kids primary classes on the eve of the New Year holidays, the school asks to prepare themed crafts who will decorate a classroom, school Christmas tree or take part in an exhibition. Parents should under no circumstances panic upon learning about such a task, because it is a great opportunity spend time together and get a lot of positive emotions! In addition, joint creativity will help children discover their talents, and parents will teach their child something new.
In this article we have collected more than 50 master classes for you New Year's crafts for children in grades 1-5 that they are sure to love! Choose the one that suits you and start creating a masterpiece!
New Year crafts for school: 1st grade
What can you use to make crafts for the New Year for school? In fact, you can make anything from anything and you shouldn’t limit your imagination to paper. Almost anything you can find at home will do: pasta, thread, old light bulbs or CDs, cotton pads and other. First graders will especially enjoy working with non-traditional materials, and we have prepared for you a dozen cool master classes on crafts for the New Year at school!
Village made from toilet paper cylinders
It’s not a shame to present to the judgment of other first-graders a mini-village made of cylinders from toilet paper or paper towels. For greater realism, houses can be decorated with cotton wool, which will imitate snow.
Felt Christmas tree bag
An excellent DIY craft for school for the New Year for 1st grade would be a felt Christmas tree-bag for candy, which, by the way, can be used to treat your classmates.
Chanterelles made from cones
You shouldn’t ignore natural materials either; in particular, you can make various animals from pine cones. In addition to the cones, you will also need pieces of felt. suitable color(depending on the animal you plan to make). We suggest making a fox, and if you have time and desire, you can make other forest inhabitants (hares, wolves, owls)
Thread paintings
First-graders will enjoy doing New Year's paintings from threads. If mom helps a little with the winter plot, it could turn out to be a real masterpiece!
Crafts from old light bulbs
Crafts made from old light bulbs will look original at a school exhibition. Not only incandescent lamps are suitable, but also modern energy-saving lamps! Old light bulbs make wonderful snowmen, penguins, owls or favorite fairy tale and cartoon characters.
Snowmen made from cotton pads
If all the previous ideas did not impress you, we suggest making a craft from cotton pads. In this master class we suggest making snowmen with your own hands. You will need: cotton pads, cardboard, glue, ice cream sticks, felt, decorative elements (eyes, buttons, beads, etc.).
Smeshariki from old disks
Due to the development of the Internet, old discs are no longer needed, because the songs of your favorite artist or movie can be listened to or watched online. Surely you still have some old CDs that you no longer need. Don’t rush to get rid of them, we’ll make Smeshariki! Decorative elements can be made from thick colored paper or felt. You can download patterns of your favorite cartoon characters below.
Crafts from cotton balls: making a New Year's wreath
As a material for New Year's crafts for school, you can use cotton balls, which can be purchased at any supermarket. To make it you will need: wreath base, cotton balls, mini pompoms, glue.
Yarn horse
If the task is to make a toy for the Christmas tree, you can use this master class and make a horse from threads with your own hands. You will need knitting threads in 3 colors, eyes or buttons, and glue. See step-by-step MK below.
Paper snow globe
As a New Year's craft for school in 1st grade, you can make snowball from paper. In essence, this is an ordinary applique, but in an unusual design. You will need colored paper and paints. You can draw a snowman and snowflakes with your fingers, cotton swab or an eraser on a pencil.
Snowflakes made from pasta
Still didn't like anything?! Then let's move on to pasta! No, no, calm the child down, there is no need to eat anything! Let's make snowflakes. For New Year's crafts made from pasta, it is advisable to have several types of products available, then you can create a truly adorable crafts! You will need: pasta different types And good glue(the moment will come).
Garlands made of paper rings
For first graders great idea New Year's craft will be a garland of paper rings. If just a garland is too simple for you, you can make, for example, a Christmas tree.
Salt dough applications
Well, the last idea is crafts made from salt dough. We suggest that first-graders do New Year's applique. To prepare salty dough You will need: 1 part flour, 1 part salt and ½ part water. Next, we work with the dough as with plasticine (it also molds well). After this, we send the workpieces for drying (in the oven or on a radiator). After complete drying, paint and glue on paper. The panel for the New Year is ready!
New Year crafts for school: 2nd grade
Second-graders are already much more experienced than a year ago. Despite the difference of only one year, in terms of opportunities, second-graders benefit significantly, which means that there is no need to engage in simple nonsense crafts, it’s time to move to the next level!
Hedgehogs made of cones and plasticine
Pine cones are often used as material for New Year's crafts. This is not surprising, because pine cones are one of the few natural materials that can be easily found in winter. We suggest making hedgehogs using pine cones and plasticine. Children will love making “hedgehog” faces.
Cake made from timid and cotton pads
In 2nd grade, girls are still playing with dolls, so a great craft idea for the New Year would be a mini cupcake that can be used to decorate not only the Christmas tree, but also the dolls’ holiday table. To create a masterpiece you will need a plastic bottle cap, narrow tape, cotton pads, glue, beads and sequins for decoration. See the master class below.
New Year's candlestick decorated with stained glass paints
You can surprise everyone at school with an unusual candlestick. To create, you will need a transparent plastic box or glass jar, stained glass paints. On a regular sheet of white paper, draw different geometric figures, which should fill the entire space, insert the sheet inside the jar and trace the shapes stained glass paints. You paint the figures, let them dry completely, put a candle inside the jar and voila!
