If you consider yourself one of the people for whom the cost of New Year's paraphernalia is not among the mandatory purchases, then this article was written especially for you. Do-it-yourself paper toys can be in no way inferior to purchased analogues; this approach will not only save money, but also spend fun and interesting time with your children. And homemade original ideas and toys will stay in your memory for a long time, they will also be able to decorate the Christmas tree in your home for many years!

Few people think about it, but the sacramental meaning of Christmas and New Year is to bring all family members closer together. And what could bring relatives even closer together, if not joint creativity? Creating original decorations with your own hands together with your household is perhaps the most exciting thing you can come up with before the holiday, after preparing salads.

Creating toys using materials such as beads, porcelain or glass may require not only special skills, but also a lot of time, which is often simply not enough in modern realities. Considering this, paper toys may turn out to be the best option For self-execution paired with a child. Below you will find step-by-step instructions, as well as a video on how to make your own New Year's decorations.

Creation New Year's toys using paper does not require any special skills, and such an activity will not take much time.

DIY paper Christmas balls

For making New Year's balls a minimum of material is required. Basically, all you need is sleight of hand and patience!

Don’t be upset if the first time the toy turns out not exactly the same as in the photo - such manipulations with paper require some skill, which, if not with the first, then you will definitely have with the second or third toy. Taking this into account, be prepared that the first crafts will not be entirely neat. But this is only with the first ones, then everything will be much better.

We make stencils

Well, to create a New Year's ball for the Christmas tree, you need to do the following:

• First of all, print or draw the stencils yourself. Alternatively, you can use the following blanks:

• Use colored paper, preferably thick paper. Trace the stencils on it with a pencil;

You can save a little effort and time if you print the stencils directly on colored paper - the main thing is that your printer allows you to do this!

• Carefully cut the colored paper, cutting out blanks for the toy;
• Arrange the blanks in the shape of a flower, as in the photo below. The center can be secured using a small circle of colored paper.

Making a toy

Your New Year's decoration will be more colorful and interesting if you use multi-colored paper. You can speed up the process, saving yourself from accidental disintegration of the finished toy design, by using ordinary clothespins that carefully pick up the edges from above.

At the end of weaving, the paper ends are simply glued together.

The final step is gluing the tape. To do this, a small cut is made in the circle that was originally glued into the center of the plexus. A ribbon is inserted and glued into it. It is better to singe the ribbon in advance, thus preserving its original presentable appearance!

This way the New Year's paper ball will be ready. Show your imagination, use different colors and stencils and repeat the steps described to create a new decoration. Combine different solutions. Several ready-made options are presented below.

As an option, you can use cardboard cones, which will perfectly decorate the New Year tree.

In addition to balls, New Year's toys in the shape of balls would be an interesting solution. This option for decorating a Christmas tree came to us from ancient times, when it was not easy to get New Year’s crafts. Making a flashlight with your own hands is even easier than making a ball. Even a child can handle this craft. Detailed instructions presented below.

DIY paper Santa Claus

Let's consider another option for New Year's decorations. This toy is not only easy to make with your own hands, but also develops children's creativity along the way. In addition, the good thing about this craft is that it is great for decorating a New Year tree and for decorating various surfaces, be it a wall or a table. In addition, you can decorate a postcard with a paper Santa Claus in an original way.

For the toy you will need:

• Compass;
• Glue;
• Colored paper or cardboard packaging.

In our case (see photo) we used black, red, white, beige and green paper, although you can use any colors if you wish.

• Ribbons or threads;
• Scissors.

You can use other additional elements to embellish the craft - it’s a matter of imagination!

How to do it?

We cut out a hat for Santa Claus from red paper. Cut out a semicircle from beige, and similar diameter like red! By combining two semicircles, we get a circle. We make the beard out of white paper; to do this, we cut out equal small circles, as in the photo. One of the circles will be used to decorate Santa Claus's hat. Using the same color, cut out a long narrow strip. A couple of small black circles and one larger red circle will become the eyes and nose, respectively.

Combine and glue all the elements together, as in the photo. It’s better to make several Santa Clauses at once so that he has company at the Christmas tree. The thread is attached to the crown of the hat. Now the unusual New Year's craft will be ready.

Do original postcard on New Year You can if you glue Santa Claus onto green paper. This craft will definitely please both friends and loved ones.

Below are some more ideas for making your own paper Santa Claus.

Volumetric paper star

Paper toys in the shape of stars are no less popular before the New Year, because no one can imagine a Christmas tree without this decoration. Such a craft will be very easy to make, especially since the work will require all the same materials, plus thread.

