The first association that comes to mind at the mention of winter is, of course, New Year. Our imagination always depicts snowy streets, cheeks red in the cold, huge snowdrifts and long winter evenings. As it begins to get dark early, children spend a lot of time at home. Most of them take scissors, paper and begin to create. Parents help develop skills and show new ways.
The creative vein awakens at the sight of a New Year's beauty - a Christmas tree, which must be clothed in the most beautiful outfits. At this moment, the fantasy begins to work with a vengeance both in the parents and in the children. New Year is a real field for making garlands, toys, snowflakes and other Christmas decorations. In this way you achieve two goals - develop your imagination and delight the eyes of guests and home.
Co-creation is the key to a happy family
It's no secret that crafts on the theme of “Winter-Winter” have a favorable effect on warm family relationships between parents and children. Making Christmas presents is an interesting, exciting experience. Sometimes it becomes a tradition and is repeated from year to year. Even the simplest winter Christmas crafts are a difficult task for children, so the kids need your help.
So, a fun lesson gathers families at one table. Involvement in the manufacture of crafts brings kids joy and desire to make the best snowman, Christmas tree or snowflake to receive praise from the parent. Try to choose children's crafts "Winter", which will be within the power of your child. It is important that the baby can fully demonstrate its potential. Your trust will be justified.
DIY paper snowflakes
It is difficult to imagine Winter crafts without traditional snowflakes, the complexity of which is very diverse. The simplest are paper round options made from napkins.
You can cut out a folded sheet in simple lines, or you can use beautiful patterns and zigzags. To date, you can come up with various paper crafts "Winter".
If, due to age, it has become boring for your child to cut such models, then suggest making a three-dimensional figure. For this:
- take a square sheet of paper;
- fold corners through the center;
- make deep cuts in order on one and the other side, without reaching a couple of centimeters to the edge;
- cut the bottom in a straight line;
- expand the resulting snowflake;
- wrap the corners through one towards the center and fix with glue;
- do the same with the other corners and glue it.
Simple actions as a result give an amazing volumetric snowflake. Several winter beauties can be hung under the ceiling or decorate a picture hanging on the wall.
Snowflakes from beads and beads
Girls will be delighted with the idea of creating a sophisticated and shiny snowflake from beads and beads. The central part is made of small elements, and the rays are made from a scattering of beads. You can choose the color scheme yourself. If you want to achieve an ala-natural, then give preference to white, blue and silver shades. For fantasy use all the colors of the rainbow. As a basis, a wire or thread is suitable. It is more convenient to use a thin wire, the “Winter” crafts made from it will stay tougher and easier to hang on the Christmas tree.
Instructions for creating a shiny snowflake:
- string 5 beads and form a ring - this is the central part;
- put on 5 beads of which form loops;
- continue to make rays until the snowflake reaches the desired volume.
At the end, tie a beautiful thread or piece of “rain” to hang the product on the Christmas tree. Craft "Winter" with your own hands can be done quite quickly. She will take center stage on the forest beauty and become the pride for the whole family.
Grocery department snowflakes
The best dreamers are mothers of young children. They are ready to adapt the most incredible things to create a masterpiece. Some of them even got pasta! Such products are ideal for crafts "long-term storage", they do not deteriorate and do not change shape.
Fantasy with pasta. Bows, views, nets, shells - all this can be combined into one ensemble and create stunning snowflakes, garlands and toys. To give the crafts an originality, paint them in interesting colors or cover them with white.
Crafts for the smallest
The smallest kids also want to create. There are ideal options for them - creating appliqués according to a pattern or simply cutting interesting pictures. Take multi-colored felt or paper and draw the details of the future figure on them, let the child cut them out. Then collect the blanks in one composition and try to decorate by gluing beads, stripes and buttons. Crafts "Winter" should hang in a prominent place so that the baby can boast.
New Year's souvenir slippers with Santa Claus
Winter crafts to school should be original and memorable. So, if your child comes to the class with slippers in the New Year’s style, they will definitely get a five. Of course, you can create real shoes in order to walk around the house, but this option is not suitable for children, but creating a souvenir is just under the force. For the manufacture of any dense fabric or cardboard.
Instructions for creating:
- Ask the child to circle his foot on paper;
- give the shape of the sole and ask him to cut this part according to the template on the material selected in advance;
- draw the top of the slipper;
- cut it out of the material;
- using paper, cardboard, fabric, buttons, a synthetic winterizer, make the face of Santa Claus on top or portray it in full;
- connect the upper and lower parts;
- if the joint is very noticeable, decorate it with braid.
After the slipper is ready, you can additionally decorate it, for example, sprinkle with sparkles based on hoarfrost or snow. You can use this gift option as a pocket for combs or phone.
Egg Shell Crafts
As we already understood, “Winter” crafts can be made from anything. There are craftsmen who are able to create jewelry from the shell of a chicken egg. In order to prepare the testicle for decoration, it is necessary to get rid of the contents. Make small punctures and blow out the protein and yolk from there. Further, the most interesting is decoration. The way that even children can cope is by pasting eggs with colored paper. From the prepared blocks, you can glue the figure of a snowman, Santa Claus, a dog or a gnome. Glue a cap, hair to them, make eyes, mouth and nose.
Decoration Options:
- small "rain";
- sparkles;
- paper;
- drawing with acrylic paint;
- bonding felt and fabric parts;
- sewing items of clothing.
With this technique, a New Year's mascot will appear in your collection that will bring good luck. However, one must be careful, as the shell is very thin and can easily break.
Making a New Year's house
Another winter crafts to school is the New Year’s house. It is quite difficult to do it, so parents will need help. As a frame, a pack of juice or another box, cardboard, any glue for paper and decor will do.
Instructions for the manufacture of crafts "Winter":
- On the side of the box you need to cut a window, leaving the sash.
- Cut the door where it seems appropriate to you, leaving it to “hang” on one side.
- Roll up tubes from newspapers, paper. You can use wooden skewers, toothpicks, twigs.
- Glue the "logs" to the walls of the hut, simulating a log house.
- Fold a piece of cardboard in half and glue it like a roof.
- Decorate the resulting workpiece.
As a decor, spray cans and stencils are suitable. You can cut patterns from napkins with a winter motif and stick them on some places. As a coating for the roof, you can use the cone petals, which are glued in a checkerboard pattern. Hang curtains on the windows, and attach a small bead-handle to the door. That's all - DIY winter craft is ready!