Simple angel made from ribbons
If you do handicrafts with children, especially preschool or junior school age, then be sure to take note of this simple but completely original craft made from ribbons. You will need tape, a stapler and beads.
DIY New Year's paper wreath
In 3rd grade for the New Year, you can make a wreath out of paper, or rather from paper tubes, which we will glue to the base. Paper straws can be made from wrapping paper, old postcards or plain colored paper.
Do-it-yourself pig from pompoms: making a symbol of 2019
A DIY themed craft for the New Year 2019 will be a pig. We will make the symbol of the year from threads, or rather from pompoms. In addition to yarn, you will also need felt (for ears, heels and hooves), as well as eyes (can be replaced with buttons or beads).
Christmas garland in the shape of three-dimensional balls
As a New Year's craft for school, you can make voluminous paper balls, which we attach to an LED garland. By the way, such a garland will be an excellent decoration for the Christmas tree, especially if there are few or no toys yet. Done paper ball very simple: four paper strips fold it like a snowflake and glue it in the center. Then we connect each strip into a ring. The ball is ready!
Santa Claus on the Christmas tree with his own hands from dough
A flat craft of this type is very simple to make. To begin, you will need a figurine template (you can draw it yourself or find it on the World Wide Web if you don’t like ours). Next, cut out the outline from the dough, and then the component elements. When the figurine is assembled, we send it to dry. After complete drying, you can move on to decor.
Christmas tree made of felt circles
An excellent craft for school on the theme “New Year” would be a miniature Christmas tree made from felt circles. For this craft you will need a cone, felt, scissors, safety pins or glue. If the cone is made of foam plastic, then the circles can be attached with safety pins; if they are made of paper, with glue.
New Year tree quilling for children: making cards for the New Year
Like this simple craft You can make it for school in 2nd grade. You can make it in the form of a postcard or a painting.
DIY salt dough Christmas tree
Christmas tree made of stars for those who do not have shapes to cut out. Making stars without a shape is very simple. To do this, cut out a circle, divide it into 5 sectors and use your fingers to give each sector the shape of an arrow. Then stack the stars on top of each other and send the craft to dry. After complete drying, you can begin decorating.
Geometric snowflake
To make such a snowflake you will need 6 identical paper rectangles. Fold the rectangle in half and make 4 cuts: two long and two short. And then look at the picture.
New Year's crafts for school: 3rd grade
For 3rd grade, we have prepared step-by-step master classes on crafts at a slightly more complex level than for second-graders. We promise that parents won’t be bored this time either!
DIY candlestick for the New Year
As a New Year's craft for school in 3rd grade, you can make a candlestick from an ordinary glass jar. To do this you will need a jar, black colored paper, scissors, glue, artificial snow. Using a paper template, cut out a city, glue it to the outside of the can, and decorate it artificial snow. All that remains is to place the candle inside and the craft is ready! Important! For safety, use an electric candle!
Volumetric paper snowflake
A voluminous snowflake made from component parts that has won the hearts of millions of people around the world. The craft is very simple to make, but looks very impressive. Try it too!
Snowflakes made from salt dough
You can make snowflakes from the dough. Make dough from sausages various elements: circles, droplets, ovals. Connect them together into a single structure. It’s better, of course, to draw a snowflake on paper in advance, and then start executing it in the test. You will find two versions of such a snowflake in the MK below.
DIY Christmas tree made from dough
If kids love modeling, then we suggest you stop at this craft - a Christmas tree made from salt dough. An excellent Christmas tree made from dough is made with the help of a garlic clove. It is better, of course, to pre-color the dough with green pigment. Pass the dough through the garlic press, and then carefully glue these sausages to paper cone. You can glue the dough for a moment. After drying, the Christmas tree can be further decorated with sparkles.
Ribbon cone
In 3rd grade it is too early to master the kanzashi technique, but you can make a simpler craft from ribbons. We suggest making a bump. You will need cardboard (you need to cut out the base from it), ribbons, glue, glitter (optional). detailed instructions in the photo below.
DIY miniature felt Christmas tree
If at school you were asked to make a Christmas tree with your own hands as a New Year’s craft, then we suggest making it from felt. You will need a cone base (can be made from thick paper or cardboard), felt, and glue. Step by step wizard cool look at the photo.
Christmas tree decoration made from cotton pads
A ball of cotton pads will take pride of place on the New Year's tree. Third grade students can handle this task quite well. You will need cotton pads, a stapler, a needle and thread, and ribbon. How to make a ball, see the master class below.
Mouse made from an old light bulb
You can make the cutest little mouse from Ilyich’s light bulb. We paint the light bulb with white paint from an old one flannel shirt or a woolen scarf we make a hat and a scarf, from felt we make ears, from fluffy sticks we make paws. Let's draw a face and the mouse is ready!
Christmas wreath made from toilet paper rolls
Often at school, for the New Year's exhibition, everyone is given the same task, for example, to make a Christmas wreath. In 3rd grade we suggest making a wreath from toilet paper rolls. We paint the bushings in green color and cut into rings approximately 1-2 cm wide. We connect every five rings into flowers and glue them into a ring. We make another ring and attach it to the first one. Decorate with red beads and you're done!