Work order

A pair of squares with side dimensions of 10 by 10 centimeters are cut out of colored paper. Color can be used as desired, no one limits your imagination. It can be pink, purple, blue, red or whatever you want! Select various colors, and the tree will be able to sparkle with different colors in the New Year.

Fold the colored paper in half twice, as in the photo, and then make two folds diagonally. Making tiny cuts along the edges will help fold the paper into the corners. The corners in the center are glued together so that the rest remains free. Due to this solution, the star gains volume. This way we get half a star.

For faster gluing and better quality, you should hold the corners with your finger when gluing!

Similar operations are performed with the second sheet of paper. Afterwards, both halves are glued together, not forgetting to insert a ribbon, by which the toy will then be hung. Leave the decoration for about 20 minutes so that the glue can dry.

Often New Year's decor, created with your own hands, is in many ways superior to store-bought analogues.

Below we offer a short video instruction on how to create a three-dimensional paper star.

DIY Christmas lights

A paper lamp for the New Year can be easily made from scrap materials. For this craft, you only need cardboard packaging, scissors, colored paper and glue.

Instructions

• Let's use a couple of colored sheets: let one be purple, the other yellow. It is important that the colors be contrasting. Cut out a couple of rectangles of the following sizes: 180 by 120 millimeters for purple and 180 by 100 millimeters for yellow.

• We glue the yellow rectangle together so that we end up with a tube. Take the purple blank. Fold it in half and make cuts using scissors, leaving a little space along the edges of the paper. Similarly to the yellow paper, we glue the purple one in the shape of a tube. The photo below clearly shows the whole process.

• If you did everything correctly, then the yellow tube should fit comfortably into the purple one. It is important to note that the tube does not need to be pushed all the way inside! First, you need to coat the edges of the yellow tube with glue, after which you can completely lower it inside the purple lantern. A similar operation is performed on the opposite side. Pull the purple part up a little to release the yellow part. Coat the fastening area with glue, then fix the yellow sheet inside the purple one.
• For greater realism, the paper toy must be supplemented with a pen. Both regular cardboard and colored paper will do for this. Cut a narrow strip and apply glue to it, fix it in the right place.

Thus New Year's lamp will be ready. This is another original decoration that you can easily make yourself. Even a child can easily cope with such a craft.

Well, as you can see from our material, it doesn’t cost anything to make New Year’s toys and paper decorations with your own hands. Spend time with your children, create original and interesting decor for your Christmas tree and interior.

We hope our instructions, photos and videos helped you create unique decorations with which you will not only beautifully decorate your home, but also have a good New Year.

New Year is perhaps the most important holiday for adults and children! They prepare for it for a long time: they decorate the home, decorate the Christmas tree, buy gifts. And they celebrate on a grand scale - all big country and even abroad. Children really enjoy creating decorations on their own or with adults. In this article we will try to analyze the simplest and most interesting ways of making jewelry from the most simple material, which is in every home, is made of paper.

Making decorations for the Christmas tree

Making jewelry with your own hands is not only an exciting activity - joint creativity brings parents and children closer together. Christmas tree decorations made of paper are good for their lightness: even the thinnest branches will not sag under their weight!

The most suitable decoration for a fluffy New Year's beauty is voluminous balls. They are easy and simple to make, and even the smallest family members can do it under the guidance of adults. For this you will need:

• thick paper (you can use watercolor paper, cardboard, colored paper, white, even old postcards);
• stationery glue or glue stick;
• ruler;
• scissors;
• compass or circle template (you can simply trace a cup or round lid).

To begin, cut out 20 circles from paper. The size of the future toy will depend on their size. Inside each circle we draw an equilateral triangle, the corners of which should touch the sides of the circle. We make folds along the lines of the triangle - these will be the “edges” of our volumetric ball.

The next stage is assembly. Let's take five blanks and fold them with the sharp ends of the triangles towards the center - we get a circle. We immediately place a thread-loop in the center, on which we will later hang our decoration, glue the blanks with the “ribs” outward - we get the top. The bottom of the ball is made in the same way. We glue the remaining 10 blanks into a strip, connect it into a ring, and glue the already dried parts of the top and bottom on top and bottom.

So, we got a beautiful voluminous ribbed ball! By changing the size of the blanks, the color and texture of the paper, you can get many unique toys for decorating the Christmas tree and the interior. It’s easy to hide a small souvenir or gift inside the ball, give the balls to guests or arrange a fun game.

