New Year's window decoration with your own hands. Snowman
Master Class. New Year's character "Snowman"
The master class is designed for children of senior school age, teachers and parents.
Purpose: Decoration of the interiors of the premises for the New Year holidays, a gift with your own hands in the form of an application or a postcard.
Artistic paper cutting is a unique art form. There are two cutting methods - scissors and a knife. Several well-defined directions in cutting were formed. In different countries, the art of cutting is called approximately the same, in translations - as “paper picture”, “paper flower”, “paper cutting”, “cutting with scissors”, “silhouette cutting”, “vytynanka”, etc.
Modern works made in the technique of artistic paper cutting are called cut-outs, paper graphics, openwork (filigree) cutting.
The color and texture of the cutout and the background can be quite varied - the main thing is a whole cut out picture superimposed on a uniform background. Cut-out pictures often make up a collage.
In this technique, you can make many beautiful things: paintings (panels), postcards, window decorations and much more.
I suggest making a snowman.
The Snowman is the father of the Snow Maiden, the son of pagan deities: Father Frost and Blizzard-Metelitsa.
Snowmen have been sculpted in Russia since pagan times, worshiping them as the spirits of winter (along with Frost), asking them for mercy, for reducing the cold and bitter frosts.
I would like to note that the Snow Maiden and the snow woman are primordially Russian. Our ancestors sculpted snow women as a sign of respect for the female spirits who were the mistresses of winter natural phenomena such as blizzard, snowstorm, snow, fog. Since that time, the following expressions “mother-winter” and “frost-father” originate. In some areas, even the winter month of January was called the "snowman".
Russian people have long sculpted snow figures and called them snowmen, snow women and snow maidens, and the peoples of Europe are not familiar with the concepts of a snow woman and a snow maiden. For Europeans, the snowman is only a male creature, they did not have any snow maidens and snow women, and no.
Among the Russian peoples, snowmen were previously associated with angels who descended from heaven, because people perceived snow as a gift from heaven. These angels could be asked for the most cherished, they always fulfilled the desires of people, conveyed requests to God. Small snowmen were molded from the fallen snow and people whispered their requests in their ears. As soon as the snow figure melted, the wish was to be fulfilled.
Snowmen used to be made near houses. They were the epitome of the fabulous owners of the yard, they were richly decorated with toys and garlands. Scarves were wrapped around them, and brooms were inserted into their hands. Their clothes were, first of all, mystical in nature: a nose with a carrot in order to appease the pagan spirits of fertility; a bucket on the head for prosperity in homes and families.
And today, modeling cheerful smiling snowmen is one of the favorite children's winter fun. But even over time, his image has not changed at all, except that there is no bucket on his head, and sometimes a carrot is replaced with a fir cone, and instead of a broom, some kind of stick or branch is inserted into his hands.
The snowman is one of the favorite characters of the New Year - an indispensable assistant to Santa Claus.
From fluffy snow
I'm making a snowman
In a thick coat, so as not to freeze,
Though already a carrot nose,
Eyes - coals from the stove,
Two grasping hands.
Here is a shovel and a broom -
Oh, things are getting going!
Only a snowy friend is not simple -
He is worthy of holding a post -
Not to death, but to the stomach
Protects our winter!
Required to work: colored and white cardboard, colored paper, a simple pencil, scissors, a sharp or stationery knife, ceramic tiles, PVA glue.
Step by step manufacturing process:
1. To make a snowman, you need to make a template. We draw on the cardboard of our snowman and all the cut lines. Can be used snowman coloring pages for kids
2. Cut out the pattern along the contour with scissors and cut through all the internal lines with a sharp knife and get our template.
3. This template can be transferred to any paper and cut out, thereby obtaining a silhouette figure of a snowman.
4. Stick on colored paper or cardboard and make a New Year's card or picture.
Before the New Year, it is customary not only to decorate the Christmas tree, decorate the room with multi-colored garlands, but also decorate the windows by gluing figurines of magical characters cut out of paper on them. Most often, you can see a snowman on the windows - and this is no accident. After all, even in the old days, snowmen were considered amulets against evil forces, so they were rolled out of freshly fallen snow and placed in front of the dwelling.