Garland of threads
Which new Year's Eve without a garland? The more garlands, the better. The school classroom will probably also be decorated, and a garland of threads will become very unusual decoration! Plus, thread weaving is a very fun and relaxing activity! How to weave, see MK below.
New Year crafts for school: 4th grade
Well, we have smoothly approached New Year's crafts for school for 4th grade. These guys are already quite old and independent, so simple nonsense will not do. We have selected a dozen fairly complex master classes that will appeal to both girls, boys, and their parents!
Felt Christmas tree
Let's start with the simplest and most obvious - the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree is one of the most integral attributes of the New Year. In 4th grade we suggest making a Christmas tree out of felt, or more precisely from a miniature felt flag garland. For this craft you will need: a base cone (can be made from thick paper or cardboard), felt, scissors, glue. See step-by-step MK below.
Balloons made from old light bulbs
Miniature ribbon wreath
You can weave a wreath from ribbons. This product looks very impressive, but in fact there is nothing complicated in its manufacture. Follow step by step instructions and you will succeed!
Crafts from threads and glue: step-by-step MK with photos and descriptions
You can make original Christmas tree decorations from knitting threads and glue. These can be stars, Christmas trees, balls and other figures. The main thing is to master the technology, and then it’s up to your imagination. So, to make it you will need: thick yarn, PVA glue, a disposable tray (thermal box or something similar), safety pins (you can use matches or small nails). Place the desired figure on the tray with pins. Coat the threads thoroughly with glue (better pour the glue into a container and place the thread there). Wrap the thread along the contour of the figure, and then fill the inner space. Wait for the glue to dry completely and remove the pins. Attach a thread and Christmas tree decoration made of glue and threads is ready!
Volumetric paper snowflake
As school crafts perfect for New Year volumetric snowflake from paper. You will need six paper squares. Fold the square diagonally. We make the cuts at a distance of approximately 1-1.5 cm. It is important not to reach the fold line. Next, glue the strips into rings on one side and the other alternately. See step-by-step MK below.
Volumetric snowman: exploring polygonal modeling
As a New Year's craft for school in 4th grade, you can make a three-dimensional paper snowman. The craft will help explain to your child the essence of three-dimensional modeling based on a simple New Year's craft. By the way, adults will also find it interesting!
House made of paper tubes
But a miniature house made of paper will appeal to both boys and girls. A paper house will take its rightful place under the New Year tree or will be an excellent decoration for a school classroom. How to make a paper house with your own hands, see below.
New Year's wreath made of plastic bottles
The boys will love the wreath made from plastic bottles. The serious work of cutting plastic bottles and cutting out stars from them is a responsible and, most importantly, interesting task. Well, which boy doesn’t like to destroy and break? And this time everything is legal and even on the initiative of the parents! In general, let's go to the neighbors to collect unnecessary plastic bottles and move on to creating a masterpiece!
Paper garland “Light Bulbs”
An ideal New Year's craft for school for those who have no time left, i.e. for those whose child remembers a creative assignment at 11 at night the day before the deadline. Simple, fast, original! And most importantly - everyone is happy! Master class on creating paper garland See “Light Bulbs” below.
New Year's ball using artichoke technique
An excellent New Year's craft for school for diligent girls would be a Christmas ball made using the artichoke technique ( patchwork). The essence of the technique is to sew cut parts onto the base in a certain sequence. In this tutorial you will learn how to make a ball using the artichoke technique from ribbons.
Santa Claus made from salt dough and an old light bulb
If your child has a penchant for modeling, be sure to try this master class. We suggest making Santa Claus from salt dough on a frame made from a burnt out light bulb. As for the dough, you can paint it after making the figure, or you can immediately paint it in required colors, adding a few drops of food coloring while kneading. Girls may like the idea of creating a Snow Maiden more.
New Year's crafts for school: 5th grade
So, 5th grade, your child has already entered secondary school and has become more independent and meaningful. On the one hand, you can’t get away with a simple five-minute craft; fifth grade is too important to waste time on a nonsense activity. On the other hand, this is a great opportunity to do something challenging and interesting not only for the child, but also for the parents. We have selected 11 master classes of New Year's crafts for 5th grade schools, which both children and parents will appreciate!
Volumetric stars on an LED garland
Let's start with volumetric stars, which can be used to decorate an LED garland. Essentially, a 3D star is a simple polygonal model. We draw the blank, cut it out, bend it, glue it together. The star is ready!
Crafts from threads and nails
“Adult” fifth-graders (both boys and girls) will love crafts made from nails and threads. You shouldn’t start with too complicated work; it’s better to choose a picture without small parts. Of course, you can’t do it without the help of adults, but even miniature mothers can drive small nails into a board. The picture should be transferred to tracing paper, fasten it to a board, drive nails along the contour, and then remove the tracing paper. Well, then trace the outline with threads and fill the center.
New Year's wreath made of paper roses
But for a school New Year's exhibition, you can prepare a New Year's wreath of paper flowers. The work is painstaking, but the girls will definitely be delighted. Moreover, than more difficult work, the more pleasant it is to reap its benefits! How to make a wreath from paper roses see below.
