Look how cute the Hedgehog applique is - the idea for it was brought from school, from a labor lesson. On a wave of inspiration, we made a couple more hedgehogs at home.
The paper Hedgehog applique is made with interest and enthusiasm - making needles for a hedgehog is very exciting and difficult, but how beautiful it turns out! The Hedgehog applique is not simple, but embossed! It looks very impressive - the children will rejoice at the results of your joint efforts!
And at the end of the article, interesting surprises await you for those who tried, read and finish it to the end!
Needed:
- colored cardboard for the background - 1 sheet;
- colored paper: gray or black - for the “needles”, brown - for the body; multi-colored paper or cardboard for leaves - yellow, orange, red, green!
- PVA glue;
- scissors.
How to make a Hedgehog applique:
Take a sheet of black or gray A4 paper and cut it crosswise into two equal halves.
Now comes the most difficult part: we fold each half of the sheet like an accordion along its length - slowly, carefully, stripes about half a centimeter wide.
Ready? From one edge, at the bottom, between the stripes, carefully drip a little glue and press it so that they stick together. It turns out to be a “fan”.
You need to make 3 of these fans.
And then we glue them all together. So the “fur coat” for the hedgehog is ready!
Now we make the body of the hedgehog. We cut out a small square from brown paper, fold it diagonally, and bend one corner of the resulting triangle - like this. The result was a torso with a muzzle.
Glue the body and “needles” onto a sheet of cardboard, draw or glue a nose and an eye for the hedgehog. Beauty!
Now let’s add bright touches to the applique: cut out and glue multi-colored leaves around the hedgehog and on its back. By the way, do you know why a hedgehog carries leaves, apples and pears into its nest (it doesn’t eat fruit)? Read the article about the Signs of Autumn!
And let’s not forget the fungus - the hedgehog needs to eat too!
So the Hedgehog paper applique is ready. And in the next publication I’ll tell you how to make a hedgehog from plasticine. Be with us!
Well, as a reward for those who worked on the application - a poem about a hedgehog and cartoons!
- Why are you so prickly, hedgehog?
- This is me just in case.
Do you know who my neighbors are?
Foxes, wolves and bears!
(1 read, 1 visit today)
Perhaps, many consider hedgehogs to be one of the cutest and funniest animals. They are the heroes of your favorite cartoons. Just remember “Smesharikov” or cartoons based on Kozlov’s fairy tales “Shake! Hello". And how wise and reasonable the hedgehogs look in Suteev’s fairy tales “The Magic Wand”, “The Bag of Apples”, etc. Having figurines of funny prickly animals on hand, you can play various games (role-playing, educational) with your children, as well as decorate fairy-tale characters children's room, window sills, shelves.
Making hedgehog figures with your own hands is not at all difficult. We suggest using several simple master classes With detailed description each stage of work.
Application from seeds
To complete the application you will need:
- outline picture with a hedgehog;
- sunflower seeds;
- small pieces of plasticine;
- PVA glue;
- glue brush.
Step-by-step execution
- We draw or print in advance an image of a hedgehog on a sheet of white (colored) paper.
- We cover the back of the animal (the place of the spines) with glue. We apply the glue in parts so that it does not dry out during work.
- Place the seeds on the glue. When laying out, we try to place the seeds with the sharp end in one direction.
- After the back is completely lined with seeds, we leave the craft to dry for several hours. In order for the seeds to stick better and not fall off, cover the top of the applique with a sheet of clean paper and place it under a press (under several books or a stack of magazines).
- While the work dries, we sculpt hedgehogs’ favorite delicacy from multi-colored pieces of plasticine: mushrooms, apples, pears.
- Glue plasticine figures on top of the needle seeds. If you wish, you can paint the animal's paws and tummy.
The fun applique is ready! It can be hung on the wall or given as a postcard.
Group work “Hedgehog Family”
At creative classes in kindergarten and in lessons in primary school you can do collective craft with hedgehogs made of plasticine and watermelon seeds.
To work you need to prepare:
- whatman;
- paints or gouache,
- dried flowers, leaves, grass;
- dry watermelon (pumpkin) seeds;
- brown cardboard;
- scissors;
- brown plasticine.
