Templates for drawing for February 23. DIY postcard ideas

What cards to make for February 23rd with your own hands for your beloved father, grandfather, brother? How to congratulate a sailor, a pilot, or someone who wears a jacket and tie, but only held a virtual or toy weapon in his hands? We tell and show.

In Russia, International Women's Day is celebrated on a grand scale (though not at all in the way Clara Zetkin bequeathed), and its European counterpart, Mother's Day, has also taken root. For men, there is only one such holiday - the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland, and even to this day there are debates: whether it is necessary to congratulate all men on it or only the military. We think yes, it is necessary and tell you how to make cards for February 23rd with your own hands.

Today we will show you how to make origami cards for February 23rd, how to make a postcard in 5 minutes, how to cut out voluminous unexpected postcards with space invaders or postcards with fighters and ships for Defenders Day (for those who are familiar with the basics of scrapbooking).

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In the “8 bit” style: do-it-yourself voluminous postcards for February 23

We will start with the most common type of troops in the country: virtual, or computer. If your dad had a "Sega" or "Dandy" console, he will definitely appreciate a pop-up card with a space invader or a scalp.

To make a postcard for February 23rd in the “8 bit” style with your own hands, you will need 3 sheets of colored paper or cardboard, a ruler, a cutter or scalpel, a piece of tape, glue and a printed template.

Fold 2 sheets in half and set one aside for now. Print out the card template, line up the center line with the fold, and use a ruler to make cuts along the red lines. Then bend along the green lines. Glue the blank to the second folded sheet, and use the third to make an envelope. The more intrigue, the more interesting the gift.

Done, you are amazing!

Parade of equipment: do-it-yourself postcards for February 23

If you have time, patience and colorful paper, and your dad or grandfather is a real military man with real shoulder straps, make him a more complex surprise card for Defenders of the Fatherland Day. The materials are the same (just no tape needed).

On the day of the beginning, you need to correctly bend the sheet for the future postcard for February 23 (see master class). The next step is gluing the stripes: red, blue and green background for the surprise tab. Decorate the “face” of the card with a bronze-colored branch applique.

Next, you need to cut out a “pedestal” for the equipment, glue it to the fold of the postcard and attach figures of tanks, airplanes, etc. to it. The do-it-yourself postcard is almost ready - all that remains is to cut out and glue the numbers, stars and make “berries” from lumps of paper to the branch.

Origami postcards for February 23 in the form of shirts

If your real dad has nothing to do with the army and seems to have been born in a jacket and white shirt, fold it for him for February 23, an origami postcard in the form of a shirt.

An origami postcard is very easy to make. Just keep in mind that during the process the sheet will shrink many times, so it is better to take a sheet of paper that is large and quite thin. This card is essentially an envelope card, so you can put a note of congratulations or a small gift (like movie tickets) inside.

You can glue ties or bow ties, pockets, buttons to the finished one - in a word, make them even more like the real thing.

Similar shirt cards can be made even simpler. If you don’t have a large sheet of paper, but have cardboard, it’s better to stick with them.

And here the postcard-shirt is also complemented by a jacket. And for a sailor on February 23, you can make a postcard with a vest.

A Hawaiian card will suit a dad with a good sense of humor.

And for a dandy dad and a favorite of women, you can make a stylish card with a pocket.

DIY postcards for February 23rd for grandfather

And this postcard with a three-dimensional star should really please grandfathers. It is very concise and simple, and for it you only need a sheet of cardboard and paper of 2 colors. The template is attached - you need to print it out.

Grandfather will definitely appreciate lovingly hand-cut postcards for February 23rd with fighter planes or sailboats.

Cards you can make at the last minute

Option number 1 - postcard with pasta. They need to be painted, glued, signed - and that’s it, ready.

Options No. 2 and 3 - a postcard for February 23 with a star (you will need mom's help to sew them on, but this is a matter of minutes) and a postcard consisting of a base and several strips of colored tape - very stylish.