New Year's craft "Winter in a jar"
Especially for those who like to surprise - the “Winter in a Jar” craft. To do this you will need a glass jar with a lid, a pine cone, glitter, and glue. Glue the cone to the lid of the jar and cover the base with cotton wool, pour glitter into the jar itself (more), screw on the lid and shake! To make the glitter fall more slowly, pour glycerin into the jar.
Kanzashi Christmas tree
If there are any lying around at home satin ribbons and you haven’t known where to place them for many years now, their finest hour has come! We will make a Christmas tree using the kanzashi technique for the school New Year's exhibition. The work is painstaking and even exquisite. In addition, each petal is sealed with fire (the flame of a lighter or candle), so do it strictly under adult supervision. Well, children of any age can collect petals into flowers and glue them onto a cone.
Snowflake using quilling technique
Patient and diligent girls will love crafts using the quilling technique. On New Year theme you can come up with many ideas. but for beginner needlewomen, we recommend starting with something simple, with snowflakes. The snowflakes from our MK use only basic quilling elements, which everyone can do. The mother, of course, will have to help her child, at least in drawing a template for a future snowflake!
Origami star
Origami lovers will be wildly delighted with New Year's star in this technique. Indeed, creating real masterpieces from paper without using additional funds- this is real magic. See the step-by-step MK of the star below.
Paper house
A great idea for a New Year's craft for school would be a model of a winter house made of paper. By the way, this is a great opportunity to tell your child about the work of an architect. You can download the model of our house from the link below, and in the master class you can familiarize yourself with its assembly. Creative parents together with the children they can come up with their own model, for example, the estate of Father Frost or the palace of the Snow Queen.
Christmas tree made of felt roses
As a New Year's craft for school, 5th graders can make a Christmas tree made of felt roses. More suitable, of course, for girls. You will need a cone base (you can use foam from the store or homemade from thick paper), felt, and glue. Their felt needs to be cut into circles and cut into a spiral. It is better to make the spiral wavy, this will add naturalness to the colors. Next, roll the spiral into a flower and place it on the glue on the base cone. In an hour or two the craft will be ready!
New Year's house made of salt dough
Will impress your classmates and fairytale house made of salt dough on a frame made of a plastic glass. You'll need to look for a half-liter plastic cup(for example, from sour cream or yogurt), prepare salted dough and stick to the frame. When the house is finished, send it to dry. It will take a lot of time (a day, or even more). Only after the craft has completely dried can you proceed to painting it.
Polygonal model
Well, the most iconic New Year’s craft for school will be a polygonal model. In my opinion, first place will be guaranteed! It’s worth noting right away that this craft is not the easiest, you’ll have to tinker. To begin with, we recommend starting with something simpler, such as a trophy fox head. You can download from us ready-made template, which remains to be cut, bent into in the right places and glue it together. We recommend printing the template on thicker sheets, at least on whatman paper. The best way is to make a polygonal model from cardboard. It is also worth remembering that some lines bend toward themselves, and some away from themselves.
If you want to try to do something more complicated, then you can pay attention to the rabbit or the pig, which is popular in 2019. The scans can be downloaded from the links below the pictures:
Note! Bend toward you along the dotted lines, and away from you along the dotted lines! Good luck!
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New Year's bustle with gifts and preparation holiday menu This also applies to home and office decoration. Decorating the room creates a festive mood and helps you forget about fatigue and the annual report.
New Year-themed crafts provide an opportunity to awaken the dreamer and inventor in your soul. Involving children of any age in the process helps strengthen family traditions and values.
Any available material is suitable for crafts; if you wish, you can buy something in handicraft stores. Don’t be afraid of experiments: it is non-standard solutions that attract attention and deserve admiration.
Will complement exclusive interior from cardboard boxes, which we already talked about earlier.
New Year's figures: Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, Snowman
Well, what's the New Year without the main characters? Flat or voluminous, made of paper or plastic, simple or complex - there are plenty of options for every taste. It all depends on the time you are willing to spend on the craft and patience.
Santa Claus made of cardboard and felt
To make a cheerful and cute Santa Claus you will need: a toilet paper roll (or a cylinder the right size made of cardboard), small scraps of red, white, black and yellow felt, glue, cardboard and 2 beads or buttons for the eyes.
Manufacturing process:
- cover the sleeve with red felt;
- cut out felt and glue a black “belt” and “plaque”;
- from white felt we make a “face”, “beard”, “mustache” and “nose”;
- We make a cap from red felt, glue it, and cover the seam with a white felt ribbon, like a real hat;
- from cardboard and black felt we make a flat base for a figure in the form of boots;
- We make handles in mittens from red and white felt and glue them to the “body”;
- At the tip of the cap we make a white pom-pom (glue two felt discs together);
- glue on bead eyes and a red mouth.
The craft can be placed or hung on the Christmas tree. In the second case, when making a pompom, they glue between the disks beautiful ribbon or shiny lace.
Santa Claus from a plastic bottle
For the craft you need to prepare: a plastic bottle (volume 0.5-1 l.), acrylic paints red and white, glue, scissors, black marker and white thread.
