Long winter evenings, a quiet family atmosphere, New Year's holidays - and now your desire awakens in us

Winter crafts with and for children

 12:26 November 27, 2017

Long winter evenings, a quiet family atmosphere, New Year's holidays - and now the desire to create unprecedented beauty with our own hands awakens in us. And if you add to your own imagination the huge mass of ideas with which the Internet is simply overflowing, then you can actually become addicted to homemade products. Moreover, you don’t need any unusual materials for this. Just the opposite: on winter crafts Anything in the house will do.

Such funny snowmen made from felt, socks and even salt dough.

A funny penguin made of colored paper will amuse a child and teach the basics of geometry.

Snow-white winter is our favorite time of year for many of us, and New Year is one of the best holidays. Just imagine: it’s frosty outside, the roads are snowy, everything is covered with huge snowdrifts, and the whole family has gathered in a warm, cozy house on a day off. And when the kids start fiddling with colored paper and scissors, normal parents will not be able to stay away and will definitely join in the needlework, which will bring pleasure to both themselves and the kids. The desire to create awakens even more with the appearance of a fluffy Christmas tree. That’s when the children with mom and dad open a real workshop of Santa Claus, so many Christmas tree toys, garlands, snowflakes and decorations for gifts appear from under their hands. Not only is it beautiful, but it also brings great joy to those making crafts and those who see them.

If you remember, we wrote in detail how to make a solution for crystals.

Our inventive mothers, if desired or necessary, can adapt any item for decoration. This is how New Year’s crafts FROM FIGURED PASTA PRODUCTS have become very popular. You can get creative with your child and make unusual toys and funny garlands. Even if you simply paint them gold or white and sprinkle them with frosted pieces, the tree will sparkle from them, and the baby will be simply delighted. For the little ones, simple toys made from cardboard templates are suitable. The child will be able to cut out figures from paper, felt or foil. You can also use unnecessary beads and buttons found at home, different in shape and color. The child can sew them according to his own taste to previously made figures. Then they must be hung on the tree in the place of honor.

Winter crafts from pasta

For crafts you will need pasta of different shapes, glue and glitter.

Children's winter crafts

For older guys, we can offer more serious kids winter crafts, requiring certain skills. This way, younger schoolchildren can easily cope with a New Year’s craft - SLIPPERS WITH SANTA CLAUS. Of course, they can be made “in an adult way” - from thick felt, insoles, padding polyester. But in our case, a simpler one is suitable - a souvenir version of slippers that can be hung, for example, for combs in the hallway. They are made either from thick fabric or cardboard. In this case, the child traces his foot on cardboard and cuts out the base. Then he cuts out the top of the slipper from another piece of cardboard, and you can offer him to cut out its shape according to the template you made in advance. Before connecting both blanks, the upper part is decorated to resemble the face of Santa Claus. To do this, you can take a braid of a suitable tone, thick fabric, colored paper, two white buttons and two black beads from which the eyes are made, multi-colored yarn, padding polyester for mustaches, beards and the edges of a hat. You can decorate everything with white gouache and glitter. If your child gives such a souvenir to his beloved grandparents, then their happiness will know no bounds.

Winter theater made of felt.

Beautiful New Year card.

And here is another postcard with a snowman.

A fun version of a New Year's craft - Christmas tree decorations FROM EGGSHELLS. First, the white and yolk are carefully blown out of a whole (fresh) egg through punctures at its ends. Then the most creative stage begins - decorating the shell. The easiest way is to cover the entire surface of the eggshell with small pieces of colored paper. You can glue different applications from the same colored paper. If you add cotton hair, a mustache, a beard and a paper cap to the drawn mouth, nose and eyes, you can get a cute gnome, clown, Santa Claus or someone else. You can also cover the egg with glitter, decorate it with finely chopped “rain”, various ribbons, and absolutely anything else you can get your hands on. You can also simply paint the shell, but not with watercolors or gouache. They do not adhere well to the surface of the egg, so oil or acrylic paint is more suitable. A thread for hanging the toy, first threaded through both holes, is secured at the lower end of the egg, for example, with a thread tassel or bead.

Sugar snowmen.

Do you still not know how to properly use plastic bottles?

