A wonderful, festive and magical time is the New Year, for which adults and children prepare gifts and souvenirs for friends and loved ones. You don't have to shop at the store; you can make delicious gifts yourself from scrap materials, such as puff pastry. The crafts are original and bright. Unique toys decorate Christmas trees and are used as original and unusual souvenirs.
To create crafts, salt dough, paints, beads, ribbons, rhinestones and other materials are prepared to decorate the gift, make it unusual, exclusive, and delightful. Crafts created with your own hands have a soul, because they are created sincerely, with inspiration.
Salt dough recipe
To create a toy for the New Year's holiday, you will need to prepare salt dough. For this you need the following ingredients:
- Table salt – 1 part;
- Flour – 1 part;
- Water – ½ part.
All dry ingredients are mixed in a bowl, gradually adding water. The resulting mixture should have a soft consistency, not stick to your hands, and not be too thick. Knead the dough thoroughly so that it does not crumble or crumble.
To make the dough white, add ¾ of white acrylic paint to the ingredients.
Cold porcelain recipe
In addition to salt dough, you can use so-called cold porcelain, which is more reminiscent of polymer clay, to make crafts. You can easily prepare cold porcelain at home. To do this you will need:
- Baking soda – 1 part;
- Corn or potato starch – 1 part;
- Water – 1 part.
Pour the dry ingredients into the pan and mix well. then add water and mix thoroughly again until a homogeneous mixture without lumps is formed. Place the frying pan with the mixture on low heat and cook for 1-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Place the resulting mass on the table, let cool to room temperature and knead thoroughly for 2-3 minutes. That's it, cold porcelain is ready for use.
Cold porcelain should be stored in an airtight plastic bag.
Drying crafts
There are several ways to dry crafts made from salt dough or cold porcelain. The first one is natural. Leave the products for several days in a dry and warm place. The thicker the layer of dough in the craft, the more time it will take for it to dry completely. On average, it takes 24 hours to dry 1 millimeter of dough during natural drying. Crafts made from cold porcelain dry much faster - 8-12 hours.
Used for drying and oven. It is heated as much as possible, and then the finished crafts are placed in it. After this, the oven must be turned off. Do not open it until it has completely cooled down.
Let's reveal a secret. Crafts will not stick to the baking sheet if you cover it with parchment paper.
We paint ready-made crafts
There are many ways to make colorful dough gifts. You can paint dough or cold porcelain using various paints (oil, acrylic, gouache, etc.) and food coloring; to do this, you need to add color to the finished mass and knead until the color is uniform.
Roll out the colored dough with a rolling pin and create shapes. Multi-colored products look amazing; they turn out bright and colorful.
Also, crafts are then painted using gouache, felt-tip pens, and pens of different shades.
Toys are decorated with various accessories, ribbons, rhinestones, beads, sequins, and other items. Here you can realize all your creative ideas and fantasies.
Gifts made from salt dough can be different. These are snowflakes and Christmas tree decorations, Santa Claus, a Christmas tree, the moon and various animals, hearts, flowers, and other decorations.
Creating toys from salt dough is very exciting. Children enjoy making crafts; it perfectly develops fine motor skills and lifts their spirits. Adults can also become interested in sculpting. And New Year's crafts that you create with your own hands will definitely please you and cause admiration.
So, let's move from theory to practice. We figured out how to prepare the dough, dry it and decorate the crafts. Let's move on to creating our masterpieces!
New Year's crafts from dough for beginners
#1 Christmas tree decorations made from salt dough: step-by-step master class
We prepare the dough or cold porcelain, roll it out with a rolling pin to a thickness of several millimeters, cut out figures using baking molds, make a hole for the thread and send the toys to dry. After drying, paint the products and additionally decorate them with sparkles. We thread the thread and the Christmas tree decorations from the dough are ready!
#2 Simple New Year's crafts made from dough using baking dishes
And another version of Christmas tree toys made from dough. Unlike the previous MK, in this one we will decorate crafts not with paints, but with buttons and ribbons. Decorative elements must be glued after the products have completely dried.
#3 New Year's garland made of salt dough
Using baking molds from dough you can make not only toys, but also garlands. To make it easier to thread the thread, make holes for it not at the top, but in the first third of the craft. The base thread should be pulled only after the dough has completely dried.
#4 New Year’s craft from dough “Gingerbread Man”
We cut out gingerbread men from the dough (it’s more convenient to do this using a special mold), wait for it to dry, and decorate with stained glass or acrylic paint. Depending on how exactly you will use the ginger man, make a hole for the thread either at the top or in the first third.
#5 DIY dough stars: New Year’s crafts from scrap materials
Simple dough stars decorated with small elements are a simple but very original way to decorate a New Year tree or a gift. You can also make an original garland from salt dough stars. To make the garland more original, roll out the dough and make an imprint on it, for example, of an openwork napkin, and then cut out the details. Don’t forget to make holes in the right places and only then send the craft to dry.
