Interesting DIY Christmas trees from scrap materials. Crafts Christmas tree for kindergarten. DIY shabby chic style Christmas tree

We are preparing for the long-awaited New Year 2018! In kindergartens and schools, children are given the task of making a beautiful Christmas tree craft for the New Year with their own hands. Everyone approaches the task with all responsibility and seriousness, and wants their creation to be the most beautiful and New Year's. Our step-by-step photos and videos will help you create a beautiful Christmas tree craft.

To make a wonderful and unusual Christmas tree for the holiday, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the ideas and descriptions of their implementation. You can use these ideas and supplement them with your own ideas that arise during the creative process. All of the above Christmas trees are quite simple to make, and you can make them with your children for school or kindergarten.

PHOTO: Christmas tree made of buttons

Christmas tree made of wool

Making such a felted Christmas tree craft from wool with your own hands at home for a school competition is very simple if you follow our step-by-step photo instructions.

PHOTO: Christmas tree made of wool

• We buy green wool for felting. We make a tight cone out of it.

• We separate the wool from the skein by tearing it off with our hands.

• Place the cone on a wet sponge and felt it. It is advisable to use a pen with a special needle attached.

• Rotate the wool Christmas tree cone frequently, wet it with soapy water (warm) and wring it out lightly (do not damage the shape!)

• Place the tree on a bag moistened with water, rotate it, and continue to fall.

• Using the same pattern, make woolen balls for the Christmas tree with your own hands.

• Carefully sew the made balls onto the Christmas tree.

• Our Christmas tree can be decorated with a red garland. You need to twist the craft diagonally, securing the thread with stitches. For decoration you can use beads and various jewelry.

Christmas tree base

Any craft in the form of a Christmas tree for the New Year, made with your own hands for school or kindergarten, is a cone-shaped base, decorated with interesting decor. First, let's look at how you can make this base. There are two options here. One is simple, more suitable for kindergarten, but will also be good for school, and the second option is more complicated, you will have to tinker with it, but the result will exceed all expectations.

To create a simple base for a Christmas tree we will need:

• thick paper, perhaps whatman paper or cardboard;
• glue, stapler;
• a simple pencil and scissors.

Now let's get started:

1. Draw a semicircle on paper with a simple pencil. Its diameter is equal to the height of the Christmas tree multiplied by
2. Cut out a semicircle and fold it into a cone. The edges need to be slightly overlapped and glued or secured with a stapler.
3. You can cut off a small sector from the semicircle so that the cone is sharper and higher.

Making the base of the Christmas tree out of paper

The base is ready. If you are planning a light decoration, then you can limit yourself to this, but you can continue. To seal the cone, you can stuff it with tightly crumpled newspapers, cut a circle along the diameter of the base of the cone from thick cardboard, for example, from a box, and glue it into the cone. So, it will be denser and more stable.

This version of the cone is suitable for a DIY Christmas tree craft for kindergarten. Simpler creations are needed, but such a cone can be decorated in quite interesting and complex ways, so different options are possible.

Decorate the base with tinsel

Let's now look at a more complex base for the Christmas tree. For it you need to make the same cone with filling and a base made of thick cardboard, but a little smaller in size, as described above and a beautiful base, we will now disassemble it.

For work we will prepare:

• a paper cone made as described above;
• any stick, twig, thick wire for the trunk;
• jute rope;
• thermal gun;
• a glass or any small pot;
• gypsum.

Let's make the base like this:

1. The stick for the barrel must be inserted into the base of the cone and secured with glue. If the wire is prepared for this purpose, then it should be wrapped in jute rope for beauty.
2. Pour plaster into a glass and dilute it slightly with water, mix and insert a Christmas tree with a leg into it. Let it harden.

The base is ready. Now all that remains is to decorate the Christmas tree cone and the glass. The glass can be wrapped in burlap, jute rope or sisal. Decorate the top with the same decor as the cone.

There is also a very simple option for creating the basis for a Christmas tree for the New Year. To do this, you need a disposable tall glass with a stem. The knife needs to be detached and glued to a second such leg to create a coil shape: a flat round bottom, a leg and a flat round top. Now we glue the inverted part of the glass in the form of a cone to the flat base on one side.