But for an APPLE OF PARADISE, everything in the kitchen will do. This way you can crumple the foil and give it the shape of a small apple. On top it needs to be wrapped with a finishing layer of the same foil. A peppercorn is glued into the recess at the bottom of the apple, and two holes are pierced in the upper recess into which a stalk, a leaf and a fastening thread will be inserted. For the cutting, you can use a twig, a real tail from an apple or a piece of twine, and the leaf can be successfully replaced with a bay leaf, which is better tinted for greater naturalness. Now all that remains is to sprinkle the apple with snow. It can be replaced with scraps of paper, small polystyrene foam balls, or even ordinary granulated sugar. To prevent the snow from falling off, the apple should be coated with glue or clear polish (nail polish) and rolled in snow material prepared ahead of time. Moreover, you do not need to roll the entire apple, but only one side or the top. When the apple is dry, it will be ready to hang on the tree.

Ball of corks

Penguins, snowmen, snowflakes, clouds with snow, landscapes and Santa Claus are waiting for you. How to make winter crafts for kindergarten?

If you choose the most relevant winter images, then your work will be much more interesting, and winter will seem not such a harsh and boring time of year.

You can also devote a themed activity in kindergarten to creating winter images. It will be more expedient for him to choose crafts that can subsequently form a single composition.

Winter craft “mittens” for kindergarten

The simplest version of the “mitten” craft is applique. We cut the mitten according to the child’s hand. We decorate it with buttons and cotton wool trim.

Mitten applique

The mitten applique can be made from felt. If you attach a thread to it, then we will get an original Christmas tree decoration.

Felt mitten applique

In the form of a mitten, you get a very beautiful winter card. May everyone have happiness this winter!

Santa Claus's magic mitten can be made from salt dough. Detailed master class on video:

Be sure to add a warm hat to your winter mittens set. You can decorate it with cotton balls, pompoms or stickers with your favorite characters.

Winter craft “cloud with snow”

As an option for decorating a window, an unusual winter pendant is suitable: for example, in the form of a snow cloud and large falling snowflakes. Both the cloud and the snowflakes are made from cotton balls: by pinching off pieces of cotton wool, we compact them tightly into a fist until the fist is full. Having opened it, we get neat cotton balls. We glue some of it onto the cardboard outline of the cloud, and string some of it on a thread. We fasten the threads with snowflakes on the cloud - you're done!

Openwork snowflakes made of white paper look original on pendants.

The pendant can also be placed on the wall in a suitable place - for example, in a corner where a future exhibition of winter exhibits is being prepared.

Look at the video on how to make a fabulous “winter window” craft:

Winter craft “snowman”

The most popular winter exhibit will, of course, be. It can be created from a variety of materials. For example, by filling half a transparent plastic bottle with cotton balls, we get the head of a snowman. Let's glue on toy eyes, a felt triangular carrot nose, draw out the contours of the mouth with black circles and coals - and now the face is ready. Let's put a hat made of a warm white sock and a felt scarf on his head - and our snowman is ready to take a place at the exhibition.

Snowmen made from cardboard toilet paper rolls are suitable as table souvenirs. Let's paint them white, glue on buttons, toy eyes and small felt noses - carrots, tie scarves from braid - and now the snowmen take on a characteristic appearance. The highlight for them will be hats - headphones made of fluffy pompoms and pieces of chenille (fluffy) wire.

Snowmen made from cardboard rolls look very interesting.

With a few popcorn cups and disposable plastic spoons, you can make a whole family of snowmen.

You can make snowmen in a more traditional way - for example, in the form of appliqué. A beautiful applique can be made from ordinary cotton pads.

Snowman applique made from cotton pads

Use cotton balls and pieces of felt for your work - and the applique will turn out original and interesting.

The applique can be supplemented with glue snowflakes.

You can make a beautiful three-dimensional snowman from cotton wool and transparent cells for the testicles. Cut three sections from the transparent testicle tray. We make two such blanks. Glue them together, filling the gap between them with cotton wool. Glue on the hat, scarf, buttons and stick handles. We will get a very original winter decoration.

If you still have unpaired white socks, make a snowman out of them. We stuff the sock with rice and tie it at the top. We tie the sock in the middle part and close the elastic band with a scarf ribbon. We make a hat for a snowman from a blue sock.

A snowman can be made from colored paper and disposable plates.

A charming Christmas tree decoration “snowman” is made from an ordinary light bulb. We paint the light bulb, glue twig handles and a ribbon bow onto it.

You can make a snowman from plasticine.

A real winter picture of a “family of snowmen” comes from white gloves. We cut out the fingers from the gloves and glue them to the main background - we will get little snowmen. We decorate snowmen with ribbons - scarves. Glue on the eyes and noses.

Painting "snowmen" made from gloves

You can make very beautiful snowmen from plastic bottles to decorate the kindergarten premises. These snowmen-lamp are illuminated using a garland.

Winter sports crafts. Pieces of cotton wool can be used to lay out the base for any craft - for example, an impromptu skating rink. Add a couple of paper Christmas trees and a paper figure skater girl to it - and you’ll get a complete winter composition.