Step-by-step master class on making a hedgehog figurine
Pre-prepare the background for collective application: draw and color a forest clearing, stick on dried plants. Give the children cut out figures of hedgehogs and invite them to apply a thin layer of plasticine on the back of the animal (the place of the spines).
Next, insert the sharp end into the plasticine close to each other watermelon seeds. From plasticine, sculpt the animal’s nose, eyes and mouth, as well as berries, fungi, and leaves. After the individual figures are made, use double-sided tape to stick them onto the painted Whatman paper. Let the children themselves choose a place in the clearing for their hedgehog.
Funny figures made of plasticine (salt dough)
So that you can play with hedgehogs, make funny figures from plasticine and sunflower seeds. You can choose the color of the seeds to suit your taste (black, white, striped). The main condition is that the achenes are dry. You can even use packaged preparations (but without the salt!).
All are shown in the photo necessary materials and tools (sunflower seeds, plasticine, stacks).
- Choose suitable plasticine. This can be a regular set of plastic material for manual child labor or wax plasticine. Select all material options for modeling individually.
- Take a block of plasticine in your hands, use a stack to separate the required piece and heat it between your palms. When the plasticine becomes soft and pliable, roll it into a ball.
- “Pull out” a small part (the hedgehog’s nose) from the ball with your fingers. The body can be left round or slightly flattened at the bottom.
- Glue a small black ball onto the very tip of the nose and 2 eyes on the sides.
- The next stage of work is the most painstaking and requires accuracy and concentration. You need to start inserting the seeds from the beginning of the body. Choose the appropriate option for their location - with a sharp or thick edge inward. Continue inserting the achenes all the way to the end of the back, trying to insert each circle as close to each other as possible.
The snorting hedgehog is ready! This figurine can be decorated on top with plasticine apples or mushrooms.
You can create an equally interesting and funny little animal from plasticine if you replace sunflower seeds with pasta (spaghetti) broken into small pieces. You can choose the most unexpected color for your hedgehog. This will only make the craft more fun and brighter!
Aroma the hedgehog
You can not only create a fabulous atmosphere in the room, but also fill the room with a wonderful aroma using crafts using coffee beans and plasticine.
To make an aroma hedgehog you will need the following:
- a ball made of foam or plastic (hollow);
- scissors with sharp ends (stationery knife);
- heat gun (super glue);
- plasticine brown;
- black beads - 2 pieces;
- leg-split;
- cardboard (best from boxes);
- a small piece of foam;
- coffee beans (whole);
- for decoration: dried orange (grapefruit) slice, cinnamon stick, several clove stars (or any other spices whose aroma you like).
Making crafts
- Cut the ball in half.
- Using a knife, cut out a small cone from foam plastic - the muzzle of the animal.
- Place half of the ball on the cardboard, trace along the outline and cut out the blank for the bottom of the craft.
- Cover the top of the ball with a layer of brown plasticine.
- Using a heat gun, glue a cardboard circle (bottom) and a foam cone (muzzle) to half the ball.
- Glue the tip of the twine to the end of the cone and begin wrapping tightly. After the muzzle is wrapped, secure the end of the twine with glue.
- Glue the spiral of twine, starting from the middle.
- Turn the workpiece over and begin inserting coffee beans into the plasticine. Fill the entire surface of the ball with grains.
- Glue beads in place of the eyes and nose.
- Place a dried citrus slice and your favorite spices on top of the grains.
By placing the scented hedgehog figurine in the kitchen or bedroom, you will feel the room filled with a magical aroma!
Try and make crafts with your children from plasticine and sunflower seeds or coffee.
Many children like to cut and glue colorful paper figures. The master class will introduce you to options for appliquing a hedgehog from various scrap materials.
The application is suitable for little ones. Children learn to cut, glue, and study the fruits that the hedgehog collects.
Set of materials and tools: 
- base for crafts, colored cardboard;
- template with a picture of a hedgehog;
- stencil;
- colored paper (plain or corrugated);
- scissors;
- glue.
If you are doing handicrafts with a child in the junior group of kindergarten, then prepare the entire set of paper elements. Older children will be able to trace the contours of the hedgehog using a stencil and cut out the figures.
Plan your work steps using step by step instructions, depending on the age category of the children.
The simplest option for children is gluing using a template.
