New Year's paper snowflake
technology 3rd grade
primary school teacher
Rostov-on-Don
MBOU "School No. 107"
To come down to you from the sky, I don’t even need wings. Without me, the Winter Beauty's Path would not be white. I'm dancing with the wind, rushing to who knows where. And in the rays of any light I sparkle like a star!snowflake
This is interesting:
- There are no pentagonal or heptagonal snowflakes. All snowflakes have a strictly hexagonal shape.
- There are 350 million snowflakes in one cubic meter of snow.
- The weight of the snowflake itself is only about a milligram, sometimes 2, 3 mg.
- The largest snowflake was discovered in 1887. Its diameter was 38 cm. The size of an ordinary snowflake is on average 5 mm.
- Snowflakes clear the air of dust and fumes. That's why it's easy to breathe during snowfall.
- Snowflakes are formed not from water, but from water vapor. Freezing a melted snowflake will not revive it.
- They only appear white to us due to the refraction of light at the edges of the crystals, but in fact they are completely transparent, as they consist of 95% air and 5% water.
- Specially conducted long-term research by scientists has proven that there are no absolutely identical snowflakes in the world! All snowflakes and their crystals are unique and form their own unique combinations.
- The Eskimos use 24 words to describe snow in its various states. The Sami use 41 words to define and describe snow in all its possible forms.
- The most famous large snowflake, which was not only caught but also measured, had a diameter of more than 12 cm.
- A case was recorded on April 30, 1944. The strangest snow fell in Moscow; the shape of the snowflakes, almost the size of a human palm, most closely resembled ostrich feathers.
- When it falls into bodies of water, a snowflake “sings,” in other words, creates a very high-pitched sound that is elusive to the human ear, but, according to experts, extremely unpleasant for fish.
- paper (white, colored, wrapping)
- scissors
- glue (optional) - stapler
Fold each of the six pieces of paper in half, diagonally. On each, make a marking of three parallel lines, as shown in the figure (the width of the segments should be the same). Of course, you should not draw lines in red (we drew them in the photo so that you can see it better), but use a simple pencil. Use scissors to cut the marked lines, starting from the edge and just short of the middle (leaving a couple of millimeters).
Open the square folded diagonally and place it face up in front of you, as shown in the photo below.
Roll the first row of strips into a tube and fasten with a stapler. You should see triangular shapes on each side of the straw.
Now turn the snowflake to the other side. We connect the next two strips closest to the center and fasten them with a stapler.
Continue turning the snowflake over and staple the remaining strips together. This is what should happen.
Do the same with the remaining five pieces of paper. Staple the three pieces of the snowflake together in the middle. Do the same with the remaining three.
Now connect these two large parts together.
Also connect in those places where each of the six parts of the snowflake touches each other so that the snowflake holds its shape. This is what should happen.
Used materials:
- http://russian-handmade.com
- http://maders.ru
- http://www.liveinternet.ru/
- http://nacrestike.ru
- www.water-for-life.ru
- http://chto-kak.blogspot.ru
- lenagold.ru
- www.simoron.ru
- sibskkem.com
- rus-img2.com
What is it difficult to imagine the New Year without? That's right, without the corresponding decorative elements, the main ones of which are snowflakes. And our collection of paper snowflakes is constantly growing! Surely you have all already seen and know how to make such light ones:
Winter is the most creative time of the year! Yes, yes, don't be surprised. If you count how many cards, various crafts, decorations, gifts and snowflakes are made in the world (this is not counting the production of snow in the clouds), then this entire huge set will more than cover other pre-holiday preparations! And every year I want to do something new, original and pleasing to the eye. If you are looking for such an idea, then you are on the right track. Moreover, 2019 is coming to an end.
We propose to make new voluminous paper snowflakes - many step-by-step master classes, step by step, diagrams and various photos of ideas for the New Year 2020! If you have your own original ideas for snowflakes, send them to our New Year’s party using the form at the bottom of this article.
New video on how to make beautiful voluminous openwork snowflakes:
Snowman made from strips of paper
Plain white paper can be an excellent material for making New Year's snowflakes. For example, you can cut out many thin strips from it, which will become the basis for the snowflake shown in this master class.
For such a snowflake we will prepare:
- white paper;
- ruler with a simple pencil;
- scissors;
- decorative rhinestone.
We will make a snowflake from thin strips of paper of various lengths. Therefore, first we cut them, the thickness of all strips is the same and is 0.5 cm. But the length will differ. We will need 6 strips 20 cm long, 12 - 16 cm, 12 - 12 cm and 10 strips 10 cm long.
