Cardboard toys for the New Year. DIY Christmas tree toys made of fabric

The New Year tree is the eternal embodiment of joy and celebration. And not just for children. Adults, too, with poorly concealed trepidation, await the coming of the New Year, when all their most cherished dreams come true.

And for this you don’t need much - just decorate the Christmas tree with cute trinkets. They say that it is this ritual that helps any wish come true. Especially if these are made DIY Christmas toys.

What holiday tree doesn't need decoration? The tradition of decorating the New Year's beauty has been around for many hundreds of years. In every family, decorating a Christmas tree for the New Year holiday turns into a small holiday that children remember for a long time. Each family member tries to decorate the Christmas tree as elegantly and originally as possible. You can, of course, buy toys for the Christmas tree, but homemade toys add an element of unusualness to the decoration of the Christmas tree.

Toys can be made from anything, but the most accessible and easy-to-process material is, of course, ordinary paper. Children will be very happy to take an active part in this work and help you make Christmas tree decorations. Making Christmas tree decorations from paper Quite a lot of Christmas tree decorations can be made from paper. Let's look at a few.

Balls

The most common and universal toys for the New Year are Christmas tree balls. You can make them yourself from any thick paper: colored cardboard, colorful postcards or old magazine covers. Plain colored balls will give a uniform style to the room, while multi-colored ones will give an atmosphere of fun and fairy-tale magic.

So, before you start making these paper toys, you need to prepare the following:

• thick paper with a design you like;
• scissors;
• PVA glue;
• a compass or any object that, when outlined, can be used to reproduce a circle (jars, lids, glasses, etc.).

How to do:

• Draw 21 identical circles on paper and cut them out with scissors.

Prepare the mugs as follows:

• bend the circle in half twice (this is necessary to determine the center);
• straighten the circle and bend one side so that the edge of the circle is exactly in the center;
• bend two more sides of the circle to form a triangle with equal sides;
• cut out the resulting triangle, which will act as a pattern for the remaining parts;
• Place the triangle on the remaining circles, trace with a pencil and bend the edges outward along the lines.
• Glue 10 circles together on both sides so that you get a strip: 5 circles on top, and 5 on the bottom. The strip must be glued into a ring. This will be the base for the ball.

• Divide the 10 remaining parts into 5 pieces, which are glued into a circle. The result was two “lids”.

• Glue the upper and lower “lid” to the base in sequence.
• The loop by which the ball is suspended can be made from a thread threaded through the top of the toy with a needle, or from a beautiful ribbon. The ribbon loop is secured with a knot and threaded through the top of the ball “cap” before gluing it to the base. The knot remains inside the toy, and the loop remains outside.

An original do-it-yourself paper toy for the new coming year is ready!

More paper balls for the Christmas tree

Volumetric snowflake

Another indispensable attribute of the New Year is snowflakes. They can be the simplest, cut out of a sheet of paper in a random design, or they can be voluminous using the origami technique. We suggest making the latest version of the New Year's snowflake with your own hands.

To do this, you need to cut out six squares of the same size, fold each of them diagonally, and then in half. Parallel cuts are made along the fold. The square unfolds, the inner tabs are wrapped and fastened together.

The outer petals are connected to the same petals of the remaining squares. You can attach them using either glue or a regular stapler.

Such a voluminous snowflake can be sprinkled with sparkles, sequins and decorated like a Christmas tree itself, a wall, or assembled as a whole garland.

Ballerinas made of paper for a Christmas tree

Cubes with photos

Original and memorable toys for the New Year's holiday will be made from paper cubes with photographs of family members or events of the past year.

Moreover, you can make such Christmas tree decorations with your own hands every year by pasting in a current photograph.

Thus, in a few years you will have a whole Christmas tree photo album.

To form such a cube, you need to cut out six identical circles from paper or squares. The edges of each element are bent so that a square is formed at the base. Then the folded edges are glued between the remaining parts into a box. Favorite photos from the past year are glued to the sides of the toy and a loop is threaded.

Paper lanterns for the Christmas tree

Paper angels for the Christmas tree

Magic garland

On the eve of the New Year, you can make an original magic lamp from a simple LED garland. To do this, you just need to cut out ordinary paper snowflakes with your own hands.

If you don’t have the time or desire to do this, you can buy lace paper napkins at the store and use them as snowflakes.

All that remains is to thread the garland’s bulbs through the finished snowflakes and hang it on the Christmas tree, wall or window. The twinkling of colorful lights through intricate patterns will create a truly fabulous atmosphere for the New Year.

Paper snowflakes for the Christmas tree

Paper flowers for the Christmas tree

Paper stars for Christmas tree

Cardboard Santa Claus

Funny paper Christmas tree decorations are made using a small piece of cardboard, glue and a felt-tip pen. You can make any fairy-tale character for the New Year, but the most relevant one is Santa Claus.

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A red cardboard square is rolled up into a tube and fixed with glue. The top of the toy is bent in the shape of a triangle-cap, the bottom is crushed into a semicircle in the form of legs. A white beard triangle is glued to the cap, and a face is drawn with a black felt-tip pen. All that remains is to secure the loop.

New Year's paper lantern

New Year's paper toys "Ice cream"

You will need:

- corrugated paper

- thick paper, cardboard, or paper bag

1. Cut out circles from thick paper. In this example, the diameter of the circle is 11 cm.

2. Cut each circle into two equal halves and roll them into cones. Secure with glue.

3. Roll several pieces of crepe paper into balls and insert them into the cones, securing them with glue.

4. If you want to hang these toys on the Christmas tree, you will need a needle and thread. Pierce the top of the paper ball, make a loop of thread and you're done!

* You can make 2 balls by gluing a second ball of a different color onto the first ball.

Do you want to do something unusual for an exhibition in kindergarten? Then this wonderful master class is for you.

Materials:

• Plastic cover;
• Colored cardboard;
• A drawn or printed and cut out bird;
• Double-sided tape;
• Needle with string;
• Awl.