Step-by-step description of the work:
Autumn applique “Hedgehog made from seeds”
By autumn, many children's institutions hold competitions for interesting children's crafts. Often, gifts of nature, sunflower or pumpkin seeds, leaves, and twigs are used to make them. The following MK describes how to make a hedgehog applique.
Give a wonderful applique “Hedgehog” to a loved one, or decorate the interior of your home.
Video: Hedgehog in a clearing
Hedgehog made from palms
Today it is fashionable to make applications in new technology. In the master class we will talk about applique from palms. Let's look at this technique in a step-by-step lesson for children in the middle group of kindergarten.
All preschoolers will like this work, because kids love to trace their palms on paper. Let's look at the craft using the “Hedgehog” applique as an example.
Prepare the necessary materials:
- paper of different colors;
- white paper;
- glue;
- scissors;
- pencil.
Video: Hedgehog applique made from natural materials
Using wood shavings
Many people don’t realize that pencil shavings make excellent crafts.
To make a hedgehog from shavings, prepare:
Operating procedure:
Video examples of volumetric applications “Hedgehog”
Fabric applique
This craft is for children 5-9 years old. 
Prepare materials:
- a piece of fleece;
- scissors;
- leaf-shaped sequins;
- black gel pen;
- a tube of universal or textile glue;
- sample.
Work process:
Video ideas for the work “Hedgehog made of fabric”
Hedgehog made from leaves
Thanks to this master class, kids preparatory group meet this one natural material like leaves. They will learn to distinguish them by color, type and shape. For a lesson on the topic “Applique from leaves”, it is better to prepare dried multi-colored leaves. 
Getting the job done:
- Take a sheet of cardboard that matches the overall color scheme of the panel.
- Using a stencil and template, make an image of a hedgehog.
- Cover the prepared figure with silver leaves, dry it, cut it along the contour line, and stick it on the base.
- The prickly coat is made from willow leaves in rows, in the same direction as the needles.
- Make the eyes out of paper or from leaves of a different color.
In the article you got acquainted with the ideas for applications; they are different and interesting, and therefore every child will like them.
Video: “Hedgehog made from leaves” applications
Stencils for creative works
Applications for children are one of the most favorite games and fun. But it’s by playing that the little ones learn! They gradually become accustomed to the world of colors and shapes. And they also get satisfaction from the fact that they themselves, with their own hands, can create beauty. And if parents want to help their child, we will give you ideas for appliqué made from colored paper.
What we can offer:
- Schemes and stencils for applications of different figures: flowers, animals, insects and fairy-tale characters.
- Let's show you how entertaining they can be unconventional techniques applications.
- And, of course, we will give you a lot of positive emotions! We are sure you will have fun with us!
And most importantly, all these children's applications for toddlers different ages. And in one year the child will be interested in playing, and the older one will enjoy this activity. Why? Because we have prepared a collection that includes applications for children with different abilities.
Who said that plot application is difficult? Even the younger group can cope with some types of applications. Now we will create a beautiful basket with flowers in it.
What we may need for the application:
- Colored thin paper;
- Cardboard;
- Pencil;
- Stencils;
- Glue.
- If possible, draw a basket, there is no way to draw it, then you can print it from our website. Choose the color yourself, just remember that there will be flowers on her, and she is the background for them.
Glue the basket to a thicker paper base or cardboard. Then our difficult volumetric paper applique will hold firmly. Let's start creating.
- Using a stencil, cut out circles from a sheet of paper. A stencil can be different objects: small cups, coins, round bottles, cups. We take paper of bright colors, since the pictures should be colorful and joyful. Just the right entertainment for children 2-3 years old, exactly what they love.
- Place a pencil on the colored part, in the middle of the circle, and wrap paper around it. In order for us to get voluminous applications, it is enough to even slightly press the circles against the rod.
- Without removing the pencil, dip the center of the future bell or orchid into glue and press it with a pencil. You can continue and stick a second circle of smaller diameter into the very center in the same way to create voluminous poppies and daisies.
Hedgehog
Applications for the little ones are creativity, where the abilities of even the tiniest fidget are taken into account. And this example with the “hedgehog” is just right for toddlers who, by the age of three, still cannot cut and glue, but they will be great at participating in the work. How?
- There are two options for preparing to make this applique for kids. First. We trace the baby’s palm on a sheet of black or brown paper. Cut it out. Glue it. Four palms will be enough.
