Good afternoon dear readers!
Very soon a real ladies' holiday will knock on our doors. I'm talking about International Women's Day on March 8th. Will start preparing for it in advance. We will prepare gifts for everyone, from our mothers to kindergarten teachers. On this day no one will be left without a gift. Let's collect all the materials at hand in the house and start making gifts.
And for a work colleague we will make wonderful crafts from sweets. We all know firsthand that women love sweets very much. At least most of them will never refuse candy for tea. So why not create something similar and please your ladies. They will be happy with any attention, especially from men.
The best gift is flowers
What woman would refuse flowers? Any lady will be pleased to receive a bouquet. But you don’t have to visit a flower shop for this. Flowers can be made from paper, especially since such a gift will last much longer than a purchased one. Paper flowers will not wither, will not crumble, and they are quite easy to make.
To make paper crafts for March 8, you will need regular napkins or corrugated paper. You can make a bud out of them by folding them like an accordion. Any tube or rod will serve as the stem. You just need to wrap it with green paper. You can tie several flowers into a bouquet using a ribbon or simply put it in a vase. Homemade will work well.
What gift to give to a friend on March 8
On the holiday of March 8, you need to please not only your relatives, but also your friends! What to do for your best friend to make her feel good? Make your own frame for your shared photo and attach it to the main gift. I'm sure anyone will be pleased.
Materials:
- Cardboard frame according to photo size;
- Corrugated paper;
- Scissors;
- PVA glue;
- Ruler;
- Pencil;
- Colored paper;
- Toothpicks;
- Cardboard for the back of the frame.
Subsequence:
Cut out a frame from cardboard to the size of the photo that will be inserted into it.
Lubricate it with glue on the back side and decorate it with corrugated paper.
We attach a backdrop (a rectangle of cardboard) on top of the paper. We coat only 3 sides with glue. The 4th must be free so that you can insert a photo.
Don't forget to cut out the center first. Now all that remains is the decor.
Cut colored paper into strips 0.5 cm and 1.5-2 cm wide.
We tightly wind narrow strips onto a toothpick and secure them with glue to form spirals.
We cut wide strips along the edge, leaving 0.5 cm on one side.
We wrap the spirals in large strips. Like this.
We attach them with glue.
We open the resulting workpiece.
This way we make flowers of different sizes and colors.
Decorate the frame with flowers. All that remains is to insert a photo into it. Ready!
This frame will look even better if you make it from a beautiful fabric.
But you can choose other design methods.
The main thing is to try to take into account your friend’s tastes and make a gift whose design she would definitely like.
Unusual flowers made from buttons
Crafts for International Women's Day can be made from the most unexpected materials. For example, you can assemble a nice composition from buttons and wire.
The main thing is to choose beautiful and unusual buttons and some kind of container where you can put the finished bouquet. The wire will serve as a stem. For leaves, you can pick up small green buttons or cut out leaves from paper.
Paper flowers in a pot for March 8
A mug or box can be used as a pot, which can then be used for its intended purpose. But you can make a cool gift for International Women’s Day out of a simple object using a simple trick:
- make paper flowers (with candy inside, with a photo in the middle, etc.);
- put a bouquet in an improvised pot;
- cover the stems with chocolate dragees or monpensiers.
How to make tulips with candies is described above. You can make roses from corrugated paper. For them, you need to cut a ribbon at least 5 cm wide, and decorate the upper edge with waves, imitating petals. Carefully wrap this ribbon around the candy attached to the wire, and secure the base with a strip of green paper. Stretch the edges of the pink petals so that they bend outward.
To decorate a pot with flowers from a photo, you need to cut out a corolla with petals from colored paper and glue it onto a paper stem. Cute photos should be cut around the circumference and glued to the center.
Bouquet of cotton pads for March 8
Surprisingly, even cotton pads can be used to create crafts for March 8th with your own hands. To do this, cotton pads need to be soaked in paste, wait until it dries, and paint them in any color. From the resulting multi-colored disks you can already cut out petals and collect flowers. A wire is taken for the stem. You can even glue a stem from cotton pads by rolling them into a tube and soaking them in the paste.