Work process:

1. Cut 4 strips of cardboard 1.5 - 2 centimeters thick and approximately 30 - 35 centimeters long;
2. Exactly in the center in each of them you need to make a hole with an awl;
3. Pass the thread through the bird and tie a small knot;
4. Tie a second knot at a distance of about 4-5 centimeters;
5. Pass the string through the holes on the strips;
6. Glue their ends evenly to the lid with double-sided tape;
7. Cut a wider strip of cardboard, equal in length to the diameter of the lid, and glue it. Your craft is ready.

If this option is too simple for you, but you like the idea, you can cover the improvised cage with glitter, and instead of a simple faceless bird, print a picture of a real one with legs, and glue the bird on them to the lid. This will make your craft even more beautiful and original.

Rainbow ball

If you want to make bright, large balls for your Christmas tree, then this master class will be of interest to you.

Required materials:

• Bright colored paper, preferably 2 or more colors;
• Stencil;
• Scissors;
• Wire;
• Rope.

Work process:

1. Such a ball consists of 10 or 12 elements. All you need to do is just cut them out. The outline for the stencil can be downloaded and printed or drawn;
2. Having cut out all the components, we carry out a simple assembly;
3. We take the wire and pierce it through the ball at the attachment points. We twist one end so that it is firmly secured, and from the other end we make a small loop and thread a rope into it. Your creative toy is ready.

Step-by-step video lesson on making a New Year's ball for the Christmas tree

Christmas tree toy “Fairytale House”

New Year's houses always looked beautiful on the Christmas tree. They created a special mood of miracle and magic. In addition, this is a great craft for a school exhibition. This master class invites you to make just such a toy. For it you will need:

• Thick paper (whatman paper) or cardboard;
• Glue;
• Scissors;
• Stencil paper;
• Acrylic paint and brush;
• Ribbon.

Work process:

1. Transfer the pattern to cardboard using a pencil and ruler, cut it out;
2. We make strips from the leftover cardboard, they will be needed to hold the house together;
3. We bend the pattern and assemble the house, glue it with our blanks;
4. We paste colored cardboard over it and decorate it;
5. We make small slits in the roof and insert a ribbon there. Your wonderful house is ready.

Paper Christmas trees

To make New Year's toys, many craftsmen use the popular origami technique. This technique is very good in its execution. But old traditions should not be forgotten. After all, our grandparents used to cut out toys and various crafts from paper using scissors. As a result, they produced beautiful and delicate products. To make similar Christmas trees, use our recommendations.

1. So, first of all, print or draw a Christmas tree template on a white sheet of paper, which you fold and staple.
2. Now start cutting from the inner patterns, gradually moving towards the edges. Use a metal ruler to cut long, straight lines.
3. Next, cut out the Christmas tree along the counter. Add volume to the bottom of the Christmas tree. For this case, twist the base strips using a ruler and scissors. Connect the upper and lower locks.

Beautiful three-dimensional paper craft

A voluminous toy for the New Year with your own hands can look very bright and unusual. And if you have: colored paper, cardboard and glue, then you can make a very original product.

Work progress:

1. From a sheet of cardboard you should cut out 14 squares that have a side of 2.5 cm.
2. From the second sheet we cut out 14 squares that are 3 cm long.
3. Now fold opposite sides of the squares. Place one end on top of the other. And the place where the ends touch each other is glued together with glue.
4. Then, from any cardboard, you need to cut out a circle. Mark the center of the circle as well.
   Next, apply glue to the circle and glue the blank tubes to it. First glue the larger tubes, and then glue the small tubes on top of the larger tubes. At the same time, the work must be done carefully and accurately. The tubes should be tightly glued to each other.
5. When you paste the tubes around the circle, glue several rhinestones to the finished product.
6. At the next stage, add a beautiful braid to the decoration.

Paper cones for decorating the spruce

To create an original cone, prepare:

• cardboard or colored paper;
• pencil and ruler;
• pins or PVA glue;
• scissors and foam ball;
• braid.

Advice! If there is no foam ball at home, then it is replaced with a ball made of crumpled paper.

Work progress:

1. First, strips that are 2.5 cm thick are cut out of cardboard or paper.
2. Each strip now needs to be cut crosswise into squares 2.5 cm wide.
3. Fold each square, bending opposite ends to form an arrow.
4. Now we take the ball and begin to glue or pin these blanks. It is recommended to do the work in layers. You should start from the bottom row and move forward, creating new rows.
5. When they are attached to the workpiece, a braid must be attached to the top of the cone. Even at this stage, you can decorate your craft with additional elements.

Christmas tree decorations using quilling technique

If you know how to work with the technique of quilling, then the next master class was created especially for you. So, to create a Christmas tree toy, prepare:

• old pages of newspapers or magazines;
• PVA glue, baking molds;
• a bead for decoration and a ribbon for hanging the toy.

Work progress:

1. First, you must cut strips from paper that will be 4-5 cm wide.
2. Now we fold each strip in half lengthwise. Lay out the strip and then bend it again. But this time in each direction. And then fold the entire strip in half.
3. Then we take glue and begin to twist the strips into circles. As you work, add glue to prevent your circles from spreading.
4. Now take another strip of paper and bend it. Prepare a baking pan; place a strip of paper into it. Place it neatly inside the mold.
5. After that, it’s worth laying out the twisted circles inside the mold. And so that the circles are connected to each other, apply glue to them.
6. After the glue has dried, you need to remove the paper toy from the mold. To make the workpiece even stronger, add more glue.
7. Now you can thread the braid through the toy and decorate it with a bead.

Original paper decoration for walls

The following decorations will perfectly decorate the room for the New Year. Indeed, such a Christmas tree will create a truly New Year's atmosphere in the house. To create the decoration, prepare:

• 10 paper plates,
• 20 sheets of green paper,
• stapler and double-sided tape,
• cardboard decoration scissors,
• glue and white tape.

Work progress:

1. You need to cut out large squares from green paper. Moreover, the square should fit freely inside the plate.
2. Now you need to fold a square of paper like an accordion. Then fold it in half.
3. Next, use tape to secure the ends of the folded accordion to form a semicircle.
4. Now you need to repeat the same steps with other paper.
5. Then we connect the two semicircles together with a stapler or double-sided tape. As a result, you form a circle.
6. We attach the circle that was made using tape to a paper plate. Tape is also attached to the back of the plate. You can use the terminals. This is done in order to secure the plates to the wall.
7. In order to form a Christmas tree, you need to make 10 such blanks.
8. You should decorate the finished unusual Christmas tree with original Christmas tree decorations, which are very easy to make with your own hands.

