Glue the blank to the end of the stick.

The bookmark is ready. The main focus of bookmarks is on decorative blanks. They can be made out of any material, there is no limit to your imagination.

Variants of blanks for bookmarks are:

Cut out images of characters from children's magazines;

• felt figurines;
• beads;
• buttons;
• ribbon bows;
• figures, connected by crochet;
• salt dough figurines, etc.

The stick can be colored in the theme of the blank. If the bookmark is decorated with a figurine of a pussycat, you can depict her paw prints on the stick.

Bracelet for girls

Girls love to decorate themselves with beads, rings, bracelets. Girlfriends give each other beautiful accessories as a sign of friendship. A gift is especially appreciated if the girl herself made it for her favorite friend. From wooden sticks from ice cream is easy to make an elegant bracelet. To do this you need:

1. Soak the stick in warm water for 12 hours, it will become malleable to bend;
2. Bend and place the soaked stick in a glass jar or cut glass;
3. Wait till it dries.

The bracelet is almost ready, the only thing left is to decorate it with any of the options:

• cover it with stickers;
• Paint with felt-tip pens;
• write a funny phrase;
• to wrap it with threads, alternating colors;
• decorate with beads, funny buttons, flowers from felt.

To keep the bracelet from falling off the hand, you can ask an adult to drill one hole at each end of the stick and put a ribbon or leather circle through them. A beautiful accessory, tied on a bow, looks original on the hand, and girls' friendship becomes stronger.

Photo frame

Photo frame, made by the child himself, becomes a favorite decoration in the room. Many variants of frames are published on the Internet, from which you can get ideas. An interesting option looks like this:

1. From heavy cardboard, cut a square, the sides of which are equal to the length of the stick;
2. To the upper and lower edges glue two sticks tightly adjacent to each other;
3. Vertically add two sticks on each side, their length is adjusted so that they fit between the horizontal lines;
4. In the resulting window, a photo is placed on a double-sided adhesive tape.

The child decorates the photo frame to their liking. Adults should show trust and not interfere in the process. He can paint it, cover it with stickers with his favorite characters, decorate it with beads or flowers from felt, and sign it with fun phrases.

Ice Cream Sticks House

To brighten up the winter evenings in anticipation of the New Year's Eve, you can make a house together. The whole family can be involved, both young children and adults. For everyone there is a feasible task, and the joint creativity is beneficial to family harmony.

To make a house out of popsicle sticks, you need materials:

• PVA glue or hot glue;
• sticks.

The workplace should be covered with wrapping paper, as the work will be a lot and there is a high probability of spoiling the surface of the table. When using hot glue, precautions must be observed.

The master class is as follows:

1. Construct four frames from the sticks, dripping glue on the ends and connecting them to each other;
2. To the resulting frame glued tightly to each other a few wooden elements, if a gap is formed between the last stick and frame, you need a knife to adjust the thickness of the other stick and glue it into the gap;
3. The result is four walls;
4. To make a base for the roof, for this, glue two outlines of three sticks;
5. Cover the chopsticks rolled roof;
6. Assemble the house;
7. With a sharp knife to cut through the windows and doorway;
8. The resulting house should be painted and decorated to your liking. This task can be partly entrusted to children.

After eating a delicious popsicle, almost no one thinks about the fact that the wooden stick can be given a second life. A simple, unsightly thing serves as improvised material, allowing you to create original crafts and decor items worthy of admiration.

Photo ideas of homemade crafts from popsicle sticks