Good afternoon, dear friends, very soon the whole country will celebrate a magnificent holiday dedicated to Cosmonautics Day. This topic fascinates and intrigues not only adults, but also children.
There is a reason to make a small craft with your child for Cosmonautics Day with your own hands. Below is a list of what can be done and how to do it. Small crafts that will not be difficult to assemble from improvised materials that can be found at home. There are various ideas for crafts, both simpler and more complex. I tried to collect the most original crafts for almost any age. So you will have plenty to choose from.
Of course, the main idea for crafts is a rocket and everything connected with it. It was on our rocket, assembled in our country, that Yuri Gagarin made his first flight into outer space. The flight took place on April 12, 1961. Since then, humanity has made great strides in the development of the space industry. But it all started with small models assembled at home. So we will join you in the general topic. Next, we will try to properly prepare for Victory Day on May 9th. By this date, another article will be published about what crafts can be made for this great holiday.
DIY crafts for Cosmonautics Day
So let's start with the simplest thing that can be done simply and quickly without much effort. You will need thick cardboard or a toilet paper or paper towel roll. Colored paper, scissors and glue.
Next, so as not to bother you with writing, I am attaching a photo where each step is laid out on the shelves.
In order for your rocket to stand confidently on the table, we will attach a small stand to it. The stand will also act as motors.
If desired, you can make a larger rocket. For this you will need more cardboard, but the best building material for home rockets are, of course, cardboard boxes.
You can also assemble a 3-D drawing from such rockets.
Or build a big rocket like this using plastic bottles as building material. Cut several pieces and put them together.
Well, if you spend a little more time on assembly. Then you can collect such beauty. Almost a real model.
Also, together with the rocket, try to build a flying saucer with aliens. Plastic or cardboard plates are great for construction.
An excellent material for flying saucers could be your old CDs or DVDs.
It’s not difficult to make the aliens themselves from disks and caps from Kindersurprises. Glue the cap to the disk and insert skewers with beads as legs.
And for making alien tentacles, ordinary paper clips are perfect.
Of course, every flying saucer has a cockpit, we’ll make it out of a plastic cup and put the pilot in the cockpit. And we will make a plate from two disposable plates by gluing them together.
Well, of course, where would we be without good old plasticine. I think we all turned out masterpieces from it.
As you can see, the simplest and most ordinary things can be used as building materials. But what beautiful crafts they make, and I think that not only you and your child will like them.
And if you want to do something on a larger scale, see what you can do with a little imagination.
For Cosmonautics Day, you can build not only a rocket or a plate, you can make an entire planet. Here is an example of how to create a Jupiter from papier-mache.
Or create an entire universe out of plasticine. By the way, you can collect several new planets and name them in honor of mom or dad.
Photos of crafts for Cosmonautics Day “Space 60”
Here will be photographs of your works dedicated to the anniversary - the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight!
1 place
"Space trip". Koroleva Alena Vitalievna. Carton boxes.
Collective work of children from the preparatory group dedicated to Cosmonautics Day. Educator Galina Vladimirovna Kochurova.
"Forward to the stars." Kallaeva Elena Albertovna. Cardboard, gouache, plasticine.
"The first cosmonauts." Kallaeva Anna Albertovna. Cardboard, glue, paper, marker.
Textile toy “My world is my Universe.” Romanova Darina, 14 years old. The product is made using the primed textile technique (painted with acrylic paints). The baby is an alien, a wonderful toy that looks harmonious both on planet Earth and beyond (the toy can be taken out of its pocket).
"Craft Little Prince." Garkushin Nikita. It took cardboard, yellow yarn, a figured hole punch for the stars, the figurine needed yarn of different colors and a hook.
"A Journey Through Space." Nikita Akborisov, 8 years old; Yuzhakov Kirill, 8 years old. The basis of the panel “Journey through Space” is space rockets, made of brightly colored felt. Hand stitches in contrasting colors and decorated buttons are used as finishing. The images of the “planets” are woven from jute yarn and secured in the shape of a circle using hand stitches. The work uses elements of embroidery and decorative stitches.
