All boys love to play with cars, but not everyone can make them themselves. Therefore, it will be useful to learn how to make a paper machine with your own hands. This is exciting This activity will help develop your thinking and your baby’s perseverance. Materials for crafts are always at your fingertips.
Making a three-dimensional paper toy
To make a 3D car you will need:
Making a car with your own hands is very simple. For this no special skills required, you must adhere to the following instructions:
There are two options for cars for 3D crafts: multi-colored and those that need to be decorated.
Making a Fire Truck
The fire truck is loved by many children, but finding it on store shelves is not easy. To make it yourself, you will need the above materials, patience and accuracy.
The principle of operation is the same as with volumetric machines, so there is nothing new here. But there will still be a hint. Try to bend contours with a blunt object, it's easier. It is better to use cardboard for drawing. When everything is glued, you can proceed to the stairs. Top class if the stairs can be raised and extended.
Paper crafts from scrap materials
With age, every boy wants to improve his cars. It becomes too easy to apply patterns for it. So we can start to crafts from scrap materials. You will have to wait until the age of 3, since these materials can be dangerous for the baby.
All boys love racing, which means they will definitely love racing cars. The means at hand for making them can be found in every home: matchboxes, colored paper, cardboard, small wooden sticks.
First, roll up a cylinder or take the one left over from a toilet paper roll, cover it with something colored and cut a hole in the middle. It will be driver's cabin. We cut out four wheels from black cardboard and glue white circles in the form of disks in the middle of each. The child will be happy to color the resulting design as he likes.
The best way to make a truck is from a matchbox. To do this, take the outer part and cut it in half. Place one half horizontally, and place the second half vertically close to the first. The inner part must be pushed into the horizontal half . This is how we get the trunk. We cut out seven wheels, attach four to the trunk, and two to the body. We attach the fifth wheel to the rear of the trunk. This will be the spare tire. We finish drawing the little things: windshield wipers, shiny glass, door handles and bolts on the wheels.
Origami car
A more complex option is an origami machine made of paper. No other available materials are required. There is no need for gluing either, since the strength of the modules will be high. But assembling the car itself will have to work hard. Module can be done in different ways, but they are all attached the same way. To clearly see how the module is made, take a look at the figure.
Development diagrams, patterns, templates
Paper crafts are useful for children. And the more your baby makes something with his own hands, the further he develops. Of course, modern boys choose a simpler method - toy cars or ready-made racing cars, police and military vehicles.
Many people simply find paper models uninteresting because they “don’t know how” to drive. This raises the question - how to make a car out of paper that drives? It’s easy enough to use plastic bottle caps instead of cardboard wheels. And pairs of wheels can be connected to each other using wires or lollipop sticks.
Several designs or templates for toy paper machines.
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For various exhibitions of crafts and just for playing with children, you can make cars from cardboard. These can be small table toys, as well as large floor ones, in which the child can fit himself. Children love to help make and color while creating a purpose for the craft. This could be an ambulance, a fire department, or a character from the cartoon "Cars".
In this article we will look at how to make a cardboard machine with your own hands from different materials.
Cardboard cylinder machine
The materials needed to assemble such a desk toy will require a hard cardboard cylinder left over from using toilet paper. Before making a small car out of cardboard, you need to use a knife to make a rectangular hole in its central part, which is intended for the driver. There is no need to cut off the paper completely - the backrest for the seat is made from the strip that is obtained in the center. The steering wheel can be cut separately from another cardboard.
All that remains is to attach the wheels. Before you make a car out of cardboard, you need to buy thick sheets of paper from which the wheels will be made. To make them stronger, it is recommended to glue them together from several layers. Then the child will be able to press on the toy with his hand without fear of bending the product.
The wheels are attached in pairs with bolts or buttons. The parts are painted separately, then everything is put together.
Cart
Let's look further at how to make a cardboard machine into which you can load toys, and it will play the role of a cart. It is better to make them from corrugated cardboard using small metal rods. You can take them from another broken machine or take them from waste material.
For the main design, you can choose a ready-made cookie box or assemble it according to a simple pattern for making rectangular boxes.
