To get acquainted with colors and shapes, as well as to develop thinking and imagination, you can create appliqués from geometric material with children. These activities are good not only because they allow children to develop and explore the world, but also because the materials themselves are accessible. In this article we will tell you how to make different applications from geometric shapes.

Applique: house made of geometric shapes

"House". Application for the little ones

Applications for young children should be as simple as possible and consist of a small number of parts.

To create a children's applique in the form of a house made of geometric shapes, we will need:

• templates for cutting out shapes;
• cardboard with the final picture printed on it;
• colored paper;
• glue;
• scissors;
• brush.

Application “Big House”

After the child has mastered simple applications, you can move on to complex ones. To make it easier for your child to create large applications on their own at first, you need to print ready-made templates on thick paper.

Templates usually consist of two parts. On one there is an outline of the drawing, and on the second there are the geometric shapes themselves that need to be glued along the contours.

Applique: car made of geometric shapes

Boys are very interested in cars made of geometric shapes. The figures themselves for creating appliqués are cut out by older children on their own, but young children need to be given already cut out blanks.

Applique: animals from geometric shapes

Making animal appliqués from geometric shapes is no less exciting, but small children will need the help of adults, since they consist of a large number of parts. The principle of application is the same as in previous master classes.

Applique: chicken made of geometric shapes

You can not only glue applications, but also play with this process. In order to play a fun game for kids we will need:

• colored cardboard;
• scissors;
• felt-tip pens or paints;
• glue;
• brush.

1. On a sheet of white cardboard we draw the main outlines: the sun, hen and chickens, and also draw the grass and clouds.
2. From cardboard of the corresponding colors to the cutouts there is a chicken, a sun and four yellow circles that will become chickens.

We lay out a sheet of cardboard with drawn contours and details on the table and begin the presentation for the child:

“The chicken went out for a walk, to nibble some fresh grass,

And behind her are the kids - yellow chickens.

The sun walked across the sky and ran behind a cloud

(roll the sun across the picture and remove it).

It's dark, don't go outside the gate:

Whoever got on the street got lost and disappeared

(remove the chicken figures).

The hen looked around, but there were no chicks in sight.

The chicken began to call the sun

“Come out, honey, quickly! I feel sad without the sun -

And there are no chickens in sight!”

The child is asked to “find the chickens” by gluing them to cardboard.

Much has already been said about the importance of developing a child’s fine motor skills. It is for this purpose that children are asked to sculpt from plasticine, sand, string rings onto a pyramid, and make crafts from natural materials: leaves, chestnuts, pine cones, acorns, etc. However, there is another equally interesting and useful activity for children - appliqué from geometric shapes , during which the child will not only develop precise finger movements, but will also become familiar with geometric shapes and their names.

Preparing the workplace and materials

To make an applique, as, in fact, for many other types of activities, the child needs to prepare a comfortable place - a table and a chair that correspond to his height. In addition, it is important that the work surface is well lit. Particular attention should be paid to the materials themselves with which the child will make a paper applique. Geometric shapes, a simple pencil, a ruler, glue, scissors, cardboard, standard sheets and a set of colored paper - this is the main list of tools and materials needed for exciting creativity.

Geometric shapes can be bought at a stationery store in the form of plastic templates, or you can draw them on cardboard, cut them out and give them to your child. If the child is already a little older, you can teach him to draw the figures necessary for the appliqué on his own, using a pencil, ruler and compass. In addition, there are wide rulers with many different geometric shapes in small sizes.

The simplest applications of geometric shapes

At first, until the child learns to see geometric shapes around him, an adult will need to be next to him and help him distinguish them, and then, thanks to the baby’s imagination, each of his new application of geometric shapes will become more and more interesting.

One of the simplest crafts is a house. To make it you need rectangles, squares and triangles. All these figures can be seen quite easily if you look at an ordinary house, so it will not be difficult for a child to make what he saw in reality out of paper. A drawing by an adult, depicting a house, can help a child in this situation. At the beginning of work, you should not use complex shapes such as trapezoids or hexagons - everything should be as simple as possible.

From the basic elements, over time, the child will be able to learn to make complex compositions, for example, “Summer Meadow” or “Winter Day”.

