A brother is the closest person in a family after parents. If he is a senior, this is, a priori, a protector, friend and mentor in some way. You simply love the younger one with all your heart and are authority and support for him. Therefore, you always try to give a good gift to your brother on DR (birthday).
But it's not so easy, his hobbies and your financial capabilities do not always coincide, and you won't be able to please him with a mobile phone, tablet or other relevant gadget. And if you are still quite small, what kind of expensive gifts can we even talk about? There is a way out - you can do it yourself. In this case, a gift to a brother on the DR is guaranteed to turn out to be original and will carry a piece of the soul of the donor, which will not be able to remain an unappreciated birthday man. Let's take a closer look at the ideas and options for such presentations.
For little brother
What is most important for kindergarten or elementary school boys? Of course, games: he will be happy with both a designer, a typewriter, a board game, a railroad, a pistol, andball, tennis rackets or rollers. If the child has a craving for science, the Young Chemist or Young Physicist set will be a good gift. Even at this age, they often "fan" from the heroes of their favorite cartoons, a gift with their theme will definitely please the baby. And if we talk about the author's surprise, a composition of sweets will be a win-win option. There are a lot of design options, here are some of them.
Delicious flower pot
Such a do-it-yourself gift to your brother on DR (photo below) is universal for any age, the main thing is that he loves sweets.
To make such a surprise, you need to stock up:
- sweets to taste of the birthday boy;
- gift cards;
- superglue;
- pot;
- floristic foam (in its absence, foam or synthetic winterizer will also do);
- faux fur or grass;
- skewers or toothpicks.
First, glue the sweets and gift boxes to the skewers. At the next step, it is necessary to cover the impromptu flower pot with foam or polystyrene / synthetic winterizer and lay faux fur or grass on top. Now it remains just to insert the “sweet” skewers into the foam, placing the largest in the background, and the rest evenly over the area of the entire pot. It turned out to be a great gift for my brother on DR for 8 years.
Sweet wheel - step by step instructions
This is another creative variation of a sweet gift for a boy with a thick cardboard base thatcan be found in any home as a variety of boxes from under something. Also, for crafts, you will need tools and materials: stationery and nail scissors, a model knife (for cutting out the inner parts of the steering wheel), a long ruler, a pencil, a glue gun, thick corrugated paper, a car logo printout, satin ribbon, double-sided tape and, in fact, sweets.
Instructions for creating a gift for your brother on DR consists of several steps:
- The first step is to draw a circle on cardboard and cut it out. If it is not possible to draw the steering wheel of the desired size using a compass, you can use a large plate for this purpose, simply by tracing the outer circle along its contours.
- Next, you need to lay out the candies according to the sketch and choose a shape for outlining a small circle: for example, use a hot stand. Now draw a small circle in the center. In the above example, the largest of them turned out to be 35 centimeters in diameter, the small one - 17 cm.
- At the next stage, we mark the jumpers with sweets (like a real steering wheel) and circle them on both sides with straight lines. Then, using a model knife, you need to cut out the elements in the center.
- In this step, glue the corrugated paper with a glue gun, cut it (with scissors for manicure) and bend the edges of the paper inside the steering wheel. The second side needs to be glued and holes cut.
- The next step is to attach a satin ribbon, the edge of which is closed with glue.
- Next, you need to stick adhesive tape on the sweets and fix them on the steering wheel, and glue them in the centerprinted car logo.
- The final stage is wrapping the steering wheel in film and tying it with a ribbon.
Edible dumbbell
If the birthday boy is fond of sports and loves sneakers, a sweet gift can be made in the form of a dumbbell. To make it, you need to prepare: three black sheets of cardboard, 300 grams of mini Snickers, dark blue or black corrugated paper, a CD or DVD, superglue, a lighter and double-sided tape. For decoration we will use a satin ribbon and a chocolate medal.
Such an edible sports equipment will be a great gift for your brother on DR at 15 years old, although if he is a gourmand, then you can give it at any age.
How to do?
The main thing here is the base of the dumbbell, which is made by twisting black cardboard into a double tube and fixing it with glue and tape. Next, you need to circle two discs on cardboard and cut them out, providing holes for the base. To make the dumbbell stable, you should cut the disc from the bottom by 1 cm. The turn of corrugated paper has come: we will glue the discs with it, and the base is ready.