Of course, you can buy a ready-made polystyrene foam cone at any craft store.

Now let's look at various decor options.

New Year's beauties made of paper and napkins for 2018

DIY crafts in the form of a New Year tree made from paper or paper napkins are very suitable for kindergarten. They are easy to make, and you can make these Christmas trees with your children. There are many options here. Let's look at some of them.

Christmas trees made from napkins

For any of the options we will need:

• colored paper, preferably double-sided, or colored paper napkins;
• glue and scissors.

Ways to decorate a Christmas tree for kindergarten and school:

• To decorate a Christmas tree-cone, take colored paper of two shades and cut it into strips. They can be 10 by 1 or 2 centimeters in size. Fold these strips into loops without smoothing the fold, leaving it free, and glue the ends together. Using these loops, cover the Christmas tree from bottom to top in straight rows or in a spiral, alternating colors. You can first paint the cone itself in the color of the paper loops so that it does not stand out. But the loops need to be glued close to each other. The fluffiness and beauty of the Christmas tree depends on this.

DIY paper Christmas tree

• From colored paper, instead of loops, you can cut out palms. To do this, you need to circle the child’s palms several times and paste them over the cone; they will imitate spruce paws. It is better to glue the palms from the bottom up, and before doing this, paint the cone green.

• take corrugated paper and cut it into strips. Cut each strip finely along one edge. Cover the cone with stripes from bottom to top. Glue the terry strips overlapping to create a fluffy effect. Afterwards, you can decorate the Christmas tree with beads or bobbles glued on top.

• Wrap the cone in corrugated paper of any color. Press it tightly and secure with glue at the joints. Wrap the resulting Christmas tree randomly with thin satin ribbons of the same color or two different shades. Glue a satin ribbon bow to the top of your head. Glue beads or bobbles scattered around the Christmas tree.

PHOTO: Original Christmas trees

To do this you need to prepare:

• manufactured cone;
• colored napkins;
• paints to match the napkins;
• stapler and glue;
• any beads, decorative elements.

Photo of a Christmas tree made by yourself

We make a Christmas tree for kindergarten or school for a New Year's competition like this:

1. Let's paint the cone to match the napkins.
2. Cut the napkins into squares measuring approximately 4 by 4 centimeters.
3. In the center of the square we will fasten it with a stapler.
4. Now we form fluffy flowers from squares. To do this, you need to compress layer by layer towards the middle. When all the layers are individually twisted towards the middle, you need to fluff the flower so that it becomes fluffy.
5. We cover the Christmas tree with these fluffy flowers. We start from the bottom and move upward in a spiral. You can make a single-color Christmas tree, or you can combine a couple of different shades of napkins, alternating multi-colored rows or making inclusions of flowers of a different tone.

A fluffy Christmas tree made from napkins can be decorated with any small decorative elements: beads, sequins, snowflakes, bows.

We use disposable tableware

Amazing and beautiful, yet very inexpensive Christmas trees can be made from disposable tableware - plastic forks, for example. To do this, you need to make a cone out of paper, prepare several forks by breaking off the handles from them, leaving only the teeth on the base.

These parts of the forks need to be attached with glue to the cone, starting from the bottom at the broken end so that the teeth are turned upward. We fasten the forks tightly to each other and overlap. Then you can decorate with any decorative elements by gluing them to the forks.

Original Christmas tree

You can do the same with disposable spoons. But the spoons need to be glued so that they are turned down, imitating snow-covered spruce paws.

A very interesting Christmas tree can be made from ordinary plastic cups. It does not require a cone; it will itself have the shape we need. For such a Christmas tree, prepare:

• plastic cups - 17 pieces;
• glue in a gun or stapler;
• tinsel;
• small New Year's balls - 15 pieces.

We make a Christmas tree like this:

1. We need to fold and fasten the cups in a special way. We make rows of them, placing cups side by side and fastening them together with a stapler or glue. We lay them side to side, necks first, in each row the number of cups: 2 cups, 5,4,3,2,1. We fasten each row on top of each other.
2. Cut the tinsel into small pieces and glue a piece to the bottom of each glass.
3. Attach a ball to the neck of each cup, except the bottom two.