As you can see, paper is an excellent material from which anyone can make many interesting Christmas tree decorations. In this article we have given only some ideas for crafts. Therefore, you can supplement our ideas with your wishes or your imagination.

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Self-made Christmas tree decorations always create a cozy and warm home atmosphere. Making them couldn’t be easier, using the most accessible material – paper. And if you think that paper crafts do not look as colorful and modern as their store-bought counterparts, you will be convinced of the opposite! In our material we will tell you how to make Christmas tree decorations from paper with your own hands.

Paper decorations for the Christmas tree.

Balls of all types

The most common and familiar option for Christmas tree decorations are balls. The following materials can be used to make them:

• old postcards;
• colored cardboard and paper;
• thick sheets of magazines;
• beautiful candy boxes and packaging.

Option 1

You can make voluminous and colorful Christmas tree balls from cardboard. If you use a solid color material, the jewelry will be more stylish. If you mix materials of different colors and patterns in one ball, you will get very picturesque and bright balls.

Materials:

• Sheets of cardboard/paper.
• Rope for loop.
• Compass (small round object).
• Pencil.
• Glue.
• Scissors.

Volumetric balls made of triangles.

Step-by-step master class:

Paper ball for the Christmas tree.

Option 2

A volumetric ball from circles can be made in a simpler way.

Volumetric paper balls.

Step by step creation:

Step-by-step production.

Using the same principle (gluing the sides), you can make the following Christmas tree decorations:

Examples of decorations.

Option 3

A volumetric ball can be made not only from triangles, but also from stripes.

Balls made of stripes.

Materials:

• beads;
• thin wire;
• cardboard or thick paper;
• scissors, ruler, pencil;
• round nose pliers.

Step-by-step production:

Option 4

Another option from stripes. But in this case, we will get not a voluminous, but a flat toy. The materials also required are cardboard or paper, and for fastening - a thin ribbon or braid.

Step-by-step production:

If you did not make holes and glued the circles, then simply fasten them with tape, but do not tighten too much so as not to bend the edges.

Step-by-step production.

Option 5

To make the next New Year's toy, you will need a blank - the simplest plastic Christmas ball, preferably without any decoration.

Required materials:

• ball blanks;
• paper with different prints;
• glue and varnish;
• scissors, pencil, ruler.

Required materials.

Making toys is very simple:

1. Cut the paper into strips and then into small squares.
2. For ease of operation, remove the fasteners from the balls.
3. Using glue, cover the surface of the balls with paper pieces.
4. Coat the top with varnish. You can also use sparkles, sequins and other decorative materials in the finishing coating.

Decorating the base.

You should end up with these cute Christmas tree decorations:

Balls from blanks.

Volumetric geometric toys

Such New Year's paper decorations look very stylish and unusual. They are made from just one single cut out part.

Idea: for making, you can use regular white cardboard (or one-color), and then paint the finished toys with paints and felt-tip pens.

Volumetric paper toys.

The photo below shows the simplest options for volumetric jewelry: a cube and a pyramid. Using paper stencils, you need to cut out blanks, bend them along the lines, fold them and glue them (don’t forget to attach a loop first).

Template #1:

Template #2:

Cube template.

The triangles can be glued together at the bottom, and the result will be a more complex figure, as in the photo. Items made, for example, from white glossy material and gold or silver paper will look original and stylish.

Examples of finished jewelry.

Flat flowers

Such crafts look elegant and festive, but production takes no more than 5 minutes for each product. Materials:

• paper or loose cardboard;
• braid or ribbon to match the color of the paper;
• stapler;
• scissors, ruler;
• glue.

Paper flowers.

Step by step creation:

Fastening the circle.

The result will be a flower like this:

Paper flowers.

Christmas tree ballerinas

Another interesting option for Christmas tree decorations is dancing ballerinas. For manufacturing you will need the following materials and tools:

• thick cardboard;
• material for the skirt: napkin, soft paper, etc.;
• stapler;
• scissors, pencil;
• wire;
• scotch.

Manufacturing step by step:

Skirt fastening.

New Year's house

Another simple and cute craft option is New Year's houses.

Paper house for Christmas tree.

For manufacturing you will need the following materials and tools:

• cardboard in several shades (it is better to choose textured types);
• braid;
• glue, scissors, pencil.

Required materials.

For production you will need a stencil. You can come up with your own template, find a suitable option online, or use ours (we recommend making the house smaller than the specified dimensions, for example, 15*23 cm):

House template.

Making a house is extremely simple - you need to cut out a house from cardboard using a stencil and bend it along the lines. Cut out windows and doors with a stationery knife and stick cardboard on the inside in a contrasting shade (for example, golden, as if the light is on in the house). Next, you need to glue the house and attach a loop.

Flashlights

This is another symbol of the New Year and Christmas, which is very easy to make from paper.

Simple paper lanterns.

Let's take a step-by-step look at how to make New Year's paper lanterns for the Christmas tree with your own hands:

Finished goods.

You can make a more complex version of the lanterns. To do this you will need 1 sheet of colored paper per product.

Stylized paper lanterns.

To make lanterns, follow the simple instructions in the photo below:

Photo instructions.

1. Cut a strip 1-1.5 cm wide from the side of the A4 sheet. We will need it to complete the process.
2. Fold the sheet in half, right side out. Draw a dotted line on the side with a pencil at a distance of 1.5 cm from the edge.
3. Next, draw the sheet across, the distance between the stripes is 1 cm.
4. Cut the sheet along the lines without crossing the dotted line.
5. Glue the top and bottom of the lantern together.
6. Take the strip you cut at the beginning and attach it with glue like a flashlight handle. Ready!

You can also make a Chinese version of lanterns from paper or soft cardboard:

Chinese paper lanterns.

