How to make a giraffe head from improvised means. Children's DIY crafts

If you have mastered crafts from all the familiar plastic bottles, then it is quite natural that you will get to create animals from them to decorate your site. And one of these possible inhabitants can be a giraffe that does not leave anyone indifferent.

Preparation of materials and tools

In order to make a large street giraffe from plastic bottles, you will need:

First, let's prepare the required number of blast bottles

• 6 liter plastic container,
• 7–8 1.5 liter bottles, preferably brown,
• liter plastic transparent bottle,
• a couple more bottles for cutting small parts,
• scotch,
• glue for plastic
• acrylic paints in yellow, brown, black,
• a piece of suede fabric
• wire,
• scissors.

It is preferable if the bottles themselves are initially yellow or brown.

A logical addition to such a giraffe will be plastic palm trees.

Manufacturing steps

Before starting work, all containers should be prepared:

• remove the labels on the bottles,
• wash in soapy water to degrease surfaces.

Further procedure:

1. We collect the neck of the future giraffe. To do this, cut off the neck and bottom of three one and a half liter bottles and use glue to connect the resulting cylinders. Moreover, at the bottle, to which the head will then be attached, we cut off only the bottom.

   From plastic cylinders we make the neck of the future giraffe

2. We paint the resulting neck in two layers with yellow acrylic paint and wait for it to dry completely.

   You can paint the details for the future giraffe in both yellow and orange.

3. We prepare the body from a six-liter bottle.

   If you take a small bottle for the body and make the neck shorter, you will have a baby giraffe

4. To prepare the future legs of the giraffe, we take two bottles of 1.5 and 1 liter, leave the bottom, cut off the necks and connect the bottles with glue and tape. Previously, in the bottle that will be below, you need to fill in a little river sand for the stability of the future figurine. Each leg will be attached to the body with the bottom of the second bottle.
5. We make the head of a giraffe. To do this, we take a liter bottle, we attach two eyes to it, which can be made from corks of different colors.

   Giraffe eyes can be obtained by combining yellow and black halves together

   Ears are cut from an additional bottle

   In addition to the ears, it is required to prepare and fix the horns of the giraffe on the head.

   We make giraffe horns from the tops of bottles

   After fixing all these elements on the head of the giraffe, a charming muzzle will form, which will also be painted yellow.

   After fixing all the elements, the muzzle of the giraffe will “come to life”

Although the eyes of a funny animal can be simply drawn.

There are actually a lot of options for making a muzzle

decoration

Our giraffe is almost ready, there are a few final steps left to complete the image:

Video: palm tree from plastic bottles (what a giraffe without a palm tree)

Animal figurines using polyurethane foam are very effective. So, to get a giraffe, the frame for it can be made from a plastic bottle and metal wire. Then, mounting foam is applied to the base to obtain the desired volume. Separately, the head is made according to the same principle. The details are connected. Then the figurine is painted with acrylic paints and covered with acrylic varnish. But in order for such a figure to turn out to be successful, one must feel at least a little like a sculptor.

Craftsmen make figures from bottles, and then cover them with polyurethane foam, getting more natural proportions of the animal's body.

Here is such a long-necked animal can settle in your personal little savannah. And so that it does not get bored, you will have to make a girlfriend for him.

Autumn is such an ambiguous thing that it seems that there is shining gold, and the sun is bright, and it is warm outside, and leaf fall of insane beauty, but from time to time melancholy and melancholy suddenly attack, and a delicious homemade candy, a cup of hot tea or coffee is urgently needed. and something completely touching, from which you want to smile and be happy simply because he is. DIY giraffe- just such a case. It would seem, well, why feel happy if it's just an animal? Toy, decor, pillow, embroidery and so on? On the other hand - seriously, it's impossible not to smile! These long-necked comrades have some incredible charisma, they have a special energy, and if you need something that will make you happy for no reason, make your own giraffes, a win-win option. Don't argue now, just try. And then you will tell if the recipe worked and how much.