#6 Dough craft for children
Very little needlewomen and needlewomen cannot yet make complex crafts, but leaving a handprint is a great pleasure. A heart with a small palm will be an excellent New Year's gift for grandparents, and after the craft has completely dried, kids will be very happy to decorate it, especially if glitter is used. You can also make a bullfinch from a child's handprint.
#7 DIY salt dough starfish
This star would be an ideal gift for sea and sun lovers. While we are in winter and the cold is fierce, this little star will remind you of the warm sea and the scorching sun. See the step-by-step master class below.
#8 New Year's crafts from dough for beginners
For those who don’t have any time to master modeling, simple Christmas balls made from dough are an excellent option. To prevent the craft from looking too simple, you can color it at your discretion. You can take note of our ideas or get inspired to create your own creation.
#9 Simple New Year's crafts made from dough
And this is an option for those who still like to sculpt. If you don’t have much experience in modeling, you can make simple crafts: a Christmas tree, a holly, a lollipop, a ball.
#10 Dough stars with luminous core
An unusual New Year's craft will be dough stars with a luminous center. Use a larger shape to cut out the star, and use a smaller shape to cut out the core. We cover a baking sheet with parchment, put stars, and put plastic beads in the middle. Place it all in the oven and wait for the beads to melt.
#11 Christmas tree toys made from dough from four-legged friends
If you have a four-legged friend in the house, an excellent option for a Christmas tree decoration made from dough would be some kind of furry attribute. For example, you can make a paw print or a personalized bone. The four-legged family member should also contribute to the decoration of the New Year tree.
#12 Christmas tree toy made of dough with a spruce branch
Winter motifs can be added using a spruce branch. Roll out the dough and tightly attach a spruce twig to it so that it is well imprinted. Cut out a circle and send the craft to dry. After the paint has completely dried, sketch the imprint of the spruce foot and the Christmas ball made of dough is ready!
#13 New Year's mitten from dough: making Christmas tree decorations from scrap materials
You can make a mitten as a New Year's craft. You can decorate the product in different ways, for example, paint it or make a print of an openwork napkin. In general, use your imagination!
#14 A simple New Year's dough craft for beginners
And one more option for New Year's crafts for beginners. Cut out round pieces from the dough (this can be done with a regular glass). We make holes along the diameter for the threads and send the workpieces to dry. After complete drying, we pull colored threads through the holes. You can additionally decorate with beads, rhinestones or sparkles.
#15 New Year's dough craft month
Another great option for New Year's crafts for those who do not have shapes for cutting is the month. It is very easy to do and looks very impressive. Decor options at your discretion.
#16 Dough bird: making New Year’s crafts with your own hands
If you don’t have baking pans and you don’t want to make regular round Christmas tree decorations, the dove of peace will come to the rescue. If you don’t like our birds, you can find a template on the Internet. Roll out the dough, attach the template, cut along the contour and send to dry. Once dry, decorate as you wish.
#17 New Year's crafts from scrap materials: dough and sticks
And this option is for the most desperate. In addition to the dough, you will also need sticks. For residents of megacities, finding ordinary wooden sticks can become a real quest, but if the kids have already brought home all the “necessary” twigs, it’s time to use them!
#18 New Year's candy for the Christmas tree made from salt dough
To develop children's fine motor skills, you can make a New Year's candy. To do this, prepare dough of two colors (without dye and with dye). We told you how to color the dough at the beginning of the article. Roll out sausages of two colors and weave them together with a rope. Bend the stick into the shape of a cane and you can send it to dry.
#19 “Knitted” dough heart: making New Year’s crafts from scrap materials
If you want to really surprise your friends and family, then you can make such a warm heart. To do this, roll out several thin sausages and twist them into ropes, place them on top of the base and cut them out with a baking dish. By the way, mittens will look great in this version.
DIY Christmas trees made from dough
It's hard to imagine the New Year without a Christmas tree. And it just so happened that it is the Christmas tree that decorates our homes during the New Year holidays. The green beauty with colorful lights makes this time of year truly magical. So why not give your loved ones the main symbol of the New Year in miniature as a gift. The dough will make a very original craft.
#1 Miniature Christmas tree made from dough
You don’t have to buy a real Christmas tree to decorate your home or office. A miniature forest beauty can be made at home from improvised materials, for example from salt dough or cold porcelain (we described the recipes above). We form a cone from the modeling mixture, and then “pinch off” the legs using scissors. For greater realism, the legs can be slightly bent upward. Next, we send the Christmas tree to dry. After complete drying, the craft can be further decorated, for example, with sparkles, beads, rhinestones, etc.
#2 Christmas tree toy made from dough “Christmas tree” for children
You can make a simpler craft with kids. Using a dough mold, cut out a Christmas tree, leave fingerprints in it and send it to dry. After the craft has completely dried, paint it. Fingerprints can be designed in the form of Christmas tree decorations, you can combine them with a stripe to make a garland, and if you slightly adjust the shape of the fingerprints, making them more elongated, you can depict glowing lanterns. In general, there is no limit to the flight of imagination!
