Volumetric applications for children: TOP best ideas
Octopus applique
A three-dimensional applique with octopuses is an interesting creative work made from scrap materials. Step-by-step creation of octopuses from a sleeve and threads.
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Volumetric boat
The “Boat” application shown in this master class can become the basis of a greeting card. For example, as a congratulation on February 23rd.
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Application with a sailboat on the waves
This review presents the three-dimensional application “Sailboat”. When creating it, you can introduce children to sailboats that move using the power of the wind.
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Palm tree and island made of circles
The island palm tree applique is a simple craft idea for kids using different sized paper circles.
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Applications for children - girl in the meadow
The applique “Girl in the Meadow” is a voluminous paper creative work for children, bright and interesting for summer.
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Roses in a vase
A simple applique with roses for children with step-by-step photos. Rose flowers are very simple, they are circles of different sizes.
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Flower in a vase
Bright volumetric applique “Flower in a vase”. The flower itself is made of paper strips, and the vase is paper folded into an accordion.
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Palm with flowers made from napkins
Original crafts can be made if you take as a basis a simple palm, outlined and cut out of paper. In our application it will become the basis for flowers made from napkins. You will find details on creating such a craft in the proposed master class.
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Flowers made from viscose napkins
Volumetric appliqués can be made not only from paper. This master class presents an applique with flowers made from viscose napkins.
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Chamomiles from openwork napkins
A postcard with daisies made from openwork napkins and pompons - a simple applique for children made from paper, napkins, and pompons.
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Ladybugs on the grass
A bright applique with ladybugs is an excellent option for children's creativity in spring and summer. The details are all simple, which children will love.
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Ladybug in the clearing
Another voluminous applique with a ladybug - very beautiful, bright and completely simple. The work is based on the long stripes that make up the popular insect. This technique is in demand, it is often used in children's creativity.
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Volumetric cactus
An excellent applique for children is a three-dimensional cactus. For a step-by-step overview of creating this prickly plant from colored paper, follow the link.
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Dandelion
The voluminous applique “Dandelion” is made of colored paper and scrap materials. The use of different materials fuels interest and develops children's imagination and sense of composition.
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Beautiful daffodils
An interesting three-dimensional applique with daffodils for children's creativity. A step-by-step overview of how to make spring flowers in 3D.
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Summer applique for children with a kitten
The children's applique “Kitten” is very bright, reminiscent of a carefree summer, vacations, and entertainment. It’s extremely easy to make, especially since the review includes a template of a kitten and grass.
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simple sunflower
The sunflower applique is made of paper circles. The work itself is easy, especially if you have a figured hole punch.
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Application with rowan
An interesting job for children is a rowan applique using the origami technique. This could be a group activity for fall-themed activities. The work is simple, but it requires perseverance and time to make a certain number of rowan berries and leaves.
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Applications for children made from hearts
Even the youngest children can make heart appliqué. Check out the most interesting and simple ideas on how to create animals, birds, insects, and plants from hearts.
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For Mom
The applique for mom consists of voluminous balloons in the shape of hearts and flags tied to them with the inscription “mom.” The work can be timed to coincide with Mother’s Day, March 8, or mother’s birthday.
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Bouquet in the palm
Applications made from children's palms are very popular. You can make a lot of interesting things, characters, and crafts from them. The work represents a child's hand presenting a bouquet of flowers to its mother. The idea is not new, but still interesting and original. After all, every time in the paper likeness of a child’s hand there can be different flowers, varying in type and color.
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Chicks in a nest made of plastic plate
A very simple application “Chicks in the Nest” combines a variety of materials: cardboard, plastic dishes, toothpicks. Make it with your children; the work will not take much time, but will bring a lot of smiles and fun.
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Volumetric fish in an aquarium
Bright and nimble waterfowl attract all children, so they will definitely love the voluminous applique “Fish in the Aquarium”. But the fish themselves in this work are quite complex. Therefore, if children are small, it is better to make simple multi-colored fish in a flat form. You also don’t need to make a very small aquarium, since making small fish using this technique is quite problematic, especially for children.
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Applications from cotton pads
A selection of simple ideas for an applique made from cotton pads created by children. List and links to master classes.
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Volumetric hearts
There are many ways you can do something nice for your loved one. The simplest of them is to say about it or give a card. This master class includes a card with hearts, bright and simple.
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Cactus with hearts
This master class presents a voluminous card for February 14 with a cactus and hearts, which you can give to your loved ones in honor of Valentine's Day.
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Lion made of maple leaves and paper
The lion leaf applique consists of several dried maple leaves, as well as a paper face, which is easy to draw and cut out of colored paper. This creative work can be done by children of senior preschool and school age. And for the little ones, you can prepare the lion’s head in advance. After that, all they have to do is arrange the leaves in a circle and glue the paper blank on top.
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Birds made from maple leaves
Dry leaves can be an ideal material for creating all kinds of applications. Sometimes their shape already resembles a character, you just need to be able to see it and add a couple of touches. For example, these funny birds are either owls or jackdaws. Simple to create, but capable of bringing a smile to everyone who sees them.
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Snowdrops
An excellent option for creative work with children at the end of winter and beginning of spring is the application of snowdrops. I offer you two easy ideas that are interesting and useful for developing children’s fine motor skills.
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Snowdrop applique
Another option for snowdrops, which can be decorated in the form of a panel. The work consists of three-dimensional snowdrop flowers, paper leaves and cotton wool imitating snow.
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Insects
When making insects with children, you need to make sure that the template elements have a large and round shape. Then you will get cute bug-eyed insects. With their impressive size, they look simply magnificent.
The simplest applique for three-year-old children is the image of a caterpillar or ant. This can be done by gluing a series of paper circles with a slight overlap, and then just finish drawing the paws and whiskers.
A snail will also be easy to make. The template for it consists of three elements: the body, the shell and the eyes. It is advisable to draw the spiral shell in advance and leave further design to the kids. You can cut out a spiral house from cardboard.
A butterfly applique would be a great idea—the templates can be printed on a photocopier. This product includes elements of a jigsaw puzzle. The child is given only the outline of a butterfly printed out. Then sectors are cut out from some magazines, the configurations of which together form wings. The child needs to find the right place for each particle.