Another way to make a volumetric ball is similar to the previous one, but much simpler. We cut out several circles or any other shapes from paper or cardboard, for example, stars, hearts, Christmas trees. The figures must be identical and symmetrical. You can print them on a printer or use a template. We bend the figure in half exactly in the center, and perform the manipulation with the rest of the details. All that remains is to glue it together, for which we coat half of each piece with glue and connect it to the other half. This way we glue all the figures together. The latter is connected to the first, and a three-dimensional toy is obtained.

An exquisite decoration can be made using a foam blank. You will need the following tools and materials:

• coated paper in pastel colors;
• figured hole punchers “Flowers” ​​in two sizes: one larger, the other smaller;
• pins with bead heads.

If you don't have hole punchers, no problem! Draw patterns of four-leaf flowers on cardboard and cut them out. The flowers should be folded in pairs (larger at the bottom and small at the top), pierced in the center with a pin and attached to a foam ball. Repeat until the entire surface of the foam sphere is covered with flowers. Then glue a loop and hang it on the tree.

Decor for the Christmas tree that children will certainly enjoy are cones with gifts. They are simple but exciting to make. From beautiful double-sided paper, such as origami paper, cut out an even circle, find its center and cut out a small wedge. We roll the resulting part into a cone shape and carefully glue it together. Using a hole punch, we make two holes on the sides opposite each other (they are needed to secure the thread).

The result was a cone with a handle for fastening, similar in shape to a fire bucket. The possibilities for decorating it are literally endless: lace around the edge, beads, sequins, openwork border and much more. You can put a small souvenir or candy inside and hang it on the Christmas tree! It should not be placed very high so that little guests can reach a treat or gift.

Paper New Year's heroes

One of the most simple jewelry New Year's room or apartment - paper garland. For New Year and Christmas it will be relevant to perform it in the form of angels, deer, snowmen, Santa Claus, a Christmas tree or snowflakes. The classic version is people holding hands. Very beautiful garlands come out of colored and corrugated paper, but plain white is also suitable for angels and snowflakes.

We will need:

• paper of the selected color or white;
• scissors;
• pencil;
• glue.

We glue several sheets of paper together to get a long strip. The longer the strip, the longer the garland will be, but you should not make the strip too long - it will be difficult to cut out the shapes. Then we fold the paper strip like an accordion and draw the selected character on the top sheet (you can use a stencil). Next, we cut out the figure, but not completely, but leaving uncut areas at least 5 millimeters wide at the folds on the left and right.

Now all that remains is to unfold the accordion and secure the ends of the garland in the chosen place. And now angels are fluttering under the ceiling, their wings touching, or snowmen are dancing in a circle!

It is also easy to make unusual toys from paper strips, for example, a snowman. We cut 10 equal strips 15–20 centimeters long and 1–2 cm wide and lay them out in the shape of sun rays, and fasten them in the middle with a stapler. We collect the free ends in the same way and also fasten them with a staple or glue - we get a sphere. Let's make another smaller one - this will be the head of a snowman. We connect the parts and decorate to taste: glue eyes from paper or beads, put on a hat or glue small paper mittens to the body of the snowman.

You can also make Santa Claus out of paper. To do this, you need to make a cone out of red cardboard - this will be the body of our hero. Then cut out two small ovals from white paper and glue them to the bottom of the cone - we get feet. Glue a circle of white or cream paper on top of the cone, draw or glue eyes, a nose, a beard from strips of white paper curled with scissors. Next we add details: hands, buttons on a fur coat, a cap on the head.

Here you go main character children's winter tales- Grandfather Frost.

Holiday snowflakes

New Year is primarily associated with snow. It is customary to decorate a room for the New Year's holiday with snowflakes. Decorating a window at home couldn’t be easier: cut out a snowflake stencil from a sheet of office paper, apply it to the window and sprinkle it with artificial snow. The stencil can be used several times; artificial snow can be easily washed off the window glass after the holidays.

A way to decorate a home, familiar from childhood and beloved by everyone, young and old.– cut out snowflakes from a napkin or thin paper. To do this, square sheets should be folded in half so that a triangle is formed. Repeat the manipulation two more times. Cut off the sharp top figuratively, and randomly cut out curved lines on the left and right, without cutting through the folds to the end. When unfolded, you get a fancy snowflake with a unique pattern.

Regular paper snowflake can easily be turned into something special when placed on a ballerina figurine template. Draw the silhouette of a dancer on an A4 sheet of paper and cut it out. A hole should be made in the center of the pre-made snowflake into which to thread the template. The result is a ballerina in a snowy openwork tutu!

If you hang it from the ceiling, it will rotate with every movement of air.

How to make a garland?