How to make a giraffe with your own hands - 5 master classes:

1. Wall panel with giraffes

A wall panel that will transform the look of the entire room! Next to such friends, anyone will want to smile and feel the joys of life. By the way, do you know the curious fact that the scientific name of these animals is camelopardalis? This is a combination of two Latin words: camel (camel) and leopard (leopard). In ancient Rome, it was believed that this is the most accurate name for an animal that is as big as a camel and with the same spots as a leopard.

2. Cardboard giraffe

Have you ever thought that an adult giraffe weighs at least 1-2 tons? An absolutely amazing figure, if you imagine it in the weight of people, the volume of cotton wool or the proportions of an ant. 250 kg is the weight of the head and neck, and the heart weighs neither more nor less - as much as 10 kg! A cardboard giraffe in the format of such statistics is practically nothing! But he is beautiful, infinitely cute and easily decorates a variety of things.

3. Knitted giraffe

Baby giraffes are born by falling from a height of two meters. Incredible way to enter this world! At birth, the animals already have small horns - you can’t just offend them! If you decide to knit a giraffe with your own hands, you can help him come to our world without falling from a great height, and your child will definitely love and protect him and will not allow such unpleasant "flights".

4. Giraffe - a puzzle of pebbles

Does your child know the meaning of the word "unique"? Unique papillary patterns on his fingertips. The unique color of the zebra. And the drawings on the body of a giraffe are also unique, you will never meet two identical patterns. By the way, if you make a pebble puzzle for a child with your own hands, it will also be unique, unusual and inimitable.

5. Textile giraffe

If you have a garden, you are lucky, because living in the arms of nature is interesting, pleasant and educational. Taking care of the green “settlers”, admiring the awakening of vegetation after the winter “hibernation”, enjoying flowering, harvesting a generous harvest, making garden figures with your own hands, and simply relaxing in the shade, listening to the rustle of leaves and singing birds - all this makes a person closer to nature, happier, healthier. Want to check it out? Buy a piece of land with a garden and try to "make friends" with it.

Well-chosen figurines can turn your garden into a fairy tale, a zoo or a village:

Cheerful gnomes guard the lawn in front of the house

Such figurines on a garden bench will cheer you up.

The cat also liked the cute bench

A faithful friend will light your path at dusk

Garden figures - the secrets of craftsmanship

The extravaganza of goods offered by stores for garden decoration complicates the choice, as the eyes run up from a great variety of original sculptures and forms. It is so difficult to choose one thing, because we like a lot, because for us such goods are still a curiosity. Have you decided to make garden figures for giving yourself, guided by master classes on the Web? But even here a whole kaleidoscope of options awaits you, because modern landowners are creative individuals who love to share their achievements. So how to choose the right style and shape for garden figures? After all, I want to wisely invest money and time, transform possessions for the better.

You can arrange a rustic "spectacle" in the garden

So, you are waiting for the purchase or manufacture of garden figures. What principles when choosing such decorations do experienced landscape designers recommend adhering to?

1. Compliance with the general style. Unfortunately, not all newly minted gardeners take this circumstance into account. Many simply buy or make jewelry based on their own tastes and fantasies. Of course, this is commendable, but your masterpieces, despite their beauty, may not “fit” into the style, and as a result, disfigure the overall natural “picture”. Imagine you decorate a Japanese garden with a statue of Venus, a bun and palm trees. What will it be? Rather a "room of laughter" than a harmonious garden, isn't it?! Choose shapes and images in unison with the main focus of the design. For example, a romantic garden will be wonderfully decorated with gypsum garden figures in the form of cupids, doves and flowers. Country style will be made brighter by German garden figures made of polyresin in the form of gnomes. Garden figures made of wood will perfectly fit into the rural landscape. High-tech style is favorably emphasized by characteristic metal garden figures.
2. Moderation. Some landowners, carried away by the idea, turn the territory into a museum. Do not forget that you decorate nature, and do not arrange a "showroom".
3. "Hit" with dimensions. If the trees are huge and mature, then, you see, tiny figures will simply get lost among such "giants", just as, conversely, massive statues in a young garden will look out of place.
4. Correct composition. Sometimes “neighbors” turn out to be decorations that do not match each other in terms of subject matter, shape and color. Stick to one line.