DIY paper gift for March 8
Of course, the simplest and most obvious gift for almost any holiday is a postcard. It would seem that this is a trifle. But postcard is different from postcard. Buy beautiful decor and spend time making it: you’ll see, the recipient will be very flattered by the attention you pay.
Necessary materials:
- Scrapbooking paper;
- Thick cardboard for the base;
- Scissors;
- Glue “Moment Crystal”;
- Double sided tape;
- Foam tape;
- Pictures printed on photo paper;
- Pencil;
- Ruler;
- Cutting mat;
- Stationery knife;
- Small decor to suit your taste.
Subsequence:
We cut out a frame for a postcard from cardboard - a rectangle measuring 20x15 cm.
Fold it in half. You can achieve a beautiful bend using a special scoring board or regular scissors.
We make a background from scrap paper. To do this, cut out a rectangle 9.5x14.5 cm and glue it to the front side of the postcard. There is a neat frame around the edges.
From scrap paper with a different pattern, cut out the central element (also a rectangle). You can choose its size yourself. It will contain an inscription and a printed picture.
We apply the inscription using a stamp, print it out, or write it by hand if the first two options are not suitable. You can use a gel pen or buy mascara for this.
Glue the central element to the card and add small decorations.
The author of the step-by-step description uses artificial flowers. For you it can be beads, ribbons, etc.
We complete the design of the card with adhesive half-beads.
The souvenir postcard is ready!
This postcard can look different. The MK presents only a possible design option.
Ultimately, the appearance of the product is determined by what materials you can find for decoration.
Before you go to the store, I recommend that you think about the composition of the postcard. This will make it easier for you to choose what you need from a wide range and achieve a consistent design.
But in general, as practice shows, plans have to be adjusted immediately upon purchase) Unless you have thought through your postcard with the specific decor in mind that you have already seen before.
And here are 4 more ideas of what kind of gift you can give to the female sex on this wonderful day. Beautiful and made from scrap materials. Super, thanks to the author.
How to make an edible sweet bouquet
For a craft for kindergarten on March 8, you can collect a bouquet of sweets. People with a sweet tooth will appreciate such a gift, which will delight its owner not only in appearance, but also in taste.
The candies are taped to a wire or tube, and then wrapped in a bud - paper. Corrugated or regular napkins work well. The color and frame can be whatever your imagination is capable of. The main thing is not to get carried away in the process of assembling such a bouquet and not to taste the flowers, especially if you are making the flowers together with your child.
By the way, you can use lollipop instead of chocolate candies. The round part can also be wrapped in paper, and the stick will become a stem. It can be painted or wrapped in something green.
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The finished product can be wrapped in paper or beautiful film for flowers or placed in a vase or decorated jar.
From sweet flowers you can assemble not only a bouquet, but also some kind of three-dimensional figure. You can even make the number 8 to symbolize International Women's Day.
DIY children's gifts for mothers with children 3-4 years old
Let's not ignore mothers whose children have just started going to kindergarten. I'm talking about kids 3-4 years old. After all, they also love their relatives very much, and will certainly want to congratulate them. But it will take a little longer to make a gift. So let's select easier options and help them implement them.
And here is one of the first options. Let's make a willow, but first we'll draw a sketch on cardboard. But we’ll leave the decorations to the children. Give them small pieces of cotton wool and glue in their hands. Show the example of one “kidney”, and then invite them to finish the work themselves. I think any kid can handle this technique without whims and hysterics.
Here is another similar method. Only instead of petals we will use pumpkin seeds. So we draw a sketch again. Then we explain to the kids what is going on and why. And we simply observe and provide assistance if necessary. Although I don’t think they will need it here.
