How to make spacecraft with your own hands?

Almost every boy in his childhood dreamed of becoming an astronaut, to be able to conquer the starry distances. These fantasies have been realized in units, while others can make spacecraft with their own hands together with the child. There are many different versions of original crafts that even a child can cope with.

How to make a model of a spaceship?

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;
• Strips of corrugated cardboard 1 cm wide;
• Gun with hot glue.

Ready-made corrugated strips can be purchased in handicraft shops 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).

Manufacturing process

We begin to make a model of a spacecraft with our own hands:

1. It is necessary to take 2 strips and glue together with glue PVA. In the end, you need to make 10 pcs.
2. Each of the strips obtained must be wrapped in a dense spiral, the end of which must be glued. As a result, you should get 10 "washers". They need to be glued in one cylinder. By the way, if you do not have strips, then the cylinder can be made from a sheet of corrugated cardboard.
3. Proceed to the bow. To make it beautiful, it is recommended to take strips of different colors, they need 3 pieces. Glue them together and twist into a spiral, like the previous ones. The same "washer" needs to be done for the engine.
4. Now you need to take a spiral, get your finger inside and squeeze out the "washer", so that it takes the shape of a cone, also you can take a handle or a spoke for extrusion. Just do not make sharp movements, otherwise the paper will spin up, and you will need to do everything from the very beginning. As a result, the nose part should be obtained from you with a sharp end, and the engine with blunt, so that he could hold the spaceship in an upright position. So that the received cones do not dissolve, inside them, grease them 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 must be cut in half in length and width. Then it is worth to glue them together in 3 pieces in 4 strips. They again need to be twisted into tight spirals and just as advanced as the nose of the ship.
6. To the cylinder we attach the engine with a sharp end, and around it we glue small nozzles. From above we attach the nose of the future spaceship.
7. Now we need to make wings for our hand-made articles. To do this, take 2 strips of different colors, glue them and roll into a tight spiral. Then you should give the future wings shape. To do this, you need to squeeze the resulting "washer" in the triangle. Ready wings are attached to the center of the cylinder from two sides at the same distance.
8. Now, by the same principle, we make 2 round portholes, but only they should be small.

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

Craft: Space ship with your own hands

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

• Various cylinders of cardboard, for example, the basis for foil or food film, roll of toilet paper or paper towel, etc.
• Ordinary cardboard;
• Double-sided adhesive tape and glue;
• A glass of yogurt and cups of cardboard;
• Colored paper or foil.

Manufacturing process

Handicraft - a spaceship, made by own hands, like any boy. In addition, it is an excellent 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: large and small. To make a cone, simply fold the cardboard, just make sure that the radius of the base is the same as that of the cylinders. We connect parts with glue or scotch tape. In order for a spaceship to have the ability to stand in an upright position, a glass must be glued to the bottom from the yogurt down 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. Top glued cups.
3. To make a rocket launcher, you need to take small cylinders and make from the cardboard cones that need to be glued from above. Ready-made missiles are glued to the central rocket between the fuel tanks.
4. To decorate, use foil and colored paper.

You can make such spaceships with your own hands even more original with the help of various ornaments, for example, asterisks, confetti, etc. In addition, you can give the child paints and ask to decorate the craft at your own discretion, in which case you will get a real family masterpiece.

Other options

To make spacecraft with your own hands, you can also use plastic bottles. To do this, it is necessary to cut off the base, make wings from the cardboard and decorate with colored paper. In general, show creativity, as your child will be very pleased to receive an article made by parents, and not bought in a store.