Materials for production:

• cardboard;
• threads and gypsy needle;
• scissors, pencil.

In addition, for production you will need the following template:

Step by step process:

1. Trace the template on paper and cut out the blank.
2. Use glue or a stapler to secure it on the sides.
3. Gather the bottom ends to form a bottom. Use a needle and thread to thread it through.
4. Also assemble the top of the lantern and thread it with a needle and thread.
5. Tie a knot and make a loop.

Tip: for convenience, you can make holes in the ends of the template with an awl in advance. Also, for a more decorative look, instead of the usual knot on the thread, you can make a tassel.

Step-by-step production.

Garlands

Garlands can be used to decorate not only the New Year’s tree, but the entire house. A paper garland created together with your child can decorate your baby's room, living room or door/window openings.

These can be as simple as garlands, which many of us made with our own hands in childhood:

A simple paper garland.

Idea: you can choose almost any shape as elements for the garland: circles and stars, deer, hearts, Christmas boots, Santa Claus figures, images of a Christmas tree, etc.

Examples of paper garlands.

Thus, we looked at several very easy ways to make New Year's paper toys for the Christmas tree with your own hands. Despite their simplicity, such crafts look very dignified and will certainly be able to bring an atmosphere of magic and celebration to your home!

You can get more ideas from the video:

Snowflakes are an integral part of winter and New Year's decorations! There are many ways and options for making such crafts. Today we will look at a very interesting, and most importantly simple way to make snowflakes from knitting threads. Making such a snowflake is very easy and quick, so you can start working with your children.

To make a snowflake we will need:

• white knitting thread;
• 6 transparent beads;
• scissors;
• needle;
• school notebook or book.

It is not necessary to make such a snowflake from white yarn. You can take a thread of any color. The size of the finished snowflake will depend on the object on which we will wind the thread. You can take a general notebook or book and wind a white thread. The thicker we wind it, the larger and thicker the snowflake will be. But you don’t need to wind a lot, because in this case the pattern of the finished product will be difficult to see.

Then carefully remove the workpiece and pull it in the center with a thread of the same color, tying 2 tight knots. That is, we grab both sides of the resulting ring and tie a knot.

Now use scissors to cut from both edges. We tighten them well with the blades of scissors so that the threads are then approximately the same length.

Turn the workpiece over and distribute the threads approximately equally. We need to see the center of the workpiece. We do this on both sides, forming a circle of threads. In this position, place the workpiece on a hard surface.

We divide the threads into 6 approximately equal parts. There is no need to count each thread, just distribute it in bunches by eye.

Now, stepping back a little from the center, we pull the bundle with thread.

We do this with each bunch. We drag at the same level.

In the center we already have a small six-pointed snowflake. Next we will form a new tier of snowflakes. To do this, we need to divide each bundle into 2 equal parts. These parts must be combined with adjacent beams.

And we tie the resulting bundles again.

To decorate our snowflake we will take 6 transparent beads. We thread a piece of thread inside. You can use a wide eyed needle for this if it fits into the hole on the bead.

We tie the bundle again. We do this with each bunch.

Now all we have to do is trim the tassels. We cut them with scissors.

In just a few minutes you can make a beautiful three-dimensional snowflake from knitting threads.

This beautiful airy snowflake can be used as a New Year's toy to decorate a Christmas tree.

Christmas deer toy for the tree made from popsicle sticks

The next toy is a cute deer made from wooden popsicle sticks. An entertaining process and amazing results are guaranteed!

Required materials and tools:

1. wooden ice cream sticks;
2. stationery knife;
3. glue;
4. paint and brush;
5. decorative elements.

At the initial stage, you need to prepare a paper stencil. You can do this in two ways: print it from the Internet or draw it yourself. In any case, the picture must subsequently be cut out with scissors.

We lay out the wooden sticks close to each other and transfer the outline of the deer using the blank. A pencil is quite suitable as a tool. Its lead fits well on a wooden surface.

After completing the labor-intensive process, all elements need to be glued together. The result should be the basis for a Christmas tree decoration.

We begin the entertaining stage of decor by painting a faceless deer. Colors can vary from traditional red to bright yellow. However, you should not combine more than two types. Otherwise, decorative elements may get lost against such a background.

At the final stage, we fasten the loop and decorate the base of the toy. Ribbons, buttons, beads are not a complete list of items that can be used to decorate a toy.

A cute handmade Christmas deer will certainly surprise friends and family with its originality. Using the described principle, you can assemble a whole hand made collection of toys in the form of Christmas trees, shoes or hearts. Creative inspiration and imagination!

Another Christmas tree toy made from popsicle sticks

DIY Christmas toys for decorating the Christmas tree in the yard

Original Christmas tree decorations can be made using egg packaging, water and gouache paint. Such toys will look bright and beautiful on the Christmas tree in your yard and will delight you and your guests.

To make a Christmas tree toy you will need:

• Egg packaging (store container);
• running water (from the home tap);
• flesh-colored sewing threads;
• plasticine for modeling;
• scissors;
• yellow gouache paint;
• freezer.

Pour tap water into a plastic cup.

Use yellow gouache paint to color the water in the glass. Fill the second glass with clean water in case you need to add it to the mold.

Pour colored water into the molds, but not to the brim. About half.

Close the egg cup lid tightly.

Place the package in the freezer. Let the colored water freeze into ice.

Cut threads for loops. You will need ten pieces of fifteen centimeters each.

At the next stage you will need a piece of plasticine.

Roll tiny plasticine balls according to the number of loops.

Stick plasticine balls to the ends of the threads.

Flatten the plasticine balls.

Place the loops into the molds.

Now you will need a second glass of water.

Add water to the molds to the brim.

Close the mold again and put it in the freezer.

After the second layer of water freezes, remove the finished toy.

This is such an unusual Christmas tree toy.

You can decorate the Christmas tree in the yard. This made ten ice decorations.

Ice toys will delight you until spring!

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Christmas ball made from disk

Decorating a Christmas tree for the New Year - what could be more interesting? In this short lesson, let's look at a master class on creating a wonderful ball from a disk.