Making a New Year's garland is not at all difficult. For the simplest classical method you will need:

• colored paper;
• glue stick;
• ruler;
• regular pencil;
• scissors.

We cut the paper into strips 2 centimeters wide. We close the first strip into a ring and glue it together - we get the first link of the chain. We thread the next strip into the resulting link and glue it too. We carry out these simple steps in stages, alternating different colored strips until the chain reaches the desired length. We decorate the Christmas tree with the resulting garland.

Craftswomen involved in scrapbooking offer to diversify the “old-fashioned method” using modern instruments to work with paper: cut the paper with curly scissors, and make snowflake-shaped holes in the strips with a special hole punch.

There is a second way. Using a color printer, we print Christmas prints on regular office paper. We cut out the rhombuses and fold them in half, resulting in triangular flags. Next, you need to pull a strong thin thread in the place where you would like to place the garland. We coat each diamond from the inside at the bend with glue and hang it on a thread - the garland is ready!

This is a great, quick and easy way to decorate an office space, but you can also use it for holiday decor in your apartment.

The third method is for ladies who love to sew. You will need:

• thick double-sided paper with a pattern or just colored;
• sewing machine;
• threads;
• scissors.

We cut out the silhouettes of a New Year tree from paper (they can be the same, or they can be different). You need to set the largest stitch on your sewing machine. We sew the first figure in the center. Without cutting the thread, we also sew the next Christmas tree in the center and continue this until the garland reaches the desired length. It turns out very original and stylish decoration!

To make another type of garland, we will need:

• a strong thread equal to the length of the garland (you can also use fishing line or yarn for lint-free knitting);
• glue;
• thick colored paper or cardboard.

Using a hole punch or by hand, you should make a circle with a diameter of 5–7 centimeters from thick paper or thin cardboard. We bend each circle in half and put it on a thread, gluing the edges. We glue the next element in a similar way so that the semicircles are located close to each other. You can hang the garland!

The next idea for making a garland is fans! Fold the rectangular strip like an accordion, bend it in half and connect it with glue or a stapler - when unraveled, you get a semicircular fan. From two such fans we assemble a circle, glue them together, and make the required number of such fan circles. We connect the circles to each other with a stapler or attach them to a thread. Magic decoration can be used!

And another simple garland made of corrugated paper. To make it, we fold wide strips of corrugated paper and cut thin fringe on the sides. Twist the strip slightly in a spiral, and gently paper decoration ready!

Everyone begins to prepare in advance for such a long-awaited, fun and magical holiday as the New Year. Preparation touches everything. This is the blank fluffy Christmas tree, search for New Year's decor ideas, selection delicious menu, etc. Spend the pre-holiday time interesting and fun by making your own paper decorations for the New Year with your children. After all, bright and unusual DIY Christmas tree decorations made from paper and cardboard, created with inspiration, will perfectly decorate both the Christmas tree and your home.

Unusual paper decoration for the New Year: colorful star

Colored paper (cardboard) produces the most varied in size and appearance holiday crafts, for example a bright three-dimensional star. It can be installed on a Christmas tree or used to decorate windows and rooms. To make it you will need:

1. scissors;
2. double-sided thick high-quality colored paper or cardboard.

Also print one of the templates below of your choice.

So let's get started.

That's all, the festive star is ready. Make several similar decorations, because such New Year crafts made from colored paper look unusual and attractive.

Festive paper balls

Original multi-colored balls are wonderful New Year's decorations for the Christmas tree.

To make these holiday decorations you will need paper of various colors and glue. Having prepared necessary materials, get started:

Note that you can create this charming holiday toy not only in the form of a ball, but also in any shape you like.

DIY paper crafts for the New Year: wonderful snowflakes

Charming New Year's crafts in the form of snowflakes are popular and always appropriate. In addition, children really like to make them. Create these cute ones with your family Christmas decorations, which will certainly give you a wonderful festive mood. To do this, prepare sharp scissors, glue, thick office paper and follow our step-by-step instructions with photos.

1. First, cut out a square and then fold it diagonally.
2. Fold the resulting triangle in half twice.
3. Next, carefully cut the corner along the marked line.
4. Without unfolding, cut the resulting workpiece in three places, without reaching the edge.
5. Lay it out and you will get a four-pointed star.
6. Now, at each of the rays of the future snowflake, unscrew the strip that appears in the center.
7. Form another similar four-ray blank.

Connect the two blanks together with glue, and you will get a beautiful eight-rayed snowflake. Decorate it with rain, beads or sparkles.

