Preschool children are very sensitive to their environment, so the space around them should be comfortable, and the design of the kindergarten should evoke bright and good feelings. In kindergarten, children spend a significant part of their time: playing, being creative, eating and sleeping. Each zone has certain requirements: they must be safe for children and made from environmentally friendly materials. The design of the surrounding space in the kindergarten has a significant impact on the formation of the child’s artistic taste and sets the mood for a certain atmosphere. Because of this, places with large concentrations of children are brightly decorated, supplemented with non-standard furniture, which additionally acts as decor, decorated with drawings with popular children's characters, combining the interior into a single system, according to the theme. The premises of a private kindergarten can be combined into a single fairy-tale space or a ship of the future, which are filled with light and kindness. Each room should arouse interest in the baby and set him up for certain actions, so the room must be divided into zones:
- Entrance. The first place a child goes when he or she arrives at kindergarten is the locker room. Its interior puts the baby in a certain mood and serves as a functional area in which children change clothes and store their things.
- Gaming. Here it is important to consider a large number of cabinets and shelving for entertainment, tables for creative activities and an open area for physical education.
- Bedroom. It is located in a separate room, which provides plenty of sleeping places and adjustable lighting levels.
- Dining room. The area for eating is designed not only from an aesthetic point of view, but also in accordance with certain standards, so dining room furniture should be selected that is safe and easy to clean.
There are many different design solutions suitable for improving children's premises. However, the most popular are classic, European and futuristic designs.
How to create a festive atmosphere in kindergarten for the New Year
It is more advisable to start the process of decorating a kindergarten on weekends. In this case, the pupils will leave the walls of their favorite children's institution, and will return to a colorful and elegant room. But the older group themselves are not against taking part in the wonderful metamorphoses on the eve of the New Year. Therefore, we proceed from the age of the children.
It takes time to create decor
Preparations begin in advance, because decor does not appear out of nowhere. The best decorations are those that are created together by the hands of children and their parents. Some crafts are made in class, some are brought from home. To avoid chaos in the form of a bunch of decorations, it is better to think through all the nuances of the future composition in advance.
Volumetric letters
Three-dimensional figures and inscriptions are a very original decoration for any holiday. They also make them with their own hands. Let's consider two options: cardboard and polystyrene foam.
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From cardboard
In this case, you will need regular and colored cardboard, scissors and glue. Craft process:
1. To begin, two identical letters are cut out of colored cardboard in a mirror image.
2. Strips of the same width are cut from plain cardboard and barrels are glued from them. The top and bottom of the barrels are sealed with plain paper.
3. Start sticking barrels onto one of the parts of the letter along its perimeter.
4. After everything has dried, glue the second letter onto the workpiece.
To avoid making paper barrels, you can replace them with plastic cups, but here you will need stronger glue.
Made from polystyrene foam
Regarding polystyrene foam, everything is quite simple here:
1. First, purchase a sheet of material of the required thickness.
2. Draw the outlines of the letters and carefully cut them out using a stationery knife. But, you need to be prepared for the fact that during the work process a lot of garbage will be generated from polystyrene balls.
3. If desired, the blanks can be painted with spray paint, decorated with rhinestones, sequins, beads, or an entire inscription can be cut out.
From polystyrene foam you can make not only three-dimensional letters or inscriptions, but also snowflakes and elements for composing a Christmas tree. Carved animal figures also look beautiful and original. Children will be delighted with them!
We decorate a kindergarten with our own hands: decor of different rooms
Having made New Year's toys with your own hands for kindergarten, you should think about where they will find their place. It’s good when the decoration plan is thought out in advance. In this case, the entire registration process will be friendly and short.
The staircases, locker room, foyer, music room and groups are subject to decoration.
Stairs between floors and corridors
The staircase is decorated in two ways: the decor is hung on the railings or on the walls. If you want to combine both methods, this will be the best solution.
It is advisable to leave the handrail free for convenience; this is a matter of safe descent and ascent of children
Garlands and various thematic compositions are hung on the walls.
Textiles perform excellent decorative functions
Installations are made from different materials. For example, this could be a scene from a New Year's fairy tale
Arches are made from tinsel and wire
The thematic installation is created from ordinary materials: paper, tracing paper, oracal, textiles and cardboard.
How to creatively and fabulously decorate a kindergarten group
For such an activity as decorating a group in a kindergarten, faithful teachers always take on it. And it would be good to involve parents in resolving this important issue - who else knows the preferences of their own children better?
Handicrafts can take more than one day to prepare, so their production must be completed by the time of design work
We decorate the kindergarten group with our own hands: coniferous compositions bring the holiday even closer. Such a beautiful vase with a New Year's bouquet can stand on the teacher's table
Textile fairy tales on windows and doors
Good old snowflakes: turning a large space into a magical snowfall
Wall trees are both safe and original
Decorating the kindergarten music room for the New Year
The most important thing is to remember that just as we decorated the hall in the kindergarten, that’s how we will hold the New Year’s party there. We put all our energy and creative ideas into decorating the music room.
Balloon decor is inexpensive and impressive. Balloon figures can easily decorate a large area
2D figures made of textiles and paper are used as a thematic background. In the background they make snowmen, a snow-covered village or several Christmas trees
Long pieces of transparent fabric are used to create a real New Year's tent, which can be compared to the hall of the Snow Queen's castle
If there is a corner with mirrors in the hall, they are also decorated. Coloring is done using a brush with stiff bristles, toothpaste and water.