#3 Simple Christmas tree made from dough: making New Year’s crafts from scrap materials with children
Kids simply love to sculpt; in addition, this activity is very useful for developing fine motor skills. With the little ones it’s worth starting with something simple. Prepare the dough, roll it out and cut out some Christmas trees (with or without a mold). There can be countless decorative options, for example, using ribbon and glitter (after drying), adding openwork designs (you can make an imprint of an openwork napkin before cutting out the Christmas tree) or decorating the craft with buttons, beads, lollipops or marmalades. Buttons can be glued both before and after drying, but you should decorate them with candies or marmalades before drying and dry them in the oven (the candies will melt and look like glass decorations).
#4 Volumetric Christmas tree made of dough stars
If you consider flat crafts banal, you can make a voluminous Christmas tree, for example, from stars. To do this, you will need stars of different sizes (you can cut them out using a mold or make them yourself). Make a hole in the center of each star for thread and send it to dry. After drying, string the stars onto a thread, and for greater originality, insert a bead between each link. We tie knots, cut off the excess and the voluminous Christmas tree made from dough with your own hands is ready!
#5 DIY salt dough Christmas tree
Another option is a Christmas tree made from stars for those who do not have molds to cut out. Making stars without a shape is very simple. To do this, cut out a circle, divide it into 5 sectors and use your fingers to give each sector the shape of an arrow. Then stack the stars on top of each other and send the craft to dry. After complete drying, you can begin decorating.
#6 Miniature Christmas tree made from dough using garlic
An excellent Christmas tree made from dough is made with the help of a garlic clove. It is better, of course, to pre-color the dough with green pigment. Pass the dough through a garlic press, and then carefully glue these sausages to a paper cone. You can glue the dough for a moment. After drying, the Christmas tree can be further decorated with sparkles.
#7 Another Christmas tree with the help of spadefoot
An original Christmas tree will be obtained if the dough passed through the garlic press is folded into loops, and these loops are glued to the base cone. Externally, the Christmas tree will look like a thread craft. In general, unusual!
You can find more Christmas trees made from scrap materials in the article:
DIY Santa Claus and Snow Maiden made from dough
Well, what’s the New Year without a kind Grandfather and his assistant granddaughter? Sculpting people is a special skill, and small details will help develop motor skills. Besides, who knows, maybe after such home entertainment your child will decide to become a sculptor, and his work will later surpass Michelangelo himself!
#1 Crafts from palms for the New Year: making Santa Claus
A simple craft made from salt dough on a palm print. Painting should only be done after the product has completely dried. By the way, do not forget to make a hole for the thread before drying.
#2 Santa Claus made from dough: a simple craft for children
You can also make a simple flat Santa Claus craft with your children. Roll out the base into a drop shape. Glue a piece of dough, previously cut into strips, into the lower part, then glue the mustache and hat. We lightly twist the strips of beard and mustache into flagella and send Grandfather to dry. After complete drying, we proceed to decor.
#3 Santa Claus head made from dough
And another version of a simple flat craft made from salt dough. In this version, the beard is made from individual “sausages” that are carefully glued to the lower part of the face. This work is suitable for older children.
#4 Christmas tree toy Santa Claus made from dough with photos step by step
And this craft is already at an average level of complexity, because... will require patience and perseverance from the creator. See step-by-step MK below.
And more ideas for Santa Claus heads made from dough
You can easily come up with the design of your craft yourself, but we decided to throw in a few more ideas that essentially differ only in the method of making the beard. You can make a cotton beard for Grandfather by passing the dough through a garlic press or making an openwork print; all kinds of curls will look great.
#5 Santa Claus on the Christmas tree with his own hands from dough
Dear Grandfather can be made to his full height. A flat craft of this type is very simple to make. To get started, you will need a figurine template (you can draw it yourself or find it on the World Wide Web if you don’t like ours). Next, cut out the outline from the dough, and then the component elements. When the figurine is assembled, we send it to dry. After complete drying, you can move on to decor.
And more ideas for flat crafts made from salt dough “Santa Claus”
#6 Santa Claus from salted teta on a frame step by step with photos
You can make a three-dimensional figure of Santa Claus from the dough. To do this, you will need a cone-shaped frame, which can be made, for example, from foil. We wrap the frame with dough, the head can be placed on a toothpick or glued with glue. For the beard, grate the dough onto a fine grater and attach it to the face. We send it to dry. After complete drying, you can move on to additional decor.
#7 Santa Claus made of salted teta on a lamp frame: step-by-step master class
You can use an old light bulb as a frame for the Salt Dough Case. It’s worth noting right away that such a craft needs to be dried in the air, and not in the oven. The glass part of the light bulb will serve as the body, and we will “place” the head on the base. See the step-by-step photo master class below.