Choose a postcard to suit your taste and delight your defenders!

For the holiday of Defenders of the Fatherland Day, kindergartens and schools begin to prepare in advance: educators and teachers need to come up with what their students will give to their beloved fathers and grandfathers, and children need to bring all these ideas to life under the strict guidance of adults.

We offer to congratulate a man on Defenders of the Fatherland Day with the most expensive gift - a postcard or drawing made by a child. What can kids do for their dads and grandfathers? Read in the article material.

How to draw a card for February 23 with a pencil and paints for children?

IN kindergarten children learn to draw their first schematic drawings. Step-by-step lessons will help educators prepare gifts for fathers and grandfathers on February 23, because it is in preschool that children learn about the holiday and its meaning, and why men are congratulated on this day.

Let's start with the drawing. We will need:

protractor (we will use it to draw a star)
a compass or other device that can be used to draw a circle

Let's move on to drawing:

Draw a circle and draw two lines in it that will divide it into 4 equal sections.
We measure 72 degrees on a protractor and draw a line inside along two opposite sections.

We measure 72 degrees on a protractor and draw a line

Again we measure 72 degrees from the already drawn line and draw a second straight line, and then a third.

We repeat

In order not to get confused, we mark with dots what we are measuring and from what. How to draw the lines correctly can be seen in the photo.

We should have 10 identical sections. Let's draw a dash in the middle of each line (through one straight line). Draw a star and slightly round the corners.
Use an eraser to erase the circle and additional lines inside the star. Draw an outline around the star.

Draw a line along the entire contour

Now let's draw a St. George's ribbon with edges curved down. Let's continue the edges of the ribbon on both sides of the star.

Drawing a ribbon

We draw three parallel black lines on each part of the tape. We turn the schematic drawing into a postcard by decorating the star and ribbon, and adding the inscription “Happy Defender of the Fatherland Day.”

We bring the ends of the tape to the edges of the sheet

Drawing stripes on tape

Video: Simple drawings. Soldier

An excellent drawing on the theme of Defender of the Fatherland Day - a valiant soldier at his post. Such a drawing will decorate both a postcard and a school wall newspaper prepared for the holiday.

For the drawing you will need:

blank sheet of paper
simple pencil
colour pencils
ruler

Divide the sheet into two halves by drawing a vertical line down the center. Left-hand side should be slightly narrower to the right. Draw an oval in the upper third. This will be the head. Below it we draw the outline of the future collar.
Focusing on the preliminary markings, we draw in detail the soldier’s head, which is wearing a hat with earflaps. Add the neck and shoulders. The soldier will be wearing a pea coat, so let's outline his outline.

We draw a face and hands. We complete the small details of the clothing.
Don't forget to draw our defender the machine gun he is holding in his hands. First we’ll sketch out the lines, and then we’ll draw in more detail. The photo shows what needs to be depicted.

Now you need to draw the protective colors of the uniform and the outline of the banner in the background.

We write on the left side of the sheet the inscription “Happy Defender of the Fatherland Day” and specify the background.
After that, all that remains is to decorate the drawing.

If the previous drawing is difficult to draw, then the child can cope with the schematic image of the tank presented in the step-by-step lesson below without the help of adults.

For the drawing you will need pencils and a sheet of paper. It is better to use a checkered notebook sheet. This will make it easier for the child to navigate and draw all the lines correctly.
Let's draw the barrel of the tank: in the center of the sheet we will draw a line 4-5 cm long, and above it, at a distance of about 1 cm, another parallel one.

Let's connect the lines on the left side, and draw the beginning of the barrel with an oval on the right side.
Let's start drawing the tank turret. To do this, step back down 1 cm and at a distance of about 1/3 from the length of the barrel, draw an elongated rectangle 10-12 cm long. Step back from the edge of the base by about 0.5 cm, put dots and connect them in a semicircle.

Below we draw the base of the tank caterpillar. How to do this is shown in the photo. Inside the base we draw 5 circles and sketch them with a black pencil.