Figures for the garden should match the style and be combined with each other

Sketch out a plan for placing the figures. You can even arrange a "fitting". To do this, you need to cut out the contours of future creations and place them in the places where you plan to "settle" new "residents". Such a “rehearsal” will help you decide on the choice of shapes, sizes, shades and themes.

Video: how to decorate a site from free raw materials

Bottle jewelry - cheap and cheerful

If the budget for the transformation of the territory is scarce or you have a plot for temporary use and there is no point in investing, the best solution is to make garden figures from plastic bottles, since such free “raw materials” are now in abundance.

From unnecessary bottles you can make a whole oasis

Consider how to make a wonderful flamingo bird out of plastic bottles, which will be an excellent decoration of the territory in almost any garden.

Necessary materials:

• 3-4 large bottles;
• hose;
• 3 metal rods
• paint and brush.

Step 1 is the body. Take one of the large containers, make a hole in the lid, insert it into the hole and fix the metal rod - this is the future neck. At the other end, also make holes - for the legs.

Step 2 - plumage. The remaining bottles must be covered with pink paint. Why not at the end? You will not be able to paint over each feather so carefully, so it is recommended to make plumage from ready-made material. Just cut the feathers, make cuts in the “body” and fasten every detail.

Step 3 - head and neck. Put a hose on the rod. Cut the head out of the bottle. Make the beak and other components of the head either from wood or plastic, you can use plaster or cement to give the details the desired shape.

Step 4 - legs. The remaining rods are the legs. Insert them into the holes made earlier and secure them carefully.

Step 5 - "tuning". Color and decorate your creation as your fantasy suggests.

Worth paying attention! Please note that the height of the average flamingo is 1.5 meters. Do not make the figure huge, because this is not a dinosaur.

And here is the pink flamingo, which attracts the eyes of all the guests of the garden

Mounting foam - as easy as shelling pears

Fans of decorating the site with their own hands argue that polyurethane foam garden figures are the first step on the path to transition from amateur experiments with plastic raw materials to the level of real mastery in the field of garden design.

Friendly company of "animals" made of polyurethane foam

So let's start with a simple example. How to make a colorful kolobok with mounting foam?

Necessary materials:

• an old ball or any ball-shaped object (not very heavy);
• mounting foam;
• sharp knife;
• wire;
• a pair of wooden bars;
• cardboard;
• tube or hose;
• 2 table tennis balls;
• stump;
• paint (yellow, red, black, colored - for a scarf);
• brushes.

Work order:

1. The ball should be covered with foam. The number of layers is up to you. The main thing is to dry each of them thoroughly.
2. Pass the wire on the sides, bend, giving the shape of the hands. Put on pieces of hose, also cover everything with foam.
3. On the head, make a "scarf" of foam. For "strings" or "bow" you should take cardboard forms.
4. Using a knife, trim the shape of the kolobok, cut out the mouth and eye sockets.

Holes for the eyes and mouth are cut with a sharp knife.

1. For the legs, it is necessary to attach cardboard (feet) to the bars and also cover the structures with foam.
2. As eyes, you can use old tennis balls that need to be painted black.
3. The final touch is paint. According to tradition, it is desirable to cover the gingerbread man with yellow paint, make a red mouth and blush. Paint the scarf and shoes in other juicy shades.

Fairy bun is ready! It remains to put it on a stump and "settle" in the garden.

Meet: a newborn bun made of polyurethane foam

Wood - a natural raw material for decorating the site

Fans of ecological garden "decorations" should take into service the simplest and most affordable material - wood. Such raw materials include both logs and stumps, as well as branches, snags and other natural waste found on your site or in the forest.