The wheels are mounted on an axle. Several layers of wire are wound onto the ends of a metal rod. This serves as a stop for the cardboard circles to prevent the wheels from falling off. It can be painted in different colors according to the child's wishes. A rope is tied at the front and the cart is ready.
How to make a car out of cardboard: diagram
Printed cardboard diagrams of different car models are now available for sale. These are well-known and popular cars of foreign and Russian companies. If you have a color printer, you can print them from websites.
Before you make a car out of cardboard, you need to carefully cut it along the contour with scissors, not forgetting the white corners, on which a layer of glue is then spread.
Assembling such a model is not difficult. You just need to carefully iron it with your finger at the folds of the paper. But it will be just a static toy, the child’s entire interest is in assembling and cutting out the model. You can collect them for the sake of collection and keep them under glass in a closet.
Garage for cars
If you already have several homemade cars, then you need to keep them somewhere. It is necessary to build a garage or parking for cars. Before you make a garage for cars out of cardboard, you need to select a box of corrugated material of the size we need.
All sides are left, and the top side is cut off completely. The box is turned upside down. Large square holes are cut out on the side for cars to enter.
If you are making a parking lot, then you need to mark out spaces for cars on the roof and, of course, make a convenient exit for them. Children love to roll cars on slides, so an externally placed strip of cardboard glued to one of the sides of the garage can easily play this role.
You can improve your parking lot by adding curbs or garage doors, and painting it beautifully. It’s interesting to cover the box with colored paper, or you can paint it with markers or gouache paints.
Big fire truck
To make such a specialized machine, you need to select a box made of corrugated cardboard. It should not be too thin and high, because the truck is a package turned on its side. Before making a cardboard machine, you need to carefully glue the sides with tape so that the slot is not visible.
Then you need to cut a hole on top so that the hero firefighter can be placed in the car. The wheels can be cut out from another box and simply glued to the bottom of the car. If you want to make them spin, then you need to figure out what they will be mounted on. You can use wooden round flag sticks, for example.
All that remains is to colorfully paint all sides of the fire truck, decorating them with small details: stairs, headlights, windshield, white stripes, you can write a phone number to call the fire department. It is often written on such cars.
Don't forget to applique the warning lights. To do this, use strips of yellow paper rolled into cylinders.
Floor machine for children
Children really love all sorts of large containers - boxes, barrels, even cabinets where they can hide or just climb into. Therefore, before making a car out of cardboard for the child himself, you need to check whether it will fit there, think about where the baby can stretch his legs to make it comfortable.
One box is not enough; you will need at least two, and preferably three, as in the photo below. The trunk and hood of the car are made of two whole boxes, sealing their slots with tape. But you will have to work hard on the middle part. If the child does not fit in the center of the car, he has nowhere to put his legs, then he will need to cut off one side of the box from the middle and also the side of the hood adjacent to it. Then the child, sitting in the center of the structure, will be able to stretch his legs into the space of the first box.
The windshield of a convertible is cut out of the sash by making a rectangular hole in it. Wheels and headlights can simply be glued onto the frame.
As you can see, making such interesting crafts with your own hands is not at all difficult, and the child’s joy will be endless. The main thing is not to be lazy and want to bring joy to your child.
Origami is the fascinating art of folding various shapes from paper. And in this master class we will tell you how to make paper cars using the origami technique, and also show you how to fold a three-dimensional 3D model of a car according to a diagram. This activity is sure to please children and will bring a lot of pleasure to adults as well. Therefore, stock up on sheets of colored paper and cardboard and, together with your kids, create a whole fleet of paper cars with your own hands.
Paper cars using origami technique
Required Tools
In order to fold the cars you will need:
- square sheet of colored paper;
- scissors.
Instructions – Option 1
Let's take a closer look at how to make a paper machine:
- Fold a square sheet of paper into four parts, marking auxiliary lines, and unfold it back.
- Fold the bottom of the sheet in half again. Then bend the corners down, creating the wheels of the future car.
- Fold the top of the sheet toward you along the center line.