Time runs inexorably forward and now white flies are flying outside the window, slowly falling to the ground and covering everything around with a snow-white fluffy blanket. However, despite the cold, my soul is warm and joyful. And all because suddenly appearing snowflakes herald the coming of the New Year. The most important holiday of the year is already very close, which means it’s time to think about New Year’s decor, gifts and, of course, crafts.

The days are getting shorter and the evenings are getting colder and longer. What to do with yourself, and even more so with your little fidgets, when for street winter fun Is it too dark already? Well, of course, crafts. New Year's crafts can be made from the most unexpected materials: cocktail straws and much more. But there are also more traditional materials, such as paper. In this article, we have collected for you more than 60 step-by-step master classes on making paper crafts for the New Year. If you still think that only appliques can be made from paper, then drop everything and carefully look at our article! Well, for those who are looking for something unusual and know what miracles can be created from ordinary paper, we can only advise them to immediately begin the creation process New Year's crafts from paper according to our diagrams and templates.

One of the simplest New Year's paper crafts can rightfully be considered a garland. We all remember well from our childhood how we decorated the Christmas tree with such paper garlands not only at home, but at school or kindergarten. Making a paper garland is very simple: colored paper is cut into strips of the same width, the first strip is glued into a ring, and each subsequent one is threaded into the previous ring and also glued. This paper craft is ideal for 4-5 year olds.

If the task of entertaining children is not important, but you need to decorate the house, then here is another option for a paper garland. It is even easier to do than the previous one, but you will need sewing machine. So, to create such a New Year's paper craft you will need: many circles of different diameters (the number depends on the size of the garland), a sewing machine. Sew circles through the center using a machine and hang the garland. Such a garland will “come to life” from any gust of air.

So, if you have decided that the issue with garlands is closed and there is nothing more to come up with here, we hasten to upset you - this is only the very tip of the iceberg. Simple paper garlands are an activity for beginners. Professionals prefer more complex tasks, for example, voluminous paper crafts. Below is a master class on making volumetric garland in the form of light bulbs.

By the way, you can decorate an ordinary LED garland with paper lanterns. This New Year's paper craft looks very cool, especially if you decorate a wall with this garland.

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Since we are talking about apartment decor, it would be strange not to mention Christmas or, as they are also called, New Year’s wreaths. Anyone can make such a paper craft; in addition, a New Year's wreath made of paper is a reusable decoration that will not deteriorate or lose its appearance over time.

A very cool paper craft for the New Year - a wreath of roses. You will have to work hard to create such a craft, so if you decide to make one for yourself paper wreath on the door - be patient and in good spirits!

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Surely your child at school or in the garden was asked to make a Christmas wreath together with his parents. Ostensibly for a competition, but the main goal of this task is to force parents to spend time with their children. But maybe you shouldn’t wait for assignments from school, but spend time with your child yourself. In addition, with such a New Year's craft you can decorate your home in a very original way, and most importantly, get a lot of positive emotions!

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So, we continue to decorate the apartment. There is a garland, there is a wreath. Is there something missing? Oh, of course, Christmas trees! If you prefer to display a large forest beauty for the New Year holidays, no problem. By the way, read. Small paper Christmas trees will be great additional element decor, and they can also be used as small souvenirs for guests!

#10 DIY New Year's paper crafts: making a Christmas tree toy “Christmas tree”

A paper Christmas tree doesn’t have to be on a table or somewhere in the house. You can make a craft out of paper, which you can then hang on the Christmas tree itself, and if there is no Christmas tree, then you can simply hang such voluminous paper Christmas trees around the house. The pattern for making a Christmas tree is quite simple, but if you don’t quite understand what the point is, or you simply don’t have time to figure it out, then you can download a ready-made template.

Very sweet Christmas tree can be made from corrugated paper. This paper craft looks very realistic, and is quick and easy to do.

If paper Christmas tree You are still interested, but want to make something unusual, then take advantage of this master class.

The Christmas tree does not have to stand on the floor; it can also be hung from the ceiling. An excellent Christmas tree garland can be made from plain paper.

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#17 New Year's paper crafts: making a moving card with wishes

You can make not only flat or three-dimensional crafts from paper, but also movable ones. With our ready-made scheme, you can make a postcard with an encrypted greeting or message. Such unusual gift will delight not only children, but also adults! Download ready-made diagram possible below.

In winter, wildflowers cannot be found, even in flower shops. But there’s nothing to worry about, you can make flowers out of paper with your own hands. And our step-by-step master class will help you with this.

You can make a wide variety of flowers from paper, the whole secret is in cutting out the ends.