A very natural skating rink can be made from foil and cotton wool.

Paper and wooden popsicle sticks make adorable ice skates.

Craft “skates”

Winter craft "penguin"

No less popular than the snowman, another winter character is the penguin. A penguin can be made from egg cartons.

A cute soft penguin can be made using the applique technique using paper and cotton wool.

Winter applique "penguin"

An adorable little penguin can be made from a painted walnut.

From a paper plate you can make a craft in the form of a sports cap with a pompom. We cut off half of the plate, decorate it with snowflakes and other suitable ornaments, and form a pompom from cotton balls - ready!

Winter craft “Polar Bear”

One of my favorite winter crafts is a polar bear. A funny white bear is made from threads wound on a cardboard sleeve.

An original way to make a polar bear is to make it from pompoms.

Skilled needlewomen can sew a beautiful polar bear. How to do this, watch the video:

Winter crafts from pine cones

An interesting winter craft - a skier made from a pine cone. To make it, we will need a pine cone painted white, pieces of felt from which we will make mittens, a scarf and a hat, as well as a felt ball (can be replaced with foam, wood or made of any other material).

A glued cardboard cone becomes a good basis for a winter beauty - a Christmas tree.

A very bright, cozy craft - a New Year's basket made of pine cones.

DIY winter Christmas tree craft

A very beautiful Christmas tree is made from foamiran. To make such a Christmas tree, cut the foamiran into strips and make cuts along one edge. We heat the strips on the iron - they will bend slightly. We glue the curved strips onto the cardboard cone using a glue gun.

The Christmas tree can be made from ribbons or organza. The result will be a very impressive winter craft.

You can sew a charming winter Christmas tree from felt.

You can glue green pasta onto a cardboard cone. We decorate the ends with sparkles and glue on bells and ribbon bows. We will get a very original New Year tree.

A very beautiful winter souvenir is a topiary herringbone. This craft is based on foam plastic, which we wrap in foil and pierce with copper wire. Wrap the cone in yarn and decorate with beads. We glue two strips of double-sided tape to the cone - it will fix the threads.

Winter craft “herringbone topiary”

Winter crafts snowflakes

Very interesting snowflakes are made from thin strips of plasticine.

A very beautiful and delicate snowflake can be made using a glue gun. We will need a snowflake pattern on paper on which we will apply hot glue. When the glue hardens, we will paint the snowflake white and sprinkle it with glitter.

A very beautiful New Year's snowflake can be glued from pasta. The snowflake is painted white and sprinkled with semolina.

A delicate winter craft of amazing beauty is a ballerina snowflake. We cut out an ordinary snowflake from paper and put it on the paper silhouette of a ballerina. We tie a thread to the ballerina's handle and hang an elegant winter decoration on a chandelier, Christmas tree or window.

Watch the video on how to make a 3D paper snowflake:

If you want to bring a little magic to your room, then ordinary paper snowflakes make a lovely New Year's pattern for the window.

Another craft that will surely come in handy in winter is a Christmas angel. Such an angel can be easily made from an openwork napkin or just beautiful white paper. We make the head from a bead.

Winter craft “Bullfinch”

One of the most favorite winter crafts is the bullfinch bird. The bullfinch stays with us during the harsh winter and inspires us with its bright plumage. The easiest way to make a beautiful bullfinch is using the applique technique.

Winter applique "Bullfinch"

A very impressive winter craft “Bullfinch” can be made from colored yarn.

Winter craft “Bullfinch made of threads”

Winter houses and cities

You can make a very effective composition on the theme of winter. All elements of the composition are mounted on a cardboard base. The house is made from milk cartons. Figures made of papier-mâché and cotton wool.

Composition “Winter's Tale”

Look at the video on how to make a beautiful winter house from a plastic bottle:

Winter drawings for kindergarten

The most popular winter design is snowflakes.

Winter snowflake pattern

Drawings using unusual techniques are the perfect idea for winter crafts. For example, children really like to draw pictures with white crayons and then show the contours with watercolors. This way you can create winter landscapes or characters - for example, snowmen. Winter landscapes made in chalk and developed in watercolor turn out to be very beautiful.

Surely many people will want to draw the magical beauty of winter!

Drawing "Winter"

We draw snowfall with splashes.

A handsome bullfinch can be drawn on a winter landscape or postcard.

Drawing "Bullfinch"

We carefully draw all the details of the bird and rowan berries.

By implementing several of the listed ideas, it’s easy to turn any room into a real winter kingdom.