Manufacturing process:
- paint the bottle red or cover it with paper;
- we draw the eyes with a marker (here you can improvise: “sly squint”, “mischievous wink”, “delight”);
- for the beard and hat we glue the material and paint it with white paint;
- Glue a thread pompom onto the bottle cap;
- draw snowflakes and mittens;
- Cut out a snowflake from felt and glue it to the hat.
The finished figure of Santa Claus can be decorated with sparkles or tinsel.
Clay Snow Maiden
An interesting version of crafts made from modeling clay, suitable for both kindergarten and for home decor. The Snow Maiden figurine turns out to be hollow.
The sculpting technique includes the following steps:
- from “sausages” of medium thickness we make a pyramid (smoothing the seams to get a solid, even figure);
- for the head we roll a ball, which we secure with a match;
- we braid a braid from thin flagella, make a “fur” frill and a collar for a fur coat, a kokoshnik and sleeves with mittens;
- When the figure hardens, we begin to paint (mix the paint with glue).
You can make other New Year's characters in a similar way.
Paper Snow Maiden
For the manufacture of cheerful Snow Maiden From paper you will need cardboard, colored paper, glue and pencils.
We roll a sheet of cardboard into a cone and get a base, which we then cover with blue paper. We also make sleeves from cardboard.
On thick white paper we draw the Snow Maiden’s face with pigtails and carefully cut it out. From white paper we cut out the openwork trim of the “fur coat”.
Glue all the parts together and, if desired, draw on the decorative elements with a marker. Instead of blue colored paper, you can take white paper and color it with a pencil.
Snowman made from white plastic cups
The craft can be of different sizes, but it will be equally easy to work with due to its light weight. Need to prepare: several packages disposable cups, a stationery stapler, glue, colored cardboard for a cap, a marker and an old scarf.
Manufacturing process:
- we connect the cups around the circle using a stapler (orient the bottom towards the center of the circle);
- adding rows, we get the first hemisphere;
- we make the second hemisphere unfinished (without a top) so that the sphere stands stably on a flat surface;
- we connect the parts with a stapler and get a “lump”;
- in the same way we make a second “lump” of smaller radius;
- glue two spheres together;
- We make a cap from cardboard (you can sew it from fabric or take a ready-made one);
- we make eyes, nose and mouth;
- we decorate the buttons (you can put tinsel, a wad of foil or colored paper in the required cups).
Come up with original decoration The snowman is quite simple.
Snowman made of thread and glue
For this craft you will need: white threads (preferably thick ones for knitting), PVA glue, 4 balloons, colored paper and felt-tip pens.
Manufacturing process:
- inflate air balloons the required sizes (torso, head and arms);
- wrap each ball with thread dipped in glue and leave to dry;
- after a day, we pierce the balls with a needle and remove the scraps;
- from the resulting white balls we collect and glue the figure of a Snowman;
- we make eyes, a nose and a smile from paper or draw with felt-tip pens;
- create a headdress - a paper bucket;
- tie a wide ribbon, a children's scarf or tinsel.
To complete the composition, you can make a broom from a wooden barbecue skewer and wide ribbons colored paper.
Decorative Christmas tree
The Christmas tree, which is usually decorated, is recognized as the indisputable and permanent symbol of the New Year. But the Christmas tree itself can become a decoration. Introducing 5 best options decorative New Year tree.
Christmas tree from pine cone
A small but cute Christmas tree will be made from a beautiful pine cone (fir cones are smaller and more elongated). Possible different variants coloring and decoration.
To make the Christmas tree look more realistic, “plant” it in a small plastic flower pot (flowers are sold in stores in them, but after transplanting into a ceramic pot they often do not find use at home). You can also make a pot from puff pastry or plasticine.
Fluffy Christmas tree with sweets
New Year's holidays were remembered from childhood by the aroma chocolates. It will be great if a New Year's harbinger, strewn with sweets, appears on your desktop. We make a cone from white cardboard. Starting from the bottom, glue in a circle green tinsel, alternating each row with a row of candies. The top of the Christmas tree can be decorated with a star made of colored paper or candy. Instead of chocolates, you can use different sweets.
Vegetable tree
For registration festive table You can make a Christmas tree out of cauliflower. Small or chopped carrots, pomegranate seeds, and tangerine skin clippings are suitable as decorations. You can hold the cabbage florets together with puff pastry.
Christmas tree made of threads “with lights”
Fills the house with comfort simple herringbone made of threads with the light of a tea candle flickering inside. To make it, we wind any threads soaked in glue onto a cone of the required size.
After 24 hours, when the glue has dried, take out the cone and decorate the craft with beads or other small and light decor.
Natural mini-Christmas tree made from spruce branches
When there is no room in the apartment for a real spruce, but you really want a resinous smell, you should think about creating a mini version from small branches. To do this, place an elongated piece of floral sponge in a decorative bowl or clay pot.
At the next stage, the branches are evenly stuck into the sponge, repeating the silhouette real Christmas tree. You can decorate the finished composition with physalis, dried flowers or dried orange slices (natural spruce branches go better with natural materials).
DIY Christmas tree toys
Toys self made unique designs are more popular and create a special atmosphere in the interior.