If you want to make a large New Year's star to decorate a wall from paper tubes, then this master class is especially for you!

A very themed New Year's craft made from crimple paper. This paper cone looks very natural and is quite difficult to distinguish, especially if it is used as decoration. With our master class you can easily cope with such a paper craft.

There is another technique for creating a paper cone with your own hands. This method is more labor-intensive and will take you longer. In addition, to create such a New Year's craft you will need: paper, foam blank, a lot of safety pins, ribbon and beads for decoration. However, if you have the time and desire, then pay special attention to this pattern for making a cone, especially if you want to make an impression.

You can make very special crafts from paper using Japanese technology origami. Our step-by-step master class will help you create a New Year's ball out of paper, which can be used to decorate both a room and a Christmas tree.

Step-by-step diagram for creating an origami star with your own hands. You can decorate the top of the Christmas tree with such a star, you can simply create a festive atmosphere in your home, or you can combine it into one large garland.

You can make the base yourself, as in the first picture. Or you can download a ready-made pentagon blank and depending on the size of the pentagon the size of the finished star will change.

At your service step by step diagram manufacturing volumetric snowflakes from paper. Follow the instructions and you will definitely get such a miracle.

#34 Decorating the apartment with pine cones: do-it-yourself New Year's paper crafts

In continuation of New Year's paper crafts, I would like to offer you another scheme for making paper cones. In addition to paper circles, you will need an oval or round shape, glue and spruce branches for decoration.

Another great option for decorating your apartment with your own hands is a large voluminous snowflake on the wall. There can be not just one snowflake, but a whole ensemble. Plus, this Christmas background will make for great photos!

A New Year's gift must be beautiful packaging. In my opinion, the gift itself is not so important as the intrigue around it. After all, it is this intrigue that will remain in the memory, this pleasant expectation and unfolding of the paper. Use our DIY paper flower making pattern and decorate gifts for loved ones.

It is customary to decorate the New Year tree with toys, but these toys do not have to be purchased. It's even better if they are made by yourself. What could be easier than making a paper Christmas tree toy? Take advantage of our step by step instructions and make your own Christmas ball out of paper.

Very simple, but incredibly cute three-dimensional lanterns can be made from ordinary colored paper. Even children can handle this craft, so feel free to get to work if you have little helpers. Well, if not, then you can handle it yourself!

You can make completely unexpected crafts from paper, including gift boxes. And not just boxes, but in the form of delicious sweets. For such a gift box you will need: a cardboard cylinder, colored paper, glue, scissors, satin ribbon.

Continuing the question of gift wrapping, we want to offer you another budget, but very charming option. You can make such a gift elf with your own hands using our master class.

Here's another option for you original packaging DIY New Year's gift.

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#55 A simple diagram of a three-dimensional snowflake made of paper: decorating the room for a party

#56 Do-it-yourself voluminous paper crafts: making a snowflake. Scheme

#58 New Year's paper crafts: decorate the house with diamond crystals

Download ready-made patterns and make your own diamond crystals from paper.

#59 DIY Christmas craft paper ball “Mistletoe”

You can make this mistletoe ball out of paper with your own hands using ready-made cutting templates. Be patient and have a New Year's mood!

You can decorate your house not only with standard snowflakes or stars. You can make such a wonderful vase out of paper. Download the finished diagram and assemble the vase following the instructions in the master class.

The most diverse decorative elements can be made from plain paper, just download the ready-made diagram, print it, cut it out and glue it. A wonderful New Year's paper craft is ready!

#64 New Year's cutting patterns: a great photo shoot for the New Year

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Easy-to-make New Year's decorations can be made from paper. Our master class gives an example with a ball, but these can also be other shapes: hearts, stars, Christmas trees and much more. You can download ready-made templates below.

You can make a simple and original Chinese lantern with your own hands using our ready-made diagram.

A composite paper star will be an excellent decoration for the New Year. You can download the ready-made template for gluing below.

Nowadays, you won’t surprise anyone with ordinary paper cutouts. Volume crafts are much more delightful. This master class describes a step-by-step scheme for creating a simple volumetric star. You can download a ready-made template with a large, medium and small star using the link below.

It’s quite difficult to imagine New Year’s decor without all sorts of variations on the theme of stars. In this master class you will learn how to make a three-dimensional double-sided star out of paper with your own hands. You can download the finished diagram below.

#70 New Year's paper masks

The list of New Year's paper crafts must include carnival masks. Well, what New Year's party can do without masks? That's right, none! In fact, there are a lot of options for making paper masks, and if you use your imagination, you can make a lot of wonderful crafts!