An amazing and simple craft for kindergarten can be made from disposable plates and clothespins.

To do this, you need to cut the plate into segments: a semicircle and a second semicircle in half.

Color the plate if it is not the right color. Then glue these segments onto the cardboard base like this: a semicircle at the bottom, then two more segments on top of each other. All that remains is to attach clothespins to the edges of each layer of plates, imitating fluffy spruce branches. Afterwards, you can decorate the Christmas tree by attaching beads, small bows or pompoms.

Amazing Christmas trees made from pasta and coffee

A craft in the form of a Christmas tree for the New Year with your own hands can be decorated with interesting decor from pasta; it can be made for kindergarten and school. Pasta is something that everyone almost always has at home, and even if a child announced at 9 o’clock in the evening that they needed a New Year’s craft by tomorrow morning, you can make such a Christmas tree.

Christmas tree made of pasta

To work you will need:

• paper cone;
• pasta of any shape or several different shapes;
• hot glue;
• acrylic paint;
• elements of New Year's decor.

Making a Christmas tree:

1. Use pasta of the same shape or different shapes. Then you will need to alternate rows of pasta.
2. Seal the cone with pasta from bottom to top. Pasta can be arranged in a spiral, circles or rays converging at the top. It is better to attach the pasta to the cone using hot glue.
3. After the entire Christmas tree is covered with pasta, you can paint it with acrylic paint in gold, green or any other color. The pasta beauty can be decorated with any decor by attaching it to the top with glue.

Christmas tree made of pasta and tinsel for kindergarten and school

Snowy Christmas trees made of cotton wool and cotton pads

Now let’s look at how to make a craft in the form of a Christmas tree for the New Year with your own hands from cotton pads. To do this, you need a base - a paper cone decorated with cotton pads. Before starting the process, you need to fold the cotton pads in a special way.

There are two options:

1. Fold the disc in half and then in half again and secure it.
2. We simply roll up the disk, forming a small flower. The edges of the disc can be dipped in gold or silver paint.

Using discs folded in one of these ways, we paste over the workpiece. We start from the bottom and move upward in a spiral. You need to glue the cotton pads quite close to each other so that there are no gaps. The discs can be pre-painted with gouache in any color. In this case, you need to paint the base of the Christmas tree in the same color.

Photo ideas for crafts Christmas trees for kindergarten and school:

Another way to decorate a Christmas tree with cotton pads is to tint the pads:

1. Dilute gouache of any color, for example, green or blue, in water and use a very wet brush to walk along one edge of the cotton pad. Get a beautiful toning of the edge.
2. Tint some rims.
3. When they are dry, go over the edge with a thin brush with golden acrylic or an outline on golden fabric.
4. Then you need to cover the cone of the Christmas tree with even tinted discs. Place the discs with the tinted area facing down. You need to start gluing from the bottom, gluing each subsequent row with an overlap.

To complete the look, you can decorate the beauty with any small New Year's balls, pompoms, snowflakes, bells, and so on. You can make such a Christmas tree for school or kindergarten!

Christmas tree made of cotton pads

When the base for the Christmas tree is ready, decorating it with a beautiful and interesting craft will not be difficult, but will only bring positive emotions and joy from creativity. You can use absolutely any items to decorate the Christmas tree:

• threads, wound into balls;
• natural materials: pine cones, dried orange slices, cinnamon sticks, coffee beans;
• nuts, unnecessary buttons, all the rubbish.

If you have a lot of unnecessary nuts, metal fasteners, plates, chains, etc. lying around, glue everything that has accumulated with glue to the base in the form of a cone. Use glue from a gun or "Titan". After the entire Christmas tree is pasted over, it needs to be painted.

It is better to use gold spray acrylic paint. But you need to paint outside, as it smells very strong. After painting, the Christmas tree will have an amazingly beautiful look.

Did you like our crafts in the form of a New Year's tree with your own hands for school, kindergarten, made from various materials (from paper, pasta, cotton pads)?