"Parade of planets". Abdrakhmanova Alina, 9 years old. The work was done using the kinusaiga technique.
"Flight to the unknown." Devidenok N.V. Drawing and designing.
"Belka and Strelka". Gainetdinov Syntimer, 8 years old. The work is made of cardboard and fabric.
"Space through the eyes of children." Korchinsky Vladik. Styrofoam ball.
"Space through the eyes of children." Lyutikov Platon. The work is made by hand from cardboard and foam balls.
"Space through the eyes of children." Setrakyan Arseny. Paper fantasies.
"Rocket-VEM-6". Vorontsova Elizaveta. To make a rocket you needed: a plastic bottle, self-adhesive paper, cardboard, black marker, 1 photo.
"Stars of our Universe." Amelia, 3 years old. The work is made of plasticine, skewers are used for joining and glued onto black cardboard
"Space photo frame." Kochkina Maria. Photo frame on cardboard base. Made of fabric, thread, artificial leather.
“Cosmos” folding bed. Beard Alexandra. Made on a cardboard base using fabric, thread, artificial leather.
2nd place
"Space flight". Sanko Artyom 3 years old. The work used cardboard, paper, plasticine.
"Martians explore Earth." Kallaeva Lyubov Albertovna. Plasticine, yellow paint, plastic glass and plates, foil.
"In space." Yulia Monetova, 5 years old. The application is made of liquid foamiran.
"UFO". Chupik Timofey. The work is made of paper (triangular modules), CDs, plastic sticks for the base and skewers for the antenna.
"A.G. Nikolaev before the flight." Andyushkina Alina. The work was done using plasticineography technique.
Mobile "Space Carousel". Mishchenko Victoria, 11 years old. The mobile is assembled from textile figures - planets, stars and spacecraft. The work was done using primed textile technique and painted with acrylic paints.
"It happened on the moon." Koshkin Dmitry Ivanovich. Our work consists of a box, we made a model of the Moon from an egg tray (we covered it with silver paint). The rocket is made from ordinary bottles, also coated with silver paint. We made the aliens from Kinder Surprise boxes, and the astronauts from plasticine.
"Cosmic meeting" Vakhitova Elizaveta, 11 years old. The applique is made of felt.
"Flight to the moon". Albutov Kirill Dmitrievich. The rocket is made from a tube of cling film, the astronaut is crocheted from Children's Novelty yarn.
"Life in Space". Collective work of the creative association “Skillful Fingers”, 7 years. The work was carried out in classes of the Skillful Fingers association, where children learn various techniques for working with salt dough. Working with salt dough, the children sculpted astronauts, a rocket, and various inhabitants of other planets inhabiting space. We painted the resulting figures with bright colors and placed them on the cardboard base of the panel. Pasta, jute thread, and gouache were used as finishing.
"Solar system!". Nikolaeva Sofia. For work you needed: a box, plasticine, toothpicks, threads, star stickers.
"Mars rover". Fedorov Vyacheslav, 3″b” grade, Shilyaev Viktor, 6th grade. The rover model was made during the classes of the creative association “Technical Creativity”. The base of the product is glued together from cardboard. Foil, corrugated cardboard, and discs were used as finishing.
"Lunokhod and astronaut". Kallaeva Anna. Cardboard and plasticine, the relief is made with a massage ball. Cosmonaut - plasticine, a package of eye drops, a piece of paper clip. Lunokhod - plastic jar, parts from a broken toy, acrylic paint, heat gun. Flag - paper, pencils and tape.
"Rocket". Kallaeva Elena. Children's tea cans, plastic packaging, balloon mount, double-sided silver cardboard, acrylic paint.
