Many products are packaged in tin cans, such as coffee, various canned vegetables and fruits. But how many crafts can be created from these cans, which can become a decorative decoration for an apartment or cottage. Let's look at examples of how to make crafts from tin cans with your own hands.
A variety of crafts made from tin (aluminum) jars.
Pots and vases
If you paint tin cans beautifully, they are perfect for growing seedlings and propagating indoor plants. You can paint the jars with bright colors, one in gold, another in silver, the third in a blue tint, etc.
Beautiful crafts from tin cans - vases. You need to wrap the container with cork cardboard. Select in advance a stencil with a beautiful image of animals, birds, patterns. Then apply the design to the cork. The result will be vases of a light coffee color with a black pattern on the outside; the inside can be coated with the same black paint.
Advice! Before painting the jar, you should degrease it with a product that contains alcohol. Suitable acrylic paints or in a can and a small nylon brush. Also, do not forget to make 2-3 small holes in the bottom of the jar (with a nail and a hammer).
Regular tape is easy to use as a stencil. With its help, you can draw diamonds, zigzags and other patterns on a tin. You can first coat it with aerosol paint, for example gold, as a base, and when dry, use tape to mark the stripes and paint them with acrylic paints.
Original ways to use cans
If you wrap a jar with birch bark, it will become unrecognizable and fit perfectly into the eco-style.
Dry branches can be cut to the same length, then tied with regular twine on 2 levels to tie the container, you will get an unusual vase.
Containers can be wrapped various materials: leather, braid or metallized threads. Secure them with glue.
Lace, colored bows, ribbons and appliqués on jars look interesting. Even a wedding can be decorated with small aluminum containers, topped with snow-white lace and artificial flowers.
Shelves and original organizers
There are many ideas and instructions for making crafts from aluminum containers.
In the hallway it is convenient to attach empty jars to the wall for storing small items: gloves, keys, small hats. You can hang long scarves on top.
You can create original packaging for towels in the bathroom. Rolled towels of different colors fit perfectly into separate compartments on the wall. The top of the container can be decorated to match the uniform tone of the bathroom walls.
Jars for craftswomen will be a real gift. You can place an organizer on the wall, where each cell contains 1-2 skeins of thread and yarn. It always takes a long time to search in a bag; the yarn can get tangled.
If you cut off the bottoms, the containers can be used in other ways. Bulk scarves, socks, mittens and other accessories can be conveniently stored inside jars.
An interesting option is several cans, for example, 7 pcs. connect with a wide ribbon and hang on the wall (cabinet). You can put women's silk scarves and scarves inside.
Tin stands
A small master class on making crafts from cans. To use a tin in the kitchen, you need to wash it thoroughly, then, if there are sharp edges, clean it well. The top can be painted, covered with colored paper, and decorated with bows (ribbons). Makes an excellent stand for storing forks and spoons.
A creative stand for stationery for schoolchildren and students can also be created from aluminum containers. A “pyramid” of 10 cans, fastened together and painted to match the overall design, will become a convenient stand for pens, felt-tip pens, mobile phones, pencils and other small items. Such a device must lie in a horizontal position.
For the kitchen, you can connect several tin containers without a bottom to accommodate bottles.
Lamps and creative candlesticks
Designers and craftsmen offer another non-standard solution for using jars as shades for lamps. This option is suitable for design in the loft style, as well as industrial or rustic.
You can create a candlestick, which, using a nail and a hammer, is decorated with an unusual design or ornament (flower, sun, star). It is better to paint the outside in a bright monochrome color.
Such night lamps with handles can be hung in the countryside as lanterns.
Original flowerpots
It is appropriate to express fantastic drawings and patterns in vases or flowerpots. There are no limits to creativity here. If you make small holes on the sides of the containers, then hanging pots with plants will look beautiful, for example, on a balcony or wall of a summer house.
How to use lids from tin cans?