Gnomes from fir cones and felt
Cute toys with pendants will be a great decoration. There are many different variations and room for creativity.
Felt Snow Maiden
You can make the Snow Maiden using a ready-made pattern or prepare your own version on paper. In the pattern you need to take into account all the elements. We decorate the finished figurine with beads or sparkles.
Garland of woven paper balls
Eat different techniques weaving 3D figures from paper. The simplest of them: cut colored paper into strips, take one strip and glue it into a ring, intertwine two more strips and also glue it into a ring.
For balls of small diameter, you need to take strips of 8-10 cm. The larger the ball, the greater the number of strips required. We string the finished balls onto a ribbon or decorative rope and get a bright multi-colored garland.
Northern penguins made from plastic bottles
All you need for the craft is an even number of bottles (if they are of different sizes, you will get a funny family), threads for pompoms, scraps for cutting scarves and multi-colored acrylic paints. Coloring does not require artist skills - just desire and a festive mood.
Plastic snowflakes
Wonderful decoration in the form multi-colored snowflakes can be made from the bottoms of plastic bottles of any size: cut off the bottom, use a hot nail to make a hole for the ribbon and paint with felt-tip pens or draw patterns.
Button decoration
Buttons are actively used in needlework to decorate any crafts. In building Christmas tree decoration Both decorative buttons of the same color and old unnecessary buttons can be used. Elements are strung on copper wire, and the junction of the two ends is decorated with a bright ribbon bow. A similar version of the craft is a vertical decoration in the form of an icicle.
The symbol of the coming 2018 is the Earth Dog
When decorating the interior, you cannot ignore the “mistress” of 2018 - the Earth Dog. In 2019, the relay race eastern calendar The Yellow Pig will continue, and in 2020 - the White Rat.
White dog made from cotton balls
For the craft, a cardboard frame is first made, which is covered with cotton balls or pieces of cotton swabs.
Pompom dog
You will get a cute puppy from pompoms. For the craft, take two pom-poms of the same size (head and torso) and one small one (nose).
We tie the pompoms together with thread and glue the felt ears. For the eyes, you can take black beads, and for the nose, sew a lump of black material.
Cute felt puppies
A great idea would be to hang funny felt puppies on the Christmas tree. The pattern for the craft is easy to make yourself.
Funny puppy made from socks
To create such a dog, you will need basic cutting and sewing skills. Initially, the future body and head are formed from one sock, which are filled with padding polyester and then separated by tightening them with threads. Afterwards the head is completed with eyes, a mustache and eyebrows are embroidered.
From the other two socks, a pattern is made for the ears, paws and tail, which are also filled with padding polyester and secured to the body.
Selected ideas for crafts for the New Year 2018 will help make the interior not boring and magical in a festive way. More ideas for New Year's decorations in.
15 New Year's crafts you can do with your kids!There is very little time left until the New Year, and it’s time to think about holiday decorations for home. You can buy ready-made options in the store, but it’s much better to make original things with your own hands.
Snowman made from a sock
You can make these funny snowmen from unnecessary socks. You will need socks, rice for filling, some scraps and buttons. Cut off the toe of the sock and tie it with thread on the other side. Pour in the rice, giving round shape, tighten the thread again and add more rice, forming a smaller ball. Sew on the eyes and nose, make a scarf from a scrap, sew on buttons. And the cut off part will make an excellent hat.
Christmas tree pendants
A cinnamon stick is used as a base; several artificial spruce branches and multi-colored buttons are attached to it using glue. Such Christmas trees will not only decorate your home, but also fill it with the warming aroma of cinnamon.
Deer from traffic jams
Bottle stoppers - excellent material for crafts. For example, you can make such a cute deer. You will need some corks, glue and various beads for decoration. It’s not a shame to hang something like this on a Christmas tree.
Crafts from sticks
From ordinary ice cream sticks you can make cute Christmas trees, snowmen and snowflakes. All you need is paint, glitter, buttons and a little imagination. Even the smallest children can handle these.
Christmas trees made of colored paper
You can make such wonderful Christmas trees by making a cone out of green paper or cardboard and decorating it with different things. Buttons, pebbles, beads and various paper figures are suitable.
Potato drawings
This cute print is made by dipping half a potato in regular gouache. And adults will need to paint on the rest when the paint dries. This option is ideal for very young children.
Snowflakes made from pasta
Attach pasta of different shapes with glue and cover with silver paint, secure with tape - unusual New Year's snowflake ready.
Snowmen made from lids
Cover metal bottle caps with white paint (preferably acrylic) and glue them together as shown in the picture. Draw a face on the snowman and decorate it with a scarf made of bright ribbon. If you glue a loop on top of it, such a snowman can be hung on the Christmas tree.
Crafts from pine cones
You can make different animals and any other characters from the cones. You need paints, scraps, buttons and, of course, imagination and inspiration.
Christmas tree made of buttons
Select green buttons of different diameters and a few brown ones for the top and secure them with thick thread. Decorate the crown with a star.
Painted balls
Place pieces of wax crayons in a transparent Christmas ball, heat it with a hair dryer, constantly twisting it. When the pencils melt, they will leave beautiful colored streaks inside the ball.
