A classic applique is a process of creating patterns by sticking shapes from colored paper using glue and scissors. Such an activity is very useful for a child, but not yet available for babies up to 3 years, as it requires perseverance and certain skills. You can teach your child to work with paper using stationery stickers.
Sticker Features
Stickers are blocks of paper leaves of various colors and shapes: rectangular, square, round, in the shape of flowers, leaves, hearts, palms, etc. The leaves are partially smeared with glue, so they are easily attached to the base. If it is difficult for the baby to separate the stickers among themselves, separate the leaves in advance and attach them to the edge of the table.
Application with stickers can be dealt with starting from a year due to its following features:
- safety - the absence of small parts, as well as the need to use glue and scissors;
- simplicity - it takes less than 15 minutes to create an application. During this time, the baby does not have time to get bored. Simple stories created with the help of stickers are understandable and interesting to even the smallest;
- functionality - stickers can be attached not only to paper, but also to wallpaper, mirrors, furniture doors and other smooth surfaces. This property allows you to add variety to developing activities with the child. In addition, the stickers can be used several times, easily "parsing" the picture.
Rectangular sticker appliqués
In addition to the stickers themselves, for the application you will need a sheet of white paper or whatman paper. In order to make the task clear and interesting for the baby, prepare in advance the plot drawings on which the stickers will be glued. As a basis, you can use coloring pictures or ready-made illustrations in books.
- "Laundry"
Draw two horizontal lines on the sheet that will represent the clothesline. The child should hang colorful stickers on them, symbolizing the washed laundry.
- "Handkerchiefs"
Draw on paper cheerful little men and invite the baby to give them colored scarves in their hands. For this, you can use both rectangular and square blanks.
- "Grass"
The plot - the basis for the application with stripes of green stickers can be a forest clearing with mushrooms or the lawn on which the cow grazes. Invite your child to decorate the pattern with fluffy grass.
- "Striped cat"
Draw or stick on a Whatman paper a finished image of a cat. The larger the drawing, the more convenient the baby will work with it. A kitten can be pasted with a mustache, make him a striped color or thick coat.
- "The hairdresser"
For the base picture is taken the head of a man. Draw him eyes, nose, mouth to make a funny face.The child should make him a hairstyle using the stripes of the sticker.
- "Sun"
Using a compass or any round object, draw a circle on the paper. To make the picture more fun, draw facial features on it. Stripes of the yellow sticker will represent the sun's rays.
- "Hedgehog"
Make a large drawing of a hedgehog on paper and ask the baby to put it in a “fur coat” of needles. Under the legs of the hedgehog, you can stick green grass.
Appliques with curly stickers
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From colorful stickers you can cut any figures. To do this, on a stack of 5-6 leaves, draw a stencil and cut a shape on it. Try to keep the maximum amount of glue on it.
- "Starry sky"
Cut yellow stars. Draw a moon on a piece of paper in dark blue or purple. Let the child stick the stars, creating a picture of the starry sky.
- Rain
Based on the application, draw a cloud and cut out blue or blue droplets. Stick the falling raindrops with the child. Demonstrate how grass grows well after rain by sticking green stripes at the bottom of the Whatman paper.
- "Apple tree"
Make apple blanks from yellow, red, or pink stickers. Draw a big tree. The kid should hang apples on the branches.
- “Vase with sweets”
Cut out the shapes of sweets from multi-colored stickers and draw an image of a vase on a Whatman paper. The task of the child is to put the candies in a vase. You can complicate the task by drawing a few vases and asking the baby to arrange the candies in colors. For example, in one vase - yellow, in another - red, etc.
When the child acquires the first skills of working with stickers, create complex pictures with him, consisting of 2-4 separate parts. The number of images that can be laid out using this material is limited only by your imagination.