Let's make a snowman out of paper to dress up the windows and cheer up ourselves, loved ones and passers-by, hurrying on pre-holiday business.
How to make a snowman out of paper on the window - drawing
At the beginning of work, decide whether to draw a picture or take a stencil from the Internet. We suggest doing the first one, because it is not difficult and the snowman will turn out the way you need it. Prepare: a sheet of paper, a simple pencil, an eraser.
- Mark the head in the upper part of the sheet with a circle, attach a larger bun below so that the first figure is one quarter on the second - get the torso. Do the same with the third ball - the torso.
- Mark two figures in place of the proposed neck, vaguely resembling rectangles and a strip moving to the side - this is a scarf that develops in the wind. Outline the headdress, marking the visor with two wavy lines, and the cap with an elongated semi-oval. Outline the bottom with a line parallel to the band of the hat.
- Draw twigs-handles, a carrot-nose, a mouth made of buttons and eyes-coals, and fasten the fur coat with 3 buttons. This is a rough sketch of a snowman, experiment by following the prompts and create your own miniature.
How to make a snowman out of paper on the window - stencil
From the drawn blank, make a template, for this:
- sketch thin patterns over the entire surface of the snowman - waves, curls, circles, flowers, emphasizing the volume of the texture;
- circle with a different color the lines along which you will cut the engraving;
- Lay the printed sheet on a hard surface. With a sharp clerical knife, cut out the internal details, and the outline with nail scissors.
How to make a snowman out of paper on the window - mount
So, you have made a silhouette application for the New Year, it remains to attach it to the window, choosing the appropriate method:
- soak laundry soap in water, smear a paper figure with this solution;
- add a few caps of shampoo to a glass of water, stir and apply the mixture with a brush on the image;
- cook starch paste from a glass of water and 1 tbsp. l. starch, proceed in the same way as in the first case.
You can simply smear the vytynanka with pencil glue or fix the snowman with tape, but then it will take longer to clean the windows after the holiday.
How to make a snowman out of paper on the window - interesting ideas
Use templates of various shapes and sizes for decoration, erecting drawings separately or folding them into a fantastic ornament:
- cut out a fabulous composition by adding winter attributes to the snowman - a Christmas tree, sleds, falling snowflakes;
- you can’t do without Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden, just make them bigger to give significance to the characters;
- call on helpers at home and make together a big New Year's picture that will bring into the house a feeling of an approaching celebration;
- sprinkle all this charm with artificial snow from an aerosol can, and a real winter fairy tale will bloom on your window.
Engage in decorating an apartment with your children - this will be a useful and joyful work that will give you pleasure from working together and contemplating the resulting beauty.
The New Year is just around the corner. Absolutely everyone is looking forward to this holiday, especially children! We associate the New Year with snow and all the accompanying winter fun: sledding, skiing, skating and, of course, a snowman. As soon as the first snow falls, the children run into the yards to make a snowman.
But what if there is no snow, but the soul needs a snowy friend? Nothing is impossible in the world, especially on the eve of the New Year! You can make a real snowman not only from snow, and in this article we will tell you in detail and even show you how!
paper snowmen
You can make snowmen with your own hands from any materials, even the most unexpected ones, but we will start with a simple one - with paper. Well, firstly, everyone has paper in the house, even those who are completely far from needlework. In any case, there will definitely be a couple of sheets of white paper. And for the snowman, we just need white paper. And secondly, paper crafts are quite simple and straightforward to manufacture.
#1 Draw a snowman
Here is a great craft idea for kindergarten - a snowman in a snow globe. You need to cut out two simple blanks from colored paper, by the way, kids can do it on their own, the elements are large and do not require special care. And then in the ball with your fingers draw a snowman and snowfall. Craft snowman in kindergarten is ready!
And here is another craft idea for the little ones. Snowmen in this case are drawn using corks from plastic bottles. You need two plugs of different sizes (larger and smaller). Smear with white paint and make an imprint. Finish the face, pens and buttons with felt-tip pens when the paint is completely dry. A hat and scarf can be made from colored tape, colored paper or felt, for example.