For a long time, spruce has been considered the main symbol of the New Year. Without her, the mood is not the same and the holiday is not a holiday. But what if you can’t put up a real Christmas tree? Of course, you can buy an artificial beauty, but you can approach the purchase process creatively and make a Christmas tree with your own hands. And then you will have your own “designer” DIY Christmas tree.

There are a lot of options for making Christmas trees. And you don’t have to be a professional designer to create a unique and inimitable Christmas tree for yourself. You just need to turn on your ingenuity and imagination, and use materials lying around the house. A DIY New Year and a handmade Christmas tree will make the holiday special.

To create such a Christmas tree you will need:

• an unnecessary magazine or book with bright drawings
• cardboard or thick sheet of paper
• glue gun or PVA glue
• shaped hole punch, optional
• pencil or pen

Make a cone out of a thick sheet of paper and secure it with glue.

Prepare pages from a magazine with bright pictures and cut out many circles of the same diameter from them. If you have a shaped hole punch (flower or large circle shape) use it.

Wrap the cut circles around a pencil so that they curl a little.

Start gluing the bent circles from the bottom of the cone.

Make neat rows. The circles should be tightly glued to each other so that the cardboard is not visible.

Make a small cone from one circle and glue it to the top of the cardboard cone.

Your Christmas tree is ready!

• floral mesh (preferably several shades of green)
• scissors
• cardboard for cone
• PVA glue
• cellophane
• pins
• garland
• floral wire
• decorations as desired

1. Make a cone out of cardboard.
2. Wrap the cone in cellophane.
3. Take any container and make a solution of PVA glue and a small amount of water in it
4. Prepare a floral mesh. Cut it into small pieces and place each one in a container with the solution.
5. Start gluing the pieces onto the cellophane-covered cone. Glue pieces of mesh of different shades in different directions. The joints should be coated with another layer of glue for a more durable attachment.
6. Secure the entire structure with pins and wait for the glue to dry.
7. You have now created the first layer of the Christmas tree. Now you need to make a second layer in the same style. After gluing the second layer, leave the structure to dry.
8. Now remove the Christmas tree from the cone - the glue should quickly come away from the cellophane.
9. Place a garland inside the tree, which must be secured with floral wire.
10. Decorate the Christmas tree to your liking.

To create such a Christmas tree you will need:

• thick yarn
• pile yarn
• cone (made of cardboard or foam)
• pins
• decorations

1. Make a paper cone or buy a foam cone from specialized stores.

2. Take both strands and pin their ends at the base of the cone.

3. Start wrapping the threads around the base of the cone, securing with pins approximately every 5 cm.

4. Now start moving towards the top of the cone, carefully wrapping both threads around the future tree. At this stage there is no need to attach the thread to the cone.

5. When you have reached the crown, pin the threads again by wrapping the threads around the crown several times.

6. Both yarns now need to be pulled down, also wrapping the cone in a second layer.

Useful tips

To become the owner of a Christmas tree,you don't have to buy it- you just have to look at the useful tips and find out how you can do itbeautiful Christmas tree with your own hands.

Today you can findmany Christmas treesin shops and on the street.

You can put it in the house a natural Christmas tree or branches from a Christmas tree for scent, but you can decorate a house or a gift for a loved one if you know a few interesting tricks.

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Find out how to make a Christmas tree frompaper, food, fabric and even pasta.

Make a craft like this not difficult at all, and your home will be decorated with unique decor, and friends and acquaintances will be happy to receive a Christmas tree made by you as a present.

DIY paper Christmas tree. Christmas tree made from scraps of magazine pages.

You will need:

Unnecessary magazine or book with bright drawings

Cardboard or thick sheet of paper

Glue gun or PVA glue

Shaped hole punch, optional

Pencil or pen

1. Make a cone out of a thick sheet of paper and secure it with glue.

2. Prepare pages from a magazine with bright pictures and cut out many circles of the same diameter from them. If you have a shaped hole punch (shaped like a flower or a large circle) it will be easier.

3. Wrap the cut circles around a pencil so that they curl a little.

4. Starting from the bottom of the cone, begin gluing the folded circles.

Make neat rows. The circles should be tightly glued to each other so that the cardboard is not visible.

5. Make a small cone from one circle and glue it to the top of the cardboard cone.

The Christmas tree is ready!