Folk creative craftsmen offer to design each lid in an original way and apply a drawing on it. Then hang a stick on the cords, on which fasten 3 long threads with caps. Secure beautiful beads between them.
Skittles for the garden
Decorate the jars with bright, mischievous pictures, faces or animals. When friends gather, it is convenient to play bowling. A ball or a paper ball can be thrown one at a time into such containers. This is to amuse guests in nature.
Signs in the garden
Another fun thing to do is hang name signs on branches. You can hang beautiful glass balls and metal elements from below so that they ring in the wind. You can bring any of your ideas to life, we offer photos of crafts made from tin cans.
Photos of crafts made from tin cans
I am of the following opinion: crafts with children should be made from what is then it wouldn't be a shame to throw it away b. Houses from cardboard boxes, beads from caps from plastic bottles, photo frames made from newspaper “tubes” and the like. Surely every mother has already found various uses for food containers, packaging, etc.
This way you can keep your child occupied for the evening. And then for some time he will play with what he got. And then you can throw away the craft without any regret, replacing it with something new and “fresh.”
The idea I want to describe in this article is not new. But maybe it will lead you to something unusual. Moreover, on the eve of the Defender of the Fatherland holiday.
Robots made from tin cans
Here are examples of robots you can make from tin cans.
You will need:
- tin cans;
- insulating tape;
- various “parts” (bottle caps, wires, old keys, etc.);
- hot glue gun (if you don’t have one on your farm - it’s usually used for “construction needs” - you can try gluing with “Moment” or even attaching parts to plasticine or electrical tape);
- magnets.
The first thing you need to do is open the can using a safety can opener (not sure what to call it, so I'm attaching a photo).
If you don’t have such an opener, you can use a regular one, but then you will need to additionally process the sharp metal ends inside the hole. This can be done with a hammer. Or just cover them with a couple of layers of tape.
Naturally, for further actions you need to empty the jar, wash and dry it.
Apply your imagination (yours and your child’s) to the design of the robot’s head and body. For facial features, bolts, washers, caps, and basically anything else are suitable.
Robot for February 23
On the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day, you can think about how to make a “thematic” robot. For example, a robot general, a robot sapper, a robot tanker. And then let the child give it to dad or grandfather. This gift will vary depending on better side from the usual postcards and applications.
Most likely, it will be difficult for your child to cope with the task without your help, so try to help him in a gentle way.
The 4M series of construction sets are smart toys for future scientists. Your child will build fantastic robots with these unique science and creativity kits. Each of them moves and performs its own actions: walks, sweeps away dust, draws - even makes a movie!
Almost everything needed to assemble the robot is included in the kit. Additionally, you will only need batteries and some auxiliary items that are sure to be found around the house - for example, an empty aluminum lemonade can or a couple of raw potatoes.
Intrigued? Then forward to amazing projects and first scientific discoveries!
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Every day millions of cans are thrown away around the world. But why follow the example of everyone else, if you can recycle your cola can wisely - make a cool robot beetle out of it! You will find all the parts for it, except the can itself and the battery, in the box.
The robot can crawl on a horizontal surface and makes a characteristic buzzing sound. It has silver wings and thin legs, just like a real insect!
This set is part of the line Green Science, or, in Russian, “Green Science”. As you know, many enterprises that produce tons of a wide variety of products every day mercilessly litter environment. And only relatively recently did humanity begin to think about protecting the ecology of our planet and introduce modern “green” technologies into production. Let's protect nature together and teach our children to take care of it!
What's included in the set
- motor with turntable and wires;
- parts for assembling the outer shell of the robot (4 half-ring rims, body panel);
- 2 wire wings, 3 wire legs;
- small and large screws with nuts;
- 2 cap-clips;
- detailed instructions.
The length of the finished robot is 12 cm.
The toy runs on 2 AAA batteries (not included in the set).
How to “teach” a robot to move
To do this you need to close electrical circuit between the motor and the moving parts of the toy. The kit contains wires that are screwed onto terminals with clamp caps. Everything is very simple and fast - you don’t have to solder anything!