For one ray we will need the following blanks - 1 strip 20 cm long and 2 pieces each 16, 12 and 10 cm long.
Take the longest strip and glue its ends together.
Then we fix a 16 cm long strip from the edge, forming a kind of loop from it.
On the right we fasten a strip of the same length.
The next strips will be 12 cm long; we glue them on the sides symmetrically.
Finally, we fix the remaining 10 cm long strips. This is how we made the first ray.
We need to glue 5 more rays from narrow strips.
For the center of the snowflake, cut out a small circle from cardboard. We glue the first rays onto it, placing them opposite each other.
Then we glue a couple of rays on top at the same distance from each other.
We secure the remaining pieces. This snowflake is made from thin stripes. We decided to decorate its center with decorative rhinestones.
Snowflakes from openwork napkins
Openwork paper napkins can be an excellent material for creating New Year's crafts. After all, you can make a variety of snowflakes from them. 2 MKs on openwork snowflakes from Marina.
We show one of the options for creating such New Year's decor in this new master class for 2019.
First, fold the white openwork napkin in half. Then cut along the marked fold line with scissors. Next, each half needs to be cut in half. As a result, we got an openwork napkin, cut into 4 equal parts.
Now from these quarters we will make rays for the future snowflake. To do this, first fold the workpiece in half, marking the fold line.
Focusing on this line, we bend half of the openwork part.
Then we bend the second openwork half symmetrically.
By bending both sides, we get a blank for the first ray of a snowflake.
This is what it looks like from the front.
We continue to make other rays using the same principle.
And so we continue to work.
To make a snowflake, we needed 10 rays. If desired, the center can be decorated with a shiny rhinestone. We made such a New Year's snowflake from openwork napkins.
Now we propose to make a convex round snowflake from openwork napkins according to the 2018 master class. Very light and beautiful, suitable for children, see detailed instructions.
To create such a snowflake we prepared:
- openwork napkins (6 pieces are enough);
- scissors;
- glue;
- decorative rhinestone for the middle.
We will make the snowflake itself from peculiar little bags. To create them, we first need to bend the openwork napkin in half. After that, cut it with scissors along the fold line.
Then fold each half in half again and cut. As a result, we get 4 blanks from one napkin.
Now let's use glue and connect the edges of this workpiece so that we get a little bag.
In total, our snowflake will require 12 of these bags.
We take another napkin, it will serve as the basis for our snowflake. First glue 2 bags on it opposite each other.
Then we fix 2 more blanks in the other direction.
After this, evenly distribute the remaining bags and glue them onto an openwork napkin.
For the middle of the snowflake we will use other blanks. To create them, just cut a napkin in half.
After this, we immediately make small bags from the halves of openwork napkins.
In total we produce 4 such blanks.
We begin to glue them into the middle of the snowflake.
Fix all 4 bags evenly.
And we decorate the middle with decorative rhinestones. Our snowflake made from openwork napkins is ready.
Lush volumetric snowflake
Having 3 squares of paper, we can make the New Year's snowflake shown in this master class by Marina.
To create it, let's take:
- 3 squares of blue paper;
- PVA glue;
- decorative rhinestone.
Our craft consists of three elements, each of which will require one square blank. Let's start working on creating the first element. To do this, mark the transverse folds on the first blue square.
After this, fold the side edges of the square to the middle line.
Now let's fold the other sides.
We unfold one side as follows, giving it the appearance of a trapezoid.
We do the same on the other side.
Now the corners of the resulting workpiece need to be carefully straightened so that they acquire a square shape.
We do this with all four corners.
In place of these squares we make folds on both sides.
Next, we will straighten these folds and give the workpiece itself the appearance of an elongated rhombus.
We must make such diamonds from all four corners.
The resulting diamonds need to be narrowed a little more; to do this, we make folds on the sides.
The workpiece acquired this appearance after the folds were made.
It remains to fold it as follows. To do this, you need to turn the workpiece over to the other side and make folds along the transverse folds.
This is what this blank looks like from the other side.
From the remaining two squares we make similar blanks, and then glue them together.
And in the center of the craft we place a decorative rhinestone. It turned out to be such a voluminous snowflake.
Snowflakes curls
Simple strips of paper are used to create basic elements that can be glued together in any order. The number of options for such snowflakes tends to infinity, as in nature :)
A simple snowflake using the false quilling technique
Our master class on creating an openwork snowflake using the false quilling technique will help you make a decoration from strips of paper with minimal time and materials.