DIY Christmas tree made from pine cones and dried citrus fruits

DIY Christmas tree (master class). Christmas trees made of wrapping paper.

You will need:

Large thick sheet of paper

Wrapping

Double tape

Scissors

Decorations

1. Make a cone out of a sheet of thick paper.

* If your wrapping paper is quite thick, you can bypass step 1 and make a cone out of wrapping paper.

1.1 Fold the paper diagonally, holding one end to keep it sharp.

1.2 Secure the paper rolled into a cone with tape. You don't need to do everything too carefully, since you will cover the cone with wrapping paper.

1.3 Trim off the excess at the bottom of the cone to create a smooth base.

2. Prepare colorful wrapping paper and cover the cone with it. To do this, place the paper on a flat surface with the pattern facing down.

2.1 Using tape, attach the end of the construction paper to the top of the cone.

2.2 Begin to slowly twist the cone while wrapping it in the wrapping paper. You need to wrap the cone tightly.

2.3 Measure the paper and cut it before completely wrapping it around the cone. Glue double tape to the edges and connect to the other end. You need to cut off the excess at the base so that the paper is even.

3. All that remains is to decorate the Christmas tree as desired. You can make paper stars, use glitter, stickers, glue on beads and/or buttons, wrap with ribbon, etc.

Similar Christmas trees:

DIY fabric Christmas tree. How to make a Christmas tree from felt.

You will need:

Glue or double tape

Scissors

* Try using two colors of felt to make the Christmas tree even more beautiful. In this example, yellow and orange felt was used.

1. Make a cone out of cardboard. Secure the ends with glue or double tape.

2. Prepare felt and cut circles of different diameters from it, from small to large (see picture). You can use pre-prepared circle templates made from cardboard.

3. Glue Christmas tinsel to the bottom of the cone.

4. Now you need to make a crosswise cut in the center of each circle cut out of felt. Do not cut too much to prevent the felt garment from falling off. Make the cut just enough to fit the circle tightly onto the cone.

5. Start gradually putting circles on the cone. If you are using two colors, then put on the circles sequentially, first one color, then the other. Also worth noting. What to put on the next circle is not only on the cone, but also on top of the tips of the cuts of the previous circle.

6. We decorate the top of the Christmas tree. To do this, simply add tinsel, onto which you will need to add a pre-prepared small felt cone. Secure the tinsel and crown with glue.

* If you wish, you can hide a sweet gift inside the cone.

Original DIY Christmas trees. Glowing Christmas tree.

You will need:

Floral mesh (preferably several shades of green)

Scissors

Cardboard for cone

PVA glue

Cellophane

Pins

Garland

Floral wire

Decorations upon request

1. Make a cone out of cardboard.

2. Wrap the cone in cellophane.

3. Take any container and make a solution of PVA glue and a small amount of water in it

3. Prepare a floral mesh. Cut it into small pieces and place each one in a container with the solution.

4. Start gluing the pieces onto the cellophane-covered cone. Glue pieces of mesh of different shades in different directions. The joints should be coated with another layer of glue for a more durable attachment.

5. Secure the entire structure with pins and wait for the glue to dry.

6. You have now created the first layer of the Christmas tree. Now you need to make a second layer in the same style. After gluing the second layer, leave the structure to dry.

7. Now remove the Christmas tree from the cone - the glue should quickly come away from the cellophane.

8. Place a garland inside the tree, which must be secured with floral wire.

9. All that remains is to decorate the Christmas tree to your liking.

DIY Christmas trees (photo). DIY pasta tree.

You will need:

A cone made of plastic or foam (or you can make it yourself from cardboard)

PVA glue

Pasta of various shapes and sizes

Spray paint, acrylic paint or gouache

Brush.

1. Prepare a cone and paint it the desired color. Wait for the paint to dry.

*If you are using spray paint, you can skip this step.

2. Prepare the pasta. Start applying glue to each piece and gluing the pieces to the cone. Design your Christmas tree as your imagination dictates.

After applying the glue, press the piece a little and hold it so that it sticks well to the cone. It's okay if the glue is visible from under the pasta.