The next options will be a little more complicated, but I think 4-year-old children can handle them. We will do the work on thick cardboard. And here is one of the first ways. Prepare the cardboard, then use a simple pencil to indicate the lines where and what will be located. Tear the foam into smaller pieces and start gluing. We will attach the green leaf and bow last.
Here's another easy way. But first you will have to work with colored paper. Draw the desired sketch onto paper. Afterwards, trust your child with the scissors, but be vigilant yourself. If he doesn’t succeed, you can help by cutting out all the parts yourself. But it’s better to leave the gluing process to little creators. Along with this, indicating the exact location of the finished flower.
And finally, I’ll show you one more option. It’s also very simple, everything is done on the same thick cardboard. We proceed similarly to the previous work. First we work with colored paper, then we move on to cardboard and glue. We help children when necessary.
And under no circumstances show your irritation if your child does something wrong. Help him, because he is just learning.
These are the simple options. But the result is very good. I showed you the basic technique. Now show your imagination and get down to business. And be sure to share your results.
DIY gift card for March 8
The easiest craft for March 8th is, of course, a postcard. Any woman will be pleased to receive this memorable present as a gift. The postcard can stand on the owner’s shelf and, just like flowers, delight with its warm wishes for a long time.
First you need to think about what the postcard will be like. Will it be just a drawn plot or some kind of application? A simple sheet of cardboard can be folded in half, and any idea can be embodied on the front side. Inside the card they usually write some kind of warm wish, in verse or simply in their own words.
In a postcard you can use different materials for the volumetric part:
- Make a relief from plasticine or salt dough
- Cut out volumetric parts from paper
- Use cereal or pasta for appliqué
- Decorate with fabric or lace
- Take thin felt or foamiran
- Glue beads or buttons
- Fasten satin ribbons
DIY crafts for March 8 from scrap materials: budget and easy
You don’t have to buy expensive materials for crafts to please yourself with creativity on March 8th. For stylish and original holiday products, you can use anything:
- cotton pads and sticks;
- felt;
- foamiran;
- flower pots;
- plywood and branches;
- plastic bottles;
- plastic plates, spoons and cups;
- polymer clay;
- plasticine;
- salty dough;
- textile;
- family photos;
- threads;
- egg trays;
- wire.
Several options for what kind of crafts for the holiday of March 8 can be made from scrap materials , see below. We have also prepared photos and videos for you with step-by-step execution.
Plastic bottles can be recycled, or you can make cute flowers out of them with your own hands.
Egg trays are an excellent recycled material for March 8 crafts. The flowers they make are simply wonderful!
Polymer clay, plasticine, cold porcelain are flexible and affordable materials for magnificent DIY products.
Plastic dishes, napkins and colored paper will be the best raw materials for holiday crafts on March 8 at school or kindergarten.
And this is an alternative to fresh flowers. Beautiful tulips made of fabric. See the photo for the pattern.
A few more ideas on what to make from available materials for the March 8 holiday.
Beautiful brooches made of satin ribbons
Little girls, with their mother’s help, can make a brooch as a craft for their aunt on March 8th. To do this, you will need a satin ribbon of any color, preferably wide, beads for decoration if desired, and a cardboard base. The cardboard is wrapped with tape, the middle is stitched, after which the cardboard base is removed. The result is a bow that can be decorated with beads or narrow ribbons or lace. You need to attach a pin to the back so that the brooch can be worn on clothes.
Such a craft will also be relevant for a long time, and the owner of the gift will be able to wear it when going out or to some events.
Inedible crafts made from food
Master classes on creating crafts for Women's Day offer to assemble an inedible gift from food. Dry pasta is well suited for this, preferably in the form of tubes. First you need to paint the pasta with gouache or acrylic paints, let it dry and then you can assemble it.
Pasta in this case is well suited for:
- Photo frame decorations
- Bead creations
- Use in applications for postcards
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By the way, you can immediately give a photo frame with a printed photograph, for example, a joint portrait of the gift owner with his donor.
