Toddlers love to create and experiment, and it is important to create the right conditions for them. Of course, there are all kinds of puzzles, construction sets and creative kits, but I want more variety. In fact, all the best is already around us for free. Catch 10 beautiful and easy ideas for kindergarten crafts from natural materials!
1. Chestnut snails
Chestnut is an almost finished house of a small adorable snail. Make the body out of plasticine and shape it with a thin wooden stick.
2. Animals from acorns and plasticine
An elongated acorn is an almost finished body or head for an animal, bird, or fish. Use plasticine to complete missing pieces and small details.
3. Chestnut caterpillar
If you drill through holes in the chestnuts in advance, you get a toy that is no worse than children's pyramids. Let the child collect them on wire or thick thread into a flexible and funny caterpillar.
4. Children's figurines from walnuts
The shell of a walnut will become the shell of a crab or turtle, the body of a ladybug or the body of a penguin. Give your child paints, paper, markers and thread - and let him create!
5. Applications from leaves
Make several blanks of animals - for example, the body of a fish and the head of a lion. Let the child color them, and then make scales and mane from bright dry leaves.
6. Children's ornaments from natural materials
Natural gifts allow you to endlessly create different abstract designs and ornaments. Maximum space for creativity, experimentation and self-expression!
7. House with a yard
From branches, cones of acorns, chestnuts, leaves and whatever your heart desires, you get a whole house with a yard. And then you can put small toys from kinders and other sweets into it.
8. Pine cone animals
The same interesting and original animals come out of the cones, as well as from the acorns. Another advantage is that they can be of different shapes, sizes and appearance.
9. The underwater world of seashells
Painted shells transform into outlandish fish, crabs and turtles. Add eyes, fins and claws to them and put them in a makeshift aquarium!
10. Children's crafts from branches
You can make a raft, a hut or even funny characters from dry branches of different thicknesses. To do this, use threads, fabric, paints, glue and small jewelry.
Crafts from natural material for kindergarten - photos and ideas
And when the kid tries all these options and ideas, explore our gallery of crafts with him!