How to make Kapitoshka at home: a cheerful friend for children and adults

Do you know Kapitoshka? This is a kind and cheerful drop of pure spring rain, which was invented by Natalia Guzeeva. Cartoon with this character has liked both children and adults, and many teachers often invite the hero to his classes. Rebyatnya with pleasure comes up with all sorts of fun, where the main character is exactly Kapi, as his friends call him.

So we'll see today how to make Kapitoshka at home. To begin with, you can come up with a lot of such toys. And the first, probably, is familiar to all. Of course, she likes naughty boys more, but girls, I think, do not lag behind them. All over the world this summer's fun is known as water bombs, and in our country they are called kapitoshkas. This name has already become a household name. Remembered? Have you thrown them out of the window on passing by passing people? Of course, it's better not to do it, but in the hot summer noon the kids can play "war", throwing the enemy with improvised "grenades". In this case, the question of how to make a capitol at home is not difficult. You just need air balloons and water. The ball will in this case be a "vessel". Fill it with liquid, tightly tie a tail. The projectile is ready. For smaller children, you can think of another toy - for the development of motor skills. However, many adults will play with it with pleasure. And all because it is a real anti-stress toy that can take any form. We will have a real Kapitoshka. Same as in the cartoon: kind, friendly, always ready to help. So, how to make a Kapitoshka from a ball and flour.

1. We take the balloon. It is better denser.
2. We put the funnel inside. If there is not one, you can cut a plastic bottle and pull the tail of the ball to the neck. Through this funnel we pour the flour.
3. The contents of the ball are tightly packed. This can be done with a pen, pencil, or a stick. The main thing is not to tear the ball itself.
4. The size of our Kapitoshka can be different. It depends on the amount of flour.
5. When the ball became the size we need, let out excess air and tie the tail to the knot (not using threads). The extra part can be cut off if desired.
6. It's time to make our Kapitoshka "face". To do this, draw the eye, nose, and mouth with the marker. You can glue the "hairs" of woolen threads.
7. Well! The homemade toy-transformer is ready.

Tips and variations on the topic

1. Before you make a Kapitoshka at home, think about who you are doing this for. Flour is a perfect filler if you play a small child. Even if the ball breaks, and the baby tries the filler for the taste, nothing terrible will happen. You can also use starch. If you want to make an anti-stress toy yourself, you can use sand or talc. You're not going to eat them, are you?
2. To Kapitoshka was stronger, you can use two balls, inserting them into each other.
3. Eyes, a nose and a mouth can not be drawn, but made in the form of an application or take a ready-made ball with smiling faces.

But this is not the last option, how to make Kapitoshka at home. Such a toy is still small in size. But if, for example, a teacher needs an "assistant" to conduct a lesson, he should be such that all children see him. How to make Kapitoshka like this? Very simple. The ball just needs to be inflated. Make out of colored paper eyes, nose and mouth, from cardboard - pens, legs and hat. So it turned out a cheerful droplet, so loved by children.