Crafts made from salt dough
By analogy with plasticine, you can make a craft from salt dough. The only downside to this craft is time. You need to dry the finished product well, and only then cover it with paint and varnish if desired.
You can even combine salt dough with other craft materials. For example, make a vase from salt dough and put the same sweet bouquet in it. Or use dough with plasticine. Salt dough also looks good on postcards.
Salt dough makes excellent photo frames. They can decorate both a finished frame and sculpt their own. You can also paint it after drying the product.
Jewelry and figurines made of beads
Older children or preschoolers together with their parents can make bead crafts on their own. Bracelets, brooches, earrings, or figures simply assembled using beads and wire or fishing line will make a good gift for International Women's Day.
Beaded figures can be made in the form of flowers or animals - whatever your imagination dictates. For a craft for mom on March 8, you can make a decoration, even a whole set - a bracelet, earrings and a necklace. And if you decorate it yourself in a festive paper box, the gift will become especially valuable.
Crafts for March 8th for school competition
Elementary school students will be happy to make cute souvenirs for mom on March 8th. If you make a craft carefully, using maximum originality and skill, your child can take part in a school craft competition with his masterpiece.
For children 7-8 years old, choose ideas more easily, and from 9-11 years old you can make complex compositions in the quilling style with children, take up knitting and embroidery.
For children 1-2 grades
Children in grades 1-2 need to be given freedom for creativity and imagination. Especially if they want to bring all their most original ideas to life. Show them a selection of ideas for crafts for your beloved mothers using a presentation, and they themselves will choose the appropriate option.
From salt dough
Making crafts from salt dough is a long but very exciting process. You need to prepare for it in advance so that the souvenir will be ready on the eve of the holiday and dry well.
- Colorful basket.
- Candlesticks.
- Panel.
- Original refrigerator magnets.
- Hearts.
- Souvenirs in pots.
- Jewelry for the box.
Salt dough is a favorite material for creative children. You can make anything out of it. Such souvenirs delight teachers, adults and children.
From felt
Not only toys are made from soft and pliable felt, but also original crafts as gifts for adults. To make them, it is not necessary to use threads or a needle. Felt easily sticks to cardboard and is fastened with buttons and snaps. But for the craft lesson you will need patterns or drawings.
- Bouquets of soft flowers.
- Potholder.
- Pincushion.
- Collection of flowers.
- Toys.
- Baskets.
You can put sweets, cookies, paper flowers in them.
- Handbags.
- Butterflies.
To cut out small parts, choose felt with a thickness of 1 mm, then the toys will turn out more neat.
For children 3-5 grades
It is best to make crafts for March 8 from scrap materials. Take colored paper, for example, corrugated material is good for voluminous cards. Or introduce your children to quilling techniques.
Corrugated paper
This is a thin and bright material. Corrugated paper is easy to glue in several layers. From such pliable material, children in grades 3-5 can make lush flowers, chic cards or paintings.
- Hyacinth.
- Tulips.
- Basket with roses.
- Postcards.
- Gladioli.
To ensure that flower petals made from corrugated paper are correct and neat, draw your own stencil for each plant, only then start cutting.
Quilling
Filigree paper gifts are perfect for International Women's Day. There are many options for crafts. These are simple flowers or huge compositions in pots, baskets; postcards or framed paintings.
- The original eight.
- Postcard with openwork flowers.
- Firebird.
- Bouquet of irises in a basket.
- Bright roses.
To create beautiful compositions, use this tip.
Embroidery for March 8
Schoolchildren can independently embroider a picture or some story as a gift for March 8th. The technique can be different - cross stitch or satin stitch, depending on who knows what. You can frame the finished product in a purchased or home-made frame.
Diamond or bead embroidery will look good. Such work will be more painstaking and complex, but the result will please both the master and the recipient of the gift.
Heart for mom on March 8 (template inside)
A child can express his love for his mother by giving her a heart-shaped craft. But not a simple one, but with the image of your own palm.