Flowers made from geometric shapes

Looking at flowers with a disinterested eye, it is impossible to visually isolate strict elements. However, if you show a little imagination, it turns out that it is quite possible to make an applique of geometric shapes in the form of a flower. The simplest composition can be chamomile. To understand what shapes a daisy consists of, just remember any children's drawing. Each petal has the shape of an oval, although very elongated.

So, to make such a flower you will need one circle - this will be the middle of the flower, and seven narrowed ovals - the petals. For greater realism, ovals can be glued with reverse side cores, and attach the flower to the cardboard only with the center - then the petals will be raised, like those of a real flower. You can use a narrow and long green rectangle as a stem, and the leaves can be made from the same ovals as the petals. The flower can be planted in the ground using a wide rectangle of black or green color, or it can be planted in a pot, which can be a trapezoid turned upside down.

How to make a little animal from simple shapes

Animals made from geometric shapes are no less interesting. The applique can be made of colored or white elements. However, it is worth keeping in mind that in the first case the craft looks more realistic. Although if you plan to make an applique in the shape of a bunny, then white paper is perfect. True, then it is better that the cardboard to which all parts of the animal’s body will be glued is colored.

By the way, to make a sitting hare you only need circles of different diameters, as well as half circles and two triangles. You can use a large circle as the body of the bunny, the heads - the same figure of a smaller diameter, the front (upper) legs - small circles, and the back (lower) legs - half of a large circle. For the ears you will also need half a circle, and for the nose and tail - two small circles. You can make eyes from triangles, and you can also give the bunny a carrot in his paws - an orange triangle. If you show a little patience, then soon a variety of animals from geometric shapes will come to life under children's hands. Application will become your baby's favorite pastime.

Vehicles made from geometric shapes

Boys will also want to make some applique out of geometric shapes. And since they love to play with various cars, buses, ships and other vehicles, then, most likely, they will prefer to make their creation in the form of these objects. If you look closely at any type of transport, you can see clear lines characteristic of geometric shapes.

So, for example, to make a train you will need circles of different diameters, half circles, rectangles and triangles. It is worth noting that the locomotive and carriages can be made from both rectangles and triangles - it all depends on the wishes of the child. As for the wheels, the child, watching the train, will be able to see their clear round shape, and when making an appliqué, he will use exactly this geometric figure, at least if he wants to get a realistic picture. If children like bright objects, then they should try a combination of different colors and shapes, which will make the applique of geometric shapes more interesting.

Application on the theme “Summer”

The application can be presented not only separate elements, but also in the form of a whole composition. On one sheet of paper you can depict summer using various creatures and natural phenomena made from ovals, circles, and rectangles. So, wanting to convey the beauty of summer, a child can use the knowledge that he received when he was just getting acquainted with such a concept as appliqué from geometric shapes. He may still have the patterns, but if not, then most likely he will need the help of an adult.

In order to create an application on the theme “Summer”, the child will need to imagine a summer meadow, park or river bank. Children's imagination is very well developed, so at this stage there should be no problems. Mandatory attributes of summer are flowers, green grass, sun and butterflies - and all this can be made from geometric shapes.

Application on the theme “Winter”

No less favorite time of year for children is winter: sledding downhill, snowball fights, and, of course, building a snowman. So why not transport yourself to a winter day and recreate it on paper by making a snowman applique. Moreover, this figure is very easy to make. All you need are three circles of different diameters cut out of white paper, two smaller circles for the hands, an orange triangle for the nose, two brown or gray rectangles for the hat and small black circles for the buttons, eyes and mouth.

You can place a Christmas tree next to the snowman - then the applique of geometric shapes will be presented in the form of a whole composition. To make a Christmas tree, you will need to cut out three triangles of different sizes from green paper and one narrow rectangle from brown paper. First, you need to glue a brown rectangle at the bottom of the sheet, replacing the trunk, then slightly overlapping it, glue the largest triangle, placing it with its base down, at its top place the middle one, and even higher - the smallest one. The tree is ready!

Application of a man from geometric shapes

Not only animals, plants and various objects can be assembled from the simplest elements. An applique of a person made from geometric shapes can be no less successful. Of course, such a person will look quite sketchy, but nothing more is required from the application.