"Planets." Nechaeva Zlata. 6 years. Planets Earth, Mars and Venus are made using papier-mâché technique. For work we used: three balloons, PVA glue, white paper, gouache. We glued all three planets at once in two stages: the first day - three layers and the next day two more layers. The balls need to dry for two days. Readiness is easy to determine - the balls become light. Carefully pierce the balloons and take them out. The finished balls were covered with white gouache mixed with PVA glue 1:1. When everything was dry, we painted it with gouache.
"Our Universe". Dubovskaya Irina. Work from plasticine.
"Meeting in space." Kuliev Emil. Work from plasticine, colored paper, waste material.
"Our Universe". Nikishchenko Maria. The work is made of paper and cardboard.
How to make a model of the Solar System from cardboard:
"The amazing world of space." Lukyanchenko Dmitry. Work from paper and cardboard.
3rd place
"Humanoid". Danileiko Maxim 6 years old. The humanoid is made of paper.
"Space through the eyes of children." Mironenko Daria. Plasticine, family fantasy.
"Space through the eyes of children." Svirenko Sofia. Paper mood.
"Space through the eyes of children." Svarchevsky Matvey. The work is made from Christmas tree balls and family inspiration.
"Open Space". Kovtorov Ivan. The drawing is made on paper in gouache.
"Planet Earth". group "Friendly Family". Threads, paper.
"Space Topiary". Andyushkina Victoria. The work was done using papier-mâché technique.
"In outer space." Turubarova Varya. Application and design.
"Rocket Flight" Baryshov Vladislav Valrievich. The work is created from cardboard and colored paper. The large size of the rocket looks very impressive. The whole family took part in the creation of this rocket.
"Flight to the stars." Kalinina Lera.
"We are the children of the galaxy." Baronenko Maria. The work is made of cardboard, foil, colored paper, plasticine.
"A space flight". Nurieva Alina. Plasticineography.
“How beautiful this world is.” Gabdulin Artem. The work is made from millet cereal: it was pre-painted in the desired colors, and the outline of the design was drawn on blue cardboard. And then they glued cereal onto PVA glue, and our Squirrel flew off to explore the Universe. Then they put the work in a frame, and this is what we got.
"Flight to the moon". Group "Sun". Cardboard, Whatman paper, velvet paper, foil.
"My vacation in space." Swedish Karina. Drawing in A4 format. Drawn with pencils. Such holidays would be fun and memorable for a long time.
"Space through the eyes of a child." Amineva Amina. The craft is made of cardboard, polystyrene foam, polyurethane foam, and gouache. With a little help from an adult, I was able to make a craft and touch the unknown space!
"The Unexplored Universe" Amineva Gulnaz. The drawing was made in scratch paper style, A4 and gouache were used.
Works 2021:
"Star Trek". Yulia Dyundyukova. The "Star Trek" installation consists of a rocket and stars (made of cardboard), an astronaut made of plasticine, and a planet - a ball painted with gouache. Drawings and a disposable tablecloth were used as the background. All objects in the composition are suspended using fishing line and tape.
"A Trip to the Moon." Garkalova Alexandra. Crafts for kindergarten: cardboard, foil, cocktail tubes, Kinder egg capsule, plasticine.
“And apple trees will bloom on Mars.” Garkushin Nikita. For the work, improvised and waste materials were used: sweet capsules, wire, glue, cardboard.
Video on how to make a “Spaceships” craft from scrap materials:
"Through hardship to the stars!". Stenina Sophia. Three-dimensional applique decorated with glitter.
"Planet Saturn". Polyakov Elizar 9 years old, 3rd grade student at the Sharapovsky school, Chekhov urban district. Class teacher Olga Borisovna Aksenkina. For the school craft I needed: a foam ball cut in half, a computer disk, gouache, glitter, a heat gun.