Here you will find both New Year's crafts made from paper and crafts from unusual materials. Making such crafts will be interesting for both the youngest children (from 2 to 3 years old) and older children.

• Volumetric Christmas tree toys made of paper

For this craft, it is better to take the simplest templates - stars, Christmas trees, bells, balls, etc. It is necessary to prepare 4 templates for each Christmas tree decoration in advance. It is important that all 4 patterns are absolutely identical and symmetrical! Therefore, before cutting out, for example, a Christmas tree from paper, fold the piece of paper in half, and draw half of the Christmas tree on it, and then cut it out folded.

When the templates are ready (older children can cut them out themselves), invite your child to glue Christmas tree decorations from them. Don't forget to glue a ribbon or string inside so that the toy can be hung on the Christmas tree!

• Christmas tree toys made from dough

The process of making such toys is in many ways similar to baking. If your little one loves playing with dough, this craft is definitely for you.

To ensure that the toys are strong and can be painted, you need to prepare a special salty dough . There are many variations of salt dough recipes. But the main thing to remember when choosing a recipe: the more salt you add, the stronger and rougher the dough becomes. For drying simple Christmas tree decorations (as in the photo), in my opinion, this recipe is perfect:

1 cup flour

1 cup salt (Extra)

½ glass of water

If you plan to make toys with many small embossed parts, then you will need more. Soft dough is also good for playing if you do not plan to dry the toys at all.

So, having prepared the dough, roll it out and use molds to cut out figures from it. Don't forget to fasten the thread or ribbon inside the toy. To do this, make a small hole at the top with a knife or secure the thread at the back with a small extra piece of dough. You can also use a paperclip instead of thread.

You can dry the figures at room temperature, but this process will be very long (several days, or even weeks). The process will go faster if you put your Christmas tree decorations near the radiator, or even better - in the oven. At the same time, the temperature in the oven should be very low so that the toys do not crack. We dried the figures in the oven at 50 degrees with the door ajar, it took about 4 hours. It is important to place toys in and out of the oven when it is cold to avoid sudden temperature changes.

After drying, paint the toys with acrylic paints or gouache.

DIY Christmas tree decorations made from walnuts

For such New Year's toys, first of all, you need even halves of a walnut shell. Next, you need to prepare appropriate templates from cardboard - the silhouette of a turtle, fish, bear, sun, etc. The child is required to paint the shell with suitable paint (it is better to use acrylic paints or gouache) and attach them to a cardboard template. This is convenient to do using plasticine.

DIY bird feeder made from a plastic bottle

For a feeder competition for kindergarten, my daughter and I made just such a bird feeder.

Generally speaking, the majority of the feeders at the kindergarten competition were very sophisticated, and even an adult would have to work very hard to build them. When thinking about the idea of ​​decorating a feeder, I, as usual, was guided by the principle of accessibility for a small child. In fact, all you need to know to create such a feeder is to paint the bottle. And indeed Tasya enjoyed coloring the snowman from start to finish. But, of course, I helped her with this, and also painted on the eyes and carrots.

For the feeder we needed a five-liter plastic bottle and acrylic paints (the bottle is covered with one layer of paint).

It seems to me that this is the most popular craft on the Internet now. This is not surprising, because despite its festive appearance, the ball is quite simple to make. The main thing is to know a few secrets. First of all, you will need a glass jar (preferably close in shape to a ball) and a beautiful figurine that fits the size of the jar; for us it is a candle in the shape of a snow-covered Christmas tree. You will also need glitter, super glue or a glue gun, and glycerol(liquid), it is sold at the pharmacy.

Glycerin is necessary for the glitter to fall slowly and smoothly. When choosing sparkles, buy the smallest and lightest ones; large stars and other decorations will sink to the bottom of the jar too quickly.

First, you need to glue the figurine to the lid with glue (our candle did not succumb to super glue, but a glue gun coped with the task). Then fill the jar with water almost to capacity, add glycerin and glitter. Then screw the lid on and enjoy the beauty. Perhaps, here the adult only uses super glue; the child can handle everything else.

New Year's applications made from unusual materials

In fact, the materials are not so unusual, we always have them at hand - cotton wool, cotton balls, cotton pads, pieces of sponge, napkins, semolina. Applications with these materials look very wintery. Let me give you a few examples.

• Craft for the New Year “Snowflake” from pieces of sponge

For younger children, you can mark the lines on paper in advance on which to glue the sponge pieces.

Another option for winter crafts made from cotton pads.

• Mittens with cotton appliqué and lacing

For this craft, mom needs to make a preparation in advance: cut out mitten templates from cardboard and make holes in them with a hole punch.