So, as a human body you can use a rectangle, an oval or two triangles folded at the tops, for the head - a circle, for arms and legs - rectangles. To make the image more realistic, you can also make your fingers - narrow rectangles, and put your feet in boots - two rectangles, folded in the form of a large English letter"L". You can also “dress” the little man - this will not be difficult for children to do, especially for girls who are used to playing with dolls.

In conclusion, it is worth saying that a child must be taught to see the beauty and complexity of the world around him, to be able to analyze, and then he will be able to make a wide variety of applications from geometric shapes, because from them you can create almost any image, be it an object or a creature.

There are many fun ways to fill time, but appliqué from geometric shapes will be one of the most entertaining hobbies because it allows you to create real masterpieces of art. Afterwards, it will be possible to decorate the interior of the home, creating a special atmosphere for relaxation or performing household chores.

Applications made from colored paper have gained great popularity in preschool and school educational institutions. It allows you to comprehensively develop a child’s skills, improving his basic abilities:

• motor skills;
• thinking;
• fantasy;
• dexterity;
• accuracy and others.

Types of applications

Depending on the type of projects or paper crafts created, this hobby can be divided into 2 types:

What can you make from geometric shapes from colored paper?

There is no single standard, as well as a program for teaching children, how to make various applications from colored paper, because each person’s imagination is very different.

The main task is to develop all the basic skills in them. In most cases, the teacher independently decides what pictures the children will make or gives them the opportunity to independently choose what they want to do. This is how not only motor skills develop, but also thinking, as the child chooses the character he likes.

Simple compositions

First, simple flat figures are mastered. For example, a train applique would be a great option for boys. It can be composed of several regular geometric figures, which will be cut out by the teacher or the child himself, depending on age.

Children begin to confidently hold scissors in their hands only at the age of 5-6, and cut out complex figures of irregular shapes in the first grade. In fact, it all depends on the child’s development, his activity and abilities. That's why a train would be a great start.

It will require:

• 3 rectangles of different colors and sizes. 1 will become a platform, 1 – a driver’s cabin, 1 – a water tank;
• the semicircle will be the front of the tank;
• an inverted isosceles triangle can become an exhaust pipe;
• a pair of circles - wheels;
• a long rectangle - a rod for eccentric connection of wheels.

The child learns from the presented materials to fold an image on a sheet of paper, spread glue evenly, and evenly combine the parts together. Developing fine motor skills hands, thinking, imagination, if you invite him to make a train without an example.

Another fairly simple version of a paper masterpiece is a bird applique. It will require one large circle for the body, a couple of semicircles for the wings, several small triangles for the legs and beak.

You can create pictures of various animals from geometric shapes, letting your child think for himself which one he can make.

Volumetric applique made of colored quilling paper

After developing the skills of creating flat compositions, they proceed to volumetric applications from colored paper. Such crafts will be more difficult to master, so they are used in teaching for older children. For example, in group 4 kindergarten or 1st grade. Guys with good abilities can be assigned to a circle.

In the first stages, it is better to master simpler volumetric compositions. For example, a house applique with cutting templates like a good option. The wall may be flat, but the windows, roof and exhaust pipe may be protruding.

The method of adding volume is used differently. Paper parts can be bent, or they can be glued on an additional leg onto a background of the same dimensions, creating a 3D effect with a shadow.

Butterfly applique is one of the simple options that many children can master, even when making a composition in volume.

To do this, you can cut out 2 identical parts. Glue one completely, and bend the second in half and glue it in the center. This is how you get wings. The head is formed from a circle, and the body from a strip.

Volumetric compositions from simple figures

For younger children, you can suggest making an applique from circles of colored paper. From these, if you have some imagination, you can make both flat compositions on a white sheet and three-dimensional ones.

With circles, abstract thinking will develop well if you invite the child to complete an arbitrary picture.

When children's imagination is already somewhat developed, they move on to more complex tasks. For example, mosaic applique is a good option for further development of skills.

Give your student a set of cuttings of different or the same shape so that he can come up with a composition on his own. If there are enough colors, you can get quite colorful pictures.