For the creative process you need to prepare the following materials:
- a sheet of white (or double-sided blue, silver) A4 paper;
- simple pencil;
- ruler;
- eraser;
- glue;
- scissors.
How to make an openwork snowflake using the unusual “false quilling” technique
The snowflake will consist of three types of elements, to create which you will need strips 1 cm wide. Each type of element must consist of six parts, so we need to draw a sheet of 18 stripes. The first 6 stripes should take up the length of the entire sheet. Draw the next 6 stripes perpendicular to the first. Draw the third type of stripes under the long ones, starting from the perpendicular stripes.
Cut strips of paper and fold them into three rows, depending on their length. In places where pencil lines are very visible, use an eraser.
To make it more convenient to work with strips, wrap them around a pencil and remove. Unlike the “” technique, our task is somewhat simplified, since we will not be working with dense curls, but with their similarity.
Take a strip from the “short” row. To wrap the strip into a ring, twist it around your finger, close the edges and glue it. Make the next turn a little weaker and glue it again at the base. Make a third turn in this manner. Cut off excess paper with scissors.
Do this with the remaining five short strips, making sure they are the same size.
Make exactly the same ring curls with stripes from the middle row.
Bend the longest strips in half.
Wind each end tightly onto a pencil and carefully remove the ring - you will get these double curls.
Press the smallest curl rings on both sides with your fingers, giving them an almond shape.
Press the middle curl rings from the ends to the center to form a figure of a four-pointed star (diamond).
Let's start collecting snowflakes. Connect the six almond-shaped parts together with glue. You will get something like a flower.
Glue double curls between the “petals”.
For convenience, glue double curls across one petal.
Then glue on the remaining double curls.
Glue the “stars” where the double curls meet.
That's all, the voluminous openwork snowflake is ready!
Look how twisted it is, like lace!
Thanks to the three-dimensional elements, folding such a snowflake is easier than when creating a quilling figure. Even small children can cope with such creative work if they are shown everything and helped, if necessary. Older children will figure out the intricacies of the work on their own. You can also come up with other elements and make several snowflakes to decorate a festive tree or interior. The main thing is desire, and everything will work out for you!
Snowflake made of paper squares
What to prepare to create snowflakes from paper squares:
- squares 8*8 cm, cut from decorative double-sided colored paper (scrap paper);
- scissors;
- pencil;
- glue;
- rhinestones, sparkles, sequins.
How to fold unusual snowflakes from ordinary paper squares
To work, you need two squares of the same size. If you want to make small snowflakes, use small squares and vice versa.
Cut squares of the required size from decorative paper. It is best to use paper that has a pattern on one side and a base color on the other, then the snowflake will look original.
Fold the squares in half twice.
Straighten the squares, the main lines will appear on them.
Fold the edges to the center line, pressing the folds with your finger.
Do exactly the same on the other side. When you straighten the squares, you will see that markings of small squares have appeared on them.
Using scissors, cut along the center folds to the length of one square.
Fold the corners at each edge as shown in the picture.
Tape the corners so that the patterned side is on top.
Glue one part of the snowflake onto the other so that the rays do not overlap each other.
Decorate the resulting snowflake with self-adhesive rhinestones, or stick on glitter with glue.
A beautiful figured snowflake made of squares is ready!
So, with very little effort, we got an unusual snowflake. Such beauty was created from two squares, it’s hard to believe! You are convinced that children can handle this kind of work, which means you can make a lot of wonderful snowflakes and use them to decorate rooms, gifts for loved ones and relatives, a festive tree or a Christmas wreath. And if you connect several snowflakes, you can make a garland, pendants or a crown decoration for the holiday.
Volumetric snowflake made of foamiran
Our regular author Marina will show you how to make a shiny three-dimensional snowflake in her new master class.
Snowflakes can be made from various materials. In this master class we propose to make such a craft for the New Year 2019 from shiny foamiran. But you can also choose colored paper; the folding technology is the same.
To make such a snowflake we prepared:
- shiny (glitter) foamiran of blue and silver color;
- scissors;
- toothpick;
- sharp knife;
- ruler;
- glue gun
Step-by-step instruction
We decided that our snowflake would be two-color, so we use foamiran in two colors - blue and silver. If desired, such a craft can be made in one color. The snowflake will consist of individual elements - rectangles. First, we cut out 3 rectangles measuring 2.5x14 cm from blue foamiran.
Now you need to make certain cuts on each rectangle. But first, let's use a ruler and a toothpick. On the wrong side, set aside 1 cm along the edges and draw small vertical lines with a toothpick. After this, the central part needs to be divided into 5 equal strips, the width of each of them will be 5 mm.
