Crafting is fun and offers acreative activity for childrenand parents. Not always, but one can think of what he could do with the children himself. We offer you several ideas for crafts with cotton swabs. Whether a beautiful dandelion flower, or a sheep, or perhaps a beautiful greeting card for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day: the following projects are guaranteed to cause enthusiasm. And since children particularly enjoy painting and stamping, we also offer you several templates for spring pictures at the end of the article.
Craft sheep with cotton swabs
Name thatSpring with a suitable decorationwelcome. In spring we get in the mood for the most beautiful season of the year with beautiful animal figures made from cotton swabs. To make a cute sheep with the children you need a pack of cotton swabs, scissors, white cardboard, universal glue, a red fabric bow, black fineliner and pink pencil, as well as two clothespins. In principle, you can find all the necessary materials at home.
So this idea is the perfect creative activity for a rainy weekend and is suitable for children aged 5 to 10. Of course, smaller and older children can help and take on certain craft tasks. First, cut out the sheep's body and head from white cardboard. Then cut the cotton buds to size - for the sheep you only need the parts with the cotton wool. Apply universal glue to the body and stick the cotton swabs. Continue until the entire sheep's body is covered with cotton swabs.
Then put the head together and paint the face. Then attach the head at the front andtwo clothespinsas legs at the back of the body.
Make a dandelion with cotton swabs
To make a beautiful dandelion, you need cotton swabs, a polystyrene ball with a diameter of 4 or 5 cm, a green drinking straw, a wooden skewer, a toilet paper roll and jute ribbon. You will also need watercolor, watercolor or acrylic paints to color the cotton swabs any way you want. If desired, you can also decorate the “pot” with decorative tape. Making a dandelion is fun and promotes fine motor skills. These cute dandelions can decorate the windowsill and are guaranteed to create a happy atmosphere.
Making flowers with cotton swabs: gift idea for Mother's Day
You can also make beautiful flowers using cardboard, cotton swabs and pipe cleaners (or floral wire). You can color the cotton swabs with watercolors or acrylic paints. Or you can make a cute daisy and in this case you don't need to paint the cotton buds.
Make a greeting card with flowers with the children
Would you like to make a spring-themed greeting card with the children? If you need to do it really quickly or if you need an idea for a DIY greeting card for kindergarten children, then the next instructions are just for you. Cut out a square measuring 15 cm x 8 cm from blue cardboard. Then cut out a 3 cm wide and 15 cm long strip of green cardboard and then cut into it. You can use a punch for the flowers. Then use a green marker to paint the plastic part of the cotton swabs and paint the cotton itself with yellow watercolor.
Another variant is to cut out the flower stem and leaves from green cardboard. You put together the flower using cotton swabs and a yellow pom-pom.
Make snowflakes with cotton swabs
Snowflakes are the perfect motif for window decorations in spring. With snowflakes made from cotton swabs and animal figures, you can create a seamless transition between winter and spring decorations. To make a snowflake you need four cotton swabs that you glue together in the middle.
Painting a heart with a cotton swab: idea for a greeting card for Valentine's Day
Not only crafting, but also painting or stamping with cotton swabs is fun for small children. Next, we offer you several ideas and templates for beautiful images. As Valentine's Day approaches, you can make a beautiful Valentine's Day card using cotton buds, pink cardboard and paints.
Painting rainbows with cotton swabs: idea for spring
A nice idea that is a lot of fun for the children and at the same time promotes fine motor skills: print out a special template for pictures with cotton swabs. The children learn to recognize the basic colors and mix them to create othersto obtain colors.
Painting with cotton swabs: tree
The first template is for a tree. You can print them out four times and paint four pictures with the different seasons.
Template for spring motifs: Easter bunny, Easter egg and chick
The next template makes the anticipation for the coming spring twice as great. Print them out, cut out the different designs and create beautiful collages.
Stamp spring images with cotton swabs
A spring meadow with colorful flowers and bees is guaranteed to create a happy atmosphere on cold winter days. You can hang the picture as a window or wall decoration in the children's room.
Painting snowflakes: template for stamping with cotton swabs
The best thing about the next template is that it combines painting with stamping. The correct dabbing technique is crucial to the end result. You can also transfer the template onto transparent film, paint it and then stick it to the window.
