Morning of January 1... The guests have left, everything is put in its place, and the kid in the kitchen is enthusiastically sorting through the bright cocktail tubes left over from the holiday - pink, green, yellow... If there are quite a lot of them left after the holiday, and the child likes them so much, you can “color them” » your joint vacation - make colorful crafts from such tubes. This is both a fun, exciting game and a developmental activity (remember, there is such an exercise for developing creativity– come up with as many uses as possible for a simple object?), and a great way to make a useful thing from unnecessary material.
And after the holidays, the kid will have something to brag about to his classmates at school.
You say: but what can be made from simple tubes? There are a huge number of options! Look around and you will probably find many things that can be “colored” in this amazing way. Perhaps you have a boring glass tumbler at home, the last one left from an old set? You can make this cute little vase out of it.
Decorating a vase
To do this, you need to cut off a long straight part from the tubes (to the corrugated bend; don’t throw away what’s left - we’ll need it too!) Wash, dry and degrease the glass; if desired, you can cover it with acrylic paint - then the finished craft will look brighter. Cut the tubes to the height of the glass and glue them to its surface using a glue gun. When the glue has dried, tie a ribbon near the base of the vase that matches the color of the tubes you have chosen and tie it with a small bow. The vase is ready!
New Year's toys, candles and crackers...
If the holiday has not yet arrived, and you are already reading this article, take on another idea: making Christmas tree decorations from straws. Cut the straw into small pieces, 4-5 mm each. We draw our future decoration on paper, and then use glue to assemble it according to the pattern from the tubes. Choose glue that dries quickly. The result will be inexpensive and bright new Year decoration
, which can be used to decorate windows or yard.
...and not toys.
It will require about two hundred straws, which must be glued to the glass shade using transparent glue. And from bright pieces of colored straw, using the same principle, you can make such a small cube lamp. With it, your baby will not be afraid of the dark! And an adult will be delighted with such a creative, bright gift.
Don't want to struggle with small pieces? You can glue long straws vertically - it will turn out no less beautiful.
Decorate the door of your home with New Year You can use a New Year's wreath like this. Glue straws onto a small cardboard circle using a glue gun different lengths and decorate with a bright bow.
Not only decoration, but also useful thing Can be used as a fruit stand. To do this you need:
- String the required number of straws onto a nylon thread, secure the other, unstitched edge with adhesive tape and cut the straws obliquely, starting at a length of 3 cm, and then longer and longer until you reach the full length of the straw.
- Pass the thread through the trimmed edge as well, placing beads and glass beads between the straws.
- Then pull the edge together to create a snail shape and secure the ends of the thread with beads, and also pull the thread on the other side. A useful decoration is ready!
To get a perfectly flat stand, try to string the straws exactly in the center. You can use a different number of straws, then the stand will be larger or smaller. The main thing is to maintain the proportion in the ratio of the length of the straws.
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Today you will see another cocktail straw maker that you can make yourself. Making such a Christmas tree will help develop attention and patience in your children. In this video you will see step-by-step instructions on how to make stencils for the Christmas tree and how to fill them with cut tubes.
Tip: If you have never glued plastic tubes using an iron, then let your first experience be the smallest stencil (5 cm in diameter).
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Very often, parents think about what is interesting and new to engage their child in, so that the activities are useful for the kids. Great option make crafts from juice straws.
Vase with flower
This product can be presented as a souvenir to your mother, grandmother or aunt. They will be pleased to receive gifts in the form of crafts made from juice straws, which the child himself made with his own hands. The child will love this task, especially since making a vase is not difficult, and the result will be bright and beautiful.
To make such crafts from juice straws, in addition to the usual set of materials and tools, you will need plasticine, rubber bands, a disposable plate and a postcard. Various bows, ribbons, etc. will be useful for decoration.
For stability, all tubes are cut in half and secured with rubber bands. The structure is glued to a disposable plate or postcard. Next, you need to decorate the vase using satin ribbons and a bow.
Now you should move on to making the flower. To do this, all the juice tubes need to be cut into pieces of 2-3 cm. The entire flower will consist of individual inflorescences. They are made from small pieces of tubes, one of the sides of which is cut into small fringes. The finished inflorescences are inserted into each other and attached to a plasticine ball. The more inflorescences you get, the more magnificent the flower will be. When it is completely ready, you need to combine the entire structure, and the craft is ready.
Crafts for the New Year: Christmas tree toys made from tubes
Children always look forward to the New Year holidays, and to make the preparations even more interesting and fun, you can make your own Christmas tree toy.