Principles for designing a playroom in a preschool educational institution
1. Zoning
. It is necessary to divide the playroom into zones with different types of toys. This will avoid mixing gaming and educational processes.
2. Safety
. There should be no dangerous places in the room. You should stick soft corners on sharp corners, use plugs for heavy doors (stoppers), install limiters on windows for ventilation, purchase curtains for sockets, hide all wiring, and also pay attention to the floor - it should be smooth and warm.
3. Comfort
. Arranging a playroom begins with preparatory work. It is important to provide a suitable microclimate: temperature, humidity, lighting, fresh air flow. To monitor environmental indicators, it is better to install a weather station.
4. Saturation and variability
. The equipment of the game room should be varied and colorful. This will not only give children a choice, but will also decorate the room. It is desirable that the equipment provides all types of activity: motor (including fine and gross motor skills), cognitive, research, creative, joint. Also, do not forget to periodically update the game material.
5. Availability
. The playroom equipment should be located within the child’s reach so that he can use it independently at any time. Toys must be in good working order, appropriate for the age, and, if necessary, the limitations of the children.
6. Transformability and multifunctionality
. You will be able to use your budget rationally with equipment that is interesting to children of different ages and has various options for use. For example, soft modules are suitable for relay and building games, as well as for recreation. At the same time, both babies and older children (preschoolers) love them.
Don't forget about decorating the kindergarten yard for the New Year
Even approaching the gate of a children's educational institution, the child will experience a lot of positive emotions if there is a festive atmosphere outside. It is created by the hands of the kindergarten staff, and it is worth giving them credit for such work. If parents take part in preparing a kindergarten for the New Year, then such an institution can be proud of its students and their families.
In regions with good snow cover, snow will be an excellent decorative material. These are fortresses, figures, snowmen - they can be painted in different colors or decorated with pine and spruce branches with toys.
When sculpting, you should use a spray bottle of water - on the next frosty day, all sculptures will be covered with a thin layer of ice and will become very durable
To decorate snow figures, any available material is used, including bottle caps.
Funny snowmen will delight even moms and dads rushing to work
Within a few days, the snow-covered yard turns into a fairy-tale town
Colored garbage bags will serve as the basis for a bright fort.
They paint the snow with gouache diluted in water. The easiest way to spray sculptures with paint is from a spray bottle.
If there is little or no snow, but there is frost, then pour colored water into gloves and balls of different shapes. Once the ice forms, the shell of the balls is broken open to create a cool yard decoration.
If you use molds and don’t forget to insert a suspension into the freezing water, you can easily get a lot of bright ice toys, like the photon street tree in the kindergarten yard
Interior design and architecture
All materials in the playroom, including construction materials, must have certificates confirming their origin, quality and health safety. Also, materials must be resistant to wet cleaning and disinfection. In accordance with these requirements, the following options are possible for the design elements and architecture of the game room:
1) floor, walls, ceiling
. According to the standards, the area of the playroom for early age groups (children under 3 years old) is determined at the rate of at least 2.5 × 2.0 m per child, for preschool age (children 3–7 years old) - at least 2 .0 × 2.0 m. The following floor coverings are allowed: linoleum, parquet, cork flooring, carpet. You can put, for example, a puzzle mat on top. To paint the walls, choose matte light colors: sand, turquoise, cream, coffee, light pink, lilac, etc. The walls can be decorated with children's images, vinyl stickers, paper applications, posters, etc. The ceiling can be either a regular whitewashed or painted, tiled and fabric stretched;
2) windows, lighting, furniture
. Curtains or blinds in light colors are required on the windows. Lighting (warm, perhaps with a yellowish tone) should be general and uniform, without open spotlights or harsh light. The sizes of drawers, cabinets, shelving and other furniture are selected according to the age of the children. In this case, the color of the furniture is allowed to be bright.
Color palette
Rooms with windows facing north are painted in warm colors - beige, light yellow, orange-pink, peach. “Southern” rooms are decorated in cold colors – light blue, pale green, soft violet. Up to 25% of the area can be painted more brightly, but use a minimal amount of aggressive colors.
With the help of color, rooms are zoned - individual places are highlighted with bright colors and pictures.
How do different colors affect children?
- pink – calms, the child feels safe;
- blue – promotes concentration and relaxation;
- blue – gives calmness, relieves internal tension;
- yellow – helps to communicate, learn new skills;
- red – gives self-confidence, in large quantities increases anxiety;
- green – improves brain function, too bright can tire you.
Food area
As mentioned above, the problem of feeding children at this age is sometimes quite acute. That is why the food area should be designed in such a way as to arouse children's appetite. The colors of the design should be bright enough (this stimulates the secretion of gastric juice, and therefore the child’s appetite), but not harsh on the eyes. Orange comets against a dark blue sky, golden stars on the ceiling, bright red flooring - all this will whet the appetite of kids.
The most interesting option may be a porthole window into the catering area, through which food will be served to the children. This will be an exciting game for them. And if you decorate the cornice of the suspended ceiling with light bulbs of different colors and turn on different lighting after each change of dishes (the first course, then the main course and drinks), you will never have problems with food. The plates on the tables will remain clean and no one will hear your whims.