To work we will need:

• white and blue felt;
• disk;
• white cotton yarn;
• glue;
• decorative buttons and other decorations.

First, cut out snow and blue sky from felt, the diameter of this should be equal to the diameter of the disk.

Next, take hook No. 2 and white yarn, start knitting the reverse side of our decoration, it should have a large number of spaces, since thanks to them, the disk itself will be visible. We choose any pattern for this.

The diameter of the reverse side must correspond to the diameter of the disk. Now let's start decorating the outside. Glue colorful buttons to the felt.

Then we take a thread and sew on beads, they will imitate snowflakes. This is what we get.

Now you need to sew the two parts of the product together by inserting a disk in the middle. We stitch and sew a ribbon on top, and also use a white ribbon to cover the outline of the disc.

Now our work is ready. This decoration can be hung on any Christmas tree!

Toys - DIY paper umbrellas

See how to make these here.

It’s hard to imagine the New Year’s mood without snow, so let’s add some snowflakes to the home decor. They can be made from various materials, from plain paper to wood and glass. Let's consider a method for making a decorative snowflake from glue.

We prepare all the necessary tools and materials:

• glue gun;
• glue for a gun (a couple of sticks is enough);
• baking paper or foil;
• any cream;
• glue;
• tassels;
• scissors;
• glitter;
• thread for hanging.

The whole process will take no more than an hour, everything is so fast and elementary that you can trust the child to do it. This craft is also suitable for kindergarten. First of all, we choose the design of the future snowflake. You can search on the Internet, or you can come up with it yourself.

Please pay attention that there are no too small parts, the glue will merge into an ordinary blot in them.

We transfer the drawing to baking paper/foil, grease the surface with any cream - without it the glue will be difficult to peel off.

We heat up the glue gun and begin to carefully trace the outline of the snowflake with a strip of liquid glue. We make sure that there are no separate lines left, they all must intersect, otherwise individual parts will simply fall off.

After the New Year's snowflake is completely circled, let it dry for a few minutes.

Dry glue is easily cut with scissors, at this stage we cut off all the imperfections (protruding drops, excess glue), and correct the very shape of the snowflake.

Now you can begin the decorating stage. This will require glue. Using a brush, apply a thin layer of glue to the surface of the snowflake.

Sprinkle with glitter, white glitter will create a more natural effect.

Let the glitter glue dry for 20-25 minutes, after which we attach a thread for hanging. That's it, the snowflake is ready to decorate the Christmas tree and give New Year's mood.

How to make such a New Year's toy - watch a detailed video master class

Solution for threads: take 50 ml of water and dissolve 3 teaspoons of sugar in it, add PVA glue - the more, the better. And we wrap the balloon with threads as shown in the video:

DIY 3D Christmas tree toy

Decorating a Christmas tree with the whole family is a real pleasure. The very preparation for the New Year causes dizziness and anticipation of a fabulous holiday. Each family member is busy with his own business, for example, looking for gifts, recipes for the holiday table, or making New Year's decorations with his own hands.

On the eve of the New Year, why not decorate the Christmas tree with toys made with your own hands from natural materials, in particular, pine cones? This simple craft looks very harmonious on green branches.

For work we prepare:

• pine cone;
• clothespin;
• tinsel;
• plastic snowflake;
• scissors;
• glue.

In this craft we will use an open pine cone. However, absolutely any variety of cones, for example, Crimean pine, is suitable for making this decoration.

And one more moment. A plastic snowflake purchased from a craft store is used as a decorative element. If it is not possible to get such a part, it can be replaced with corrugated paper, plastic flowers cut out of cups.

In general, there is something to think about in your spare time. How to make a decent frame for a bump? The process of making the craft is very simple. First you need to glue the snowflake to the clothespin.

Glue a new decorative craft element in the center of the snowflake.

All that remains is to attach a pine cone on top. We don't regret glue. The cone should stick tightly to the plastic snowflake, not to the tinsel.

The decoration is ready. It turned out to be a kind of candle.

Of course, if you wish, you can paint the cones in different colors in advance, decorate them with beads or sparkles. We won't do this. The resulting candle looks very natural and harmonious on the green paws of our fluffy tree.

Here's proof of that. A bump, like a bump. Nothing extra. Even the red color of the clothespin does not bother the eye (although, without a doubt, wood would be better suited here).

A very original craft for a Christmas tree made from light bulbs - video tutorial

Children are preparing for the New Year celebration - learning scripts, poems, congratulations and making winter-themed crafts. These can be applications on windows, paper garlands or Christmas tree decorations. We'll probably stick to the last option. Our Christmas tree is already decorated with homemade bunnies, snowmen and other figures.

Today we will make a craft from pasta in the form of spirals. We suggest focusing on the simplest and most understandable master class, which children of primary school age can independently repeat.

For work we prepare:

• Paper triangle;
• a piece of plastic from a folder or binder;
• PVA glue;
• spirals;
• watercolor with brush;
• ribbon or thread for a loop;
• scissors.

We have a primitive Christmas tree template made from white paper in the form of a triangle, scissors and a plastic rectangle from a binder.

Let's connect them together and cut out a transparent blank from plastic for a New Year's pasta craft - a Christmas tree.

Of course, sometimes gaps will be visible between the parts, but they do not spoil the craft at all. That's even better. The tree has clearly visible branches.

It’s time to pick up a watercolor and a thick brush and cover the Christmas tree with emerald greenery. In order not to stain the table, we placed a regular landscape sheet under the workpiece.

All that remains is to hang bright decorations on the prickly paws of the tree. Let's use PVA. These can be shells, bows or the same spirals. In our case, the curls represent long candles. Let's paint them rich red.

Attach a loop to the top of the craft. Here it is better to use a stapler or superglue. Otherwise, how can you hang a pasta toy on the Christmas tree?

A craft glued to an ordinary clothespin will hold firmly enough to the branches. Then you don’t have to deal with the loop.

This is what our decoration looks like on a real Christmas tree among the balls and tinsel. Beautiful?

Children's craft - Christmas tree made from pasta

This New Year's toy can be made in 20 minutes from simple improvised materials.