#8 DIY salted Snow Maiden on a frame
And here is a step-by-step master class of the Snow Maiden made from salt dough. In this MK we make the granddaughter of Santa Claus on a frame made of foil. We “set” the head on a toothpick. You can decorate the Snow Maiden from dough only after the craft has completely dried.
And more ideas for Santa Claus from dough on a frame
You can also use a cut plastic bottle as a frame for Grandfather. A beard can also be made in different ways: just stick thin strips on it or pass the dough through a garlic press. Cotton wool also looks great as a beard.
#9 Santa Claus and Snow Maiden: making crafts for the New Year from salt dough
And here is a version of three-dimensional dough figures without a frame. It’s worth noting right away that bulk dough crafts without a frame take much longer to dry, because... they contain more dough. In general, working with dough is like working with plasticine, only the dough dries out later. Proceed with decorating the figures only after complete drying. See the modeling master class below.
Snowflakes from salt dough: making New Year's crafts from scrap materials
A snowflake made from dough will be no less of a New Year’s craft. You can decorate a Christmas tree, a gift, or an interior with this craft. Or you can give it as a New Year's souvenir to friends or acquaintances.
#1 Snowflake made of dough with openwork print
Making an openwork snowflake from salt dough is a labor-intensive task. Therefore, we will be cunning. To give the craft an openwork look, we use a knitted napkin. Roll out the dough, place a napkin on top and run a rolling pin over it to imprint the design. Next, use a mold to cut out a snowflake and send the craft to dry.
#2 Openwork snowflake made from dough step by step with photo
And here is a more complex version of a dough snowflake. You will need cutting molds and a prepared plan. It is best to draw a diagram of your snowflake on paper in advance, and then start cutting out the elements. Start decorating only after complete drying!
And another version of a snowflake made from dough. From sausages of dough you make various elements: circles, droplets, ovals. Connect them together into a single structure. It’s better, of course, to draw a snowflake on paper in advance, and then start executing it in the test. You will find two versions of such a snowflake in the MK below.
And more ideas for do-it-yourself openwork snowflakes from dough
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Dough snowman
You can also make a snowman from salt dough. The main assistant of Santa Claus will look great not only on the Christmas tree as a toy, but also as a hand-made figurine or a decorative element on a New Year's card.
#1 Salt dough snowman for New Year
A very simple Christmas tree toy in the shape of a snowman can be made from salt dough. We cut out the base circle, glue the carrot nose, make a hole for it and send it to dry. After complete drying, paint the snowman and you can decorate the Christmas tree!
More simple salt dough snowman ideas for the New Year:
#2 Do-it-yourself 3D dough snowman
It’s very easy to make a three-dimensional snowman. We roll three balls of different sizes from the dough (for the body of a snowman), connect them together and send them to dry. After the craft has completely dried, we paint and decorate it. Ribbons, scraps of fabric, pompoms, etc. can be used as decoration.
#3 Snowman made from salt dough: making New Year’s crafts from scrap materials with children
And here is another simple version of a three-dimensional dough snowman. The modeling mass can be colored with dye, or you can make a snowman from regular dough and then paint it. We make a snowman's broom from the dough by passing it through a garlic press. See the step-by-step master class below.
More ideas for DIY 3D dough snowmen
#4 Fridge magnet Dough snowman step by step with photo
As a New Year's souvenir, you can make a refrigerator magnet from dough. A snowman would be an excellent themed craft. See below for a step-by-step master class with photos on making a magnet.
More ideas for magnets
#5 Christmas tree dough snowman
Salt dough snowmen will be an excellent decoration for the New Year tree. In addition, children will love decorating the forest beauty with handmade toys. In terms of making, such a snowman is very simple: we draw a template on paper (you can find a ready-made one), cut out the base, and then glue on the rest of the details (face, hands, gift, scarf, etc.). We send it to dry and only after complete drying we proceed to painting. Important! Before sending it for drying, do not forget to make a hole for the thread, otherwise you will have to adapt the craft to a refrigerator magnet.
#6 DIY salt dough ice cream snowman: step-by-step master class
It is probably difficult to find a child who has not eaten snow at least once in his life. Yes, white and fluffy it looks very appetizing. Well, anything is possible on New Year’s Day, even ice cream snowmen! You can decorate the Christmas tree with them or attach a magnet to the back and hang it on the refrigerator. In any case, they will look very cool!
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DIY salt dough angel
Still don't know what to give your loved ones for the New Year? Give a handmade angel. Wonderful figurines are made from salt dough or cold porcelain, which can be easily prepared at home from scrap materials (we wrote the recipes above). In this article you will find step-by-step master classes on making angels from dough.
#1 DIY New Year's angel step by step with photo
A wonderful angel to hang on your Christmas tree. This little keeper will be an excellent decoration for a forest beauty. In addition, a handmade angel can be safely given to family and friends.
#2 DIY salt dough angel: step-by-step instructions with photos
And here is another step-by-step instruction with photos for making a Christmas angel with your own hands from salt dough. This version of the angel is a little simpler than the previous one, so you can safely involve the little ones in the work. Of course, you can’t do this without mom’s help!