Second option. Or we use finger paints. The child dips his palm, and we help him put his palm in this way several times, at different angles in the upward direction, to make a fan. - Cut out something like a boat from paper of the same color. This is the body and nose of the hedgehog (cut out a small circle and glue the “nose” to the edge of the muzzle).
- We place the body under the “needles”.
- You can draw a mouth and an eye, or make semicircles from red and white paper. Don't forget about the pupils.
- Paper applications would be incomplete without a plot. We come up with a story with the baby. Our hedgehog is coming from the forest, so we’ll cut out and glue his “prey”: an apple and a mushroom.
- We complement the paper appliqué with small black paws.
Volumetric ladybug
This application is perfect for children 3-4 years old. It is very easy to make.
Application execution sequence:
Flower meadow
This clearing is an application in younger group for children 4 years old. It can be any size and color. And several kids can work on it together at the same time. It is only important for each of them to indicate his area of work.
Lesson in 3 stages:
Little funny chicken
You can prepare holiday cards in a very original way. Application in the preparatory group will help with this.
You need to cut out the following parts:
Chick
Kids think abstractly; for them, such a trifle as the color or shape of a character does not matter if his image conveys child-like emotions. But how can you make an applique just like this so that your baby feels a kindred spirit? Here's a great example of this!
Meet Tsypa! He has:
- Body - square;
- Eye – 2 circles (black and white, and a little more white);
- Beak - triangle;
- The paws are also triangular;
- The wing is a semicircle;
- Tuft - crescent.
Now, trust the little one, let him choose what color will be! Explain what each figure means and why the bird needs it. Isn't that interesting? So, finding the right stencils for applications is already a game. All that remains is to glue everything together!
Sun
Let's complicate the task. We have to help the children learn how to make an applique panel. There are many details that are both a background and an independent part of the picture. The central part is the mischievous face of the smiling Sun.
Leave the work on your kitten's smile. Or you can print ready-made faces:
And start preparing yellow, golden and orange circles of different sizes.
We assemble a picture on a blue background.
You can stick circles in the form of rays, or in a circle, the main thing is to alternate their colors. The Sun itself will be placed in the middle of the panel.
Lilac
Probably, a broken applique is the sweetest and most tender thing you can imagine. She just looks so fluffy that I can’t believe it was all created. A torn applique achieves this effect due to small uneven parts assembled into one composition.
- Background. There are 2 simple ways create it.
1) decorate the cardboard with paints;
2) or, take colored paper and glue it to a more durable base.
And you can decorate and glue from one, two or more colors.
- Vase. Any shape and color is cut out and glued to the background sheet.
- Stems and leaves. A broken applique will look even more delicate if you use corrugated paper for minor parts of the picture, such as leaves and stems. Cut out thin strips and small leaves. We glue the stems immediately.
- Lilac. It is very true when the inflorescences, consisting of many small flowers, are made in the style of broken appliqué. This will allow you to depict flowers more realistically. First, we determine the shape and size of the inflorescences. Cut out the silhouette of each of them from a colored napkin. Attach above the stem.
Cut the napkins into small squares. We crumple some of them. Others - we tear into several parts before crumpling them up. This is a material for crafts in the cut-out applique format.
Lubricate the silhouette of the inflorescences with glue. We press each lump against the silhouette, tightly collecting one against the other, so that there is no gap between them.
Bouquet
These are not just flowers, but a structure that will stand. In this case we will make all parts of the plant. The flowers, leaves and stems themselves. This simple application middle group The kids will get the hang of it very quickly.
- We fold the green leaf in half so that the colored part is on the outside. Edge to edge. We secure them. It is very important not to bend it too much, just run your hand lightly in the middle.
- Now you can make cuts from the middle to the edges of the sheet, not reaching the edge by approximately 1.5-2 cm.
- We roll the sheet into a tube and fasten its corners to each other at the bottom. This results in a stable structure. We slightly spread the “petals” of the bouquet at the top.
- It will not be difficult to cut out flowers of different colors. They will be nicely decorated with centers that can be made round, heart-shaped, and even triangular or square.
- We attach the flowers to the edges of the stems at the top. The bouquet is ready, you can give it as a gift!