The work will require the following materials:

• the basis for the cone is a foam ball or an egg from children’s toys;
• brown velvet colored paper;
• foam balls or cone-shaped blanks;
• narrow tape for loop;
• glue gun

We cut a piece 10 cm long from the satin ribbon. From velvet paper we cut out droplets - scales of the future cone about 1 cm in size. The paper can be absolutely any color, because New Year's cones are distinguished by a variety of colors and colors.

First of all, we glue the tape to the wide base of the toy - to the foam blank.

We begin gluing the scales from the loop side. We cover the entire surface of the workpiece with them.

To prevent the cone from looking boring, we crumble the foam and attach balls to the edges of the scales in the upper part.

The New Year's snow-covered cone is ready in a matter of minutes. Such toys will not only save money on purchasing Christmas tree decorations, but will also decorate the tree and the interior of the room.

One of the most popular New Year's decorations can be called a Christmas angel made of paper, which can be made according to the proposed master class. This angel is made very simply and quickly.

Required materials:

• White sheet of A4 format;
• scissors;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• glue;
• gold colored sparkles.

First, cut out 2 squares of paper of the required size, on which the final size of the future angel will depend. In our case, the squares measure 9x9 cm.

Now we fold both squares like an accordion.

On each of the blanks you need to make one fold in opposite directions. This fold should be located approximately 1/3 of the distance from the edge.

On each of the blanks it is necessary to glue the side side, the upper part will be the wings of an angel.

Now let's start creating the head. To do this, cut a strip from a sheet of paper, the width of which is equal to the accordion with which we folded the squares. After this, we begin to twist the cut narrow strip, periodically fastening it with glue.

To create a head of the required size, several strips may be required; we take as many as needed to make a proportional craft.

We make the remaining end of the narrow strip free, creating a halo. We fasten a strip of paper at the bottom and leave a small end.

We glue the resulting blank between two previously bent accordions.

Using golden sparkles we decorate our craft.

Our paper Christmas angel is ready.

DIY Christmas decorations are the most original decorations. Of course, you won’t find another ball, snowman or animal like this. It is made in a single copy. Christmas trees decorated with homemade children's toys look incredibly colorful and unique.

Today we invite you to consider a simple master class and answer the question: how to make a New Year's craft from a plastic cup? Of course, other available materials will be used in the work. But! The decoration will still be based on a yogurt cup.

So, for the craft you will need:

• cotton wool;
• tinsel;
• plastic cup;
• sequins;
• satin ribbon or thread;
• glue;
• scissors.

At the first stage, the children cannot cope on their own. You will have to turn to adults for help. You need to make two neat holes in the plastic cup. In a second, dad will pierce even holes with an awl, through which we will stretch a satin ribbon - the handle of the future flower basket.

Secure the ends of the tape with small knots.

Now let's take a piece of snow-white cotton wool and put it in the basket. Of course, any other filler can be used for this purpose. However, we associate cotton wool with snow and the New Year. Moreover, it is incredibly light, and therefore will not weigh down the craft at all.

Let's cut off several short pieces from the tinsel and imitate the greenery in the basket.

It’s time to coat each sequin with glue and place a fiery bouquet on the surface of the cotton wool.

As a result, in 15 minutes we received a colorful, light and cute Christmas tree decoration - a basket of flowers.

Let's show you a New Year's craft made from a plastic cup and scrap materials in close-up.

But the basket took its place on the Christmas tree.

This concludes the work. It's time to remove the remnants of materials used in making crafts from the table and go outside for new ideas. A walk in the frosty air always inspires creativity!

Video lessons

A very beautiful New Year's toy made from a regular napkin, master class

DIY Christmas toys photo gallery

Cardboard heart

Styrofoam toys covered with glitter

From ordinary pistachio shells

Made of plastic (polymer clay) New Year's house

Gingerbread toys

Textile toy

With this we will say goodbye. I wish everyone a fabulous New Year's Eve! May the whole next year be incredibly successful, rich and happy!

Master classes presented in this video article

Read about how to make and paint here.

Homemade toys for the Christmas tree can be made not only by needlewomen. There are quite simple options that won’t take much time. They can be done with children or on your own. The most important thing is that your furry beauty will not be like others. And the warmth of your hands transferred to the toy will be noticed by all your loved ones.

Greetings to all readers of my blog, New Year is a magical holiday! It carries so much warmth, kindness and inspiration that it should be enough for the next 365 days! Preparing for the New Year is a real sacrament. Buying (or even better - creating with your own hands) gifts for family, loved ones and friends, planning the New Year's menu, decorating apartments and houses and, of course, the most important New Year's process... It's time to decorate the Christmas tree!

But now the next question arises: with what? Surely every home has a box of Christmas tree decorations. Some people have old Soviet houses with snow roofs, ruddy Santa Clauses and bullfinches lying there. They are, of course, dear to the heart, but they are already old, tired, and the paint is worn off. By the way, I advise you to read it, because the holidays are so fleeting.

Others have bright identical balls in the color of the curtains and golden bows.

Stylish, no doubt. But it’s the same – like everyone else’s. So what can we come up with? The answer is the simplest: make homemade Christmas tree toys! Everything about this process is perfect: from the search for ideas to the preparation of materials, from the first detail to the final result.

The flight of fancy is not limited! You can create any crafts from any materials, by any means. But sometimes it’s difficult to come up with an image on your own. In this case, there is no shame in looking: what are others doing? And taking the proposed options as a basis, come up with something of your own, or simply repeat some very cute little thing.

That is why I “climbed” onto the Internet in search of everything tasty and interesting. It’s not for nothing that mine was opened. There are a lot of tips. We'll look at some of them.

Paper Christmas tree toys

Cardboard, paper and glue are the most accessible materials. They are always in the house, especially when the baby is growing. In addition, such homemade Christmas tree toys are easy to make, do not require special handicraft skills and can be made by a child aged 8-10 years independently or with a little parental help if your child is younger.

Paper balls

These balls are quite easy to make.