Cutting templates

If you don’t know where to start developing a child, then use ready-made template bunny for applique or other animals.

There are many interesting sets with which you can comprehensively develop children's skills. In any case, all applications contribute to the formation of such qualities as:

• figurative and spatial thinking;
• perseverance;
• endurance;
• fantasy;
• manual dexterity and motor skills;
• accuracy.

As you reach a new level, the tasks for creating compositions can become more complex.

This article is intended for practicing appliqué with children. Geometric applique will unobtrusively introduce the baby to the basic properties of objects: size, color, shape. The drawing is made up of simple geometric shapes. The application is associated with cognitive activity and has a huge impact on the development of the child’s creative and mental abilities. It will be of great benefit and will help develop work skills.
When starting to introduce your child to the app, you need to remember three main rules:
1) the child cannot hold his attention for a long time
2) he should be interested
3) the child needs praise for the work done.

Before starting class, cut out geometric shapes of different colors and sizes. Pay the baby's attention to the figure, its color and size. Help me put the shapes in the right order.

Flower applique.

If the child is still very small, then it is better to perform the application together. Place the flower on paper and ask your child to repeat after you. Show how to use glue and glue a picture.
At first, use 2-3 geometric shapes in the application; for better memorization, pronounce the names and comment on your actions.

The flower is made of circles and squares. The circles are the petals of the flower, and the squares laid out in the shape of a diamond are the stem of the flower.

Caterpillar applique.

The caterpillar is made entirely of circles and only a small triangle is required for the mouth.

Butterfly applique.

The butterfly applique will be more complex, it includes new geometric shapes. The number and size of parts increases.

It’s worth trying to make a general picture of geometric shapes with your child. First, work out each element of the future picture separately (flower, butterfly, caterpillar), and then assemble the overall picture.
While doing appliqué with your child, ask him who he is portraying? Who are caterpillars and what do they turn into? By conducting classes using this method, the child’s horizons develop.

Winter picture.

If it’s winter outside, then you should try to make a simple winter geometric applique.

House applique.

First, we try to lay out the house from the figures, and then glue it onto the base for the applique.

Christmas tree applique.

We assemble the Christmas tree from green triangles, and from small circles we make beads for the Christmas tree.

Snowman applique.

Everything is also simple with the snowman, it consists of circles of different sizes, one trapezoid and two different small triangles.

Application of geometric shapes "Cats and mice".

Geometric paper applique. Garland.

Our task is to teach the child to stick exactly geometric shapes: circles and ovals, rhombuses and triangles, squares and rectangles, alternating them by color and shape. Show your child how to make a paper applique, imitating a garland on a string using circles and flags.

Ship made of geometric shapes.

The geometric application should be interesting, not very complex and not very simple, only then can the child be interested in the work. Cut out various geometric shapes from colored paper and construct different ships from them. It can be one large ship or several small ones, with sails or a funnel. Glue the result you like onto paper.

And if some of you think that working on creating appliqués is a child’s job, they are deeply mistaken; skilled craftsmen create amazingly delicate and jewelry-like works using such techniques. And then, those around you cannot understand at all from what material this or that is made. The main thing in any technique is to have a strong desire and desire to create something very beautiful and quickly move towards the intended goal.

Well, such an activity will always be interesting for your children, even for the most restless ones. After all, this is, first of all, the creation of some element that is involved in cutting out figures, and children always like to cut out. Then work with glue - which the kids often also like, especially when they can get dirty and spill something that they wouldn’t otherwise.

The main thing for work is that you should have on hand such tools that will help you create geometric shapes: a ruler, a compass, a square, various drawing patterns, scissors, a simple pencil, PVA glue, glue brushes, cardboard, a sketchbook and, of course , colored paper.

Using shapes like these, you can primarily create bookmarks for books. They will be useful not only in work, but also as a gift from kids. After all, any work done by a child’s hands carries positivity and refined feelings from a little soul.

If you want to know what appliqués from geometric shapes are and want to teach children this type of art, then this article is for you.

The appliqués that children make are sometimes very simple and naive, but they help children develop their cutting, design and imagination skills. Children also absolutely love gluing colored shapes onto the background.

