Creating Christmas toys for the Christmas tree can be a fun activity that will bring a festive atmosphere to your home. Someone, out of old habit, will cut out beautiful snowflakes or the symbol of 2024 - the Dragon from paper, however, there are many interesting ideas for making original decorative elements with your own hands from other available improvised materials. This is a great way to add magic and coziness, as well as encourage creativity and artistic expression in the household.
Santa Claus made of pom-poms
Required materials:
- red, white and black pom poms in different sizes;
- black beads or toy eyes;
- glue;
- red and white felt;
- scissors;
- white cotton balls;
- The tape is black or white.
Step by step process:
- Cut out a circle from white felt, it will act as a base.
- Place the base on the table, glue a big red pompom (torso) on top.
- Glue a smaller white pom-pom (head) on the red pom-pom.
- Glue a black ribbon (belt) on the red pompom (torso) in the middle.
- Determine where the toy will have a face, turn the craft "in front" towards you.
- Glue two small black pom-poms at the bottom (shoes).
- Glue two white cotton balls (mittens) on both sides of the waistband.
- Cut out a circle from red felt, draw a radius from the center of the circle to the edge and cut with scissors.
- Glue the cut of the red circle, adjusting the indent to create a hat for Santa Claus.
- Glue the cap to the white pom-pom (head).
- Cut a strip from white felt and glue it on a hat in the form of a headband.
- Fix a cotton ball on the tip of the cap.
- On the "face" of the toy, fix the eyes with glue and a small red pompom as a nose.
- Add decorative details (bells, glasses, buckles, sequins, gift bag, etc.).
There are a lot of unique master classes for creating figurines from pompoms, before work, you can view several options to choose an interesting image. With such crafts, you can decorate both common areas and car interiors or a children's room.
Felt deer
Required materials:
- brown, red and white felt;
- scissors;
- glue;
- small black beads or buttons;
- ribbon or twine;
- thread and needle;
- stuffing material (cotton wool, polyethylene, holofiber);
- thick cardboard;
- decorative elements.
Templates
Step by step process:
- Draw or print the silhouette of a deer that will act as the base shape for the toy.
- Cut the deer along the contour exactly along the line.
- Alternately attach the pattern to the felt (brown or white), circle and cut with a slight indent. You will need two identical blanks.
- Place the cut parts together and sew along the edge with large stitches. No need to try to make the seam hidden, large stitches will act as an additional decoration.
- As the deer is sewn up, it should be gradually filled with stuffing.
- On the head with black beads mark the eyes (they can be sewn or glued).
- It's better to use a button as a nose.
- Tie a ribbon or twine in the form of a collar on the deer's neck, and form a loop from the ends, on which they will hang a toy on the Christmas tree.
- From multi-colored felt and decorative elements (beads, sequins) cut out small details and stick them on the deer's body.
If it is not possible to use a thread and a needle, all sewing actions can be replaced by gluing.
Bump Toys
Required materials:
- pine cones;
- glue;
- aerosol or regular permanent paint;
- tassel;
- sequins and other decorative materials;
- ribbon or twine;
- scissors.
Step by step process:
- Clean and rinse the Christmas tree cones under running water, let them dry.
- Use a can or use a brush to apply paint to the protruding parts of the cone.
- Let it dry.
- From ribbon or twine, form a beautiful bow with a loose loop. Use glue if necessary.
- Fix the bow on the “tail” of the cone, complete the composition with decorative elements (beads, figurines, etc.).
- Sprinkle glitter on top of the toy.
Round cones make beautiful Christmas balls, but you can make any other images (animals, hearts, sweets, flowers). For more variety, it is recommended to use different bright colors.
S alt dough decorations
Required products for the test:
- 2 cups wheat flour;
- 1 glass of s alt;
- 1 glass of water;
Additional:
- sieve;
- deep bowl;
- rolling pin;
- Cookie cutters;
- acrylic paint and decorative details;
- ribbon or twine;
- baking parchment.
Step by step process:
- Sift flour into a deep bowl and add s alt. Mix well.
- Add warm water, knead the dough thoroughly.
- Put the mass on the table and knead the dough for 5-10 minutes until it becomes elastic and pliable.
- Use a rolling pin to roll out a layer of the desired thickness.
- Cut the desired contours with cookie cutters or a knife or form three-dimensional objects.
- Put the blanks on a baking sheet covered with parchment.
- Bake the pastry in a preheated oven at 200°C for 20-25 minutes or until the dough is firm and dry.
- After baking, remove the molds from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.
After complete cooling, the parts need to be painted, decorated or varnished. S alt dough.
You can make not only classic decorations from s alt dough, but also lamps, photo frames, candlesticks, serving plates. It is not edible and should not be eaten, however, due to its environmental and safety, the material can be used to play with a small child or pet.
Beaded Lollipops
Required materials:
- beads of different colors and sizes;
- thin wire;
- scissors or wire cutters;
- glue;
- pliers;
- file or sandpaper;
- sequins or other decorative items.
Step by step process:
- Cut the wire into lengths (you can make them of different lengths for more variety).
- Sharp edges are lightly rubbed with sandpaper to round the cuts and avoid the risk of injury.
- At one end of each segment, wrap a small ring with pliers, drop a drop of glue into the center of it. Let dry.
- From the open edge, string the beads in any order (with a pre-prepared pattern or chaotic).
- After placing the beads, the second end of the wire should also be wrapped in a ring and secured with glue.
- Use pliers to make the part look like a Christmas candy.
- Additionally decorate the candy with ribbons, sparkles and tinsel.
For a more complex design, you can twist two wires with strung beads together and create a candy from this blank.
The benefits of handmade toys
Simple toys for decorating the New Year and Christmas not only serve as an excellent decor element, but also carry a number of useful qualities:
Working together to create Christmas tree decorations can be a fun and rewarding family activity that brings everyone in the household together.The handmade creation of Christmas decorations involves children and adults in the process, creating opportunities for communication, learning and fun during the long weekend and at the holiday itself.