#2 Applications
Easy-to-make snowman crafts - using the applique technique. You will need white paper, glue and a little imagination. The simplest option is three circles glued to a sheet of colored or painted paper for contrast. You can additionally decorate the craft with glitter, sequins, stickers, etc.
Here is another version of a simple craft using the applique technique. The snowman does not look straight, but up, which adds magic and reality to the craft.
But a slightly more complex version with small decorative elements. You can download the snowman template and decor elements below the picture.
And here is a snowman craft that can be hung on a Christmas tree as a toy or used as a gift tag, indicating to whom the gift is intended and from whom.
And here is a version of a snowman for kindergarten. The kid can quite cope with such a task, and most importantly, he will not have time to lose interest, because almost everything can be done by himself.
Here's a great advent calendar. You can make such a craft with a child, and it will be very convenient for him to count the days until the most important holiday or until the holidays. You can download the template below the photo.
And some more ideas:
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#3 Origami
You can also make a snowman out of paper using the origami technique. There is nothing complicated, you just need to clearly follow the instructions, which are detailed in the picture below.
#4 Volumetric snowmen
You can also make voluminous snowmen out of paper. Here, for example, is a three-dimensional geometric snowman, which you can easily make using ready-made templates, which you can download under the picture. How to fold the workpiece is described in detail in the MK in the picture.
And here is the same snowman, only melted. You can also download the scheme under the master class.
And here is a snowman with a voluminous belly. Draw a blank for the snowman's body and additionally cut out a few circles to fit the bottom of the snowman. Bend the circles in half and glue together, and then glue to the workpiece. A do-it-yourself voluminous snowman and a Christmas tree is ready!
And some more ideas:
# Vytynanki
If you have never heard of vytynanka, then it's time to get acquainted with this type of needlework. What are these very vytynanki - these are carved paper patterns. Moreover, you can cut out not only abstract patterns, but also entire concrete compositions. Vytynkami often decorate the windows of schools, kindergartens, shops and office buildings. Winter compositions look especially beautiful. Perhaps that is why it is customary for us to decorate windows with cutters precisely on New Year's holidays. You can find ready-made snowman templates below.
You'll like it:
Snowmen from felt
Felt is rightfully considered an excellent material for needlework. From this seemingly unremarkable material, you can create incredible crafts. In this article, you will find more than 30 DIY snowman craft patterns and patterns.
Patterns and patterns:
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Embroidery
If you are a jack of all trades and are great with thread and needle, then you definitely need to do embroidery with a snowman this New Year. Here you will find more than 40 cutest schemes.
Scheme:
snowman treats
You can also decorate the New Year's table with snowmen. Thematic treats for children's holidays are especially relevant. So if you are planning a big children's party, be sure to pay attention to the snowmen in the form of treats.
An unusual delicacy awaits guests from salty rings and white chocolate. You will need: chewing toffee, rings, chocolate (white and dark). Put the toffee on the parchment and put a little melted chocolate in the center. Then put the rings in this place and secure with chocolate again. Fill the rings themselves with chocolate and decorate with chocolate chips (eyes, nose, mouth, buttons). Wait for the chocolate to harden and wrap the scarf with toffee. The treats peel off the parchment very easily. It remains only to put the snowmen on a plate!
And here are the snowmen on a stick. For cooking, you will need sandwich cookies, white chocolate, chocolate chips and red round sweets. Place cookies on a stick and dip in chocolate. Immediately decorate with chocolate chips and red candy and send to dry. Dry can be put on parchment, the chocolate will not stick and will not be erased.
And to prepare such a treat you will need: chocolate (white and dark), bread sticks, marmalade for the nose. First, dip each stick in white chocolate and place tightly against each other on parchment paper. Wait for complete drying. After this design, dip in dark chocolate (for a hat), draw eyes, a mouth and put a gummies nose. Wait for it to dry and try!
Here is such a delicious gift that you can decorate as a snowman. You will need powdered donuts, a plastic bag, red ribbon, black paper, and a marker. You can buy donuts at the store or make your own. Well, then everything is simple: put it in a bag, tie it with a ribbon (like a scarf), stick a hat and draw a muzzle. Great gift for a work colleague!
