A regular sheet of paper can be used to make many original Christmas tree decorations. With the help of this article, readers will be able to learn how to make paper toys for the New Year, get new ideas and learn how to make a Christmas wreath.
- What can you make out of paper for the New Year?
- How to Make a New Year's Garland from Colored Paper
- Paper colored lanterns
- How to Make a Paper Christmas Wreath
- Paper Christmas tree options
- Paper stars
- Volumetric cones for the Christmas tree
- Origami paper decorations
- New Year snowflakes
- Snowflakes from paper napkins
- Volumetric version
- Quilling technique
What can you make out of paper for the New Year?
Paper is the simplest and most accessible material to work with. At the same time, all sorts of items can be made from it. The most interesting ideas for DIY Christmas toys and paper crafts:
- A postcard with a winter applique inside – you can make it voluminous.
- Toys in the form of lanterns, balls, snowflakes, snowmen and Santa Clauses – symbols of the coming year.
- Garland for decorating an apartment.
- Decorative items – paper candies, small roses, stars, table coasters in the shape of a coniferous tree, a wreath of leaves on the wall or door.
How to Make a New Year's Garland from Colored Paper
Any preschooler who knows how to handle paper and glue can handle the given example of making a garland. Necessary materials and tools:
- Colored paper.
- Scissors.
- Glue.
- Threads.
Advice! Paper should be selected in different colors to make the garland as bright and festive as possible.
The garland consists of semicircular paper parts, similar to an accordion. To make them, you need to take a rectangular sheet, divide it into equal strips and fold along the lines. When creating an accordion, you need to remember - one fold is made outward, the other inward. Then the actions are repeated along the entire perimeter of the piece of paper. To get identical elements, first use a pencil and a ruler to make marks on the paper, then start cutting.
The accordion is divided in half, the two halves are glued together. This way, one side is wavy, the other is straight. The prepared parts are glued to each other's side, as shown in the picture below. The garland is attached to the wall under the ceiling using threads.
Additionally! To fasten the product, you can use not only glue, but also threads (if possible, in the same color as the paper) or a stapler.
There are many versions of paper garlands that will create a positive atmosphere and decorate any holiday. For example, a garland of hearts, hanging lanterns, balls, small snowmen, Christmas trees and others.
Paper colored lanterns
Lanterns are usually rectangular or spherical. The base of the simplest lantern is a thickened tube. It is better to make it from thick paper, you can take a cardboard tube. Around the base are multi-colored stripes: they are glued only at the top and bottom of the tube, in the central part they remain free.
To make a round lantern, you need to cut out paper circles, bend them in half. Attach them to the sleeve at the bend. The lantern can have a handle - a narrow rectangle, the edges of which are fixed to the top of the product. You can also use a beautiful cord or thread for the handle.
How to Make a Paper Christmas Wreath
The previous master class on making a garland was simple and accessible even for younger children. Making a wreath will require a little more creative skills and will take about one to two hours.
To work you will need:
- Colored paper: green (several shades), red.
- A sheet of white or green cardboard.
- Pencil.
- Ruler.
- Scissors.
- Glue.
A real wreath consists of foliage and branches. Therefore, it is necessary to select and print a sample of a leaf of the desired shape. Due to the foliage, the wreath gets volume, so it is necessary to cut out as many elements as possible.
From cardboard you need to cut out a circle with a wide hole in the center. All the leaves are glued to it one after another.
Advice! To make the wreath look harmonious, the leaves should be arranged clockwise. They should overlap each other slightly - the cardboard should not be visible.
A voluminous bow of a contrasting color, such as pink or red, looks good on a wreath. It is located at the top or bottom of the product. The bow can be made of either fabric (ribbon) or paper. In the first case, the ribbon is simply tied like a bow, the paper version can be made in the origami style.
Paper Christmas tree options
Such New Year's toys made of paper can be very different. The most popular ones are:
- Flat Christmas tree - applique for children. The classic craft consists of three or more triangles of different sizes, located one above the other.