Drawing a tank caterpillar track

Paint the 5 circles at the base of the tracks with black.

Let's draw a star in the center of the tower and a flying flag on a long pole. Decorating the tank green, an asterisk in red and add an inscription.

Video: Simple drawings. Children's tank

Video: Postcard to Dad for February 23, Military Airplane

A schoolchild can easily complete the “Warship” drawing, which will be a good gift for dad or grandfather if tanks and planes have already been given to the heroes of the holiday.

Since Defender of the Fatherland Day once had the name “Day of the Soviet Army and Navy,” it is celebrated by all military personnel: both on land and at sea.

This is what we will draw:

First, let's prepare everything you need:

blank sheet of paper
a simple pencil and a black felt-tip pen
colored pencils or available paints

Divide the sheet into two halves by drawing a horizontal line. Do not forget that we draw all the preliminary contours without pressing the pencil, so that later there will be no trace of the erased lines.
We will draw the ship in the lower half. First, let's draw a wavy line that will represent the surface of the water. Let's draw the stern with all the necessary protrusions.
On the left side of the stern we will draw a cannon. In the central part of the stern we will add the following elements: captain's cabin and radar. They are not difficult to draw if you exactly repeat all the lines, as in the photo.

At the bottom of the captain's cabin we will draw a battery of torpedoes and add a row of portholes.

We draw a flying flag and, to make the picture more realistic, add a couple of birds flying in the distance.
You can stop here and move on to coloring. But this is not enough for a greeting card: you will also have to add an inscription.
You need to color the drawing like this: a warship - blue-gray, water - blue, draw a red stripe at the bottom of the ship and select the right colors to depict the national flag.

Video: How to draw a cool picture for February 23rd?

Ideas and templates of cards for February 23rd in kindergarten

The issue of preparing for the holiday on February 23 begins to worry kindergarten teachers and school teachers long before its onset. It is only at first glance that it seems that there is nothing difficult in choosing the appropriate option for a gift.
But this is not at all true, since the process of creating a craft or a postcard with your own hands, which the children will then give to the most dear people- fathers and grandfathers, must captivate them, and therefore from complex elements or multi-tiered paper structures should be abandoned immediately.
A simple but original postcard or craft will appeal much more to both the little “creators” of the masterpiece and adults. What gifts can you prepare for the holiday on February 23 with children in kindergarten - see the photo selection below.

Cover for postcard

Ideas and templates for postcards for February 23rd to school

Children at school already know a lot, and therefore a simple picture of a tank or an airplane will not bring as much pleasure as creating a postcard with your own hands with a surprise, retractable parts, special appliqué, etc.

See the photo selection below of gifts for the holiday on February 23rd, made by schoolchildren, and get inspired!

Preparing a sheet for a postcard using a light colored paper: fold the sheet in half and draw a place for an asterisk at the top.

Carefully cut out the star along the contour home page postcards. Draw a small star next to it and write a beautiful congratulatory inscription. The inscription can be printed on colored paper of the same color, or use a contrasting shade.

Cut out a star from red colored paper. To make it voluminous, you need to bend the “ears” that will be glued to the postcard. The star is bent along the lines with the outer edges outward and the inner edges inward.
Glue the star on the wrong side of the card (spread).

We will decorate with stripes cut from golden colored paper. Let's also make the little star golden.
Glue 3 golden stripes vertically and horizontally onto front side postcards as shown in the photo. Glue a gold star next to it. To ensure that the strips stick evenly, it is better to first mark with a dotted line the places where they should be.

How to fold a star correctly

A voluminous card can also be made using the quilling technique. To make a postcard, in addition to paper (colored and white), you will need toothpicks, glue and scissors.
Fold the sheet so that one part is slightly longer. We write large numbers of the holiday date on it. The two should be on the front of the card. After the two is drawn, we add a three on the second page of the postcard. Cut out the numbers along the outer edge.
We prepare “curls” from strips of colored paper. To make them, you need to “stick” a strip of colored paper onto a toothpick and twist it. You can see in the photo how to paste the resulting curls onto a postcard.
We apply each spiral with the glued side to the numbers, trying not to leave large gaps between the curls. Add an asterisk between the numbers and sign the card.

