The carnival is getting closer and what can better put us in carnival mood than some colorful handicrafts? Today we will show you some great ideas about what children under 3 years of age can make for carnival. From cute animals to happy clowns - even for these handicraft projects, some paper plates, painting colors and colorful paper are sufficient. Because for 1- and 2-year-old children it has to be as simple as possible, but still colorful. Take a look at our ideas and try them out with your child, for example, the next weekend. The fun is guaranteed!
At the age of 2 to 3 yearsthe children are curious and are already fascinated by small craft projects. However, these should not be complicated and do not take too much time. Otherwise the child quickly loses interest and the handicrafts remain unfinished. So choose simple motifs that require few materials but can arouse the child's interest. Please note that not every child at the age of 2 is enthusiastic about handicrafts. If your child doesn't feel like it, try again at another time.
Animal motifs are super suitable for the 2-year-olds. These also agree with the topic of carnival, since the little ones usually want to dress up like animals. A cat, a bear, a lion ... the possibilities are simply infinite. If you want, you can alsoMask for costumeTinker with the child.Simple party hatsOr crowns are also great and can be decorated colorfully by the child.
Another great variant for tinkering are colorful motifs, such as clowns, the rainbow, balloons orFunny garlands. It is only important that the selected handicraft idea fits the age of the child. In the following we collected some great handicraft projects that are suitable for the children under 3. Older children can of course also participate if they feel like it. Papp plates are required as the main material for these handicrafts. They will be really surprised at what you can conjure up from the white round plates with just a few simple steps.
Are you also looking for ideas for your older children who go well with the carnival? We have already shown you how toCrafts pretty spirals from paper platescan. Simply browse through our site to discover more great handicraft projects for the carnival.
Tinker lion to Carnival
The king of animals is a popular idea for children's carnival. Whether as a mask or just as a motif for tinkering, children under the age of 3 would certainly be happy. Together with your child, you can make a lion from some simple materials. Here is the list:
paper plate
Maline or painting pencils in orange, yellow and black
Brush/sponge
Wobble
Scissors
2-year-old children can still not paint real shapes, but they still try. This is even more fun for you, so you can first draw the desired shapes and then leave the painting to the children.
First turn the plate over so that the child can paint the floor. It should now try to paint the inner area yellow and the outer orange. If you want a clear border between the face and mane, you can use a template or painter tape. Once the lion is painted, let the color dry and draw your mouth, nose and eyes (or glue wobbly eyes). Then show the child how it can cut fringes into the box with the children's scissors to design the lion's mane, or make them themselves.
Löwen mask made of paper plate
You can also tinker with the lions like a mask by simply cutting out the plate floor. Then give your child several strips of paper in yellow and orange that sticks to the box. If the entire box is covered, you already have a pretty lion mask for the carnival.
Tinker elephants from paper plates to Mardi Gras
Another animal that you can design quickly and easily from a paper plate is the elephant. We show you how only a few cuts turn the plate into an elephant. You need these materials for the project:
paper plate
Scissors
Glue
Undoing
Sponge or brush
Eyes made of paper or wobble eyes
Black pen (optional)
First divide the box into four equally large parts. Cut out two areas opposite, as shown in the picture. One part serves as an elephant trunk, they no longer need the other. Then let your child paint the elephant in any color and glue the trunk on top. Glue your eyes out of paper or draw them and the elephant for carnival is ready.
Crafts with children under 3
If you are parents of a 2-year-old, you will most likely know the song “Baby Shark”. If your child is also a fan of the funny song, then you can tinker with a hai made of paper plate for carnival. To do this, you first have to finish the parts made of colored paper and then it starts. Cut three parts for fins and Finn, which the child should stick on top and on both sides of the haikopf. Instead of painting the head, it can stick it with gray tissue paper. Cut teeth out of white paper and small circles for the eyes. Then just glue your eyes and mouth on the corresponding places and you're done. You can also make the shark blue, yellow or pink so that it matches the baby shark sharks from the video.
Transform the paper plate into a flamingo
Children under 3 can also make a flamingo for carnival. For this again, a paper plate is necessary and some tissue paper for the legs. First cut the plate into half. One half put aside and out of the other, cut a curved neck out of the box and a head from the plate floor. Now it is decorated. With pink color and brush or sponge, the child can paint the body, neck and head of the bird. You only need a little black for the beak and possibly to draw an eye (if you don't have wobbly eyes at hand).
Only the legs remain. Cut out two long strips from orange tissue paper and fold them like a accordion. The child should now stick the legs to the lower side of the flamingo and the handicraft project for carnival is ready.
Tinker a tiger for carnival
Big cats are a great motif for the handicrafts for carnival. In addition to the lion, you can easily conjure up a tiger on the paper plate. To do this, they need orange tissue paper, from which they cut out small pieces and provide the child together with stripes made of black paper. The ears can be cut out of orange paper and either glue it to the paper plate or attach it with a stapler. Shaping the mouth and eyes from the remains of the paper and you already have a predator.
Instructions for penguin made of paper plate
Here you will find the simple steps on how you can design a penguin from the paper plate. First fold and glue the sides and then the upper part inwards. Paint your wing and head black. Cut out the beak, eyes and feet made of paper and glue them into the corresponding places. Complete!
Ideas for carnival clowns from paper plates
Clowns are funny and therefore particularly popular with children. They are associated with heath fun and offer another great idea for carnival tinkering with the child. And how can the good old paper plate be transformed into a clown? Simply! With colorful pompoms or paper snippets in all rainbow colors, children under the age of 3 will also be able to do it.
In this case, you do not necessarily have to paint the paper plate, but can stick it with colorful decoration. The child should design the snippets of paper or pompoms in happy colors along the upper box as a wig. For the facial features such as eyes, nose and mouth, pompons, pipe cleaners or ready -made templates can be used. If your child wants to play with the clown, you can also glue an ice cream stick to the back and transform the paper plate clown into a play doll.
Crafts and decorate hot air balloons from paper plates and decorate
What is colorful fits the carnival. Do you think so too? Then use materials to decorate your choice and make colorful hot air balloons with your child. The paper plate serves as the balloon and from brown paper you can design the baskets.
For example, remaining paper snippets or pompons, bright colors or craft foam motifs are suitable for this project. The child can either glue different objects on the balloons or paint with brushes, sponges, cotton swabs or another material. The more colorful and more original, the better!
Tinker rainbow and learn the colors
The rainbow is colorful and happy and also fits well as an idea for tinkering with the carnival season. Cut out a paper plate into half and provide the rainbow colors and a sponge brush. With this tool, it makes it easier for the little child to paint the rainbow. But your help would still need it. So you will paint, tinker and learn the colors with your child at the same time. To finish the rainbow, stick some cotton balls at both ends as clouds. So he looks even more beautiful!
A crown of paper plates for carnival tinkering with children under 3
If you plan to spend the carnival at home this year, you don't necessarily have to spend a lot of money on masks and costumes. Instead, you can simply tinker them yourself and have fun with the family. Here is an example of how you can make a crown of the carnival with children of all ages.
You can find more ideas for homemade crowns on the carnival costumeIn this article.
We recommend that you paint the paper plate with the child first and only then to design the crown. Decoration like sequins, stones or pompons comes afterwards.
And so the crown is made:
1. Papp plates in the Mutte fold.
2. Draw three lines (with approximately 45 °, 90 ° and 135 ° angle), leave at least 1 cm to the edge. Cut three slots along the lines.
3. Feat the paper plate and cut them along the fold and leave 1 cm to the edge again.
4. The resulting wedges fold up to design the corners of the crown.
5. Decorate the crown. Complete!
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