- Now bend the workpiece as shown in the figure.
- Bend one of the corners of the top of the sheet diagonally, connecting the red dots indicated in the figure.
- Turn the workpiece over. A simple car model is ready! (photo_6)
- Instructions – Option 2
- Now let's look at how to make a three-dimensional paper machine using the origami technique.
- To begin, choose a piece of paper of your favorite color, fold it in half and unfold it back.
- Now we visually divide each of the resulting halves of the sheet into three equal parts and bend one third from the top and one third from the bottom to the inside of the workpiece.
- Bend the corners on four sides as shown in the picture.
- Fold the small corners of the triangles' tops inward to give a more rounded shape to the wheels of our paper car craft.
- Bend the workpiece in half and place it in front of you, with the wheels facing down.
- Bend one of the corners of the workpiece inward, along the dotted line shown in the figure.
- Lightly cut the second corner and also bend it inward. This is how we got the windshield and hood of our car model.
- The paper machine is ready! All that remains is to draw glass, doors, headlights and other details on it as desired.
3D paper car
Necessary materials
In order to make a volumetric paper machine you will need:
- Printer;
- a sheet of office paper;
- scissors;
- cardboard;
- glue;
- colored pencils, markers or paints.
Instructions
Let's look at how to fold a paper machine step by step:
Schemes of paper cars can also be colored. In this case, there is no need to paint anything. And to get a realistic miniature model of a car, you just need to print the diagram in good resolution on a color printer and fold it according to the instructions. But if the diagram of your machine is black and white or you don’t have a color printer at hand, then the model can be colored with pencils, felt-tip pens or paints. Here you can give free rein to your imagination and add an interesting pattern or make a car in an unusual color.
The uniqueness of paper crafts is that to make them you need safe materials available to any family. A small child can master such art. You can attract a boy to needlework by creating paper toys only by getting him interested in this activity. Offer the little man options on how to make and print a car, car, truck and KAMAZ from paper using a gluing template.
The uniqueness of paper crafts is that they require safe materials available to any family.
How to fold or assemble a police car from paper using origami: a simple diagram and drawings
The craft can be made both for play and as an original gift for a good friend - an adult. Since men are always boys at heart, an origami machine made from a banknote is a suitable gift.
You will need:
- Rectangular sheets of colored paper;
- scissors, glue.
How to make a toy car:
- Fold a sheet of paper of the selected color horizontally. This is the central bend of the future product.
- Bend the two halves of the sheet on the left and right sides inward, parallel to the bending lines.
- Bend the bends back inward. Then turn the ends of the sheet out from the inside out.
- The folded curves of the inner corners form the body of a makeshift paper machine.
- Make triangle folds under the wheels. To achieve maximum resemblance to a wheel, bend the corner vertices inward.
- For headlights, also bend the right corners of the car internally. On the left side we make the same bends, but smaller in size and outward.
To make your car more colorful, stick paper triangles of a different color on the headlights.
How to make a paper car in 3 minutes (video)
Gallery: paper car (25 photos)
How to make a car that drives out of paper
You can make a moving racing car out of paper. To start the movement, place such a craft on a smooth surface and blow on it. Under the influence of the air flow, the figure begins to slide across the surface, imitating the movement of a real racing car.
Necessary:
- A sheet of white paper with a side ratio of 1:7 or A4.
You can make a moving racing car out of paper
How to do:
- Fold the paper sheet in half lengthwise.
- Mark the fold lines by folding the top right and bottom left corners of the paper.
- Form a curve at the top of the sheet with inner triangles in the center.
- In the central direction, bend the existing triangles again.
- By bending the sides inward towards the center line, we form the sides of the car.
- Fold the bottom of the sheet with the triangles over the top of the craft, then bend the shape in half. Tuck the corners into the pockets.
- Now the car model can be decorated as you wish.
By helping and guiding your child’s work, you can build a whole racing fleet.
How to make a truck out of paper
The figure of the truck looks more impressive in a three-dimensional format.