What do games with robot constructors develop?
The development of your young engineer goes in three directions at once: curiosity, creativity and the ability to work with his hands.
So, acquaintance with such a serious and mysterious branch of science as robotics will undoubtedly make a strong impression on the child, arouse his interest in science and a thirst for his own research.
On the other hand, in order to put all the details together and turn them into a “living” creature powered by batteries, you need to be very attentive, careful, and most importantly, have a rich imagination. Having tried their creative powers on several construction sets from this series, your child will be able to use their details to create something of their own, unique and incredible!
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Meet: The woodcutter and the alarm clock, the feeder and the snowman, the drum and the brazier. Crafts from jars!
Tin, aluminum... it doesn’t really matter what the numerous cans of coffee, sardines, peas, condensed milk, tomatoes, etc. own juice and so on. More often or less often, they appear in our homes, and when their turn comes to go towards the garbage dump, we sometimes wonder: wouldn’t such a “thing” be useful to us at home, on which people and mechanisms worked? What can you make from a jar with your own hands? - so that it acquires a new function, continues its service and thereby at least a little, at least a little, helps the environment?
Probably, many people think about this, because literally all sorts of things are born in the hands of owners and housewives from ordinary cans - and, as a rule, “stuff” is quite functional. Today we propose to move from useful to fun , choosing those crafts from cans that can be made with your own hands (as a rule, using tools) and that will be useful specifically for us and our children, who absorb environmental lessons from childhood.
Organizers “from nothing”: crafts for the kitchen and desktop
Organizers are designs that allow small (and not so small) things not to scatter in different directions, but to stay more or less organized. Organizers are especially important in places where chaos quickly increases, namely in the kitchen, on the desktop, on shelves (we suggest you continue the list yourself). Here are examples of some organizers made from ordinary tin cans - for sure, any family member will like such a craft if you correctly determine its function: to keep office supplies, spoons, scarves, chargers or plastic bullets.
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Crafts from jars - to help needlewomen
Crafts made from tin cans deserve special attention to help needlewomen - after all, they deal with a lot of small and/or tangled things. Probably, only the craftswoman herself will determine whether she needs something simpler or more complex, so for starters, we offer a choice of several photo ideas of “jar” organizers for needlewomen - and they can be developed in any direction.
By the way, a pincushion is also a mini-organizer, and it should be comfortable and roomy. 🙂
Lamps and candlesticks made from cans
Lamps made from cans are a matter of taste; they will not fit into every interior. But it’s human nature to improve everything, and now he’s already cutting out patterns...
Perhaps tin cans are more suitable for a variety of lanterns and candlesticks. Examples
And here are the candlesticks made from jars that we have collected here:
It must be said that there are also complex “canned” designs. In order to make such a lamp from cans, you will have to work hard, but the result is very functional.
Interior crafts from cans
These watches have one function - to be cute or funny and fit into color scheme interior They most likely did a great job.
Frames made from cans are a fun and unusual solution, and here is an example of this:
A mobile can be made from various items, including tin cans. The main thing is that the acrylic paints should be brighter. 🙂
This craft is by no means simple. But if you really want to, then why not make a dog like this out of cans and other scrap materials. Crafts made from cans in the shape of a dog are not so rare, and none of them is similar to the other. Most likely, women and children fantasize about what the paws and ears will be made of, but such a tin friend cannot be made without men’s hands.
If someone in the house loves avant-garde decor, then the idea of making a craft from an aluminum can in the form of a mask may well come in handy:
Vegetable garden in jars - just one photo
We will not devote much time to gardening in jars - the idea is quite simple and clear, the question is more about what the decor of each jar will be and how they will be placed. Here's one option:
Do-it-yourself stuff for the garden
This craft will not only decorate the garden in sunny weather, but will also allow you to determine the direction and strength of the wind. It turns out to be a very useful toy! 🙂