But a special treat - melted snowmen. Take a cookie, put chewing marshmallows (marshmallows) on it, cover with foil, send it to the oven for a few minutes. The marshmallow will melt a little. Now put on the second marshmallow on top, draw a muzzle and decorate with marmalade or sweets. Use toothpicks as handles.
More desserts for the New Year:
Snowmen Christmas balls
You can make a snowman with your own hands from Christmas balls. For such a craft, you will need either a special blank or an old Christmas ball. Below are a few master classes on making snowmen from Christmas balls with your own hands.
To make such a snowman, you will need a ball blank, an old sock, acrylic paint (or gouache), and a marker. Cut off the sock and put it on the ball. Pour a little paint inside the ball and twist the workpiece so that the paint evenly covers the walls of the ball from the inside. Tie a sock on top and draw the snowman's eyes, nose and mouth. Christmas tree toy snowman is ready!
And here is another simple option for making a Christmas tree toy in the form of a snowman with your own hands. For manufacturing, you will need a ball blank, foam balls or white beads, a marker. Pour foam or white beads into the blank to the top, close the ball and draw a face. Christmas ball-snowman is ready!
Here is another variation on the theme of foam balls or beads. The only difference between this MK and the previous one is the decor of the ball itself, i.e. snowman. In this craft, the Snowman is additionally decorated with warm headphones. As an option, you can put on a hat, cap, or a more traditional option for us - a bucket.
And here is about the same snowman from a Christmas ball, only artificial snow is poured inside the blank.
Here is a great craft for kids. Kids still don’t know how to draw properly, but they will definitely be able to decorate a Christmas ball with snowmen from fingerprints. Detailed MK look at the photo below.
And this option is suitable for those who do not have a blank, but have an ordinary Christmas ball that is not decorated with anything.
And some more ideas for inspiration:
More Christmas balls:
Snowmen from improvised materials
It often happens that you want to do creativity, but there is nothing at hand. Someone gets upset and leaves this venture until better times, while someone is looking for other opportunities. And rightly so, you can do crafts with your own hands from a variety of and sometimes unexpected materials that are sure to be found in every home. Now we will talk about such crafts.
#1 Snowmen from cotton pads
It is difficult to find a woman or a girl who does not have cotton pads. And they make wonderful New Year's crafts, especially when it comes to snowmen. The cotton pad already initially has the correct round shape, so you don’t need to cut anything out.
To create a volume of crafts, you can put a little ordinary cotton wool between the disks. Then the craft will resemble a miniature soft toy.
With kids, you can make applications from cotton pads by framing them like a picture or making, for example, a postcard for grandma or dad.
More crafts from cotton pads:
If there were no cotton pads, cotton balls are also suitable for crafts. In extreme cases, just tear small pieces of ordinary cotton wool and glue. That will make it even more interesting.
Well, how exactly to stick cotton wool is up to you. Turn on your imagination, and the ice cream snowman is not the limit!
#2 Snowmen from paper plates
Cool crafts can be made from ordinary paper plates. You will find a step-by-step master class on making a snowman-skier below. The craft will appeal to both kids and older children.
And here is a simpler option: a triangle snowman. Ideal for kindergarten.
Or, for example, another simple do-it-yourself snowman, which can be made with kindergarten-age children. Simple, fast, cute!
And of course, a shiny snowman. We have all seen how snow shimmers in the sun. So that our snowman also shimmers like that, we will cover it with coarse salt. A couple of buttons for the eye, a couple for the blush - and the snowman is ready!
#3 Snowmen from paper cups
From improvised materials for making a snowman, paper cups are also suitable. Additionally, for decor, you will need a few strips of felt, a pom-pom and fluffy wire. See step by step photo instructions below.
#4 Snowmen from plastic cups
You can also make a snowman with your own hands from plastic cups. The statue turns out to be huge and is better suited for street decor. So if there is no snow, gather the kids from the yard and make a snowman without snow for the whole yard! Snow-snow, and the festive mood should be no matter what!
