Today, even small children already know what money is, what they can buy and how to dispose of it. The proper management of finances can be taught to children from a very young age. Therefore, a children's wallet today is not a whim, but a necessity. There you can store personal savings for the purchase of your favorite toy or money for breakfast and lunch in the school cafeteria, or a small amount for going with friends to a movie or cafe.
A beautiful wallet will be a great gift for a child of any age. Someone prefers a model made in the form of a favorite cartoon character, someone likes stylish “adult” models. It all depends on the age of the child. It’s good that today's assortment of wallets for children allows you to choose the right model for your age without any problems.
Features and models
What is the difference between models for children and models for adults? As a rule, the size, design and brightness of colors. The wallet should be small to fit easily in a small handbag or pocket. The wallet should be original, bright and colorful, like many things designed for children.
Conventionally, children's wallets can be divided into several groups according to different criteria.
As for the form and design, purses in the form of funny animals, birds or fish are very popular models for girls and boys of preschool age. Models can be simply decorated with images of animals or executed in the form of an animal head.
Another hit is fairy-tale characters or popular cartoon characters: Cars, Minions, Disney princesses, fairies, cat Matroskin, Mickey Mouse, Bambi, Transformers. In such a beautiful wallet, every baby will be happy to keep their savings.
Older children are more likely to choose more “adult”, restrained models.They can also be decorated with a variety of prints or even performed in the form of funny kittens, bears, puppies. Boys will surely like a purse like a purse, decorated with an image of their beloved cartoon hero.
For girls 10 years and older, models decorated with beautiful flowers, interesting applications, rhinestones, sequins are perfect. Girls at any age love everything beautiful, bright and fashionable.
Stylish, beautiful purses decorated with hearts, beautiful bows, lace, metal details will certainly suit for a girl of 12 years and older. It is very important for a teenager that the wallet is not only beautiful, but also does not look too childish. For fashionistas, designers offer quite "adult" models, but with a cute girlish decor.
A drawstring wallet is an original model that can be worn not only in a purse or pocket, but also on the neck, shoulder or just on the wrist, as a stylish addition to the look.
Today, designers offer huge, diverse collections of a wide variety of accessories for children of different ages. They can be sewn or knitted, made of lace, silk, leather, suede, openwork, fleece, velvet, plastic. They can be plain or printed, dense and thin, closed and transparent.
One of the very interesting options: a small transparent wallet with tinted water between the walls. This model looks like a small original aquarium. Variants when wallets and bags match in color and pattern are very popular today. In the same style, for example, a schoolbag, pencil case, shoe bag and wallet can be made.
Wallets can have different shapes: rectangular, round, trapezoidal, triangular. They can be made in the form of a polygon or have a more complex geometric shape. As a fastener, buttons, Velcro, metal lock, ribbons, lacing are used.
Color schemes
Huge collections of wallets made for children are presented today in rich colors. Bright, saturated colors are considered traditionally beloved girls: pink, orange, lilac, lime, red. The purse for a little fashionista can be golden or silver.
Boys usually choose accessories in calmer, more neutral shades: blue, green, beige, steel, black. By the way, black, white and brown models are universal and suitable for children of different ages. They can be decorated with print, rhinestones, applique, metal rivets, chains, laces, key chains.
Selection tips
Choosing a children's wallet, like any other accessory, usually does not cause much difficulty. It should be convenient, compact enough, beautiful and like its little owner.
- For a child 4-5 years old, the wallet can be made in the form of an animal, doll, toy car or other toy. It is better to choose a model with Velcro so that it is convenient for the child to get or put a coin.
- Older children can choose the classic model with two compartments for paper and metal money. Some models additionally have key pockets, as well as special carabiners with which you can fasten the accessory to your clothes.
- Different models can be made of different materials. When choosing, it is better to pay attention to wallets made of dense, waterproof materials with good, high-quality fittings.
How to make a wallet with your own hands?
If you want to give your child a truly exclusive thing, then it can easily be done with your own hands and even with your child.
The wallet can be sewn, crocheted, or glued from bright, beautiful, thick paper.
This is one of the easiest ways that the child himself can handle.To create such an accessory, you will need to take tape of different colors, a sheet of very thick white paper or cardboard, a ruler, scissors and a simple pencil.
First you need to divide the paper sheet into 3 equal parts 7 cm long. Glue a strip of adhesive tape to the central part. Then completely glue the back side of the sheet with colored tape.
The next step: fold the sheet in half and cut a small hemisphere in the middle. Then paste the back side of the sheet with tape, and bend the sheet itself in three places along the previously drawn lines. Now it remains to arrange the resulting purse-wallet with applique, lace, lacing, ribbons to your liking and a stylish accessory is ready!
The more difficult option is made of fabric. To do this, you will need any suitable material (leather, suede, lace trim, chintz, calico, satin, velvet). Apply a pre-made paper template of any shape from the inside to the selected fabric, circle with a pencil and cut with a small allowance for seams. The model can be plain or made using a contrasting material in texture and color.
Sew the patterns between them from the wrong side, turn them around and make out as you wish. You can sew a lace, then you get a nice bag for storing money or keys. You can sew ears, mustaches and eyes and you get a funny face of the animal. There can be a lot of jewelry options.