"Space trip". Teachers: Alexandrova O.E., Kuzmina L.P. Collective work with children for a competition, preparatory school group No. 5, MBDOU No. 267, Izhevsk. To make the astronauts you needed toilet paper rolls, gold and silver cardboard, double-sided colored paper, eyes, juice box lids, a star-shaped hole punch, glue, scissors, KIDS :).
Spaceship "Vostok-1". Motorin Kirill. The rocket is made from a bottle and painted with red acrylic paint. The stars are cut out of colored foil.
"First flight to space". Grachev Vyacheslav. Work from colored cardboard and colored paper.
Craft “Space is ours”. Topolnikova Nadezhda Viktorovna, teacher of the State Budgetary Educational Institution, kindergarten No. 14, St. Petersburg. The basis for the work was a pizza box - strong sized cardboard, and the craft is easy to transport. The box is covered with black paper and sprayed with white, yellow and purple gouache - like a starry sky. The space inside is decorated in the same way. Layouts of three rockets in the styles of Gzhel (decoupage with napkins), Khokhloma (finished cardboard) and Dymka (white cardboard painted to look like a Dymkovo toy) are glued to the right side - the bottom of the box, on the inside of the lid - the left side - the inscription COSMOS OUR, made by my student.
Exhibition "Your Space".
"Ready to fly." Parents and children of the 1st junior group “Bee” MBOU “Semiozerskaya secondary school” preschool department.
The works are made of colored cardboard and paper, plasticine, improvised and waste materials.
“Mysterious Space” Latkin Bogdan, 12 years old. The application “Mysterious Space” was made for April 12 - Cosmonautics Day using plasticineography technique. I am very interested in everything unknown, new, and I want to visit another planet. The craft is bright and colorful.
Polyakov Gleb, 4.5 years old. "Rocket and Aliens." For the rocket we needed tubes of building materials and paper towels, as well as corrugated cardboard, gouache, and hot glue. For aliens - plasticine, disposable plates. This is how it turned out to be a fake for kindergarten.
Another interesting and useful craft is a lamp made from a plastic bottle in the shape of a UFO:
"This cosmic world." Polyakov Elizar. For the rocket we used a plastic bottle, foil, a heat gun, tape, red corrugated paper and a plastic porthole cover. For the astronaut they prepared foil, padding polyester, threads, and a thermal gun. A rocket, an alien, an astronaut, planets and stars were placed in the sky.
Polyakov Georgy, 3 years old. "Rocket". We used toilet paper rolls, cardboard and gouache.
Let's make a rocket ourselves, Let's fly over the forests! Over the forests, over the fields, And then back to mom!
"Meeting of Earthlings." Ignatyuk Polina. Box, foil, colored paper, gouache.
Musikhina Tatyana Yurievna. Methodical manual - model of “Planets of the Solar System”. MBDOU "Child Development Center - Kindergarten No. 24 "Golden Fish", teacher-speech therapist, Perm region, Chusovoy. The manual is made of balls (foam plastic), painted as close as possible to the color shades of the planets. The planets are arranged in the order in which they revolve around the sun. The planet holders swivel, allowing children to demonstrate movement around the sun. Each planet rotates around its own axis. The sizes of the planets are observed. The sun is made in the form of a star to help children remember better that it is not a planet. A flashlight that imitates the sun lights up with a light press.
Another video about three-dimensional space crafts for kindergarten:
“Panorama “Space”. Stenina Kira. The work is made from a box covered with colored tape. “Window” is a file. The rocket is a fireworks tube covered with steel tape. The astronaut is made of plasticine.
"Cosmodrome". Motorin Alexander. Colored cardboard and paper, a plastic container, and plasticine were used.
Video “Space satellite” from a plastic bottle:
“A dream come true...” Shikerina Varvara. Postcard, applique. The work was done together with my 5-year-old daughter, her dream is “flying into space”! While we realized it in the picture...
"Spaceship Vostok-1." Batalova Veronica. The rocket is made of cardboard and then covered with holographic foil paper. The nozzle is decorated with fruit puree caps.