See what a wonderful couple of lovers can come out of unnecessary chocks

You can make anything from chocks, from funny little men to fairy-tale heroes. It is enough to take a couple of pieces of wood, fasten them, showing imagination, paint them in bright colors, and your garden will come to life. You can arrange a "zoo" at home or revive a scene from your favorite cartoon.

Meet the stork family. To create such a nest, you will need a sheet of plywood, branches, a tool and some paint.

A tree is, in a sense, “plasticine”, from which you can “sculpt” whatever you want. The main thing is to stock up on a set of tools, paints and give free rein to your imagination.

Only 1 log, a block, a plastic bottle and some paint - and you will have a new "inhabitant" with a cute piglet in your garden
Consider a simple example of making a giraffe from waste driftwood. Your crumbs will be extremely happy with such a “guest”. By the way, take on this creative project with the whole family, see how fun it is, and spend time outdoors with benefit.

To make a giraffe, you will need:

• curved snag;
• empty canister;
• plastic bottle;
• oil paint and brush;
• a pair of bars;
• cement mortar;
• set of tools.

Experienced gardeners recommend making a “foundation” for the stability of the giraffe. To do this, it is necessary to dig a hole and cement the future "legs" of the animal in it. The head can be made from an unnecessary canister. If the container has a handle, then it should be cut off. Make two holes at the crown and insert bars or pieces of a thick branch - these are the ears.

The ears are made from a plastic bottle. Just make holes on the sides of the canister and insert the cut out fragments

At the bottom of the canister, it is necessary to make a hole in order to put the head on the body. Then cover the masterpiece with oil paint. Draw eyes and whatever you want.

Draw a smile on a giraffe, then everyone passing by will also smile

The miracle giraffe is ready - to the delight of your little ones. You can tie a bright scarf around the animal's neck, which will flutter in the wind, amusing everyone who sees a fashionable wooden "beast".

Here is such a handsome man you will succeed if you try hard

Crafting figures to decorate the garden with your own hands is fun and entertaining. Join now!

Helpful Hints

From plastic bottles, stones, old tires and other seemingly unnecessary items, you can do a huge number of things.

DIY crafts can be used for home or garden decoration, and also in order to give a neighbor person.

Kids will love it too participate in the manufacture of colorful and original crafts, especially if these are crafts for themselves.

Children's crafts from plastic bottles

Summer on the street or winter, cute toy animals will always delight the kids.

In this master class, you can learn how to make penguin crafts using plastic bottles.

You will need:

Clean plastic bottles (any size)

Acrylic paints

Scissors.

Below is a diagram that you should follow to make penguins:

Kindergarten DIY crafts. Living stones.

This can be a very creative and useful decoration for any garden or backyard. You just need to find a few simple stones and use paint and imagination to get started.

It will be easier if you use smooth stones. But, in the end, it all depends on the pattern and pattern that you are going to apply.

Here are some simple examples - animals, bugs, fish.

Children will not only be interested in coloring, but also play with such pebbles in the garden.

In addition, such painted stones can be used to decorate the interior and exterior.

You will need:

Pebble

Acrylic paints

Colorless varnish

simple pencil

1. Prepare the stone, wash it and let it dry.

2. Draw the desired drawing on the stone with a pencil.

3. Start painting with gouache.

* Well, if the color of the stone matches your drawing. Drawings with a black outline are very good.

* When the paint dries, you need to anoint the stone with a colorless varnish, thereby the paint will not be erased.

You can do something more complicated, such as a snake and a turtle.

An even more complex version is the image of a rabbit.

Children's paper crafts. An entire paper space.

It is very easy to make such a craft.

You will need:

colored paper

Scissors

Glue (glue stick)

You need to cut out strips, squares, etc. from colored paper. and make swings, slides, ladders, tables, walkways and much more.