Garland of fingerprints
Draw the cord of the garland and the base of the light bulbs, then give it to your child colorful paints- Let him draw bright light bulbs with his fingers. You can decorate with this pattern New Year's card or gift bag.
Eh, New Year! People are already looking forward to gifts, Have a good mood and fulfillment of your desires. But to create magical atmosphere, the corresponding accessories are needed. People of the older generation remember how, as children, before the holidays they did various crafts with your own hands: garlands, snowflakes, Santa Claus from plasticine and others.
Today, all holiday accessories can be bought in the store, but homemade crafts It's always better, besides, during the making process you can get closer to your relatives and cheer yourself up.
According to the eastern calendar, the mistress of next year will be a yellow dog. She is an active animal, so there is no need to sit back and wait New Year's Eve. Now you need to start preparing and make crafts for school and home yourself.
With this exciting activity Every person can handle it. Crafts can be made from completely different objects and products. In this article we will look at several ideas.
Despite the huge range New Year's toys and props, many people prefer to make them themselves. Today we will look at several options for interesting crafts that can be made from scrap materials.
Orange candlesticks
On New Year's Eve you need to create a cozy and romantic atmosphere. This can be achieved using decorated candles, which can be placed on a windowsill, shelf or table. It is not advisable to buy such candles, since they will lie idle most of the time. In this case, it is better to make them yourself from simple materials:
- Large oranges.
- Pen.
- Carnation.
- Candles with stand.
- Knife.
- Baking dish.
- Spoon.
Preparation method:
The orange needs to be divided in half. To do this, draw a line using a pen. Then you need to carefully cut the skin sharp knife, then take them out with a spoon.
TO inner surface attach any figure and cut a hole. It can be a triangle, star, circle or heart.
Decorate the edges of the holes with cloves. Place a small candle in the other half of the orange peel and cover with the other part with the hole.
Original and beautiful candle ready!
3D snowflake
Traditional New Year's accessory are snowflakes. Probably every person has cut it out of paper at least once in their life. But it can be done volumetric craft. For this we need:
- Colored paper.
- Scissors.
- Threads.
- Glue.
Cut out squares of different sizes from colored paper so that the snowflakes differ from each other.
Then the square must be folded diagonally. Make cuts on one side, at a distance of no more than one centimeter.
Lay out the square, fold the strips to the edges and glue them together. You should end up with six halves that can be joined with glue or a stapler. All that remains is to hang the snowflake on a thread.
Star garland
You can create a festive atmosphere with the help of garlands. It can be improved with paper stars. To do this you will need the following materials:
- Colored paper.
- Electric garland.
- Saucer.
- Scissors.
- Ruler.
- Pencil.
- Glue.
Place a saucer on a piece of paper and trace it. The result will be a circle in which you need to draw two intersecting triangles, as shown in the image above. The garland requires two stars, so you need to prepare the second part. It is necessary to leave allowances for each edge.
Then cut out the stars and fold them for volume. Bend back the allowances and fasten them with glue. You need to leave holes on both sides for the garland. Finished craft you can decorate a room or a Christmas tree.
How to make a craft for the New Year, in the symbol of the year of the dog?
You can make a craft in the shape of a dog from various materials. Some toys will take no more than 2-3 minutes to make. Below are several options.
Christmas tree decoration
To make a cute dog you need to prepare the following materials:
- Wine corks.
- Beads.
- Glue, wire or toothpicks.
- Yarn.
- Dye.
The manufacturing process is quite simple. You need to cut out the paws and ears from the corks. Connect them to the torso using glue or wire. Make a loop as a tail, and make a scarf and tongue from woolen threads.
Pom pom dog
To make a cute toy with your own hands you will need:
- Scissors.
- Glue.
- Wool threads.
- Felt.
First of all, you need to make pompoms for the head and body of the same color. We will also need three small black pompoms for the nose and eyes, and another one for the muzzle.
At the next stage, several threads of the pom-pom head must be carefully tied to form a muzzle, after which you need to sharpen it, to do this, cut it a little.
To achieve neat pompoms you need to trim them. Then you need to untie the thread on the ball for the head, glue the muzzle to this place, and the nose and eyes to it.
Connect the body and head. Cut out the ears from felt and then glue them to the prepared head. soft toy. If desired, you can make a collar or bow for the dog.
Crafts from plasticine
The symbol of next year can be made from plasticine. If you have a good imagination, then it will be easy for you to form the necessary figure. To do this you will need several pieces of plasticine of different colors.
To prepare the base of the toy, you need to take brown plasticine and divide it into 3 parts. We use one to form a ball.
The second part of the piece must be divided into five pieces. We use them to make balls for the nose and paws.
Form a nose from black plasticine, and eyes from white plasticine. Ears and tail are made from material Brown. Now all that remains is to connect all the prepared parts, and the cute little dog is ready.
You can also use salt dough, but the craft needs to be varnished.
Crafts made from cotton wool
One of the simplest craft options. Even small children can do it. We need to prepare:
- A piece of cardboard.
- Blank sheet of paper.
- Cotton wool.
- Glue.
- Scissors.
To start with clean slate you need to draw a dog or just print the drawing below.
Cut out the dog and stick it on cardboard. Then we glue the cotton wool onto the body, paw tail and ears.