Decoupage glass ornaments with vintage German newspapers

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We will need:

• 1 ball (you can use foam balls or plastic ones, which are sold in handicraft stores as blanks for Christmas tree decorations) or a hemisphere (for example, molded from plasticine);
• glue (preferably liquid, it would be ideal to dilute the paste, but you can also use PVA);
• newspapers;
• thin wire (you can use a paper clip);
• thread;
• glitter, stickers or scrapbooking paper - optional.

We tear the newspapers into thin strips, coat each of them with glue and gradually cover the ball with them. As soon as the base is no longer visible under the layer of newspapers, we put the product aside and let it dry - about 40 minutes. Then we create 2, 3, 4 and 5 layers - similar to the first. If you are using a ball base, you do not need to remove it. If you have only made half of the base, you will have to first make the decoration from individual parts and then glue them together.

After complete drying, you can apply a layer of varnish and sprinkle glitter. Homemade Christmas tree decorations are so valuable because they can be decorated in any way and with anything!

When the ball itself is ready, we begin making the “top”. If the work was carried out with New Year's balls, then we attach their holders on top. It’s even easier to glue a tinsel bow to the ball and tie a thread or ribbon on top so that you can hang the product.

To make “named” balls, just attach a piece of paper with a name to the tinsel using a thread. You can write wishes, compliments and any other pleasant little things on these stickers.

Gift decoration with vintage paper

In the same source I saw a New Year's craft that can be done in 10 minutes! You need to make an “accordion” from a sheet of music notes, alternately bending the paper into 1-2 cm strips in one direction or the other. Repeat with another sheet. Bend each accordion in half and glue along the free side to make it look like a “half-toy”. Then connect the resulting semicircles to each other along the sides that remain without folds.

You can use it as a gift for someone dear to you. Take a simple box that you can find at any craft store, decorate it with an old map and the resulting paper toy.

Musical muse

To make beautiful homemade Christmas tree decorations with your own hands, you need a true love of music!

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You will need:

• glue;
• scissors;
• old sheet music;
• rhinestone (you can simply cut a circle out of cardboard in color).

We cut three A4 sheets with notes each into 4 parts. From the first two we will make large rays, and from the third - small ones. We roll a quarter of the sheet into a cone and glue the joint. Please note that the glue will first need to be applied so that both sides of the cone stick together into one. And then carefully glue the rest. You need 8 such elements.

The next step is to cut the quarters of the last sheet in half. We get 8 parts. The scheme is the same. After this, each ray needs to be glued to a rhinestone or cut out circle. The back part can be covered with a layer of music paper, and a thread can be glued under it.

Another tip: to age paper, you need to soak it in a bowl of strong tea and then dry it. Then crumple and iron with an iron at minimum temperature. I really like the look of the paper, which is scorched at the edges.

Be careful to only burn sheets in close proximity to a water source!

DIY vintage toys

These vintage DIY Christmas tree decorations will harmoniously fit into any interior.

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To make such a New Year's beauty, you will need:

• colored paper (or scrapbooking paper);
• glue;
• scissors;
• wooden stick for the base.

Cut out strips from colored paper. Their length should be the same, but the width of each next one should be 1 centimeter more than the previous one. The number of strips and their size can be any - it depends on what you want to see as homemade New Year's toys for the Christmas tree.

Twist each strip into a tube and glue the joint. Then connect all the strips together and put them all together on a wooden base (can be cut out of cardboard). Don't forget the star and thread!

If regular colored paper is used, then I would additionally decorate this madame with cut out balls, circles, stars, sparkles, and pieces of tinsel. Give your child plenty of room for imagination. Let him paint the stripes and stick on bright stickers. Homemade Christmas tree decorations for the New Year can be as colorful and catchy as you like. The main thing is with the soul!

Christmas tree toys made of cardboard

If your New Year's homework is a DIY Christmas tree toy for school, then you can make an owl like this.

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For this you will need:

• toilet paper roll;
• dye;
• glue;
• scissors;
• colored paper;
• white stickers with glitter.

You will need to glue the edge parts of the base and paint the product with white paint. Cut out all the details from paper and place them on top. I would also knit scarves for the owls and add thread tassels to their ears.

Another interesting and unusual idea is to make a cup of hot chocolate from a sleeve.

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You will need:

• sleeve;
• cocktail straw;
• colored paper;
• glue;
• scissors;
• cardboard.

We prepare a paper cylinder from the sleeve - cut it to the desired size. Then from thick cardboard we cut out one cylinder of the same diameter - for the bottom, and another - for the “coffee” - a little smaller so that it fits inside but does not fall out. A small circle needs to be smeared with glue and a circle of brown paper, slightly larger, should be placed on top. Next, let's move on to the mug itself. According to the “recipe,” we are asked to cover it with a strip of colored paper, leaving a protruding part on both sides. At the bottom you should cut it with a “fringe” and glue each fragment to the bottom separately.

But I would simply wrap the homemade New Year's decorations for the Christmas tree with packaging material, fixing the joints with glue or a stapler. Or even just foil! But if according to the recipe, then don’t forget to glue the circle to the bottom.

After the packaging is ready, you need to put our “hot chocolate” inside, applying glue to the paper from the inside. Then we work on the top edge: carefully cut the free edge and glue one piece at a time. We insert the “drink” into the vessel. Here in the side edge we make a hole for the future thread.

Now for a pen: rolled paper, soaked in water and left to dry will work just fine. Glue it to the mug.

The base is ready, next is the decoration. There are no restrictions here: you can do it like the author, you can decorate it differently, for example, add a “slice of lemon” using a curly eraser, or draw a picture from “foam” using a corrector or contour. Homemade Christmas tree toys for the New Year can be very non-standard.

There are many tutorials on the Internet on how to make Christmas tree toys with your own hands, incl. video. For example, to make a ball, you need:

• foam base;
• many different buttons;
• hot glue;
• tapes.

We cover the ball with buttons, make a bow from a ribbon - and you're done!

For me, threads are a closer material. About how many different mercies you can connect, write and write, this will be a life-long post. In addition, this is an activity for mothers, probably not for a child. Therefore, I will just show a few interesting things that I found, without going into details.

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A knitted ball can be made in any color and any size. The thread is quite simple to sew on. You can tie a foam base, or you can stuff the toy with synthetic padding or other similar material.