"Vostok - 2". Semyonov Denis. The space rocket is made of cardboard and colored paper.
"Rocket". Maksimov Dmitry. The work is made of colored paper and cardboard.
"Friend from Space" Volodichev Ilya. Colored cardboard, foil and beads were used.
"Space excursion". Korshunov Ivan. Application. Materials: Plywood, paper, glue, paint.
Watch how to make “space in a jar” in this video:
"At the start". Eltsova Ekaterina. Paper, cardboard, foil.
“Collective work “Deep Space”. Vorotyntseva Natalya Vasilievna. I work as a teacher in the 2nd junior group. To develop fine motor skills in children, I chose an unconventional modeling method, namely modeling with plasticine balls. Modeling from plasticine brings joy and pleasure to children. The technique of sculpting with plasticine balls is very simple. We need to tear off small pieces from the overall piece of the color we need and roll them into small balls. The finished balls are laid out and slightly pressed onto a background prepared in advance with a silhouette image.
"Endless Space" Menshikova Yulia.
The painting was made using the “Kinusaiga” technique (master class on the Kinusaiga technique).
Galina Egorova: Birthday gift for my son. He was born on Cosmonautics Day. The “winder” operating technique. I used the following materials: bottle, yarn, foil, satin ribbons, Crystal glue, photography, braid, decorations.
"Space rocket". Narvatov Gleb. Cardboard, foil.
Postcard "Between the Stars". Kallaeva Elena. Cardboard, glue stick.
Postcard “108 minutes”. Kallaeva Anna.
Cardboard, gouache, colored paper, construction tape (rocket body).
"Rocket in space." Kallaeva Lyubov.
Cardboard, gouache, PVA, plasticine.
Ivanova Sofia Maksimovna, 6 years old, Moscow city.
Flying saucer with an alien.
“The machine of the future “Cosmolet”. Ulyana Rodionova, 3 years old; Rodionova Varvara, 3 years old; teacher: Avetyan Evelina Zavenovna.
The work is made from recycled materials (from garbage): plastic bottle; wheels, mechanism from a broken children's car; chocolate foil; plastic salad jar; ice cream plastic; colored paper; glue gun; spray paint; scissors. The most important thing is imagination!
We prepared a plastic bottle and the girls and I began to collect everything we found. A plastic salad jar was glued using a glue gun. Our porthole was made from plastic for chocolates. The finished product was spray painted and the finishing touches were added: wheels from a big car, fire made from red paper, and we put toys on the Spaceship.
"Happy Cosmonautics Day!" Levitskaya Alisa. The work is made of plasticine, which was attached to the finished picture.
"Space". Alexandrova Oksana. Paintings made using the plasticineography technique. Made on a mayonnaise lid and a CD.
“If we want to go into space, we’ll fly off on a rocket.” Mishin Semyon. The work is made of colored paper, the base is black cardboard (space). The picture shows planet Earth, a rocket flying past the earth, a flying comet and stars.
"A space flight". Kirilenko Liza. Colored paper and cardboard.
"Space rocket". Murtazin Nikolay.
Colored cardboard and paper.
"A space flight". Senyakina Veronica.
The work is made of colored paper, cardboard, plasticine, and a plastic cover.
"Space rocket". Narvatov Gleb. Cardboard, foil.
"Rocket". Sinegribov Mikhail. To complete this work I used cardboard and colored paper. You will also need scissors and glue.
Crafts 2021
Photos of crafts submitted to the “Above the Sky” competition can be viewed here.
Craft made from felted wool - “Alien”, Elena Aleksandrovna Limonova, additional education teacher, school 37 of the city of Sevastopol.
Works by Ilya Kryukov, Ivan Bazarkin and Alena Afonina.
Natalya Skripnikova : For Cosmonautics Day, I made this space clock . She molded figures of planets, stars and rockets from plasticine. And I made an astronaut out of paper