- Origami Christmas tree. A Christmas tree shape is folded from a paper square according to a selected template; it can have only hints of a triangular shape or be three-dimensional, with imitation branches and needles.
- Cone-shaped Christmas tree. Also a simple variation: about 2/3 of a circle is cut out of paper, and a cone is constructed from it. Circles, squares, stars, etc. are glued to this base – Christmas tree decorations.
- Fluffy. A cone is created, onto which strips of green corrugated paper are glued in rows. The paper edges can be slightly cut to increase the fluffiness of the needles.
- A fir tree with patterns. Beautiful patterns of varying complexity are made on the trunk and edges that act as branches. These can be lace, snowflakes, candles, geometric objects. Due to its lightness and mobility, it is usually placed on a stand.
- Hanging. To make it, you need to make several wide cones, connect them with a thread through the tops and hang them on the holiday tree or on the ceiling as a garland.
- A composite tree made from long triangles that are folded into each other or glued together along one side.
Paper stars
DIY Christmas tree toys made of paper can be varied and not necessarily directly related to the New Year. For example, stars are one of them. To make a three-dimensional five-pointed star, you need to take a square sheet of double-sided paper and fold it in half, bending each corner. The result should be an object similar to an airplane. After all the necessary folds, the back of the airplane is cut off. The paper is opened and stars are obtained. An identical figure is glued on the opposite side.
Another way to make a star is to use several multi-layer triangles inserted into each other in a circle. The figures must have two long sides and an acute angle. The star can also be assembled from one sheet of paper (origami version).
Volumetric cones for the Christmas tree
To create a 3D cone for a Christmas tree, you first need to make a large oval. You can take a regular newspaper, make a ball out of it and wrap it with tape. The filler can be anything - cotton wool, pieces of fabric, etc. The main thing is that the workpiece resembles an elongated oval and can hold its shape for further manipulation.
The cone consists of scales. To imitate them, it is necessary to cut out figures of the same size from paper, usually brown, similar to leaves (ovals). These scales are arranged in rows in a checkerboard pattern. In this way, the feeling of realism of coniferous fruits is achieved.
Advice! For a greater 3D effect, it is better to use corrugated paper to make the scales.
As a creative work in kindergarten or school, you can make a simpler pine cone. To do this, take an oval piece of cardboard and glue many pentagons or rhombuses made of paper onto it. The figures should have one elongated sharp angle - it should be directed downwards when placed on the base for the pine cone.
Origami paper decorations
Using the popular origami technique, you can create a full-fledged New Year's plot or a separate element to it, an original Christmas tree toy made of paper. The fundamental moment when creating an origami product is to adhere to the chosen scheme, bending the sheet in the right order.
Thus, the Christmas tree mentioned in the article can be an example of the implementation of such a technique. It is also easy to make an origami Santa Claus: his head (face, beard), sometimes part of the fur coat trim is made of white paper, and the fur coat and hat are made of red paper. An easy version can be created in 5-10 minutes. Using a series of folds of a square sheet, the face and headdress are outlined, and the body and arms gradually appear.
New Year snowflakes
These are the most popular paper Christmas tree decorations. They are also used to decorate windows.
Snowflakes from paper napkins
It is convenient to create such crafts using a stencil. You need to take a square napkin and fold it in half. On the resulting triangle, draw the desired shape of the product on the side, then cut it out. The napkin needs to be unfolded - you will get a snowflake with beautiful patterns along the edges.
Volumetric version
The classic version of a 3D snowflake contains 6-8 main parts. Each is made separately. On a square sheet, the center should be marked, then long cuts should be made on its sides. The resulting strips should be glued to the sheet in front of and behind its central point.
Quilling technique
Quilling crafts look unusual, they are more creative, but complex and painstaking due to the work with small fragments. It is necessary to create a certain number of blanks in the form of circles. Subsequently, they are given the shape of an oval, a drop, paper curls and zigzags will come in handy. The size of the product directly depends on the number of elements made.
You can make many toys for the New Year from ordinary paper. The appearance of the craft and the technique of execution should be chosen depending on your own preferences, as well as the level of knowledge and creative skills