Soft toy
If you like to make patterns and understand such patterns, then you can use the options shown below.
If you know how to use a crochet hook, you can make interesting craft with your own hands. Instructions are in the video below.
If you have a little time, then you can make your own symbol for the coming year, which will bring good luck.
Crafts for the New Year from all sorts of things
You can make New Year's crafts yourself from any available materials. Therefore, use your imagination or use ready-made solutions.
Fairytale banks
Since childhood, everyone has known a toy in the form of a ball with a castle or a magic house. If you shake the ball, you get the impression of falling snow. You can make such a toy with your own hands. We need to prepare:
- Glass jars.
- Any figures and objects made of plastic.
- Styrofoam.
- Tinsel.
- Glycerol.
- Glitter.
- Water.
- Scissors.
- Textile.
- Ribbon.
- Glue.
Manufacturing process:
- Glass jars must be washed thoroughly. Fill the container with water, then the same amount of glycerin so that the jar is completely filled, there should be no air inside.
- Degrease the iron lids and leave to dry.
- Glue the prepared figures to the bottom of the lid.
- Add tinsel, glitter and foam grains to the jar.
- Coat the edges with glue and cover with a lid with figures.
- Cover the lid with a piece of fabric with an allowance of 2 cm. Then tie it with a ribbon.
The jar can be hung anywhere or placed on the table.
You can also use simple options New Year's crafts.
From ordinary beer caps you can make a snowman that can decorate Christmas tree. You just need to glue the corks to the ribbon and paint them as you wish.
Surely every house has old Christmas balls. You can give them new life. The surface can be covered with colored beads or luminous paint.
Interesting balloon can come from a burnt out light bulb.
If you have glasses that you no longer use, you can decorate them as you wish and use them as a candlestick.
You can just cook New Year's composition. To do this, you need to draw up a composition on a cardboard sheet, and then glue a disposable cup on top.
You can make your own Christmas tree decorations in the shape of ice cream from colored paper and a piece of cardboard.
Pictures of New Year's crafts
Below in the images you can see what original crafts you can make with your own hands.
If you put in a little effort, your crafts can be even more interesting and colorful. So take a couple of evenings and make some toys with your children.
1. Star made of branches
Nature is a real storehouse of materials for DIY crafts. Walk around the house and collect several sticks, preferably of a similar length. Secure them with ropes at the intersections. Paint with heavily thinned white paint to give a softer tone to the dark wood.
14. Paper pompom
To make it you will need soft paper - it is very thin and soft and easily wrinkles. Plain paper won't work here. Sometimes DIY New Year's crafts require a little preparation. But the result will be excellent!
16. Toilet paper rolls - really?
A budget option DIY New Year's Crafts- lanterns from a toilet paper roll. We cover it with paint and glitter, make diagonal cuts and... assemble a composition of lanterns.
17. Thread lettering
DIY New Year's crafts can be emotional: make not a simple garland, but one that speaks of feelings before the holiday. B The hooks for such a garland are easy to make by wrapping cardboard template threads. The resulting words can be hung on a Christmas tree garland.
SEE THIS TOPIC:
(on Italian)
18. Light composition
New Year's toys and garlands look good not only on the Christmas tree. Cover them with a glass cloche dome (pictured above) for an unusual lighting composition.
19. Inside the lantern
The garland can also be placed inside the flashlight. But a more convenient option for this is an LED strip: it folds compactly and shines brightly.
20. Candlesticks in gold
Golden is one of the main New Year's flowers. How to make a craft using precious gold? Sheets of sweat (precious metal rolled into thin foil), as well as special glue, can be bought at any art store.
Apply glue to the surface of the candlestick, attach a sheet of gold leaf, carefully remove the remaining part and brush over the surface with a soft brush.
SEE THIS TOPIC:
(in Italian)
21.
Paper lantern
The simplest version of a lantern with luminous windows is a cover house. We cut out two symmetrical walls from paper and fold them. It is better to use LEDs for illumination; a candle is flammable even in such an open design.
22.
Nest made of twigs
How to make New Year's crafts with your own hands if all you have left for decoration is... a chandelier or the space around the lamp? We share a simple natural option.
This “nest” for a chandelier can be woven from twigs (preferably from willow, which is more flexible). Highly diluted White paint will make them fade, but will not block the pattern of the bark. And decorative light bulbs (or electric candles from a chandelier) will illuminate this “nest”
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(in Japanese)
23. Calendar made from Christmas stockings
Snowflakes, cones, garlands... These crafts are New Year Almost every family makes it with their own hands. Try something new, like making an advent calendar. With its help, it is easy to track how much time is left until the New Year or Christmas. Elements marking days can be made in the form of boxes, pockets or boots.
25. Garland calendar
Following the example from the photo, making a calendar craft is quite simple. Bags with dates are strung on a rope, like a regular garland. Some parents do not put sweets in them, but sheets of paper with quotes from books, wishes, and requests.
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Wreathcinnamon sticks
This wreath is inspired by Finnish himmeli (straw) decorations. Similar crafts can be made at new year holidays. Just use, for example, not straw, but cinnamon sticks. They need to be strung on a rope and fastened together to form several pyramids connected into a single structure.