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New Year decorations homemade, handmade, create a very special atmosphere. This is the feeling of a holiday for which they were preparing, waiting for, and for which they did not mind the time.

Making New Year's toys and accessories with your own hands can become a good family tradition. After all, this is a long process when you can get together in the evenings or weekends and create together. Funny jokes, cozy conversations and, most importantly, without which a real family cannot be made - a joint business.

Participate in the creation of New Year's toys for the Christmas tree in 2020, one of the most different materials Everyone can do it - both adults and children, even the smallest ones. You just need to choose the appropriate options and ideas.

And when the holiday is over, put your handmade creations in boxes. Then, until the next New Year, you can sometimes look at them and remember how fun it was to do all this.

Perhaps the most simple toys- New Year's decorations made of paper. You only need scissors, a little glue and maximum imagination to make, for example, a beautiful garland.

A chain of snowflakes, decorated with large decorative beads, can become a decoration in 2020 not only for the Christmas tree, but also for the children's room. Fold a sheet of paper several times and cut out the shape of a snowflake. Then they unfold. Many of these parts are held together with glue. The length of the garland can be any.

A ring made of colored paper will look impressive on a large Christmas tree if it itself is large. Everything happens according to the following scheme:

1. A ring is cut out from a sheet of colored cardboard.
2. Then take a strip of colored paper, fold it like an accordion and stick it inside the ring.
3. Squares are cut out of colored sheets and placed along the folds of the accordion.

Use old toys

In families where children have already grown up, a lot of old toys often accumulate - soft, plastic, wooden. Why should they gather dust in the closet if you can come up with new ideas and make original decorations for the Christmas tree?

Toys can be darned a little, tinted, decorated with beads or rhinestones. Then attach ribbons to them and hang them on the tree.

Paper Santa Claus

Santa Claus can be different. Paper too! Any ideas are welcome in 2020.

Here is one of them:

1. The basis for this toy is a paper plate. It needs to be covered with white acrylic paint. Wait until completely dry.
2. Then make Grandfather’s nose by crumpling up a piece of paper and pasting the ball with white stripes. Eyebrows and cheeks are also formed. Everything is glued to the plate and painted white.
3. Then the “face” is covered with a flesh tint. The cheeks and nose turn a little red. You can add clarity to the features using a felt-tip pen.
4. The mouth and eyes can be drawn or pasted in the form of an applique.
5. The hat for Grandfather is made from red paper. A triangle is cut out, and a cotton ball is glued to its top. It is also used to make a beard - it is better to take a wide strip. And for the thinner ones, glue on eyebrows and mustaches.

“Grandfather’s” ideas can be different!

For example, you can make it in the shape of a cylinder. A large or not very large sheet of colored cardboard is bent to form a pipe. The cap is formed red. And along its lower edge a strip is attached white. The eyes are cut out of paper, the beard can be made of cotton wool. The nose is made of a foam ball. If you attach legs to the “grandfather”, he will sit very well near the Christmas tree in 2020.

This Santa Claus would work great from felt or other suitable materials.

Quite simply

There are very simple options for the 2020 Christmas tree. Thus, a garland of corrugated colored paper can be made in just a few minutes. The main thing is to know the technology.

Just cut the material into narrow stripes, and then twist it, forming separate segments. And so on ad infinitum. We glue the parts together. This is a very delicate decoration.

Other ideas - cut corrugated paper to wide stripes. Make a fringe along both edges. And then just twist it a little.

A little more complicated is a garland of colored circles. You can buy such large confetti in the store. They are folded in half around a thread or fishing line and glued together.

Whatever is at hand is used! Colored napkins transform before your eyes and turn into bright bouquets.

To do this, fold each napkin several times, and then give any shape to the “petals.” They are fastened in the middle with a stapler and straightened. You can combine two napkins of different colors. When a lot of blanks have accumulated, they are strung on a thread - a garland is obtained.

In addition to garlands, you can make many different New Year’s crafts from napkins, for example, a Christmas tree. It is very simple to make and anyone can handle such a Christmas tree.

Garlands for every taste

You can make garlands from anything. For example, from fabric triangles. Or from felt squares. Or from old small soft toys.

And even popcorn mixed with beads! You can tie together a lot of sweets in a beautiful wrapper with bright ribbons.

Remnants of wallpaper preserved after renovation are suitable as materials. They can be cut into strips, which are then glued into rings, inserting one into the other.

Knitted jewelry

Lovers of crocheting or knitting can use their skills to create Christmas tree decorations on a grand scale. Various knitted items are in fashion in 2020. The ideas are simply fascinating.

