How to make spaceships with your own hands?

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Almost every boy in his childhood dreamed of becoming an astronaut in order to be able to conquer the distances of the stars. These fantasies have come true for a few, while others can make spaceships with their own hands along with a child. There are many different options for original crafts that even a child can handle.

How to make a spaceship model?

To make a bright and beautiful craft, you do not need special talents, the main thing is to follow the instructions. For work you need to take:

• PVA glue;
• 1 cm wide corrugated cardboard strips;
• hot glue gun.

Ready-made corrugated strips can be purchased at craft stores or cut from cardboard sheets. Depending on this, their length will vary from 29 to 50 cm (in our description, strips of 50 cm are used).

Production process

Starting to make a do-it-yourself spaceship layout:

1. You need to take 2 strips and glue them together with PVA glue. As a result, you need to make 10 pieces
2. Each of the resulting strips must be wrapped in a tight spiral, the end of which must be glued. As a result, you should get 10 "washers". They must be glued into one cylinder. By the way, if you do not have strips, then the cylinder can be made from a sheet of corrugated cardboard.
3. Starting to the bow. To make it beautiful, it is recommended to take strips of different colors, you need 3 pcs. Glue them together and twist into a spiral, like the previous ones. The same "washer" must be made for the engine.
4. Now you need to take a spiral, put your finger inside and squeeze out the “washer”, so that it takes the shape of a cone, you can also take a pen or knitting needle to extrude. Just do not make sudden movements, otherwise the paper will unwind, and you will need to do everything from the very beginning. As a result, you should get a nose with a sharp end, and a blunt engine so that it can hold the spacecraft in an upright position. To prevent the resulting cones from blooming, coat them inside with a thick layer of glue.
5. Now you need to make additional nozzles. To do this, take 2 strips, for example, red and 4 green. They need to be cut in half in length and width. Then it is worth gluing them 3 pieces into 4 strips. They again need to be twisted into tight spirals and put forward in the same way as the bow of the ship.
6. We attach the engine to the cylinder with a sharp end, and glue small nozzles around. Top up the nosefuture spacecraft.
7. Now we need to make the wings of our craft. To do this, you need to take 2 strips of different colors, glue them and roll them into a tight spiral. Then you should give the future wings a shape. To do this, you need to squeeze the resulting "washer" into a triangle. We attach the finished wings to the center of the cylinder on both sides at the same distance.
8. Now, by the same principle, we make 2 round portholes, but they should be small.

You can make such spaceships with your own hands with your children. Such a product will look no worse than an expensive toy from the store.

Craft: DIY spaceship

This option is sure to be mastered by any child, as it is very easy to make. For this craft you need to take:

• various cardboard cylinders, for example, a base for foil or cling film, a roll of toilet paper or paper towel, etc.
• plain cardboard;
• double sided tape and glue;
• yogurt cup and cardboard cups;
• colored paper or foil.

Production process

Craft - a spaceship, made by hand, will appeal to any boy. In addition, this is a great option for exhibitions in kindergarten and school. Let's proceed directly to manufacturing:

1. For the base of the rocket, you need to take 2 thick rolls: a large one and a small one. To make a cone, simply fold the cardboard, just make sure that the radius of the base is the same as for the cylinders. We connect the parts with glue or tape. In order for the spacecraft to have the ability to stand upright, a yogurt cup must be glued to the base with the bottom to the cylinder.
2. Now you need to make 2 fuel tanks. To do this, take 2 small cylinders of the same diameter as the base of the rocket. Glue cups on top.
3. To make rocket launchers, you need to take small cylinders and make cones out of cardboard, which must be glued on top. Ready rockets are glued to the central rocket between the fuel tanks.
4. Use foil and colored paper for decoration.

You can make such spaceships even more original with your own hands using various decorations, for example, stars, confetti, etc. In addition, you can give your child paints and ask them to decorate the craft at your discretion, in which case you it will be a real family masterpiece.

Other options

You can also use plastic bottles to make your own spaceships. To do this, cut off the base, make wings out of cardboard and decorate with colored paper. In general, be creative, as your child will be very pleased to receive a parent-made craft rather than a store-bought one.