#3 DIY Christmas angel made from salt dough
And another cute Christmas angel that will be a great home decoration and create a holiday atmosphere. The figurine is very easy to make, but looks very impressive. A handmade salt dough angel will be an excellent addition to a New Year's gift.
#4 Fridge magnet angel made from salt dough: master class
As a New Year's gift for your family and friends, you can make a Christmas angel magnet. See the step-by-step manufacturing master class below.
And more ideas for dough angels for you, get inspired and create yourself!
And more ideas for Christmas angels made from salt dough
DIY salt dough houses
Small fairy houses made of salt dough will be an excellent decoration for your home and will help create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort on cold winter days. Like all crafts made from dough, houses can be flat or three-dimensional. Moreover, volumetric products can be made as a candlestick. A miniature house with glowing windows looks very cool in the evening. And to complete the fairy-tale image, you can separately mold the inhabitants for your house.
#1 Flat house made of salt dough for decorating a Christmas tree
The simplest house you can make with your own hands from salt dough is a regular flat craft. Roll out the dough several millimeters thick, cut out the outline of the house and decorative elements (windows, door, roof, etc.). We assemble the craft, make a hole for the thread and send it to dry. After complete drying, we move on to decor.
More ideas for dough houses for decorating a Christmas tree
#2 New Year's house made of salt dough: making a panel with your own hands
You can make incredibly beautiful panels and paintings from salt dough. New Year's themed houses covered in snow look especially cool. Snow can be made from foam balls, glitter, salt, cotton wool and much more.
#3 Salt dough house: making a New Year's magnet
An original New Year's gift will be a magnet in the shape of a house covered with snow. Such a gift is especially valuable because... made by hand. The idea is simple: cut out the base of the house from the dough, then glue various decorative elements on top, dry it, and paint it. Glue felt to the back of the craft, and a magnet onto it. Voila, our New Year's craft is ready!
More ideas for panel dough houses:
#4 New Year's house made of salt dough: making an original candlestick with your own hands
A New Year's house made of salt dough can be used as a candlestick, it looks very cool. So, prepare the salt dough, roll it out to about 1-1.5 cm thick. Cut out the walls, windows and door. This can be done with special molds, and if there are none, then use a stationery knife and a ruler. Glue all the walls and glue the roof. Cover the joints with the remaining dough. When the house is dry, sand the rough edges with sandpaper and enjoy your creation!
#5 New Year’s candlestick in the shape of a house: making crafts from salt dough on a frame
This version of the candlestick house is a little more complicated than the previous one, because... will require more creativity. As a frame, you can use not only a plastic jar, it can be a glass or tin jar, even a frame made of thick paper (for example, a toilet paper or paper towel roll) will do. To ensure that the house can be easily removed from the frame, the jar can be wrapped in foil. Next, we cover the frame with dough, decorate it, and send it to dry (the base of the house and the roof are compressed separately, i.e., in a disassembled state). When the blanks are dry, remove the base and seal the bottom of the house. Next, we glue the roof and move on to decorating the future candlestick.
#6 Candlestick house made from salt dough: decorating the house for the New Year
And another version of a candlestick in the shape of a house on a jar. Decor options can be very different, you just need to use your imagination a little and you will end up with a charming winter house.
More ideas for candlestick houses made from salt dough:
#7 DIY salt dough house step by step with photos
In this master class you will learn how to make a salt dough house with your own hands on a cardboard frame. First, you will need to make a house out of cardboard, making all the necessary holes for windows in it. Next, according to the size of the house, we make dough pieces, immediately decorating them. After the dough pieces have dried, glue them onto the cardboard house. The dough “sits” perfectly in the moment. We cover the joints with the remains of fresh dough and smooth them out using a brush and water. Next we glue the roof. Please note that the roof is covered with fresh dough, and not with dried dough. Next we move on to painting and decor. This MK uses foam balls as snow.
#8 House made of salt dough on a frame: master class with photos
And here is a version of a house on a frame made from a can. When the house dries out, the frame may or may not be removed. This is critical if you want to make a candlestick, but if it’s just a house, then it’s not necessary to remove the base. We create a relief pattern and send the house to dry. After complete drying, you can move on to decor.
#9 House made of salt dough on a bottle: master class step by step
And another option for a house on a bottle. As we said above, you can use any suitable element as a frame: a glass jar or bottle, a plastic jar (bottle), a tin can, plastic cans, foam bases and more.
#1 Simple dough wreath
Traditionally, our Western neighbors decorate Christmas wreaths with green plants, and holly or holly tolerates frost well, which is why it can be so often found as a decorative element in Western culture. It is quite difficult to find this plant here, so we will decorate the wreath with holly made from dough.
#2 New Year's dough wreath for children
If you need to keep the kids busy, then you can make this simple wreath. It is advisable to color the dough at the time of preparation by adding a few drops of green dye to it. Fir branches, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, beads and more are useful for decoration. Well, then – a flight of fancy!