Snowman
We did with you greeting cards, an invitation to a celebration, paintings and even memories of your little one’s childhood. But now we will try to make a Christmas tree toy.
And since it consists of two bases and 16 circles, we print out templates for applications, this will allow you to quickly, and without delaying preparatory work, move on to designing a toy.
Read more about blanks. The basis is 2 circles of the same size, drawn as a figure eight. The additional circles are equal in diameter to those in the base.
We also need a rope 4 times the length of the base. And decorative beads.
Glade
Polyana is a multi-composition application in kindergarten for children 5-6 years old. Here we will get acquainted with models that need to be made first, and only then fixed to the base. Volumetric types of applications are made with such an original sample.
Our base is blue cardboard. This is heaven. The sun is shining. The grass grows and flowers bloom in it. And butterflies and dragonflies flutter above them. All parts are made of accordion-folded paper.
- Grass. We fold a strip 5 cm wide and 2 times longer than the bottom of the base like an accordion. Cut off the top (approx. 1 cm) at an acute angle. Glue the strip.
- Flower. We fold a long strip 3-5 cm wide and turn it in a circle so as to connect the edges. We secure them. The flower is ready. We make several of these products in different colors.
Don't forget about the stems (glued strips) and leaves (accordions in half).
- Butterfly. Cut off and round the edges of a sheet of paper. Fold crosswise like an accordion. We do the same with a sheet of smaller size and a different color.
We connect 2 sheets in the middle with a strip. We secure them. Spread the wings.
- Sun. Cover the top corner with a yellow triangle. We attach a corrugated strip along its edge, creating rays.
- Dragonfly. Cut out 2 blanks from a plain sheet. One is in the form of a figure eight, the second is a droplet. Glue a droplet to the base and next to it a figure eight so that between its circles we place corrugated wings fastened in the middle.
- The clearing came to life and bloomed to the delight of the children.
A collection of applique master classes + interesting ideas
It's nice to know that things made by children different types appliques, such as appliqué made from torn paper or corrugated material, are a good memory. And irrefutable evidence that our little ones have talent. The child is developing. And we help him with this.
Templates
One of the most favorite activities of children is making beautiful appliqués from colored paper. Applique classes are necessary for the child to develop certain skills, such as the ability to cut out parts according to a template, glue parts according to a pattern, and also, thanks to such activities, children develop fine motor skills hands It is advisable that the templates for children are made in advance, then it will be easier for the kids to complete the applique.
Cheerful hedgehog
The hedgehog template will help you create a colorful image of this animal. In addition to the template, you will need sheets of colored paper, paint, as well as scissors and glue.
First, you need to cut out the parts according to a pre-prepared template, then glue the cut out parts one by one onto a base, which can be a sheet of cardboard. First of all, you need to glue the muzzle, then the body and, finally, the nose. Using black paint you can make spines, draw eyes and a mouth. To complete the picture, you need to glue an apple and a leaf.
Template for paper applique "Mushroom"
In order to make a mushroom-shaped applique, you will need templates, a sheet of green cardboard for the base, sheets of colored paper, as well as scissors and glue. First, you need to cut out the cap and stem of the future mushroom using a template from a sheet of colored paper, then glue these parts onto the base. You can also complement the picture with grass and autumn leaves.
Templates for paper applique "Flowers"
An applique that depicts bright flowers will look beautiful. You can do this kind of work if you have color templates for the applique. Templates allow you to make a variety of different types of flowers. For example, you can cut out beautiful daisies using a template or cut out red tulips and place them in an elegant vase. The vase is also made according to a template.
Butterflies
A child can make an applique with the image of a butterfly with his own hands. To do this, using a template, you need to cut out the body and wings from colored paper, then glue them to the base. Then you can invite the child to apply a symmetrical pattern to the wings to make the image of the butterfly colorful.
How to make a volumetric applique
If this is 1st grade, students can be asked to complete a three-dimensional application; this will help children develop spatial thinking. The essence volumetric applique The point is that glue should not be applied to the entire surface of the picture, but only to the places indicated on the back of the template. Templates for three-dimensional paper appliqué allow you to create truly beautiful and bright works.
Video on the topic of the article
Thanks to pre-prepared templates, it will be easier for children to complete the tasks. The selection of videos presented below will offer master classes on making appliques, the constituent elements of which are cut out of paper templates.
