How to decorate a stroller with your own hands?

Selecting the first transport for your child, each parent seeks to find the best model. First of all, attention is drawn to the safety and reliability of the basic elements. And of course, the stroller must be the most beautiful and must be different from others.

If you want to save a little or do not have time to search for something exclusive, the children's crew can decorate themselves. A little imagination and a minimum of costs will make your stroller really unique.

How to decorate a baby carriage, and what is needed for this? In this article, we will consider different forms and options, give some practical advice.

Types of jewelry

Before talking about how to decorate a stroller for a child, you need to clearly understand what exactly you mean in this case.

All kinds of possible "decorators" can be conditionally divided into 2 categories:

1. Decorative. Here you can include a variety of stickers, ribbons, decorative numbers, bows, mobiles, funny inscriptions, laces, colored knitting needles and much more. Such elements are most often glued or sewn in different places of the cover or hood. Here it is worth paying special attention to the quality of fasteners. For example, you need to take extra care when choosing glue. After all, it is a rather toxic substance and can harm a child.
2. Functional. This includes a variety of elements that not only decorate the children's crew, but also benefit. It can be an original backpack or a pretty umbrella. Elegant looks homemade mattress of bright colors or patchwork, made by affectionate mother hands.

The human imagination is boundless, and, therefore, it is simply unrealistic to describe all the methods of decor. So let's look at only the most popular options for how to decorate a wheelchair.

Extra pocket or bag for toys

Certainly, the decorated wheelchair (photo in the article) looks fashionable and stands out among other models. Sometimes for decoration it is enough to attach an original pocket or to sew a nice handbag for small things.

This decoration is not so difficult as it might seem at first. To begin with it is necessary to be defined with style. He can be both a child and an adult. In the first case, you can make a purse in the form of a Cheburashka, a sun, a trunk or a turtle. Patterns of various flat pillows or stylized toys can easily be found on the Internet. When the baby is older, he can carry a backpack with him to the kindergarten or for a walk.

"Adult" variant sew the usual form, but from a fabric of bright colors. Try to determine the optimal size. The bag should not be too big, it's uncomfortable. But at the same time, it should contain all the necessary things: a bottle, 2-3 diapers, nipples, several toys, napkins and other small items.

Small sizes of the bag can be compensated for by several pockets located on the stroller. The main thing is that their style and color coincide with the parameters of the bag or rucksack.

Buttons and thermo-stickers

And here's another way to decorate the wheelchair: you can use a variety of stickers, buttons or other elements. In stores for creativity is presented simply an infinite assortment of various stickers. Here you can choose options for both girls and boys. Butterflies, flowers, soccer balls, cars, airplanes, kittens, puppies and many, many others.

It is best to pick up thermo-stickers that glow in the dark. In the dark, you will look even more original. In addition, such a decision has practical value - in the evening your child's carriage will be better visible for drivers of vehicles.

Ornaments from conventional buttons look no less original. A large number of them, hot glue and a little imagination - and the children's crew is decorated with their own monogram or original applique.

To decorate the stroller you can connect and dad. He, too, may have many ideas how to decorate the carriage of his beloved offspring. Here we can talk about bright cataphotes, an original plate with a comic license plate, winding pens and wheels with colored wire or a diode tape.

Lace, ribbons, rhinestones and fur elements

And here are some ways how to decorate a stroller for a girl.

Original ornaments from the pastes on hot-melt basis. You can buy ready-made pictures in shops for needlework, and you can put something yourself. If you are worried that there is not enough experience for an exclusive decoration, simply paste the rhinestones throughout the area of the stroller. It turns out a stylized stellar placer. After a bit of trying, you can lay out a map of the night sky or another picture.

A good idea is to embroider the crew with beads, glass beads or beads. However, you need to be very careful. If the baby can reach out to such an ornament, tear it off and shove it into your mouth, you will have many problems.

It is much safer in this respect to decorate with ribbons. Very nice look bows, winding handles braid, decoration fringed and lace.

Original looks decoration of individual elements with fur. But such a design is better to do removable, because it is more suitable for winter. Agree, your baby will look ridiculous, if you go for a walk in the forty-degree heat in a stroller with fur trim.

We decorate the parade stroller

Sometimes there is a need not just to decorate the children's crew, but to prepare the transport for the holiday. For example, you can participate in the children's wheelchair parade, which is held in many cities on June 1 on Children's Day.

There is no limit to perfection, it all depends only on your imagination, the availability of free time and improvised materials. To begin with it is necessary to be defined, who will be your kid. Think about not only the design of the stroller, but also the costumes for yourself and your child. So you will look creative and attractive.

Girls are most often dressed up as princesses, princess frogs, cinderella, berries, flowers, butterflies and other lovely characters. Boys traditionally act as sailors, soldiers, firefighters, builders, pilots, tankmen, bears, rabbits and so on. For both sexes are suitable cartoon characters, heroes of fairy tales, various little animals.

Based on the image, we begin to decorate the wheelchair. Here you will find useful glue, scissors, thick cardboard, brushes, paints, ribbons, tulle and much more. For example, if your baby is dressed in a pilot's suit, the wheelchair will have to be transformed into an airplane. If the crumb is a bear cub, the stroller turns into a barrel of honey. A flower is suitable for a bee, a carriage for a king, and for Cheburashka one can depict an ordinary mailbox with oranges.

How not to decorate a children's carriage

When we decorate the stroller with our own hands, first of all do not forget about the safety of the child.

For example, you do not need to decorate the hood of the stroller with embroidery. The fact is that in 99% of cases it is made of waterproof fabric. If you pierce it with a needle many times, the hood, of course, will lose its properties. You can no longer hide your baby from rain or snow, the top will leak.

All ornaments that you put on the stroller must be not only bright, but also safe. Make sure that the decorative elements do not have sharp corners, and they can not be torn off.

Do not hang a lot of rattles and toys on the wheelchair. The first prevent the crumb from sleeping, while the latter distract from the study of the surrounding world. To entertain a kid with a bright toy you can and at home, and on the street it is better to observe the nature, listen to the bird's trills and discuss how many paws the cat has.

Now you know how to decorate a baby carriage with your own hands and, having shown a little imagination and perseverance, you can do it yourself.