#3 DIY Christmas wreath made from dough
You can decorate the Christmas wreath with any elements, for example, dough stars. And you can make the base for the wreath using a braid (as in the first option) or a rope (as here). The main thing to remember is that you can paint a craft made from salt dough only after it has completely dried!
#4 DIY autumn wreath: step-by-step master class
An excellent craft for school/kindergarten would be an autumn wreath. If you didn’t have time to dry the leaves in the fall, it doesn’t matter, you can make them from salt dough. Moms will have to prepare paper templates, and the kids will do the rest. The leaves need to be cut out, veins made on them and sent for drying. After complete drying, paint and glue onto a cardboard base. Salt dough sticks well to Moment.
#5 Delicate New Year's wreath made of dough, decorated with roses
If you want to add a little tenderness and romance to your decor, then pay attention to this craft made from salt dough. It is better to color the rose dough with dye while kneading, this will help avoid the labor-intensive work of coloring the flowers. See step-by-step MK below.
#6 Alternative to an Advent wreath
If Christmas wreaths are not your thing, you can make an alternative craft that is more traditional in our culture - a horseshoe for good luck. If you paint it in the appropriate New Year's colors, you will get a great themed decoration. To make it more festive, you can decorate the horseshoe with a spruce branch, snowflakes (made from dough, of course), pine cones, etc.
Another option for crafts made from salt dough for the New Year can be animal figurines. We will not present all possible options in the article, but only those that we liked the most. You can get inspired and make something of your own, or you can take a ready-made idea, especially since they all come with step-by-step photo instructions.
#1 Do-it-yourself owl from salt dough: Making Christmas tree decorations with children
The most popular animal made for New Year is the owl. Yes, the forest predator does not sleep in winter. In addition, a small feature of owls is that they stay awake at night, adding to them a certain mysticism and mystery, which is very useful on the most magical night of the year!
#2 Volumetric owl made from dough: decorating the house for the New Year
Another option for an owl made from dough can be a three-dimensional figurine of a feathered predator. The manufacturing process will require patience and perseverance from the craftsman, although there is nothing complicated in this craft. Try it and see for yourself! See the step-by-step master class with photos below.
More dough owls:
#3 New Year's crafts from salt dough: making a penguin
Penguins are no less relevant during the New Year holidays. Penguins won special love among children after the cartoon Madagascar. Well, why invent a bicycle if the idea of a New Year's dough craft for children is on the surface. It's decided: let's make a penguin!
#4 Crafts for the New Year from salt dough: making a hedgehog
You can make a wonderful hedgehog from salt dough. The prickly ball will be an excellent decoration, and will also go great as a gift for grandparents. How to make a hedgehog step by step with photos is described below.
#5 New Year's crafts from salt dough: making a lamb
Lambs also look great as New Year's decor. In this master class you will learn how to make a lamb from dough with movable elements. See photo instructions below.
#6 Lamb made from dough: New Year's crafts for children
But here is a version of a voluminous lamb that even children can handle making. A large number of small parts will help develop fine motor skills and have fun with the whole family!
#7 Dough fish: do-it-yourself New Year’s crafts
If you want to make an unusual craft with your own hands for the New Year, then pay attention to this fish. By the way, such a fish would be a great addition to a gift for a fisherman!
#8 Crafts for the New Year: dough horse
You can very easily make a horse out of dough. By the way, if you don’t already know, the domestic Father Frost delivers gifts to children on three horses, and not on reindeer, like his Western counterpart. You can use the dough to make an entire horse farm, decorate a Christmas tree with it and give it to friends and acquaintances!
#9 DIY New Year's pig made from dough: master class
A craft made from pig dough will be especially relevant for the New Year 2019. The symbol of the coming year is not difficult to make, so you can safely involve your little ones in the work. We remember that we paint the dough figure only after it has completely dried.
#10 New Year's crafts from salt dough: making a pig
Another version of a cute pig made from dough. This craft can be used as a Christmas tree decoration or as a refrigerator magnet. See the step-by-step master class below.
#11 Craft for New Year 2019 pig made from dough
And an option for experienced craftswomen. In general, you can make crafts of any complexity from dough, it all depends on your modeling skills. Well, we wish you creative success, inspiration and productive New Year holidays!
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Modeling is one of the most popular ways to develop motor skills in children. But, as you know, children want to explore and taste everything they see and hold in their hands, so plasticine or clay are not the most optimal materials. After much experimentation, it was discovered that there is an interesting alternative - dough! We will help you realize your ideas, for this you just need to watch the lesson on how to make figures from puff pastry with your own hands, the photos will help you perceive the material even better.
It turned out that this is a unique material for modeling - it is easy to model from it, the dough is soft, pliable, and poses absolutely no threat to the health of children. You might think that dough is a material only for children, but not at all, with its help you can implement both simple children's ideas and serious adult ideas. It all depends only on your imagination.