To work you will need cocktail tubes, scissors, thread and a needle. First of all, the tubes are cut into 8 parts of 5 cm each and 4 parts of 4 cm each. You need to connect four parts of 4 cm each with a needle and thread. The part is secured with a knot, but the thread is not cut.
Two vertices of the triangle are connected at the top, the other two at the bottom. A loop for hanging is attached to one of the resulting peaks, and a bead or bell is attached to the other.
And although New Year's crafts made from tubes look much simpler than store-bought decorations, a toy made by a child will take pride of place on the Christmas tree.
Photo frame
This craft in the form of a photo frame, made from juice straws, looks bright, and at the same time it is very practical. The frame will fit perfectly into the design of a child’s room, and you won’t need any special materials to make it; everything you need will be at hand.
Crafts from juice straws in the form of a photo frame are made quickly and easily. The first step is to prepare a cardboard base that will match the size of the photo. Next, you should measure the length of the corners of the frame and cut out the corresponding segments from the tubes. They are glued on the sides. After this, you need to cut out many of the same segments from multi-colored tubes and glue them to a cardboard base using glue or double-sided tape.
TO back side attach a photo, and the frame is ready. If desired, you can additionally attach a piece of cardboard so that the frame stands confidently on a horizontal surface.
Crafts from baby juice tubes: geometric figures for educational games
Thanks to such designs with the child in game form you can study interesting geometry. Uncomplicated and original crafts They will help you have an interesting time and easily explain to your child what geometric shapes there are.
First, try making a pyramid. To do this, you need to fold the short part of the tube lengthwise and insert it into the long part. This creates a triangle. Identical figures are fastened together with tape and combined into a pyramid. In a similar way, you can fold a wide variety of figures: pentagons, squares, etc.
Crafts made from juice straws for children will be an excellent opportunity for entertaining games and will help the child remember new geometric shapes.
Decorations
Girls of any age love jewelry. For kids younger age You can suggest making crafts from juice straws in the form of decorations. They are perfect for summer holidays, especially if you are going to the sea. The little fashionista will look like a mermaid.
Making such decorations is very simple. Juice tubes are cut into segments of different sizes. They need to be strung on a thick thread, but it is better to use fishing line. The parts alternate in color and can be diluted with various beads. Bracelets and necklaces are created in a similar way that will delight a young fashionista.
Original crafts
Plastic cocktail straws provide a wide range of possibilities for making various forms lampshades and shades for lamps. It can take several hundred tubes to create a stylish and original lamp. They are simply folded in half and threaded through the holes in the fabric.
Small night lights can simply be covered with small multi-colored pieces of cocktail tubes. All kinds of coasters, candlesticks and other items are decorated in the same way. You can decorate a lampshade much easier: just cover it with tubes.
To end up with a truly original piece, you need to experiment with the sizes and placement options for the tubes. They can be cut at one of the ends to end up with unusual voluminous decorative items.
To create a craft from juice straws in the form of a stand, you just need to take a tin jar and also cover it with straws, alternating parts of different colors and sizes. This will make a great organizer for pens, pencils or a cute vase.
There is no need to stop there, there are various crafts for the New Year. You can use juice straws to make an original New Year's wreath for your door. You just need to make a round cardboard base, cover it with tubes of different sizes and decorate the craft with a bow. This way you can make smaller snowflakes.
Finally
Every year, multiple fast food chains, along with drinks, give out more than 50 million cocktail straws. And these are just statistics from the USA. A large number of plastic straws end up in landfills. However, you don't have to throw them away. After all, crafts made from juice straws will help diversify your leisure time and captivate your child. Such bright little things can decorate not only a child’s room, but also a Christmas tree. The child will be delighted with such activities aimed at his development.
Every year, countless fast food chains hand out more than 50 million plastic straws along with drinks, and this is only in America! A huge number of straws from juices and cocktails end up in landfills. But there is good news - you can do it various crafts from cocktail straws with your own hands! This, of course, will not solve the global problem of plastic pollution, but you can make your small contribution to saving nature!
1. Lamps made from cocktail straws
Plastic tubes provide ample opportunities for creating various shapes of lampshades and lampshades.
It took more than two hundred tubes to create such an original lampshade! To make such a lamp, you can use an old fabric lampshade. Bend the cocktail tubes in half and thread them through the holes made in the fabric.
This cube-shaped night light was simply covered with small pieces of colored tubes.