#5 Snowman from plastic bottles
By the way, healthy snowmen are obtained from ordinary plastic bottles. So if you collect garbage separately, it's finally time for plastic bottles. Forward decor! By the way, plastic bottle snowmen can be used as skittles for New Year's bowling! Sign the number of points on each snowman and the whole family will enjoy the New Year holidays!
More ideas:
#7 Snowmen from salt dough
If you haven’t found anything suitable for crafts, then it’s time to do crafts from salt dough. Real sculptors definitely have a place to roam here. Well, kids can do crafts using fingerprints.
#8 Snowmen from old light bulbs
As an improvised material for making New Year's snowman crafts, you can use old burnt out light bulbs. A little glue, glitter and an old unnecessary light bulb turns into an original snowman!
snowman stencil
A snowman is, of course, not as important a figure as Santa Claus, but still an integral symbol of the New Year, whatever one may say. Well, what to say! Of course, a snowman may well become a decoration for the New Year's interior. You can make a snowman on the window from different sizes of snowflakes cut out of paper, additionally making twig hands and a bucket of carrots for him, which can also be cut out of paper. Tu can be a great flight of fancy. the only thing. what is worth noting is that you should not immediately glue your snowman to the window. It is better to first lay out everything on the table, see what and how to do better. As the saying goes, measure twice, cut once!
To make a snowman stencil, it is enough to take thick paper, such as whatman paper and stationery scissors. Next, download one of the templates you like on the Internet, print and cut directly from the drawing paper. A very interesting activity and pastime with a child, kids love to carve. Below I provide you with templates, from the many on the Internet, in my opinion, I chose the cutest.
Amused by a snowman. She can be at the window with husband snowman.
I recommend using a stencil. At the same time, it is not necessary to buy a stencil, it will be much better and more interesting to cut a cute snowman to your taste on your own. If you can’t draw, then you can download a snowman on the Internet that you like, for example:
For my window, I could not decide on a snowman, although there are many options. Here are the ones you like the most!
funny
cute
cute snowman
and what a wonderful one!
To make a stencil of a small snowman for the New Year's window, just paste the drawing in the Word onto a sheet of paper and print it out.
Thus, you get a figure that you can cut out, remove extra lines and take a sponge, toothpaste diluted in water. Attach a snowman to wet the contours, you get a stencil drawing.
In kindergarten, on the windows of the house and in the rooms - that's it!
Tenm most you will allow the child to engage in creativity with minimal investment and in the interests of the baby.
In order to make a snowman stencil for the window, you only need white paper of the right size, as well as a template and scissors.
Attach templates, then circle it with a pencil or felt-tip pen - whichever is more convenient. Then cut and glue on the window.
And here are the templates to choose from:
The snowman is the most important helper of Santa Claus. And not a single window can do without these New Year's heroes.
It is very interesting to cut a snowman stencil with your own hands.
To do this, print out a drawing of a snowman, and then cut patterns in the middle along the lines with nail scissors.
For example, as shown in the photo.
Then we apply the stencil to the window and use toothpaste to leave a picture of a snowman.
In addition to the usual New Year's decorations in the form of Santa Claus, snowflakes, bells, bells, and symbols of the year, one should not forget about Santa Claus's helpers. Images of the Snowman will also add a festive mood and dilute the usual images of snowflakes a little.
You can cut out images of a Snowman both from white paper and from a sheet of blue or blue.
In the New Year, everyone wants to decorate an apartment or their house, office or classroom. But not all of us can draw. In this case, stencils come to the rescue. With their help, you can make very beautiful drawings on the windows! To create a picture, you just need to print stencils, cut out some fragments, and then attach them to the surface and decorate. You can apply watercolor, gouache or toothpaste, typing e, like paint, onto a brush. Removing the stencil from the window you will see the beauty)
Another option is to print colored stencils, cut them out according to the pattern and stick them on the windows, attaching them with tape.
Several options for stencils with a snowman.
On this site you can see stencils of a snowman and New Year's characters, which can be downloaded for free.
The snowman stencil is no different from other stencils. To make it, we need whatman paper (if the snowman is large) or sheets of white paper.