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But you can make things much simpler from threads. Homemade Christmas tree decorations made from thread always look very interesting, tasty and unusual.

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These wonderful decorations can be ordered, but are easier to make!

You will need:

• leg-split;
• foam base for the ball;
• double-sided thin tape or hot silicone;
• scissors;
• lace.

If you don't have tape, you can try using silicone, but this is more painstaking work. Carefully, one row after another, you need to wrap the base with rope, gluing the thread.

If you decide to use tape to make these homemade Christmas tree toys, then just make a “belt” for the ball from an adhesive strip (from left to right), and then two more lines perpendicular to the belt (from top to bottom).

Be careful not to glue one strip on top of another to avoid problems with removing the protective tape. Attach a string to half of the balloon. Then form a free part by unwinding a little twine, and, as if making a “dead loop”, return to winding the ball in the same direction as you started. Once the first round is completed, secure the “reference point” with a small pin or nail. And start moving around this pin, gluing new pieces of adhesive tape when necessary.

In principle, you can use any thread - thin or thick wool, yarn. In addition, strips of felt, woven fabric or braids, and anything else will work. When the winding is finished, you need to let the product dry and soak, if you used an adhesive mass, and then start decorating.

Here you can learn how to decorate the base for a ball using twine. In addition, there is a wonderful option for decorating the resulting craft using ribbons, lace and beads.

You can wrap any figures in the same way. The convenience of this manufacturing method is that subsequent decoration can be made with any elements. You can sew them, glue them, tie them, attach them with Velcro and whatever else you want to do with them!

Here's another option - this is the famous striped candy wrapped in twine. Fortunately, these plastic imitations can now be bought in bags and quite cheaply. Working with them is easier than with balls. You just need to secure the twine with silicone from a hot gun, and then wrap it along the entire length and do the same from the other end.

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Another option is to do without foam plastic altogether. For example, like in this video about how to make Christmas tree decorations with your own hands. The neck of a regular plastic bottle is used as a base. First, cover the lid area with mounting tape, making it level. Then put the bag on the bottle. And using glue, carefully wrap the container to a certain level (depending on what size bells you want to end up with. As soon as the product dries, you should remove it from the neck and free it from the bag. And the final step is decoration.

You can make homemade Christmas tree decorations from threads with your own hands, using practically nothing except this very thread!

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To make such an adorable snowman, you need:

• white yarn;
• small cardboard;
• scissors;
• needle;
• a little felt.

The whole action is based on the principle of making pompoms for a hat. You have to wrap the cardboard in 30 circles with wool and cut the thread. Carefully remove the resulting skein, tie it in two places, preparing areas for the head, belly and legs. Prepare another skein, a smaller one, for your hands. Remove it from the cardboard and make two narrowings. Then spread the threads in the second segment in the frontal plane and thread future handles through the hole.

Schematically the snowman is ready. Cut the loops of thread on the arms and legs. And then start decorating. Trim all the ends of the fur so that nothing sticks out. From felt you can make a face and a scarf for our gentleman, as well as a hat. Or you can link it. Add a belt or buttons on the stomach. Tie a string so you can hang the toy.

Christmas tree star

So, the decorations for the branches are ready! Now our beauty is waiting for her “finest hour” - when we put a star on her top. But how, from what can you make it?

While I was flipping through the pages looking for something interesting, an idea came to my mind: why not decorate the Christmas tree... with a Christmas tree?! And here, for example, is an option!

We will need:

• sheet of cardboard;
• glue;
• green tinsel thread;
• bag of candy.

We make a cone out of cardboard and glue it along the joint. Glue a layer of tinsel onto the base. Then - a layer of sweets, one to one. Then again tinsel, and again sweets! Or you can replace the sweets with a garland of lights and then our top will sparkle and shimmer, as it should be on the New Year!

If you made the musical decorations that were discussed at the very beginning of the article, then the star should be musical!

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You can make this by cutting out the parts according to the template. Then you have to fold along the dotted lines, glue the joints - voila, done! The only difficulty is that you will have to redraw the template, or print it initially on music paper. However, you can use any other material.

For balls covered with newspapers, a corresponding star is suitable.

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Making such a decoration is quite difficult. There is a special master class on how to make it, consisting of two parts. The first is about how to make an even pentagon, and the second is how to make a star out of it.

A star can be made from book pages, just like a toy can be made from sheet music.

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You will have to fold pages or their fragments into cone-rays and glue them to the base.

A good option would be to make a three-dimensional star, for example, from papier-mâché, cardboard, or buy a blank.

1. Let's look at an old book.
2. Divide each page in half.
3. We make an envelope from half.
4. A cardboard or plastic star blank is pasted over with ready-made envelopes according to the pattern in the photo.
5. Grease the edges with PVA glue and sprinkle with glitter.

To make it more convenient to install such homemade toys on the Christmas tree, I would advise making one large cone as a support. In addition, to make the star three-dimensional, the rays need to be glued not only on one side of the base, but also on the other.

Christmas is a holiday that for many is as important and significant as New Year. Therefore, the holiday tree must be decorated with themed decorations.

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You can do this, for example, using:

• wooden ring (you can use a special blank, a spare ring from a cornice or a foam ring);
• several beads;
• cap for beads;
• rondel (separator);
• crochet hook;
• scissors;
• threads

But this DIY Christmas tree decoration can only be made if you have shells lying around the house. However, finding decorative material in stores (in the same Leonardo chain, which has representatives in 35 cities of Russia) today is not so difficult.

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To make this beauty you will need:

• shells of different sizes;
• hot glue;
• thread;
• decorations for every taste.

In my opinion, it would be unnecessary to talk about the production process; everything can be seen without words.

This master class tells in great detail how to make an angel from a sheet of cardboard, thread, Christmas ball, ribbons and a set of decorations. These homemade Christmas tree decorations are suitable and can be used as decorations for the New Year or Christmas table.

I sincerely hope, dear readers, that this selection of tips on how to make homemade Christmas tree decorations will help you find your inspiration, catch the wave and get carried away with your work! I wish you new ideas and wonderful results!