Continue until you have covered the cone with pasta. Wait for the glue to dry.

3. Start adding color to the pasta. In this example, acrylic paint was used. Try to paint all the parts carefully so that there are no empty spots.

* It is advisable to paint in two layers.

* If you paint it with white paint, the Christmas tree will look like a porcelain product.

Helpful advice: If you want to remove the craft, then put it in a plastic bag first, so you can immediately find the part that might have come off the cone.

We make a Christmas tree with our own hands. Bright paper Christmas tree.

You will need:

Colored cardboard or designer paper

Thick cardboard

Glue moment or glue gun (with hot glue)

1. Cut a square base for the tree from thick cardboard.

2. Insert the skewer into the cardboard and secure with glue.

3. Now you need to cut out circles of different diameters from designer paper or colored cardboard. You need to make 3 circles of the same size.

For example, if you want to make 10 different sizes of circles, then you will need to cut out 30 circles (3 for each size).

*If you don't feel like cutting out a lot of circles, just shorten the skewer and you'll end up with a cute mini Christmas tree.

4. Make a small hole in the center of each circle.

5. Before you start putting the circles on the skewer, lubricate the hole in the middle with glue.

6. Start placing the circles on the skewer, leaving a little space between them.

7. Cut out stars from paper and attach them with glue to the top of the tree. You can use another part for the crown and not necessarily paper.

Crafts. DIY Christmas trees made from thread.

You will need:

Thick yarn

Yarn with pile

Cone (cardboard or foam)

Pins

Decorations, to taste.

1. Make a paper cone or buy a foam cone from specialized stores.

2. Take both strands and pin their ends at the base of the cone.

3. Start wrapping the threads around the base of the cone, securing with pins approximately every 5 cm.

4. Now start moving towards the top of the cone, carefully wrapping both threads around the future tree. At this stage there is no need to attach the thread to the cone.

5. When you have reached the crown, pin the threads again by wrapping the threads around the crown several times.

6. Both yarns now need to be pulled down, also wrapping the cone in a second layer.

7. At the base of the cone, cut the threads and secure them.

You can leave the tree like this or you can also decorate it.

In this example, artificial berries were used for decoration, but you can use colorful beads, snaps, buttons, etc.

Try also making a decoration for the top of your Christmas tree. The top of the head can be decorated the way you like.

You can leave the tree like this, or you can also decorate it.

You can make just a paper hat or a star, or you can make something more complicated. If you chose the last option, then below are instructions for you.

You will need:

Flower wire

Nippers (for wire)

Sequins

PVA glue

Fine wire (calibrated wire)

1. Bend the wire into a star shape (see pictures) and cut off the excess.

2. Cover the star with glue and sprinkle glitter on it.

3. Attach a thin wire to the star, as shown in the picture:

4. Attach a star to your Christmas tree.

Creative DIY Christmas tree

If you want something original, or you simply don’t have enough space for a large Christmas tree at home, you can try making such a simple design.

It is worth noting that such a Christmas tree is suitable for any room. It can be done both at home with children and at work.

This tree can rise 1.5-2 meters and takes up almost no space in the house. In addition, it is a good background for New Year's photography.

You will need:

Foam base or matte cardboard

Scissors

Corrugated paper

Masking tape

Adhesive tape

PVA glue

Stationery knife

Marker, optional

1. Lay out foam or cardboard on a flat surface to create a large rectangle (see picture).

2. Use duct tape to connect all the parts.

*This example used black duct tape for better visibility, but white tape is better.

3. Mark the size of your future Christmas tree using masking tape.

4. Using a utility knife, carefully cut out the shape of the future tree.

5. Prepare corrugated paper, fold it in half and cut the fringe. You should have many sheets of fringed paper to cover the entire tree.

6. Begin carefully gluing the corrugated paper to the foam, starting at the base of the tree. The fringe should hang slightly below the base to cover the foam (or cardboard), and also slightly cover the top of the tree trunk, which we will make later.

7. Work your way up to the top, covering the entire tree with a bright green coat of crepe paper.

8. Add a hook to the back of the tree so the tree can be hung. Instead of a hook, you can use double tape to cover the perimeter of the tree.