You can decorate a candlestick or any stand in the same way.
You can decorate the lampshade of a table lamp with tubes like this:
Plastic disposable plates and cups will complement the decor of the lamp.
Experiment with options for placing tubes on the lampshade.
The tubes can be split at the ends and do such unusual things:
2. Stands and vases made of plastic tubes.
Any jar, box or other container can be covered with colored straws for cocktails. This will make an interesting stand for pens and pencils or a flower vase.
3. Decorative wreath for the door made of plastic tubes.
Festive wreaths on doors are not common in our area. However, as an option for another craft made from cocktail straws. After all, in the same way you can make New Year’s decorations in the form of snowflakes or a decorative sun for a kindergarten.
4. Wall decor with cocktail straws
You can put anything out of tubes on the wall. But this scheme of metro lines looks very stylish. For example, you can take the Tokyo subway map.
5. Crafts from cocktail straws - decorations for children.
Together with your children, make cute jewelry from plastic tubes - beads and bracelets. Cut the tubes into pieces, then string them on a thread mixed with beads for a necklace, and to make a bracelet, connect the tubes with an elastic thread.
6. Large-scale crafts from cocktail tubes.
Unless you own a plastic straw manufacturing plant, collecting thousands of straws for such large-scale crafts will not be easy. An impressive installation of thousands of straws in one of the shopping centers.
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Whatever creative people come up with! Crafts from toilet paper, topiary made of threads, panels made of branches... Such products can be listed endlessly. Creative people know that craft materials are all around us. Today we invite you to a master class on creating crafts from cocktail straws with your own hands.
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Lately, many people have been trying to spend their leisure time in some creative way. Creativity is a great idea. On a cold winter evening, when a blizzard is howling outside the window, you can sit comfortably in a chair and make crafts from juice straws. This material is sold in any store. You can buy a whole package at once, such a purchase will not hurt your pocket. Moreover, the end always justifies the means.
Beginning needlewomen are interested in what can be made from cocktail straws. There is no definite answer to this question, since every creative person has his own extraordinary and original ideas. We invite you to make an unusual boat that will be an excellent interior design decoration or a perfect gift for a friend.
Necessary materials:
- straws for cocktails with a bend;
- twine thread;
- coins;
- decorative paper bills;
- cardboard;
- scissors;
- simple pencil;
- ruler;
- glue gun or heavy-duty glue;
- wooden skewers.
- First, let's prepare all the tools and materials necessary for needlework.
- We take the tubes and bend them a little. We need this in order to model the stern of the ship.
- We wrap each tube tightly with twine thread. We fix the twine with glue.
- As soon as we wrap the seven tubes with twine, we begin to glue them together, laying them on top of each other lengthwise.
- So we have one part of the ship.
- By analogy, we make the second side of the ship, only we bend the tubes at a different angle.
- Now we need to attach a tube to one part of the ship and measure the height of the side.
- We cut the tube to the required length and also decorate it with twine.
- Glue the two sides together at an angle. We decorate the bow of the ship with a transverse tube.
- We place the completed part of the ship on the cardboard.
- We trace a part of the ship along the contour and cut out a blank from cardboard. This will be the bottom.
- We still have one more part of the ship left open.
- Using a ruler, measure the distance between the sides.
- Let's cut seven tubes of the required length.
- We decorate them with twine and fix them with glue.
- Let's glue the back side to the main part of the ship. This is the kind of preparation we will get.
- Let's return to the cardboard bottom of the ship.
- The inner part will not be visible, but the outer part needs to be covered with twine.
- Let's cut out another bottom blank from cardboard.
- We are assembling the ship. Glue the bottom inside and outside.
- Now let's start modeling the mast.
- Take a tube and cut off the folded edge.
- Let's measure four points that are equally distant from each other.
- We pierce the tube in the designated places with skewers.
- Then we cut off the long parts, leaving identical wooden jumpers.
- Now the mast also needs to be wrapped with twine.
- All that remains is to attach the mast by pulling a twine thread symmetrically from opposite sides of the ship.
- We make sails from decorative banknotes, and decorate the sides with coins.
Handicrafts together with your child
If your child tends to be creative and shows his imagination every now and then, try making crafts with him from cocktail straws for children. There are many options, but you should always start with the simplest. Let's decorate a glass or mug.
Necessary materials:
- colorful straws for cocktails;
- double-sided adhesive tape;
- ruler;
- plastic cup or mug;
- scissors.