What card should I make for my brother for February 23?

You can surprise your brother with an original “Ship” postcard.

This beauty can be made in half an hour. So let's get started!

Draw a boat or print a ready-made template on double-sided cardboard.

Cut out some areas in the picture.

Fold the card along the fold line.
Using a felt-tip pen, draw a dotted line along the edges of the postcard and the image of the boat.

For a brother who has not yet served in the army, you can make a shirt card.

Video: DO IT YOURSELF / Postcard - SHIRT / Gift for FEBRUARY 23

A funny idea is to make a print of dad's huge shoes, and inside there is a print of the children's feet. The sole of the shoes must be dipped in paint and left an imprint on a sheet of paper. “Following in the footsteps”: everything is simple, but very touching.

There are a lot of postcard options for February 23rd for the little ones.

Handprints, fingerprints and footprints can be made with your mother, brother or grandmother.

A print can be taken as the basis of a drawing and turned into something more. For example, for your fishing dad, you can make a card with a funny fish.

Postcard star

A postcard for February 23 can be cut out of paper in the shape of a star. To do this, you can use colored paper, leftover wallpaper or scrapbooking paper. Draw two star parts according to the template, cut them out, and then glue them together. When the glue is dry, make a small hole in the corner and insert tape or coarse thread.

Postcard - shirt

This card looks very impressive! There are a lot of options for designing such a voluminous postcard.

The simplest one is to fold a rectangular sheet of paper in half and cut a strip of paper from the top of the back of the card. Then make two small cuts in the front on the sides and fold them towards the center of the edge. This way you will get a shirt collar.

Of course, the kids will have to help a little with the design and prepare complex details in advance.

Cut out the part for the tie in advance, and take a couple of small buttons for the collar. You can fantasize as much as you like, add a jacket to your shirt, a business suit or a military uniform.

By the way, you can make a postcard for February 23rd with your own hands using only the shape of the tie itself. You can paint it, make an applique on it and attach it to a ribbon with glue, and write text and congratulations on the back.

master class: do-it-yourself voluminous postcard for February 23

Instead of a tie, you can try making a butterfly from pasta, which you will first need to paint.

You will need:

colored cardboard and paper
farfalle pasta (bow-shaped pasta)
dye

Master Class

Color the macarons with different colors and let them dry on a piece of paper or newspaper.
Take a sheet of A4 paper and fold it in half. Stepping back 2 cm from the edge of the folded sheet, draw two lines.
Make two cuts on the sides to create a rectangle. Unfold the sheet and fold it to form a shirt collar.
Unfold the shirt, draw the sleeves and cut them out along the outline.
Glue the silhouette of the shirt to a piece of cardboard, and then decorate it with a beautiful pasta butterfly.

Postcard - tablet

Another idea for those who are older. Does your dad constantly spend time on the Internet and simply cannot live without a tablet? Give him a voluminous postcard for February 23rd, made with your own hands in the form of a small tablet with your favorite photos. Here you can print the details of the templates: iPad tablet template, and find images of the icons on the Internet.

One of my family’s favorite men’s holidays is February 23, and my children and I always make cards for February 23 with our own hands to our family and friends. Perhaps someone will say that it is easier to buy ready-made cards, but children really like making them, so we do it together.

By the way, from several acquaintances I heard a version that only those who served in the army should be congratulated, but I do not support this point of view - every man is a defender of the fatherland.

What to depict

To make a beautiful one with your child with your own hands, first of all you need to choose the subject of the product. If the man for whom the gift is intended served in any troops, then you can choose any suitable symbolism.