There are simple stencil options
There are more complicated options - the so-called vytynanki.
I will print on the printer, cut with nail scissors and glue.
A snowman standing near the Christmas tree will bring variety to the New Year's interior of the house and special playfulness on the eve of the New Year. A paper snowman is made quite simply with your own hands. Consider different options for making a snowman, we hope that something will interest you.
We make a volumetric snowman out of paper with our own hands
For work you will need the following materials:
- sheets of white paper A4;
- red paper;
- thread;
- PVA glue;
- adhesive tape (double-sided);
- synthetic winterizer;
- marker (black);
- cardboard.
Let's start making the snowman's head. To do this, you need to take a sheet of white paper and cut out a circle from it, the diameter of which will be 18 cm. It is necessary to make cuts around the circumference (no more than 3 cm). We moisten the resulting circle very quickly in water and dry it with a napkin.
We make the hands of the snowman as follows: cut out two circles with a diameter of 12 cm from paper and make cuts of 1.5 cm each. Glue the overlap. Fill with synthetic winterizer and glue the edges of the parts. After the glue has completely dried, we form ovals. The snowman's hands are ready.
We make the body. We cut out a pear shape from two white sheets of paper, one should be slightly smaller than the other. We cut the parts along the edges and glue. It turns out a bag. We fill it with synthetic winterizer.
All the details are ready, let's start assembling the snowman. Glue everything with double sided tape.
To make the craft stable, you can cut out a stand from cardboard that visually resembles legs and stick it to the snowman with double-sided tape. We add the missing details in the form of a carrot nose, eyes, a cap made of colored paper. We finish the smile and the snowman is ready to please all the guests of the house.
When making a three-dimensional snowman, you should remember: when making a head, the paper must get wet in order to be pliable in its formation, but in no case should it be torn. Therefore, you need to work very quickly and accurately; after gluing the parts, do not rush to fill them with padding polyester, as you need to wait for the glue to dry completely.
We collect a simple snowman from paper on the window
You can decorate windows with paper snowmen. Figures of snowmen are easy to cut out according to paper patterns, both with scissors and a clerk's knife.
To draw beautifully, accurately and accurately, and then cut out the template diagram, you will need:
- paper white A4;
- ruler;
- simple pencil;
- eraser;
- stationery knife;
- small scissors.
Options for cutting paper snowmen:
On the eve of the New Year, it is so pleasant to watch the sparkling of garlands, to look at the stencils on the windows, because they can create a real winter fairy tale. You can cut according to patterns with your children, which will bring pleasure to both adults and kids.
A slotted snowman in skillful hands can become a real work of art. The main thing is to focus and take your time to complete all the necessary actions. We print two copies of the snowman template on the printer, since it must be double-sided. Cut out the inner pattern with a clerical knife. For convenience, you can put a base of dense material under the paper, such as a plasticine board or a regular kitchen cutting board. After the inner pattern is cut out, cut out the snowman along the contour with scissors. At the bottom of the snowman there is a strip with which we will add volume to the product and connect the lower lock. You can see the result of the work by paying attention to the photo.
If you try to do everything carefully, such a slotted snowman will not leave anyone indifferent. The product can be placed at the computer, on the window or on the bedside table.
We make an application from paper "Snowman" with the children
An uncomplicated paper snowman can also be a home interior decoration, sitting on a window, on an interior door or closet door. Also, such an application can be used as a New Year's greeting card or an original decoration of a gift box.
Necessary materials for work:
- colored cardboard (blue);
- white A4 paper;
- colored paper;
- colour pencils;
- glue.
We print two copies of the snowman template on white paper. We glue one on a cardboard base, cut out small details from the second: a carrot, a bucket, a broom, a scarf, mittens, birds and snow in order to cut out parts of the application from colored paper according to their patterns.
Glue the cut out colored parts onto a white snowman. It's time to use colored pencils to draw the eyes of a snowman and birds, buttons. When the glue sets completely and dries, the application can be considered finished.
Video on the topic of the article
There are still a huge number of options for how to make snowmen, some of them are presented in the video selection. Take your time, check it out and perhaps you will like one of the video lessons and want to repeat it.