Preparing for work
In order for the crafts to turn out beautiful and long-lived, you need to prepare for the work in stages. We organize the workplace, choose a table on which to place the following items:
- a board or straight, flat surface on which to create;
- rolling pin, knife, pen - this is all for rolling, cutting and bringing the dough to the desired form;
- objects that can be used to make imprints on the dough; anything you have at home will do, from a button to the sole of a child’s shoe;
- One of the most important components of successful work is the dough.
There is a standard cooking recipe:
- Flour – 1 cup (200 grams);
- Salt – half a glass (200 grams);
- Water – 125 milligrams.
If you paid attention to the amount of flour and salt, then this difference is caused by the rather significant weight of salt compared to flour; having the same weight, their volume differs by about half.
It is also worth considering a few nuances:
- If you plan to make small and thin figures, add PVA glue or wallpaper glue in an amount of 15 grams for strength. Or even starch will do. Mix the component with water before adding.
- Dough for especially strong figures and large products will require more salt, that is, approximately 400 grams.
- When kneading the dough, it is best to use a mixer, if possible. It will simplify the mixing process and the result will be much better.
- It is possible to immediately make the dough colored; for this we take coloring elements: food coloring, watercolor, gouache, some of this is sure to be found in every home. A beautiful chocolate shade can be achieved by adding cocoa powder. It is worth considering that when painting after drying, the tone will change; the initially saturated dough will become more faded. This problem is solved by varnish, after covering the product with which the previous brightness will return.
Let's start working
Now we present to your attention a master class on preparing dough and creating decorative cookies.
Place all ingredients in a bowl.
Mix everything, using a mixer if possible.
As a result, we get a fairly tight, dense and elastic dough.
To check the quality of the dough, roll a ball and make several holes in it; if the cooking result is good, its shape will not change over time, but bad dough will spread.
Attention, advice! Let the dough sit for a few minutes. This will help him “get the hang of it.”
Having prepared the stencil in advance, we begin to form the figures.
For decoration, you can use, as mentioned above, any shape, in our case it is a snowflake stamp. To prevent the stamp from sticking to the dough, we wet it every time or from time to time at short intervals. The most convenient way to do this is with a damp sponge.
Now our stamp is wet.
We take it and print it on the surface.
Important! If you want to make some kind of hole in the product, then make it at this stage, while the dough is easy to change.
We make a hole for further hanging on a thread.
Place the resulting figures on a baking sheet and place in the oven for about 3 hours at 60 degrees.
After preparation, you can decorate the resulting result with any available means.
For beginners, experienced craftsmen advise adding vegetable oil or one tablespoon of hand cream to the dough, this will give the dough elasticity. Well, if you seriously decide to take up this craft, then replace the water with starch jelly; both potato and corn will do. To prepare, one spoon of starch is dissolved in ½ cup of water at room temperature; all this must be done in a saucepan on the stove. Then add one glass of boiling water while gradually stirring, the jelly will begin to thicken, its readiness becomes noticeable by its transparency.
You can see some ideas for further modeling in the photo below:
Dough is an amazing material for modeling, because children of all ages can work with it. Properly prepared salt dough will help realize any creative ideas and teach children how to make unique crafts. If you want to do salt dough figurines, then we offer a master class with photos step by step for you for children from 4 to 10 years old. Spend your leisure time interestingly and figure out what else you can make yourself from the dough.
How to properly prepare salt dough
Today, many recipes have appeared for making salt dough, which is suitable for sculpting figures. We offer one of the most common recipes that is easy to prepare at home. To do this you will need:
- 3 cups flour
- Glass of water
- Two tablespoons of salt
Step-by-step photo of preparing salt dough for children
All these ingredients need to be mixed and knead the dough well, like making dumplings. If you plan to make thin dough figures for children, then add a little PVA glue or starch to the mixture. These components will increase the strength of the products.
Making figures step by step
First, roll out the dough to a suitable thickness. If you decide to take up modeling with children, it is best to use cookie cutters to cut out pieces from the dough. Even a 4 year old child can cope with this task. After the hearts, Christmas trees, birds and stars are cut out, you can start decorating them. For this you can use seeds, grains and cereals. When the salted text figures are ready, they will need to be dried. Dry dough crafts in the oven or naturally.
Photos of salt dough figurines for children
Children 10 years old will be able to make step by step more complex figures from salt dough. Invite them to take a toy and make a three-dimensional craft using it. For example, try making a mouse figurine from salt dough. To do this, all the parts are molded separately and then connected to each other.
Salt dough mouse, step-by-step photo tutorial
It’s enough to simply make an owl figurine from salt dough with your own hands. To do this, use a spoon to divide the dough into two parts - the head and the torso. Give these parts the desired shape and connect them together.
Photo of an owl made from dough
Separately, you can make a collar for an owl from salt dough; for this, small cuts are made on the strip. Attach the collar to the owl's body, and then use a knife to highlight the wings.