Step-by-step description of the process:
- We will decorate a plastic glass, so first we will measure 7 cm on tubes and cut them. We will make the required number of blanks.
- Cover the surface of the glass with double-sided adhesive tape.
- We remove the protective film and begin gluing the cocktail tubes parallel to each other.
- Just a few minutes and original mug ready. It can be used as a stand for pencils and pens.
Original decoration for a little princess
You can use cocktail straws to make a baby necklace. Your young princess will definitely appreciate it.
Necessary materials:
- fishing line or strong thread;
- scissors;
- cocktail straws;
- beads.
Step-by-step description of the creative process:
- Cut a piece of fishing line to the required length.
- Cut the tubes into pieces 5-6 mm long.
- First, we will string one bead onto the fishing line, which will hold our tubes.
- Alternating colors, in any order we begin to string pieces of tubes onto fishing line.
- We repeat these steps until we get a necklace of the desired length.
- We tie the fishing line in a knot or attach a special fastener.
- Or you can divide the beads into two parts and make bright bracelets.
Some people prefer to create coziness in their home with figurines, vases and various compositions purchased in the store. But this review is for those who like to decorate their home with handmade trinkets. And if a child of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years old lives in your house, then making crafts from plastic tubes with your own hands will be a great way to spend time. Such works perfectly develop children's imagination and motor skills.
This composition will look great as a decoration for a child's room. And if your child makes such a craft himself, then he will have something to brag about to his friends. To make your own vase with a flower from tubes you will need:
- Cocktail straws.
- Bows, ribbons.
- Disposable plate or card.
- A small piece of plasticine.
- Elastic bands for fastening.
Flower in a vase made of tubes
Instructions for performing this composition:
To make the coughs stable, you need to cut the straws in half and then fasten them tightly with rubber bands. Now you need to glue the future vase to a postcard or disposable plate. This way, it will become stable and will not tip over in the future.
In places where the vase is fastened with rubber bands, we tie beautiful bows and wrap it with ribbons. Gradually the cough begins to take on the appearance we need.
When using such materials for crafts, you can experiment with their color and height, the main thing is that the vase is stable.
Now let's cut them into pieces. For a beautiful flower, pieces 2-3 cm in size are suitable. Then we cut each piece into a “fringe”; see the photo below for how they should look. To make the flower more magnificent, you can insert them into each other, and then secure them in a ball of plasticine. You can use a straw or a thin stick for the flower stem. Insert the flower into a ready-made vase.
After making such a vase made from tubes, you can be convinced that making crafts from tubes with your own hands is beautiful and very simple. And most importantly, it’s quite original.
New Year is coming soon and every child wants to contribute to the preparation for this holiday. One of the options for such a contribution can be called a toy for the Christmas tree. Below is an example of one version of a toy made from plastic tubes, but you can view various master classes on making other interesting New Year's toys from scrap materials.
For the toy you need:
- Threads with a needle
- Scissors
- Tubes
We cut them into 8 parts of 3 cm each, and another 4 parts of 4 cm each. Now we connect the 4 cm parts with a thread, you should get a square (no need to cut the thread). Then we thread the thread into 2 more parts about 3 cm and attach it to our square, it will look like a house with a roof. This must be done with all sides of the square.
Next, to make crafts from tubes with your own hands, you need to take and fasten together 2 vertices of the resulting triangles. Our toy is ready! You just need to leave a thread or rope so that you can hang it. You can use both plain and multi-colored straws, and attach a bell to the bottom.
Scheme for making a Christmas tree toy
Other New Year's toys which you can do yourself, can be seen in the video review.
Such a frame made of plastic tubes will greatly please the child, and you can also teach him to make it himself, so that in the future he can please his loved ones with such cute gifts. Let's take a step-by-step look at how to make a photo frame.
The frame will look very harmonious in a children's room.
We will need:
- Cardboard blank frame.
- Multi-colored tubes.
- Prepare a cardboard blank for the future frame. Choose its sizes yourself.
- Cut the straws into equal parts, you can cut them at an angle, then you will need to stick them on at an angle.
- Double-sided tape is suitable for attaching; it will be less noticeable on the frame.
- After that, all that remains is to insert the photo into the finished frame!
Beads made from straws will look very cute in the summer or on the sea beach. This is another very simple option for using them for decorative purposes.
So, let's prepare:
- Tubes.
- Fishing line.
- Beads.