Next you will need a sharp utility knife. With its help, using a ruler, we carefully make cuts along the intended lines, not reaching 1 cm from each edge. This is best done under something hard (for example, a cutting board).
This is what our blue rectangle with cuts looks like, see photo:
We prepare other preparations in the same way. In total, 3 blue and 3 silver blanks will be used for our snowflake.
Now you can start creating the openwork rays of our snowflake. To do this, take one rectangle and carefully fold it in half, aligning the edges.
Using the same principle, using a glue gun we create the remaining shiny rays. There will be 6 of them in total.
For the base of the snowflake, cut out a small circle from silver foamiran. Glue the first blue ray to its wrong side.
We place the second (silver) ray opposite the first.
Now we fix the blue and silver rays between them using hot glue.
On the other side we also glue a couple of rays.
All that remains is to design the middle of our snowflake. To do this, cut out a small circle from silver foamiran and glue it.
Our volumetric snowflake made of shiny foamiran is ready.
Snowflake made from cardboard tubes
New Year's decor can be created even from scrap materials. An example would be a simple and interesting snowflake made from cardboard tubes, and the detailed process of its creation is shown in Marina’s master class. Such crafts can be done with children at home or in middle and senior groups of kindergarten.
To make such a snowflake we prepared:
- cardboard rolls from toilet paper or paper towels;
- ruler;
- pencil;
- brush;
- PVA glue;
- glitter;
- glue gun;
- scissors.
The first step is to make preparations for the future snowflake. We flatten the cardboard blank, and then make markings at a distance of 1 cm.
Then we need a glue gun, warm it up. He will help us connect 6 cardboard elements in a circle. This will be the base of our snowflake.
To create other elements of the snowflake, we must fold the cardboard strip in half.
In this way we add up the 12 remaining elements.
You should get 6 such blanks for a snowflake.
We begin to glue these blanks inside. We do this using a glue gun.
This is what our snowflake looks like at this stage.
All that remains is to decorate it and apply glitter. To do this, you first need to coat the top part of the craft with PVA glue; it is more convenient to do this with a brush.
Then pour glitter onto a sheet of paper.
Place the snowflake on this sheet with the coated side down. If necessary, glitter can be sprinkled on individual places. We made this snowflake from a cardboard tube.
Other options (photos and videos)
And more voluminous snowflakes from the Internet:
Original snowflakes made from strips of paper:
From voluminous snowflakes you can make beautiful garlands on the walls:
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Abstract with a detailed description of all stages of the master class
“Cutting out a snowflake”
12/08/2017
Gaidai Natalya Evgenievna, senior teacher of the Nizhnesortymsk Secondary School, branch of Trom - Aganskaya Elementary School Kindergarten.
Description:This master class is intended for educators, additional education teachers, children over 6 years old, parents and creative people.
Purpose:for New Year's decoration of the room, for a gift, can serve as a Christmas tree decoration, work for a New Year's, Christmas exhibition, competition.
Target: making paper snowflakes.
Tasks:
. Learn how to cut snowflakes from paper.
. Introduce the technique of cutting out a 6-ray snowflake.
. Develop imagination, fantasy, creativity, aesthetic taste, and the ability to work with scissors.
. Cultivate accuracy, hard work, patience, the desire to complete the work started, the desire to do something nice for family and friends.
Dear friends, a holiday beloved by all children and adults is approaching - New Year! Today I want to present a master class on cutting out paper snowflakes. Cutting snowflakes out of paper is a real miracle. We fold a simple sheet of paper, cut it out, cut it out... And, carefully unfolding it, we realize that magic has happened! This is not just a piece of paper, it is a delight, a winter fairy tale! The beauty of a snowflake fascinates, attracts the eye, you want to admire it.
They only happen in winter
The houses will melt immediately.
Beauty as in the picture:
Falling from the sky...(Snowflakes)
A timid, disturbed fluff
A snowflake falls over the city.
Below, below - around, straight, crooked.
Oh! and how beautiful she is!
I admire it and don’t dare pass.
I don't know what to do with her.
Here she is, this very minute,
It will fall under someone's boots.
I reach out to her with a kind palm -
No one will touch you with me!
How long before trouble is in the palm of your hand -
A tiny drop of water.
I wanted to save you, snowflake, -
And I carry your teardrop in my hand.
We know that snowflakes are frozen water. Snowflakes are tiny ice crystals of intricate, unique shapes that every winter generously gives us. During an ordinary snowfall, we do not think that an ordinary snowflake, when studied through a microscope, can present an equally beautiful sight and amaze us with the correctness and complexity of its forms. A snowflake is one of the most fantastic examples of self-organization of matter from simple to complex.