Knitted snowflakes from leftover yarn can be collected into a garland and hung, for example, on a window.

They knit various animals for the Christmas tree, including the symbol of 2020 - the Pig. good knitted Grandfathers Frosts and Snow Maidens. Or you can knit the Christmas tree itself.

Balls and marbles

What kind christmas tree in 2020 without balloons? These Christmas decorations You can make it yourself from paper, felt it from wool, or make it from other materials. The main thing is to find good ideas.

Old factory balls are an excellent basis for such products; it is better if they are made of plastic or foam. Then they won't break.

For decoration, it is suggested to take beads - you can find plastic or glass ones in your grandmother's box, you can take beads. There are many decorative beads on sale today. This chain is wrapped around the ball in the form of a spiral. Each turn is glued.

An interesting solution in 2020 is to take 3 strands of beads of different colors and sizes. And alternate them in the design of the ball. When the entire surface is covered with beads, the tip of the thread is hidden and fixed with glue. The loop for hanging the toy is attached to the cord.

The Christmas tree ball can be made from thick paper or cardboard. If there is a drawing on it, good. The toy will look more impressive if material of two contrasting colors is used.

To create these New Year's decorations:

1. Twenty circles are cut out: equal parts of both colors.
2. Then each is bent in the middle, unfolded and bent at a right angle.
3. They unbend it again and make “wings” - three in total.
4. Ten circles are glued together one by one to form the side of the ball.
5. Then they make its “tops” by connecting five circles.
6. Everything is assembled into a common structure.

Winter flowers

A foam ball could turn into a luxury item in 2020 exquisite decoration in French style. All you need is a pack of pins with decorative bead-shaped heads. And colored paper from which flowers with four petals are cut out. Such blanks can also be found in craft stores.

Having put two parts together, they are pierced in the middle with a pin and attached to the ball. The result is unusual New Year's decorations.

Instead of flowers, you can use sequins or other ideas.

Threads, PVA glue and balloon IR is needed for making an openwork toy for a Christmas tree or decorating a room.

The technology is simple. First, the balloon is inflated. Then the glue is diluted in water. The thread that is used to wrap the base is moistened in it. You can make the toy one color or different shades.

The number of revolutions depends only on your desire. To dry, the product can be hung from something. And when everything is thoroughly dry, pierce the rubber ball and take it out. This web looks interesting and elegant. It can be decorated with beads, bows or something else. Many people will like New Year's decorations in such a light style.

Bump by bump

New Year's decorations from pine cones are quite simple to make, but always look impressive. For example, a ring:

1. The basis for it can be ordinary clothes hangers made of thick wire. They form a circle. There is no need to touch the hook.
2. Having untwisted the connection of the ends of the wire, cones are strung on one of them. They can be used in in kind or painted, for example, with gold or red paint.
3. Before or after stringing, a small plastic ring is attached to each cone with glue.
4. Having finished making the wreath, the wire is connected and twisted again.
5. Attached to the base of the hook big bow from satin.
6. Add additional charm to the wreath by sprinkling it with sparkles or decorating it with beads, ribbons, bows or artificial snow.

This decoration, made in the basic shades of the Christmas tree decoration, will look especially stylish.

Material at hand

Lovers of everything unusual will love holiday decor ideas for 2020 made from completely unexpected things.

So, you can create a snowflake for a Christmas tree using ordinary wooden clothespins:

1. You will need a few clothespins and glue. To begin with, each is divided into 2 parts. The spring is removed and set aside.
2. The halves are pressed with their flat sides, 2 pieces each, and connected with glue. Then they assemble a snowflake from such parts.
3. You can finish this or paint the product with silver paint, sprinkle it with sparkles or beads, after smearing the clothespins with glue.

Old sheet music also becomes a source of inspiration when creating New Year's decor:

1. First, a square is cut out of the sheet. Then it is folded in the form of an accordion, which is tied with a thread in the middle. The ends are left free to make a loop for hanging.
2. Straighten the accordion to form a circle and glue its edges.
3. You can decorate the toy with a circle of cardboard of the same shade as the paper. Sequins and rhinestones are also suitable decorations.

Old photos and postcards instantly turn into bright original balls:

1. Each sheet is cut into strips, for example, about one and a half centimeters wide. Then they pick up a needle with a thread threaded through it and sew the strips at one end, then at the other.
2. You can use a button with a long awl instead of a needle. Having pierced the strips with it, the tip is bent.
3. A loop or bow made of ribbon is glued to the upper edge of the ball. Several of these toys create an interesting elegant garland. You can place light bulbs inside the balls.