A similar option:

And if not, then you can simply choose a courageous symbol - for example, my son often draws horses for his grandfather, my brother receives cards with a tank because of his addiction to the famous game.

Choose an artistic style of work and get started - production will not take much time, and your loved ones will be happy with such a gift for a long time.

Option with applique

Various inscriptions for downloading:

Making an applique is quite simple - you can look at a photo of a postcard you like and repeat. But if you definitely want to do everything from scratch, then follow the instructions.

On plain paper (you can also check it), first make a sketch of the future postcard - determine in advance the shape and color of all elements, location and composition, work out the shape.
Make a pattern for each element (especially if you do it with a child - it’s easier for them to trace the finished pattern). To do this, draw all the elements on one sheet of thick paper or even cardboard (if you plan to use the pattern multiple times), mark the front side and cut out with a sharp craft knife or good scissors.
Choose a base for your card. This could be a piece of thick cardboard or even ordinary white Whatman paper, special paper or a piece of paper from a watercolor album.
Give the blank the desired shape - trim the corners, trim the edges, make a creasing - a groove along which the card will be folded. To do this, you need to draw a line along the ruler with any non-writing pointed object. The most commonly used pen is an old ballpoint pen.
Select colored paper for the applique and cut out the necessary elements. You can use regular colored paper, you can buy shiny or velvet, neon or glitter.
We always have scrapbooking paper at home and I let the kids grab a few sheets for their cards. And if you really need a certain color of paper that you don’t have on hand, you can always just mix the paints and paint the desired piece of paper.
Consistently lubricate the elements with glue and glue them in the right places, carefully smoothing them with a dry, clean cloth.
Place the applique under the press to remove excess waves from the glue.
Don't forget to sign the card.

Another option (it’s better to make such a card from thick cardboard):

Volumetric work techniques

A beautiful handmade card for your beloved dad on February 23 can be voluminous. Think about how you or your child would like to add volume to the card - it could be quilling, voluminous applique, or even a card that becomes voluminous when unfolded.

I sometimes help children make cards using the scrapbooking technique, but much more I like to watch what they come up with themselves - so if the child is not averse to imagining, be sure to listen to his wishes.

Quilling

This technique is the easiest way to make a three-dimensional card, especially since you don’t have to come up with any special plot, quilling in itself is very attractive, so it’s enough to simply depict the date of the holiday using this technique. However, if you want, you can schematically depict something .

To make greeting cards using the quilling technique, you will need to purchase or make a blank for the postcard, as well as strips of paper for quilling - you can buy them ready-made. You can choose colors to suit your taste - these can be classic khaki shades, symbolizing a military uniform, or any others that seem appropriate.

Paper cutting

Volumetric cards are always very impressive, and therefore it is not surprising that a child may want to make just such a card. A voluminous postcard for February 23 with your own hands can be quite complicated - if you chose this option, then it is better to watch the video tutorial.

Or you can use a sketch you made yourself - especially when you plan to make a folding card.

For example, you can draw on paper some plot that is not too difficult to cut out, and make a postcard that can be placed on a table or shelf. Another one is glued to the carved part - the back one, and you get a beautiful figured congratulation.

You can try to make a postcard with a three-dimensional structure in the middle - for example, cutting out a ship on the waves and gluing it together is not too difficult.

Or you can simply make a three-dimensional applique - the cut out elements are glued not with glue, but with special adhesive pads and springs, and then the decorative elements will lag slightly behind the paper.

And a few more ideas for inspiration:

Now you know how to make a card that every father will be happy to receive!

Summary: DIY postcards for February 23rd. DIY postcards for dad and grandpa for February 23rd. Defender of the Fatherland Day. Postcards for Defender of the Fatherland Day.

