Anyone who enjoys the awakening of spring as much as we do will also love feeling the gifts of nature with all their senses. What's better for this than making something beautiful for spring and Easter with natural materials from the forest?
Leaves, twigs, bark, moss and the occasional flower at the edge of the forest – forests have a lot of material to offer and can be collected during a leisurely walk. And if you can't find what you're looking for, you can still find the missing materials in a flower shop or decoration shop if necessary.
Fun brushes for creating pictures
This fun craft idea is suitable for both kindergarten and at home. They collect the necessary materials in the forest and on the edge of the forest, where especiallyGrasses and meadow flowersthrive.
- bare branches
- Coniferous branches
- leaves
- Flowers, preferably dry ones from the previous year
- Yarn or tape
And this is how quickly you can make the brushes with natural materials from the forest:
- Take a branch and arrange any natural material around one of the branches.
- Generously wrap twine around it to tie everything in place. Adhesive tape is also suitable.
Create images using natural materials: Now you can use the little broomsPainting picturesuse by dipping them in acrylic paints and then dabbing and painting them onto a sheet of paper or canvas. Each material used creates its own unique patterns. Play with them.
A notice:Kindergarten children will have a hard time tying. That's why you can make the brushes in advance and then offer them to the little ones to paint with.
Crafting with natural materials from the forest: dragonflies made from maple seeds
Crafting couldn't be easier! These pretty dragonflies will become youput you in the spring moodand remind you of the beautiful, warm afternoons by the lake or pond that lie ahead again.
- thin branches (those with a branch at one end are particularly suitable, but not mandatory)
- The maple seed
- Acrylic paints and brushes
- Glue
How to make this romantic spring decoration with natural materials:
- Take a branch and attach two pairs of seeds to it to create the dragonfly wings.
- Once the glue has dried, paint the dragonflies in the colors you want.
You can attach string to the finished dragonflies and use them to attach to the spring or Easter bouquet or hang them in front of the window. Alternatively, you can alsosmall wooden pegsBuy one and attach the dragonflies to it.
Small boats to play with made from bark, leaves and twigs
Such cute sailing boats are not only suitable for spring crafts with natural materials, but in principle for every season. You make these with wood from the forest or garden.
- Yield
- branches
- Sheets (or paper if you prefer)
- Hot glue
All you have to do is glue the branch vertically to a piece of bark. You can also poke a hole and stick the branch through it. Then attach a leaf by pinning two opposite ends onto the branch. Move the blade to create a curvature, as is common in sails.
Tipp:In spring you can often still find colorful autumn leaves that you can use.
Craft ideas from natural materials for children – cute bees with dandelions
If you are walking through or along the forest, stopLook for dandelionsand grasses that you can use for these funny bees. And since dandelions spread like crazy, you're sure to find them quickly.
- cardboard
- Dandelion flowers
- Ears of grass
- Leaves, preferably rounded
- Glue
- Pin
How to make bees with natural materials from the forest:
- Cut out an oval shape from the cardboard. This doesn't have to be perfect.
- Record faces.
- Glue the leaves to the back of the cardboard so that they stick out at the top. These are the wings.
- Place the ears of corn that will imitate the bees' stripes and glue them in place.
- Now glue the yellow flowers to the free areas.
Primrose flowers are also great for crafts:Decoration with primroses: Not only flower arrangements are possible!
Greeting cards made from fresh or discolored leaves
No matter what time of year you want to make leaf crafts, this creative greeting card idea is always good. The motif is a vase with flowers, which is perfect for Women's Day, as wellfor Mother's Dayor for your birthday. But you are welcome to come up with other motifs.
- Paper for making the card
- leaves
- Scissors
- Glue
Cut out the desired motifs from the sheet. Fold the card and stick the designs as you imagine them on the front. Now you can write whatever you want on the greeting card.
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