Of course, creating such a gift will require perseverance and patience, but it will turn out very touching. If the master class is held in a large group of children, you can involve their parents in helping.
Materials:
- Cardboard;
- Glue;
- Scissors;
- Ribbon;
- Red and white napkins.
- You will also need a heart template. You can use this.
Subsequence:
Cut out a heart from colored cardboard. Cut the napkins into small pieces and roll into neat balls. Using a simple pencil, trace the child’s palm on cardboard. Now you can proceed to the main part.
Lubricate the cardboard heart with glue and lay out a design from crumpled pieces of napkins. Let's start with the palm.
If desired, you can put an inscription out of balls of a third color in a free corner. Glue a loop of satin ribbon to the back of the work. The three-dimensional heart for mom for March 8 is ready.
If you don’t want to make a heart, you can use another bright symbol of the holiday instead – the number eight. Look how many design options there are.
The technique for making such crafts is quite simple. But the result is impressive!
Anything will do as a material. Look what a beautiful figure using the quilling technique.
Even sweets are used.
And you can make such funny eights with your own hands. If you glue a magnet to the back of them, the numbers can be attached to the refrigerator.
Crafts for March 8th from threads
Children's crafts for March 8 can be made well from ordinary knitting threads. By the type of production they resemble the same New Year's balls, only the shape of the product is given a different one.
For such a figure you need a regular balloon, glue and thread. The ball is wrapped with threads, and a heart needs to be formed. Then the threads are coated with glue, it dries, the ball bursts and is taken out. The figure is ready! The heart turns out to be very light and tender, just the kind to give to your mother on such a beautiful spring day.
Drawing for International Women's Day
A child of any age can easily draw a picture for a gift. This option is also good for crafts for school on March 8th. Often, a school or kindergarten organizes an exhibition on the eve of the holiday, hanging portraits of mothers drawn by children on the walls.
If drawing a portrait is difficult or you don’t want to, any subject can be suitable for drawing. The main thing is that it will be drawn with your own hands and with all your heart.
Craft for March 8th from paper napkins
And in conclusion, to all that has been said, I would like to suggest making one more gorgeous gift. Turn on the view button and create together with the hostess. Good luck with your endeavors.
This concludes the selection of crafts for March 8th. I hope now you know what master class to conduct with children in school and kindergarten (if you are a teacher) or what to do with your own child. Be creative, love your loved ones and don’t forget to remind them of this often! I wish you all good luck.
Crafts for older people
Older children can knit some product as a gift for March 8th. This can be either a toy or a set of a hat and scarf, socks, or a more complicated option – gloves.
You can also sew something for the home as a gift for your mother or grandmother, for example, oven mitts or towels. It won’t be very difficult, and your loved ones will love such a handmade gift.
There are many options for crafts for gifts on International Women's Day. The complexity depends on the age of the child and on the imagination shown. Of course, older children, with the help of adults, can do something more complex than a small child. But any gift is important because of attention, not labor or quality of execution.
Dad can always help children if the gift is for mom, and mom can help make a craft for a grandmother, aunt or sister.
Useful gifts
Such gifts for home and garden include shelves, cutting boards, and various flowerpots. You can also make a funny grasshopper from an unnecessary sock, soil and grass seeds.
A beautiful photo frame can be made from two sheets of cardboard and your favorite photo. The frame is decorated with various decorative elements.
Knitted items will be a wonderful gift. This could be a fluffy scarf, warm home socks, a rug made of terry towels.
Surprises can include embroidered napkins or towels, or unusual little thoughts covered with old jeans or shirts. Even a T-shirt can serve as a pillowcase.
Those who like to create with their own hands will find a needle case or a basket for needlework useful.
Home cooks will be delighted with oven mitts, coasters made from clothespins or wine corks, and spice jars made from baby food jars and beautifully decorated with beads, rhinestones, and coarse salt.
In general, gifts for March 8 can be very diverse. It’s enough to carefully look at what mom likes to do and what she might need in these activities.