Taisiya (she is now 3 years 2 months old) has lately had a real passion for embroidery on cardboard, so she made this craft with special pleasure.

• Winter craft from paper and napkins

New Year's crafts from salt dough with children. Master class with step-by-step photos

Pendant made of salt dough “Rukavichka”. Step-by-step instructions with photos

Vera Aleksandrovna Orekhova, teacher, MBDOU “General developmental kindergarten No. 125”, Voronezh
Description: This master class is intended for children 5-7 years old, additional education teachers, educators, loving parents and simply for creative people.
Purpose: the resulting product can be used as interior decoration, and the craft can also serve as a gift for the New Year holiday.
Target:
Making a pendant from salt dough with your own hands
Tasks:
To introduce the technique of testoplasty, to arouse interest in modeling from salt dough;
Teach basic techniques for modeling salt dough;
Develop fine motor skills and hand coordination;
Develop creativity, fantasy, imagination;
Develop aesthetic taste and compositional skills;
To cultivate hard work, patience, accuracy, and the desire to complete the work started;
Cultivate a desire to do something nice for family and friends.

Some interesting information

Salty dough - amazingly flexible material for sculpting various figures and compositions: delicate, soft. Unlike regular plasticine, the dough does not stain your hands. When kneaded correctly, the salt dough does not crumble, does not crack, and is preserved for quite a long time. Although it should be noted that the dough is a rather fragile material if handled carelessly.
The plastic properties of salt dough have long been known. Our great-grandmothers sculpted from it figurines of various birds and animals, the so-called “larks” with whom they welcomed spring, bagels, gingerbread “roes”, which they presented to their friends and relatives on New Year and Christmas, on their birthdays as a sign of love and respect . The figurines were given along with wishes for health, prosperity, wealth and good luck.
Dough products were used as children's toys.
The art of making dough products is not dead today, and handmade souvenirs are in great demand. This is a wonderful gift for any celebration and holiday. Both children and adults enjoy modeling.
Today I bring to your attention a master class on making a New Year's pendant from salt dough.

Materials required for work:
1.Flour;
2. “Extra” salt;
3. Gouache;
4.Brush;
5.Ribbon or twine;
6. Varnish.

Before starting work, I suggest doing finger exercises.

Finger gymnastics "Snowman".
Come on, buddy, be brave, buddy, "Making a snowball."
Roll your snowball through the snow - "They're rolling."
It will turn into a thick lump Show the ball with your hands.
And the lump will become a snowman. They “draw” a snowman with their hands.
His smile is so bright! Show a smile.
Two eyes, a hat, a nose, a broom. They show.
But the sun will burn slightly - Hand to forehead, looking at the sun.
Alas, there is no snowman. They shrug, arms to the sides.

Step-by-step work process
Salt dough recipe:
2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, 0.5 cup water.
Mix flour and salt well. Add water and a little PVA glue (for the strength of the craft) and knead the dough.

The salt dough should not stick to your hands or crumble. To avoid this, you need to add flour or water to the dough, respectively.
Place the finished dough in a plastic bag and keep it in the refrigerator for at least half an hour.
Salt dough can be stored for a long time, but be sure to store it in a plastic bag and in the refrigerator.
Roll out the dough on a modeling board.

Draw a mitten template on a piece of paper (you can print it from the Internet).

Cut it out.

We attach the template and, using a stack, cut along the contour.

We make an edge on the mitten.

Using a fork, make holes. The result is a terry (fluffy) lapel.

Let's start sculpting a snowman. We form a circle from a small piece of dough and glue it to the base.

We use water to glue the parts.
We make the second room in the same way.

We form a hat from a piece of dough and glue it on.

Lapel.

Use the back of the brush to make eyes, make a carrot from the dough and glue it on.

We make a scarf and buttons.

Now we make two small circles and glue them.

Making a pompom for the hat.

Next we make a month and a Christmas tree.

Add snowdrifts.

Use a felt-tip pen cap to make snowflakes.

We make two holes.

I would like to note that all the details, with the exception of the base, were made by hand, without using templates.
We wait until the craft dries and start painting.

Cover with varnish. While the varnish was still wet, I sprinkled glitter on the edge.

How to make a snowman, a New Year tree, tits and bullfinches, rowan berries, penguins, Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden and other funny winter crafts are described in detail in the publications of this section on MAAM. The number of artistic techniques and materials for crafts presented here simply cannot be counted.

Flip through these pages at your leisure. We hope that they will become a source of inspiration and new ideas for creative activities with children. Step-by-step master classes and stories from colleagues about their findings are a useful aid in your work.

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