At the design stage, each snickers is tightly attached to a dumbbell with double-sided tape. You need to glue in two rows in order to "increase" the required volume of disks. A delicious craft is completed with decoration, for which a thin satin ribbon is set on fire from the edges and glued to the medal, which then simply needs to be hung on a dumbbell. The original gift for my brother on DR is ready. You can also think about additional packaging or stand -let your imagination run wild. And sneakers can easily replace any chocolate bars.
Some clothes
T-shirt is a piece of clothing that no boy, guy or man can do without. Teenagers especially love them for their comfort, great combination with familiar jeans and a variety of choices. Therefore, a good gift for a brother on DR with his own hands for 16 years will be a T-shirt trimmed with an original bright print.
You can bring this gift idea to life with just four items:
- plain cotton T-shirt;
- thermal transfer paper;
- iron;
- special printer.
The process of "production" of an author's t-shirt also comes down to four steps:
- Search for a picture or photo to the taste of the birthday boy.
- Print the selected image onto thermal transfer paper (according to instructions).
- Transferring a pattern onto a T-shirt with a hot iron.
- Rinsing the finished product after the pattern has cooled.
Scarf - warm and soulful
If you know how to knit, then this significantly expands the list of "handmade" gifts. For example, you can knit a beautiful warm scarf. If you choose a trendy color that goes well with outerwear and decorate it with a stylish pattern, it will be a wonderful gift for the 25-year-old brother on the DR. Although such an element is universal and will appeal to a birthday boy at any age.
Piece of warmth
A good present that will always remind your brother of you can be a cup sleeve with your common photo. A surprise will look holistic if presented immediately with a cup. And under it it is convenient to make a sleeve, so as not to miscalculate with the size. Like a scarf, it can be knitted, but such products tend to stretch, which can significantly reduce the life of a gift. Although if you really want a knitted sleeve, you can get out of the situation by sewing in a fabric lining. And the key here is a well-chosen joint photo that will remind you of the warm moments of life.
For those who are knitting "on you", let's figure out how to make a "cup" sleeve out of fabric? For this, we actually need it. The finished product made of bright ribbed velveteen will look good, you will also need a piece of fleece - to give coziness. In addition, you need to arm yourself with scissors, Velcro, a pen and a square plastic cut out of a freezer bag, for example.
Cutting and tailoring
We always start with measurements and cutting out two rectangles of fabric, between which you need to lay fleece and secure with pins. Then you should sew around the perimeter or carefully and slowly sew by hand (if there is no machine). We wrap the resulting blank around the cup and choose the best place for sewing Velcro (marking it with a pin).
Separately, you need to prepare a photo frame by cutting a square from the same fabric (not forgetting also about fleece), approximately 8x8 in size. fabric squareswe put it on top of each other, and having measured 1.5 cm from all sides, we draw a smaller square: 5x5 centimeters, and carefully cut it out, thus obtaining a frame. The perimeter of the square must be stitched to connect the fleece with velveteen. In the next step, you need to sew the frame to the sleeve blank, attaching it to the middle, then insert a photo (or a specific thematic picture) into it. It turned out a sincere gift to my brother on the DR. He turns 27, 30, 35 or 50 - it doesn’t matter, such a surprise will appeal to him in any case.
Addition to the gift
As a touching addition to any gift, you can make a postcard with your own hands, for which first you need to cut out a large rectangle and bend it in half, by analogy with a regular postcard. Next, you need to cut out a dozen circles about two centimeters in size from multi-colored cardboard. These will be balloons. They will need thick threads, optimally - from yarn.
For each ball we prepare the base from a small strip of cardboard, bent like a hat with fields, with which you need to glue it inside the postcard in different parts. We do not glue the bottom third. We attach the balls to the base with glue.
Another cardboard strip (up to 10 mm wide) is fixed at the bottom of the postcard and also bent in half. This is necessary so that it does not wrinkle when opening / closing. At the final step - pull the thread from each ball to the strip. The outside of the card can be decorated with the inscription "Happy Birthday!" or some other in this vein. Copyrightaddition to the gift to the brother on DR is ready.
