How to make a twig out of cardboard. Journal of Applied Arts

15.06.2019

Making it is extremely simple, and the result will exceed all your expectations! You can simply play with Tergunchik, you can make him a character in a home theatrical performance, or you can present him as a gift to kids.

1 DOLL.

We will need:
cardboard (sheet size depends on what size doll you want to make)
PVA glue
paints (acrylic or gouache)
brushes
decorative cord or thick thread
awl or nail.

Let's start with preparations. You can repeat our silhouettes, you can come up with your own. So, we have two characters, each of which has a pair of arms (consisting of two parts), a pair of legs (also consisting of two parts), a torso and a head.

We mark the places for the holes, as shown in the photo. Important: in the upper part of both arms and both legs we will make two holes - one under the other. Using an awl or a carnation with a hammer, we make holes in the intended places.

Let's get to the decor. We decided to make Harlequin and Mister in a top hat, imitating an old toy. To do this, after the main decor was finished, we went over the drawing with a dry brush with contrasting paint to create a “worn” effect.

We got the antique spats by going over the white paint with a dry brush with yellow pigment. To get a "decorative" blush, we used a dry brush with red pigment. We draw eyes - a mirror of the soul of our characters :)

After the final touch is put in the decor of our Twitchers, we start working on the mechanism of their movement. We stretch the cord with a knot at the end into the lower holes of the “shoulder” parts of the arms and fasten it with a second knot on the other side. Important: a piece of cord with knots should not tightly fix the arm to the body - later this will interfere with its free movement. By the same principle, we fix the hands in the elbows.

Stretching the cord into the upper holes of the upper parts of the legs, we fasten them to the body (do not forget about the knots and loose fit). It's time to take advantage of the top holes in the arms and legs. We stretch two segments of the cord into them, while observing their strictly parallel position to each other. Important: when you do this operation, lower the legs and arms of Twitch “at the seams”.

It remains for us to fasten the cord, pulling which Twitch will amusingly move his arms and legs. To do this, we attach a long piece of cord, first to the upper vertical strip, and then to the bottom, as shown in the photo. For the remaining free part of the rope, we will pull the Twitch, thereby setting it in motion! We fix a loop on the head (to hang the doll on a carnation in between performances :)) - and the fun is ready!

1. Draw around the torso, arms 2 parts, upper legs 2 parts, lower legs 2 parts

2. Mark the holes for the rope and screws on the control.

3. Punch holes. In order for the holes to have smooth edges, they must be pierced on the body from the front side, and on the legs and arms (in pairs) from the wrong side, since the front colored side will have a clean look.

4. Place the parts of the arms and legs against the body, check whether the holes for the screws on the parts of the body match the markings on the parts of the arms and legs.

Twitch toys have been known since ancient times. These mechanical figures of people or animals, which, thanks to a simple articulated mechanism, have funny jerking arms, legs or paws, have always enjoyed special love among kids.

Initially, jerks were made of wood, in Russia they were called "dancers". Subsequently, the manufacturing technology was greatly simplified due to the use of paper and cardboard. With the advent of color printing, twitch patterns drawn by artists began to be published in magazines, which made it possible for everyone to make colorful toys.

Well, the Internet has made the possibilities for creating a variety of jerks almost limitless. :) I invite you to make together with me a mechanical toy made of cardboard in the form of the famous fairy-tale hero - Puss in Boots, according to ready-made templates. And at the end of the master class, another version of the twitch awaits you - the Monkey.

Master class: cardboard toy "Puss in Boots"

Materials and tools:

- sheets of A4 office paper (for printing templates);
- packaging microcorrugated cardboard (1.5 mm thick) or cardboard for children's creativity;
- a sheet of thick white paper A4;
- standard (clerical) knife;
- scissors;
- awl;
- paracord (4 mm in diameter) or other fasteners;
- kapron thread, narrow ribbon;
- glue stick;
- glue "Moment Crystal";
- double sided tape.

So, we start with the preparation of cardboard parts for the base of the twitch toy.

We print contour templates on office paper. Cut them out with small allowances.

We stick pieces of double-sided tape on the wrong side and glue the templates to the wrong side of the cardboard.