We cut the material into segments of any length; depending on your wishes, the beads can be symmetrical or vice versa. Now we string the blanks onto a fishing line, you can alternate them with beads, and various colors tubes will make the beads more original and varied. You can make quite a large number of such jewelry and wear them at the same time.
Using juice straws, you can entice your child to make different geometric shapes. This activity will be very fun and exciting. Any person will be satisfied with such a pastime.
Results
Do-it-yourself crafts made from plastic tubes will be an excellent activity for a child and his parents, will help decorate a child’s room or the general interior of a house or apartment, as well as decorate a Christmas tree or become an indispensable decoration on a vacation trip.
Pay more attention to this type of creativity, watch a sufficient number of video reviews and soon you will be able to give recommendations on how to make these works and crafts for children and the whole family. The most important thing is your desire and desire.
In order to make the interior of your home more original and interesting, it is not at all necessary to buy various expensive decorations in stores. You can make quite interesting things with your own hands that will give any room a certain charm, uniqueness and create a warm, homely atmosphere. In this article you will learn about what crafts can be made from cocktail straws that both beginners and children aged 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years can make, master class and step-by-step instruction.
Vase with flower
A vase made of tubes can be an interesting addition to the decor of a child's room. However, such a craft can be given to your grandmother for any holiday. She will probably be pleased, since handmade gifts for older people are of particular importance.
We will need:
- set of cocktail straws
- ribbons or bows
- postcard or disposable plate
Progress:
- To make our vase stable, the tubes must be cut in half, then fastened with rubber bands and the base of the vase glued to the card (you can also use a disposable plate for this purpose).
- We decorate the vase with bows, ribbons and any other decorative elements, and then begin to model the flower for the vase.
- Cut the cocktail tubes into small pieces, about 2-3 cm each. Please note that big flower consists of several small inflorescences. They are modeled quite simply; you just need to cut half the tube into a “fringe”. After this, you need to insert several tubes into each other, and then attach the resulting inflorescence to a plasticine ball. The number of inflorescences affects how lush the flower will be.
We insert the resulting flower into the flowerpot, and that’s it, our composition is ready!
Christmas tree decoration
You can make it from cocktail tubes. In addition, it will cost much less than store-bought decorations. Besides, Christmas tree decoration, made by a child with his own hands, will take pride of place on the holiday tree and become a traditional decoration.
We will need:
- scissors
- cocktail straws
- thread and needle
Progress:
- Initially, you need to cut the tubes into 8 parts of 3 cm and 4 parts of 4 cm.
- Now we connect 4 parts of 4 cm each using a thread and a needle, after which we need to secure it with a knot. Please note that there is no need to break the thread!
- On the remaining piece of thread, put on 2 more pieces of 3 cm each and pull the thread to one side of the resulting square.
- Such triangles should be made to each side of the square, while attaching 2 sides of the triangle to one side of the square.
- Take 2 vertices of each triangle and connect them. Attach a ribbon or string to one of the tops so that the decoration can be hung on the tree, and to the other you can attach a small bell.
Our original Christmas tree toy is ready to decorate the holiday tree. Surely, it will attract the attention of your guests with its creativity and uniqueness!
Photo frame
Each of us has photographs of loved ones that we periodically look through in our albums or on digital media. Why not put a photo of your child on a table or cabinet, placing it in an original frame?
A frame made from cocktail tubes will fit very harmoniously into any room.
We will need:
- cocktail straws
- cardboard blank
Progress:
Bright decorations
Of course, every girl is simply crazy about all kinds of jewelry and jewelry. You can make an original set: beads and a bracelet from ordinary tubes. This kind of accessory is great to wear in the summer, especially on the seashore. You will look like a real mermaid!
We will need:
- cocktail straws
- fishing line or strong thread
- beads
Progress:
Crafts from juice straws
Juice straws can perform more than just their main function. You can organize enough with them interesting game and captivate your child with entertaining geometry. With help simple crafts which even a child can easily do, he will be able to spend his time usefully: learn the names of various geometric shapes. All this will certainly be useful to him in the future.
We will need:
- juice straws
Progress:
- First try to make a pyramid. You need to fold the short segment of the tube lengthwise, and then fold it into the long segment of the tube. Fasten the two resulting triangles in two places. For this purpose, you can use regular transparent tape. According to the same principle, it is necessary to attach the remaining triangles to them. A regular triangular pyramid consisting of 4 triangles is called a tetrahedron.
- This way you can fold other geometric shapes: rhombus, triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon, etc. It all depends on your imagination. Your child will certainly be satisfied with this game and new knowledge.