You will need:
- Thick paper;
- Glue, scissors;
- Wooden skewers;
- Double-sided tape;
- Plastic bottle;
- Compass, pin.
The figure of the truck looks more impressive in three-dimensional format
How to do:
- Cut separately four squares for the cabin, three equal rectangles and two squares for the body.
- Fold two boxes from the cut out figures and connect them with fastenings using tape inside. First, you can cut out the side windows from two squares of the cabin, securing pieces of plastic from the inside with tape. We do the same with the front of the craft, imitating a windshield. Glue the cab and body parts together.
- On black paper, use a compass to mark eight small circles of the same size with a central point. For stability, glue future wheels together in two circles. Make a small hole at the center point with a pin.
- Attach the wheels through symmetrical opposite holes on the sides of the figure, placing them on skewers through the hole.
- Color the figure of the truck with paints as desired.
The stability of the model will be ensured by the strength of the wheels - the more circles glued at the base of the wheel, the better the craft will be.
How to make a war machine out of paper
You will need:
- A sheet of thick paper, dark green;
- Skewers;
- Scissors, compass;
- Pencil, ruler, glue;
- Black paints, brush;
- Paper or plastic cocktail straws.
the finished product can be further decorated
How to do:
- Draw four squares for the cabin. On another sheet, draw three rectangles and two squares for the body. Take a sheet separately, fold it lengthwise into three parts, glue it into a triangle - this will be a mount for rockets.
- Draw side windows on the cabin parts and a windshield on the front square. Glue the squares together on the wrong side with tape or strips of paper.
- Connect the car body parts in the same way. Glue a paper triangle at the top.
- Combine the finished cabin and body into a single model of the car.
- Make eight identical circles with a central point from black paper. Use a needle to make a hole in the marking for the skewers.
- Make holes at the bottom of the cabin and body with skewers, and string wheels on them. To prevent the structure from falling apart, soak the ends of the skewers in glue and dry.
- Cut the cocktail tube into equal parts, about 3 cm each. Paint all the pieces black. Let dry thoroughly.
- Carefully place homemade rockets on the body mount with glue.
To decorate a military vehicle made of paper, you can paint the finished product with dark spots on the sides (or stripes along the hood) with watercolors.
Paper racing car
This racing car figure is designed for little ones.
Necessary:
- Toilet paper roll;
- Paints, brush;
- Cardboard, compass, scissors;
- Toothpicks 2 pcs.
This racing car figure is designed for little ones
How to do:
- Clean the paper roll from any remaining toilet paper, paint it in the desired color with watercolors. Once dry, draw racing symbols with ballpoint pens.
- Using a compass, mark four equal circles for the wheels, cut them out, and paint them with black paint.
- At the base of the roll, use a pin to pierce the holes for the toothpick axle.
- Thread the roll onto toothpicks and secure on both sides of each wheel.
- Cut a semicircle at the top, bending the outer part like a windshield.
- You can put a man cut out of paper inside, attaching it with tape.
To make your car wheels spin, place a drop of glue on the ends of the toothpicks. Dried glue will prevent the paper wheels from being removed when moving.
Paper diagram of a car: how to make it
The machine's deployment diagram can be downloaded from the Internet. The presented models allow you to make any type of equipment out of paper, from special equipment to Soviet times.
To make a figure according to the diagram you need:
- Selected car model diagram;
- Scissors, cardboard;
- Glue.
How to do:
- To ensure the stability of the future figure, paste the picture of the diagram onto cardboard. Trim after drying.
- Fold the layout details along the lines. Glue them together, carefully hiding the gluing points.
How to make a paper car (video)
Assembling an origami machine or diagramming one will seem a little complicated at first. However, a fascinating and educational activity will delight the future designer. Manual work develops the baby's thinking, helping to improve hand motor skills. And the car you make will become your favorite of all toys.
Creating crafts for parents and children gives excellent results: there is an active development of abstract thinking, finger motor skills, creative skills and, of course, imagination.
Every boy will be interested in learning how to make a simple craft in the form of a cardboard car for children. Therefore, the task of caring parents is to suggest the right direction for the creative process, purchase the necessary materials and stock up on a wonderful mood for an exciting game with their children with cars.