First, children glue figures that adults cut out onto the background. But time does not stand still - children grow. And over time, children learn to cut, glue and create themselves. And then the child should be taught the most interesting types of applications.

By making geometric applications, the child develops his eye and spatial thinking, learns to combine colors and becomes familiar with geometric shapes.

The simplest applique of geometric shapes can be considered making patterns on a long strip of paper. Then you can move on to designing various objects, vehicles, animals, plants. Thanks to this, the child develops creative abilities.

For 1st grade students

Children already more or less own scissors when they enter 1st grade. In this case, templates will become indispensable assistants. With their help, children will be able to cut out the necessary parts from paper, and it will be easier for them to create and learn to make appliqués. Here are templates for several simple geometric applications:

Here are some examples of work for 1st grade children and their diagrams:

Application “House in the Village”:

It seems to be nothing complicated, no complicated details. It's simple. A house, sunshine, a tree, but there is something extraordinary in this picture. In addition, the child will make this picture even more unique, because it will be the embodiment of his imagination and thinking.

Application “Cat and kitten”:

To make an applique of this cat with a kitten, the child will need to cut out a wide variety of shapes and put them together to create a complete image to his liking.

Application “Funny Caterpillar”:

The funny caterpillar will amuse your kids. It is interesting not only to look at, but also to do. After all, these circles and other details can be arranged in different ways. And each child will get their own unique cheerful caterpillar.

To make the above house, cat and caterpillar appliqués, you can simply print out the diagrams, then children can cut out the figures and glue them onto paper. But this is too simple. So you can make your own templates. And then the children will cut out parts from them from different colors and glue them.

For children 3-5 years old

There are also applications designed for children preschool age. They are quite simple. Children will learn a lot in the process. And most importantly, they will become familiar with geometric shapes and where they can be used.

Having printed templates, you need to make the application in the following sequence:

1. Cut out templates from paper;
2. Glue the parts to their corresponding places.

Here are some more similar works.

These applications are quite easy to make, so they are suitable for children younger age, so to speak, newcomers to applications. You can choose from a wide range of designs and print the one that suits your child best.

The smaller part of the image will serve as templates, with the help of which you will need to cut out details of different colors and paste them onto the larger part, which will serve as the background for the applique.

The application is performed in the following order:

1. Cut out the templates that are on the side of the page. Templates are obtained;
2. Next, you need to use the prepared templates to cut out the parts from papers of the desired colors and stick them to their corresponding places.

For 4th grade children

While making appliqués from geometric shapes for children who are in 4th grade, children will learn to clearly mark out parts according to a template and assemble individual geometric shapes into a complete image.

First, the children should be shown what the work will look like upon completion. Children will need: colored paper, cardboard, glue, ruler, pencil, scissors and a brush.

First, children need to prepare a workspace and prepare everything they need to make an applique.

See if you have everything ready for the lesson? We will need: colored paper, cardboard, glue; ruler, pencil, scissors, eraser, brush; glue jar, napkin, oilcloth.

This is the order in which you need to proceed to make the application:

1. Prepare the base;
2. We translate and cut out the parts according to the template;
3. Let's create an application.

Let’s get started with the application of geometric shapes “Cat and Mouse”:

These are the parts needed for mice and cheese. Templates for them are easy to make. Cut too. But it is very interesting to create such beauty from simple geometric shapes.

Next we move on to the cat. These are the parts needed to make a cat. As you can see, among the materials there is a felt-tip pen with which children can realize their imagination and draw a unique face for a cat.

Our wonderful work is ready.

There are many more applique ideas for kids. For example, such a beautiful boat. It can be done according to the diagram below.

An interesting idea is a garland of geometric shapes. You can make it in the form of a postcard and congratulate someone on the holiday with it.

Very cool idea for children in grade 4 there will be an application of geometric shapes on a free topic, that is, using heuristic methods. This is done very simply.

A variety of shapes and sizes are printed on white paper. Then they are cut out. Then they take dark-colored cardboard and glue all these figures onto it so that they get a specific design. This perfectly develops hand motor skills, since there are a lot of figures to cut out, and imagination, because children need to come up with images themselves. The figures are the same, but the applications are completely different. This is the trick. Below are examples of work:

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