In this case, microcorrugated cardboard with a thickness of 1.5 mm is used. But now I want to draw your attention: the contours of the parts here are quite curly, with small elements, so it can be difficult to cut out of microcorrugated cardboard out of habit. And here you can go two ways:

1. neglect small elements and smooth out the contours when cutting;

2. use thin cardboard (for example, cardboard for children's art; for greater rigidity, you can make 2 layers); the toy in this case will also be quite functional, below you will see an example of such a performance of a twitch.

Next, with an ordinary clerical knife, we cut out the details of the base. We immediately make holes for fasteners. I used a 4mm punch. If a punch is not available, you can cut holes with a knife or awl.

The diameter of the holes may differ from the original, depending on what kind of fasteners you will use.

On thick white paper (on the front side) we print out color templates of Puss in Boots. Cut out.

Alternatively, the cat can be colored with pencils or felt-tip pens along with the child. For this, a special set of templates is provided.

Using a glue stick, glue the colored parts onto the cardboard bases (on the front side of the cardboard).

We fold the paws in pairs (on top of each other). And with an awl we pierce small through holes on the upper edges, as shown in the photo. These holes will be used to control the paws.

For attaching the paws, a white paracord with a diameter of 4 mm is used here. Cut off 4 small pieces (the length is such that you can tie 2 knots).

We tie a tight knot at one end, melt the tip with a lighter. We pass the cord through the holes of the body and paws.

The legs should be under the body.

This is just one of many mounting options. For a movable fastening, you can use, for example, brads, buttons, wire, etc. - whatever you like best. The main thing is to make sure that the limbs of the twitch toy rotate freely in the same plane!

We proceed to the most important stage - the creation of a paw control mechanism. In fact, everything is extremely simple here. It is necessary to tie the paws in pairs with a nylon thread through small holes. With the thread stretched, the limbs should be in the lower position.

And now we tie a long thread (you can fold it in half) or a thin cord to the horizontal threads, both to the top and to the bottom, as shown in the photo.

We tie knots on the paracord from the wrong side of the toy. We check whether the paws rotate freely enough. We melt the ends of the cord.

We cut out 2 circles with a diameter of 2.5 cm from cardboard. If you are using microcorrugated cardboard, make a slit in the middle on the wrong side of one circle and place the end of the thread there.

We glue both circles with Moment Crystal glue.

Alternatively, instead of cardboard circles, you can attach a large bead - for convenience and beauty.

We glue a cardboard circle with a diameter of 3.5 cm to the head from the wrong side on a loop of a narrow ribbon.

The cardboard twitch toy is ready!

Here is such a cheerful and agile puss in boots turned out. The kids will be delighted! :)

A set of templates (contour, color and for coloring) for making a Puss in Boots twitch toy can be purchased at the Kartonkino store:

I already mentioned above that such toys can also be made from thin cardboard for children's creativity. These charming monkeys, created, are made in just such a way.

Please note that the monkey on the right does not use a string to control its paws, but a tail. Rather, the lace is also there, it's just glued between the halves of the tail. A very interesting option, you will agree.

And this is what the underside of the monkey looks like. Everything here is quite traditional.

The paws are attached with the help of brads. It looks very good, and the attachment process itself is easier than with paracord. Do not forget that when using brads, the holes need to be made smaller, it is enough to pierce with an awl.

It is worth noting that the tail on the side was not the best solution - it interferes with the movement of the paw. But there is a choice: if you want - do it with a tail on the side, if you want - from below or without a tail at all (not completely, of course, without a tail, it seems to be in the background and simply did not come into view).

Templates for the monkey toy-twitch can be downloaded here:

By the way, Anya Shidenko has many other interesting patterns for making various products for children, as well as holiday accessories. You can find them by clicking on .

Well, now you know a simple and working way to make a do-it-yourself cardboard twitch toy. By analogy, you can even draw the character you like on your own - some hero of a folk tale or cartoon.

Or use ready-made templates. I have already shown you two variants of the toy. And one more - Kitty - you will find in the 9th issue of the electronic magazine "Masterklassnitsa".

We wish you pleasant creativity, fun and useful games with children!

Yours, Inna Pyshkina and the Kartonkino team.