Craft hedgehog made from chestnut and plasticine
Chestnut has a very interesting shell that can be used for crafts. Its shape resembles the spines of hedgehogs, so we will use it for the animal’s fur coat. The basis of the hedgehog will be the fruit itself - the nut. We sculpt an elongated sharp muzzle and glue it to the nut. We attach ready-made eyes on top, or we sculpt them ourselves. We sculpt a mouth from a small piece of red plasticine. Glue chestnut shells on top. You can create a composition from a hedgehog and dried autumn leaves.
How to make a hedgehog from plasticine
If your child likes to create animal figures from plasticine, invite him to make a hedgehog. This cute, prickly animal will add to your baby's collection of products. To make a little animal, we suggest you choose one of the instructions below. You will learn how to make a hedgehog from plasticine in different ways.
If you have already sculpted a cat from plasticine, which we talked about in the previous article, then making a charming hedgehog will not be difficult. We have selected several options for making a hedgehog for you. The first two will be based only on the use of plasticine.
Plasticineography - hedgehog made of plasticine on cardboard
This option is suitable for school-age children. Its production requires accuracy, perseverance and patience. The picture with a hedgehog and a tree can be printed and transferred to cardboard, or drawn. Knead the green and blue plasticine in your hands. It should become more flexible to make it easier to work with. We cover the sky with a thin layer of blue material. We do the same with grass, but using green color. Carefully smooth out the background. Now, we will need thin flagella of dark brown and black color. They must be the same thickness. We lay out the tree and stump with flagella. Two colors will allow you to imitate the pattern of wood. We outline all the elements with a black outline. Fill the bird with gray color. The next step is to deal with the foliage on the trees. We roll balls from three shades of green plasticine. Each ball must be flattened and rolled at the base. Fill the entire crown with leaves. We roll needles from black plasticine. We will use them to make a prickly fur coat for a good hedgehog. At the final stage, we add details in the form of grass, mushrooms, flowers, a hollow and the sun. We cover the clouds with a white mass. Place the picture in the frame. This craft will make a wonderful gift and will decorate any shelf.
Ready-made examples of complex and detailed plasticine hedgehogs
Experienced craftsmen can try to make a complicated version of a hedgehog from plasticine, where the detail increases and becomes more complex, for example:
You can create original mini-compositions:
Applications with a plot look very beautiful, natural and decorative. Such a composition, placed in a frame, will enliven a child’s room, give a cheerful mood and warm memories from work (possibly together with the child).
A plasticine hedgehog is easy to make, and the various forms of production make you want to make a new version. Ready-made crafts can be used in games, decorate the interior of children's rooms, or used for themed parties in the garden.
You can make a Hedgehog from Smeshariki, detailed instructions here.
Step-by-step photo lesson:
Prepare two balls of plasticine: black and beige. The body and spines of the future hedgehog will be made from them.
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Turn the beige ball into an oblong body with a pointed tip.
Attach a black nose ball to the sharp tip. Using your fingertips, press the plasticine in the places where the eyes will be located.
Place black dots-eyes on the formed tubercles.
What qualities can modeling instill in a child?
In addition to the benefits, such an activity helps the baby achieve new skills and abilities. Therefore, we sculpt with the kids from plasticine step by step and develop important qualities.
Qualities such as:
- Love for work. By kneading small pieces of plasticine, the baby understands that to get a good result you have to work hard.
- Creative thinking. Try to give your child as much independence as possible. Let the hedgehog look more like a potato, and the fox have a strange shape. He learns on his own and develops his imagination and thinking.
- The ability to find a way out of the current situation. When something doesn’t work out for the baby, he asks you to fix it. You must show him possible solutions. For example, a bear cub can't hold his head up. Offer to attach it to the body using a match. Thus, from an early age the child will learn to find a way out of various situations. In essence, logical thinking develops, which is very important for a growing child.