On February 23, dad or grandfather will be pleased to receive a hand-made postcard from a child. Postcards for February 23, which we offer in this section, are decorated with regular or voluminous applications made of colored paper. There are very simple applications that are accessible even to children 3-5 years old. There are more complex crafts for older preschool and younger children school age. For small children, prepare in advance and cut out all the details of the picture so that all they have to do is paste them onto the postcard. Adult children can cut out parts of the applique themselves. It will be interesting to make an origami postcard for your child’s dad or grandfather. You will find origami diagrams on our website.

Dads love technology, so postcards for February 23 with its image will be very useful. Make an applique with a car, airplane, rocket. The application can be either simple or voluminous.

Boat applique. Applique ship

Even a three-year-old can make a simple paper boat applique. On the website Pochemu4ka.ru you can download a ready-made template for making a simple paper boat applique. See link >>>>

Here are examples of more complex ones volumetric applications with images of ships. How to make such postcards for February 23rd with your own hands can be guessed from the photographs.

Applique machine. Applique machine

We invite you to decorate a card for dad on February 23 with an unusual applique in the form of a car made from candy wrappers. Master class on making this postcard on February 23, see the link >>>>

Applique airplane

Rocket applique

Finally, the rocket applique is also suitable for decorating a postcard for dad or a postcard for grandpa. The child can paste his own photo or a photo of his beloved dad/grandfather into the window. You can download a ready-made rocket template.

Another interesting option DIY cards for dad - origami shirt postcard. There are many ways to make postcards of this type, we will talk about the main ones, starting with simple options and ending with more complex origami postcards.

The easiest way is to fold a rectangular piece of paper in half. From the back of the card, cut a strip of paper at the top. Make two shallow cuts on the sides at the front and fold them towards the center to form a shirt collar. Separately cut out the tie, decorate it with pieces of colored paper, and then glue it to the card.

But everything is the same, only the “collar” of the shirt card is made on the other side (so it is double) and decorated with buttons. Detailed instructions(with photo) for making this postcard for February 23, see the link. A ready-made tie template can be downloaded.

When making such a postcard for February 23, you can use a ready-made template from the website Krokotak.com. Download the template.

How to make an elegant card with your child in the form of a business suit and tie as a gift for dad on February 23, watch and read on this site.

Making such an original origami postcard for February 23 as a gift for dad or grandfather is much easier than it might seem at first glance. Even an older child can do it with a little help from an adult. preschool age. For a detailed master class, see below.

1. Fold a piece of rectangular paper in half.
2. Fold the sides towards the center.
3.4. Fold the edges of the sheet as shown in photos No. 3 and No. 4. Now you are making the sleeves of the future shirt.
5. Turn the sheet of paper over and fold the top edge.
6.7. Turn your workpiece back over and bend the upper corners to the center as shown in photos No. 6, No. 7 and No. 7a. Now you are making the collar.
8. All you have to do is fold the bottom edge and tuck it under the collar. The postcard is ready for February 23rd!

Or you can write a greeting for dad or grandfather directly on a piece of paper from which you will fold the shirt using the origami technique.

You probably noticed that the paper shirts in the photo are decorated with ties. You can simply cut a tie out of paper, or you can fold it, like a shirt, using the origami technique.

An interesting idea is to decorate a shirt with real buttons on a postcard, and instead of a tie, make a butterfly from pasta of the same shape. Pre-paint the pasta with paint, preferably waterproof acrylic.

Instead of making a shirt card, you can glue a pocket onto a greeting card, decorate it, and put a greeting inside it. Simple and tasteful!

3. DIY postcard for dad. How to make a card for dad

You can also make a postcard for dad with your own hands in the form of a suitcase with tools. You can download ready-made tool templates. Print and cut them out. Let the child color the instruments and on each of them with reverse side write one positive quality about his dad. You will understand how to make a suitcase from a sheet of colored cardboard if you carefully look at the photographs below.

4. Postcard for grandfather. DIY postcard for grandfather

If your grandfather or father is interested in fishing, then the following handmade postcard for February 23rd will be appropriate for him. To make it, in addition to colored paper, you will need a thin rope. From it you will make a fishing line for a fishing rod.