Applique technique
One of the most attractive activities for children is appliqué. Kids are delighted with the brightness of the paper used and the variety of materials; they really enjoy cutting out figures, laying them out and gluing them. There are quite a lot of types of applique according to the execution technique. Let's look at what a machine made in the most familiar way (from paper), but using different types of manufacturing, will look like.
Straw applique “Car”
This beautiful material turns the product into a real work of art. An important point is its preparation for work: assemble, open, and dry in time. Then the scrap is cut and ironed. Straw appliqué is best done in small groups. Each team can choose their own car.
Execution steps:
- select a sketch;
- each detail is located on tracing paper;
- the prepared straw must be glued to the front side of the tracing paper;
- the strips are folded in such a way that the gaps are not visible and extend beyond the contour lines;
- turning the entire workpiece over to the wrong side, the excess paper with straws is carefully trimmed with scissors;
- All parts of the product are laid out against the background, glued and given time for final drying under pressure.
At this time, you can look at the cars they have chosen with your children, talk about their purpose, remember the verse about cars, and play with toy cars.
Dry plants are excellent preparations for application
Seeds and cereals in application
Special attention is paid to the development of fine motor skills, as they play an important role in the development of the baby’s speech. Therefore, kindergartens use various themes of cereal appliqué.
“Naughty bus” - semolina applique
What you need to prepare for this craft:
- semolina;
- cardboard, size and color are selected individually;
- PVA glue and brushes;
- simple pencil, paints, gouache;
- markers.
Draw a bus on cardboard with a simple pencil. This will allow, if necessary, to adjust the silhouette. Then we will outline the outline with a felt-tip pen to clearly highlight all the elements and details of the transport. We glue the parts separately with a brush, sprinkle them with semolina, let them dry and thoroughly shake off the remaining semolina. At first we work together with the child, then you can invite him to do the work on his own. When sprinkling the cereal, you need to draw the baby’s attention to ensure that the contours outlined with a felt-tip pen do not fall asleep. This will come in handy when applying paint. When the bus is ready, we begin painting. You can first select an illustration with a funny bus. We use paint or gouache. The work will look more interesting if you make a frame from the same semolina and paint it.
Working with semolina will give your baby a large number of indescribable tactile sensations. In the process of making this application, variations are possible with various cereals and seeds.
Symmetrical applique
This technique is good because the child will clearly see (and try to do it himself) the receipt of two completely identical samples. Using this type of application, you can make an application from the series: cars that help people.
"Important Fire Truck"
Together with the children, prepare and cut out the necessary parts using the paper folding method. The sheet is folded in half and a certain contour is applied. By cutting out and unfolding the sheet, you will get absolutely identical parts, for example, absolutely even, round, identical wheels, rectangular windows, doors, cabin, stairs. The preparatory stage of this technique is very attractive to children. They are very serious about making the correct machine parts, so this type of transport is extremely important in difficult firefighting situations.
Overlay applique
This technique makes it possible to create a multi-color image. The main point in this type is the preparation of templates from colored paper. Fragments are superimposed and glued layer by layer onto the drawn outline of the car. It is very important to follow the sequence of performing such an application. First, large-sized elements are glued, and smaller ones are glued onto them.
Mosaic (modular application)
This technique is based on geometric figures of different sizes, colors, and textures.
Let's try to make the “Truck” applique using the mosaic method. What is needed for this:
- Prepare the necessary parts. They can be made “by eye”, or adhere to certain sizes. Colored paper is used for this work.
- We lay out the blanks in front of the baby and help him choose the priority parts.
- Together we lubricate each part of the truck and stick it on a sheet: the long rectangle is glued first and smoothed out thoroughly (the kids do this process very diligently);
- Next, the cabin is glued - first we glue a rectangle in a vertical position, and then a square (car hood);
- then we decorate the cabin with windows;
- Finally, we glue the circles - wheels.
The work is not at all difficult, the kids enjoy doing it. A small nuance - in order to interest the child in the upcoming process, involve him in the preparation (put on an apron, prepare the necessary things for work and the workplace itself). During the manufacture of the truck, you can recite all the actions, examine the figures, and pay attention to the color and size of the parts.