Everything is limited by fantasy - do what you want and build the site you dream of.

Crafts for the playground. Giraffe from a tire and a log.

A very cute giraffe can be made for a playground or kindergarten.

You will need:

old tire

2 logs (short and long)

Plastic bottle.

Eyes from an old toy

Watering can (for the tail)

1. Drip the tire halfway.

2. From a short log, make a muzzle and connect it in the form of the letter G with a long log using nails. The body of the giraffe in the image is about 1 meter long, and the head is 25-30 cm.

3. Dig in a long log next to the tire (see picture).

4. Prepare a plastic bottle and make giraffe ears out of it. Next, attach these ears with glue or nails to the muzzle.

5. Animal eyes can be made from plastic bottle caps. Glue eyes from an old toy on each cap (or you can draw them with a marker).

6. You will need a watering can spout to make a giraffe tail.

7. It remains only to paint the craft so that it looks like a giraffe.

Crafts for kindergarten. Zebra from a tire and a log.

Just like a giraffe, you can make a zebra, and the African savannah will be filled with another animal.

You will need:

1 tire

2 logs

Eyes from an old toy

Plastic bottle

1. First, dig in the tire halfway.

2. Make a muzzle and neck out of logs. The torso of the craft in the image is about 70 cm long, and the head is 25-30 cm.

3. Dig in a log next to the tire.

4. Make ears out of a plastic bottle and attach them to the muzzle.

5. You can make eyes from plastic bottle caps or use parts from an old toy.

6. Make a tail from the spout of the watering can, and insert a brush made from an old tire inside.

7. The nose can be made using thick rubber.

8. It remains to color the craft.

Children's craft from a plastic bottle

Using plastic bottles, you can make a lot of beautiful, and sometimes even useful crafts.

Take, for example, this socket for every little thing. It is not difficult to make it, but it will come in handy for a little fashionista who can store jewelry, brushes and pencils in it.

Also, this craft can be used as a vase for flowers.

1. Prepare the bottle and use a clerical knife to cut off its top.

2. Using scissors, cut the bottle (to the middle) into thin strips of the same width.

3. Now the strips need to be bent. Make it so that they are perpendicular to the bottle.

5. It remains only to arrange the outlet.

Children's crafts from bottles

A lot of interesting crafts for the home, garden and vegetable garden can be found in our articles.

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Many of us have cottages, garden plots. Someone goes there for the sake of the harvest, and for someone this is a favorite place to relax. All owners of cottages want their site to be cozy and beautiful. Today, not only lawns, exotic flower beds and fountains are in fashion, but also funny sculptures. They can become an original decoration of the site, especially if you make an effort, turn on your imagination and make garden figurines for a summer residence with your own hands. With such a decoration, your site will become exclusive, acquire uniqueness and its own face, and become unlike anyone else. The figurines will please the eye not only of the owners of the site, but also of their guests.

Of course, you can buy ready-made sculptures for the garden, for example, made of artificial stone, plastic or plaster. But do garden figurines on its own is much more interesting. You will create a piece of jewelry that no one else will have. In addition, this activity is very exciting and uncomplicated, you can spend your free time with benefit and show your creative abilities. You can create figurines from improvised materials. If there are children in the family, then you can make garden sculptures with them.

Figure options

You can create anything as long as your imagination is enough. For example, fairy tale characters. Near the house you can put gnomes who will guard the country house. It could be firebirds. If you have a pond, then funny frogs will fit perfectly into the space around it. Some corner of the site can be taken under a mushroom clearing. You can also place figurines depicting animals in the garden. If you have a good imagination, then you can come up with a whole fabulous town.

Gallery: DIY garden figures (25 photos)

Material selection

Anything can come into play. Most often, country decorations are made from the following materials:

• wood;
• gypsum;
• plastic bottles;
• car tires;
• assembly foam.