Looking at snowflakes even with the naked eye, you can see that none of them is the same as the other. It is estimated that in one cubic meter of snow there are 350 million snowflakes, each of which is unique. All of them have a strictly hexagonal shape; there are no pentagonal or heptagonal snowflakes.
Why are snowflakes hexagonal? The science of chemistry can explain this fact to us. But today's lesson is not about that.
Snowflake
Konstantin Balmont
Light fluffy,
Snowflake white,
How clean
How brave!
Dear stormy
Easy to carry
Not to the azure heights,
Begs to go to earth.
Wonderful azure
She left
Myself into the unknown
The country has been overthrown.
In the shining rays
Slides skillfully
Among the melting flakes
Preserved white.
Under the blowing wind
Shakes, flutters,
On him, cherishing,
Lightly swinging.
His swing
She's consoled
With his snowstorms
Spinning wildly.
But here it ends
The road is long,
Touches the earth
Crystal star.
Fluffy lies
Snowflake is brave.
How clean
How white!
So, let's start making paper snowflakes
Materials required for work:
1. A4 sheet of paper
2. Scissors.
3. Simple pencil
Let's remember the rules for handling scissors:
Use only well-sharpened and adjusted scissors.
Use scissors only in your own workplace.
Place the scissors with the rings facing you.
Pass the scissors rings first.
Don't leave scissors open.
Store scissors in a case with the blades facing down.
Don't put scissors near your face, don't play with scissors.
Use scissors for their intended purpose.
Step-by-step process for completing the work:
You can use any paper for cutting out snowflakes: office paper, tracing paper, napkins, origami paper, colored paper for children's creativity.
Cutting out a 6-rayed snowflake is not a simple process, and to get a beautiful snowflake, the paper must be folded carefully, the folds must be ironed with your fingers, and the joints must match.
1. Make a square from a rectangular sheet of paper; to do this, fold it diagonally and cut off the excess.
2. Place the triangle with the base up, mark the middle in order to divide it into three parts
3. Bend one side, trying to divide the base of the triangle into equal parts
4. Then bend the second side, align
5.Fold in half again. Our blank for the snowflake is ready, the acute angle is the middle of the snowflake, the folds on the right and left are the rays, everything from below can be mercilessly cut off
6. Now apply the desired design to the workpiece and cut it out. (You can also use scissors with a curved blade to trim the edges.)
7. Carefully cut and unfold. The finished snowflake can be additionally decorated with sparkles, glitter, coated with silver or gold varnish, and then placed on windows, walls, cards or New Year's gift wrapping.
That's it, thank you for your attention, you can decorate the room and prepare for the New Year!
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Slide captions:
Magic paper Our hands never get bored!
Snowflakes made from circles
Snowflake made of triangles
Volumetric snowflake
We wish you creative success!
From time immemorial, humans have had the desire to express themselves creatively. Thanks to him, amazing objects were born. Now we even call some of them objects of art. But initially, this is just a manifestation of the human soul. And what can we not come up with! Probably each of us has folded a jumping frog before during recess. And blew up a tulip, watching the magical transformation of a folded leaf into a half-opened bud? And finally, everyone launched their own airplane into flight. The main material of the above crafts, of course, is paper. There are many types of paper, and as a result, there are even more techniques for performing work from it, which we will combine with the word “paper-plastic”. Papermaking classes develop children's ability to work with their hands, their fine motor skills, precise finger movements are improved, and their eye is developed. Children learn to navigate in space and on a sheet of paper, divide the whole into parts, which is necessary for preschool children. Paper plastic stimulates the development of memory, just as a child, in order to make a craft, must remember the sequence of its production, techniques and methods of folding and gluing. Training manual dexterity when practicing papermaking also contributes to the development of such necessary skills and qualities as preparing the hand for writing (in preschool age, it is preparation for writing, and not teaching it, that is important, since early training often leads to the formation of incorrect writing techniques). And of course, papermaking develops a child’s creative abilities! Children invent, try, and experiment with paper of different textures. The New Year is just around the corner... And of course, the children, and parents too, will be very pleased and interested in decorating their room or apartment for this wonderful holiday with their own hands. Therefore, we wanted to give our meeting today a New Year’s theme. Well, one of the most beautiful attributes of the New Year is, of course, a snowflake. There are many ways to make and cut snowflakes. And we'll do a few of them. 1. Snowflakes made from circles. 2. Snowflake made of triangles 3. Volumetric snowflake.