Racing cars
Cars made of paper and cardboard occupy a special place among crafts for kids. Entertaining little ones every day with toys from the store is quite an expensive pleasure. In addition, the child quickly gets bored with the same toys. Therefore, we suggest taking advantage of the master class without unwanted financial investments.
You will need toilet paper rolls, which should be covered with multi-colored paper. As soon as the adhesive composition has dried, it is necessary to make a rectangular cutout on the rolls, without cutting to the end on one of the sides, and by bending the paper, it will be like a seat for the driver.
You can color the inside of this seat using a marker. Using snow-white cardboard, you need to cut out a circle and stick it on the side opposite from the seat - this is the steering wheel, which should also be painted.
Decorate your car with applications made from a contrasting shade of paper. Glue the wheels with bolts or lids from plastic containers.
Now you know how to create a racing car out of cardboard, thanks to the car-themed craft workshop discussed above.
Fire trucks
To create such a craft, you will need matchboxes and colorful paper. Four boxes should be glued together. The created structure must be covered with red paper. Another matchbox must also be pasted over and then glued at the top of the turret.
Using plasticine, you should create a flashing light, a mount for a ladder formed from pre-glued matches. Next, you need to add windows to the car, as well as headlights, using yellow paper.
Origami machine
Adherents of Japanese art will appreciate the beautiful crafts on the theme of an origami machine made from cardboard. This technique was invented when cars did not exist. But progress is constantly moving forward, and now many schemes for folding origami products have been proposed. These include three-dimensional options, schematic figures, and a fairly accurate model.
Let's take a closer look at the instructions for making a Volkswagen car with your own hands. For these purposes, watch the video on the resource called origami car.
Thus, the scheme for assembling such a car is considered the personal development of Esseltine, who gave it to those who like the art of origami.
It is important to understand that the expected result when creating three-dimensional origami products can be obtained by using a special paper sheet for such crafts. It has the required rigidity for ease of manufacture and creation of folds, while the finished car will perfectly hold its given shape.
Convertible made of cardboard
You can make an original convertible, as in the photo of car crafts, yourself using triangular modules. Folding should begin from the hood. Its width should reach eight modules; we are gradually moving on to glass production.
In order for the paper structure to withstand many modules, as well as thin elements, we use an adhesive substance, and instead of the bottom we use cardboard paper, to which the parts are glued. This trick will enable the product to acquire maximum strength.
Papercraft kits
If you are wondering what kind of car can be made for kindergarten, then papercraft kits will help you. They are templates for cutting out parts, which subsequently, through bending and gluing paper parts, are transformed into machines of extraordinary beauty, reminiscent of a real car.
Similar models can be used to decorate a toy track drawn on thick paper. In this version, it will completely resemble the real one, since various cars will ride on it, so much like the large prototypes.
We create paper car diagrams
Do you want to assemble children's Papercraft cars, but there is no way to purchase ready-made templates? Then Runet can help! Here you will find countless recommendations on how to create cars from cardboard, diagrams that help you create and cut out the model you like.
The series offered on the pages of magazines include a variety of service vehicles, without which it is impossible to imagine exciting children's games: tractor, ambulance, excavator, dump truck and many others. Collectors of vintage cars will be pleased with the different options from the 20s. It was during these times that a car was considered a great luxury
For competent and quick assembly, the minimum required is to cut out automotive elements from the cardboard on which the drawing will be printed.
Pay special attention to unpainted elements, that is, snow-white areas are areas for gluing. It is on their surface that you should apply a small amount of glue when you bend them, and also attach the elements.
Choose the simplest white glue, as it will not leave any marks on the product, but will firmly hold the attached elements.
It is unknown, but it is likely that your child’s hobby of collecting paper cars will become the most interesting and entertaining hobby for many years, will provide a unique opportunity to fully understand the nuances of mechanics, and will contribute to fully learning how a real machine works.
It is possible that if parents support their children’s passion for cars, it is possible that they will take an active part in choosing a suitable profession for their child.