09.05.2025
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4 min reading 9 educational paper crafts for children
Working with paper trains perseverance and develops fine motor skills. Turn it into a fun game
It is known that what is important is not what to do with the child, but how to do it - with interest or not. The paper crafts that we will offer you will not require much effort, special training, or investment from you, but will be interesting for children and adults and will bring variety to everyday life. Just do not do everything for the child, whether it is an application, origami, or an airplane. Just give suggestions and praise a lot! Let the kid make the craft himself, and our photos and step-by-step description of the craft will help him.
Notebook per hour
Sew 5-6 sheets of paper together in the form of a book. Cut the edges so that you get a shape: butterfly, heart, Christmas tree. The notebook is ready, you can start creating: draw the outline of the baby's hand or finger, leave your lip prints, you can draw the baby's eyes and yours (in real color), funny pictures, stick a ticket from the circus, cinema, museum - do not limit the child.
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Magic rain
This game is aimed at helping your child learn how to cut paper. Throw thin strips up: it will look like unusual rain.
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Plane
Who didn't make a paper airplane in their childhood? Teach your kid now. Children from 2 years old can easily cope with this task. Tell them that it is better to choose paper of medium density, then the airplane will fly further. You can and should experiment with colors too.
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Paper ball
Crumple a bright ball out of paper and throw it at each other. It doesn't hurt at all, it's safe and fun! You can join your hands in a ring in the form of a basket, and let the child throw the paper ball into it. And together you will rejoice at how accurately he throws.
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Dinosaur
Does your child like to play with animals? Don't buy plush dust collectors. Make your favorite character together - out of paper using the origami technique.
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Of course, it won't be easy for a toddler to make a dinosaur right away, so start with a snake or a frog.
Shuttle
Making a boat and setting it a long voyage, even in a puddle or bathtub, is every child's dream. You will need sheets of colorful paper and scissors. Tell your child that you can give the boat a name and decorate it with a homemade flag.
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Tit birds
Draw a bird on colorful paper, draw the wings and tail elements separately. All this needs to be cut out, and then glue the wings and “feathers” to the tail. A child can easily handle this. A glue stick is ideal. Now make a hole in the body and pull a string through it. Show your child that you can spin the bird in the air – and it will fly!
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Spring butterfly
Explain that it is important that each element has its own color, then the butterfly will turn out bright in a spring way. The wings are in the shape of a four-petal flower, the body is a rectangle rolled into a cylinder. What will be the horns and decorations on the wings - trust the imagination of the young artist.
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Fruits
First, cut out a template from cardboard. It should look like half of a fruit. Let the child apply it to colored paper and trace around it – the more such details they make, the more voluminous the craft will be. Cut a rectangle out of paper and roll it into a thin cylinder (this is the base) and the tail of the fruit. Glue the prepared elements onto the base in a circle. Cut out the leaves and glue them on top of the tail. Done!
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