The first and most basic rule is garden sculptures should match the overall style of the garden and appearance of the house. Do not make figures based only on your own imagination. The figures must be made not just beautiful, but such that they fit into the surrounding space, otherwise they will not become an ornament, but, on the contrary, disfigure the whole picture.

For example, if your garden plot is decorated in Japanese style, then the figures should also be Japanese. Palm trees, gnomes, mushrooms will look absolutely ridiculous here.

If your plot is decorated in a romantic style, then the ideal option is plaster garden figures in the form of hearts, doves, flowers, angels. Metal structures will perfectly fit into the high-tech garden. If your plot is rustic, then gypsum figurines created in the form of mushrooms, trees, flowers, etc. will fit in here.

One of the conditions that should be met when decorating a garden with sculptures is moderation. Do not clutter up the site with figures too much, otherwise you risk turning the garden into a museum. Too many decorations will look tasteless. They should only complement the space, and not come to the fore.

Another important principle is figures should fit in size. If large trees grow on the site, then the decorations should be massive. Small figurines here will be invisible and lost. Large figures in a small garden where there are no tall trees will look ridiculous.

If you are making multiple sculptures, then they must match each other by theme, color scheme, shape, material of manufacture. It is impossible to have metal and plaster figures nearby. Decorations in Japanese and rustic styles at the same time will look ridiculous, etc.

Pink flamingo from plastic bottles

Plastic bottles are the most economical option. Everyone has them, and from them you can create anything. One of the most popular shapes today is the pink flamingo. Such a garden sculpture, created by yourself, will be a wonderful decoration of the site.

Materials and tools:

First you need to craft flamingo body. To do this, take one large bottle. A hole must be made in the lid. A metal rod is inserted into this hole. He will play the role of the neck. At the bottom of the bottle, you need to make two holes, legs will be inserted into them.

Now you need to make plumage for the flamingo. The remaining bottles need to be covered with pink paint. Now you need to cut them into feathers.

After the plumage is ready, incisions are made in the body of the bird in the amount that is supposed to be feathers. Each detail is attached to the incision.

Now it's the turn to make the neck and head. The rod that was attached to the hole on the bottle cap must be closed with a hose. Flamingo neck is ready. The head is carved from a bottle. The beak can be made from wood, plaster or foam.

Now we make legs. To do this, the two remaining metal rods are inserted into the holes at the bottom of the bottle and carefully fixed.

At the last stage, you can decorate the bird as your fantasy tells you.

On average, flamingos are made 1.5 meters tall. You can make it higher or lower. But it should be remembered that the figure should not be too large.

wood giraffe

One of the most affordable and natural materials for making figurines is wood. It will appeal especially to those who prefer garden decorations made from ecological materials. You can create any wooden figurines with your own hands. The material used is hemp, branches, logs, driftwood, etc..

All this can be found in large quantities in the nearest forest, and someone has such good in bulk on the site. Do-it-yourself wooden sculptures can be made in the form of a couple in love, funny little men, fairy-tale heroes. You can arrange a whole zoo of domestic or wild animals. Or, for example, build a scene from some cartoon that you loved as a child or your children (grandchildren) love now.

Anything can be made from wood, even an exotic giraffe.

Materials and tools:

For the figure to be stable, you need to make for it foundation. It is necessary to dig a small hole and pour cement mortar into it. Immerse the future legs of the giraffe into it and leave to harden.

The next step is making the head. It is made from a canister. If the canister has a handle, then it needs to be cut off. Two holes are cut out on the proposed crown. Branches are inserted into them - these will be giraffe horns. On the sides you need to make cuts for the ears. Ears are cut from a plastic bottle. The snag will serve as the body.

To fasten the torso and head, a hole is cut in the canister, which acts as the head. Now the head is put on the body.

Gnome from plaster

Various sculptures can be made from this material, and they will durable and water resistant. If you make a small figure, then the base is not needed. If you make sculptures of large sizes, then you will first need to make a frame and a foundation.