Step by step how to decorate a dough figure
You can decorate crafts made from salt dough with paints or gouache. To add shine, the craft is coated with varnish. Some children use beads and beads to decorate salt dough figures.
Master class with step-by-step photos: lamb
- This is a fascinating direction in needlework, which is especially popular with children. To make figurines from salted text, you don’t need to buy expensive materials; all the ingredients can be found in your kitchen. Try to do it crafts step by step from salt dough and share new master classes with experienced needlewomen.
Modeling has a beneficial effect on the child, his creative imagination, thinking abilities, develops fine motor skills and gives a wonderful mood. In this article we have prepared a selection of simple salt dough crafts especially for children.
You will need: a glass of wheat flour, a glass of extra salt, half a glass of cold water, a bowl.
Recipe
The finished salted dough should not stick to your hands or crumble. It should be cool and easy to sculpt. I recommend watching the video master class!
There are two most common ways to dry salt dough. The first method: the finished craft will dry on its own. The main thing is that it should not be exposed to direct sunlight, otherwise it will crack. The craft can be placed on a flat surface and wait a few days. Second method: dry the finished craft in the oven for 3 to 6 hours (depending on the size of the craft). Drying occurs in batches with breaks. One approach is 1-2 hours. For quick drying in one go, set the oven to 75-100 degrees, and then the craft will dry in an hour. At a temperature of 120 degrees, the craft will dry in 30 minutes, but it is better to dry it naturally.
There are two most common ways to color salt dough. The first method: after drying, paint the finished craft with acrylic paints or gouache using a brush. Second method: food coloring is diluted in water, then added while preparing the dough. When the craft is completely painted and dried, it must be coated with transparent manicure or furniture varnish in 2-3 layers. Each layer must dry before applying the next. This way the craft will be preserved
You will need: salted dough, rolling pin, cookie cutters, stars, hearts, etc..., cocktail tube, thread or rope for hanging, acrylic paints or gouache, brush, clear manicure polish.
Master Class
The salt dough figures are ready!
You will need: salt dough, gouache, brush, foil, water, permanent marker, clear manicure polish.
Master Class
- Mold the sheep's feet into 4 balls.
- Make a ball of foil, then roll it in the dough so that it is inside. This will be the body of a sheep.
- Attach the body over the legs using water.
- Make the head, ears, eyes and horn curls. Attach with water.
- Roll small flat balls and attach them as wool using water.
- Dry the craft.
- Paint the sheep with paints and wait until it dries completely.
- Draw eyes, eyelashes and outline the contours of the curls with a marker.
- Cover the craft with varnish and wait until it dries completely.
The salt dough lamb is ready!
You will need: salt dough, rolling pin, stack, toothpick, paints, brush, glitter, clear manicure polish, cocktail tube, thread for further hanging.
Master Class
- Roll out the dough into a thin layer using a rolling pin.
- Draw a house on the dough, then cut out with a stack.
- Make dots along the contour of the house, window, chimney with a toothpick.
- Make a hole for further hanging with a cocktail tube.
- Dry the craft.
- Paint the house, decorate it with glitter and wait until it dries completely.
- Attach thread for further hanging.
The salt dough house is ready!
Salt dough owl
You will need: salt dough, felt-tip pen cap, stack, paints, brush, clear manicure polish.
Master Class
- Roll the dough into a ball.
- Press it down to make a flat circle.
- Make feathering by pressing with the cap.
- Fold the sides of the circle towards the center.
- Fold the upper part of the circle into the center and form ears.
- Make the owl's eyes by pressing with the cap of a felt-tip pen.
- Dry the craft.
- Paint the owl and wait until it dries completely.
- Cover the craft with varnish.
You will need: colored salt dough, cookie cutters, cocktail straw, rolling pin, glass, water, clear nail polish.
Master Class
The salt dough figure frame is ready!
Salt dough bear
You will need: salt dough, stack, pva glue, black and pink paint, brush, clear manicure polish.
Master Class
- Blind the eyes and nose, paint them black and set aside to dry.
- Make 2 flat circles for the paws, paint them pink and set aside to dry.
- Make an oval shaped body of the bear.
- Roll into a ball for the head.
- Glue the head to the body.
- Make a flat ball, draw a smile with a stack and glue it to the face.
- Blind the paws, then glue them and draw the fingers in a stack.
- Roll the ball and glue it in place of the tail.
- Glue on the eyes and nose.
- Glue pink circles onto the bear's back legs.
- Dry the craft.
- Cover the craft with varnish.
The salt dough bear is ready!
You will need: salt dough, glass, acrylic paints, glitter, brush, ribbon for hanging, cocktail tube, dog's paw for imprinting on the dough or your fingers, transparent glue, rolling pin.
Master Class
You will need: colored salt dough, stack, clear manicure polish, toothpick.
Master Class
The salt dough star is ready!
Salt dough caterpillar
You will need: colored dough, knife, pva glue, toothpick, pendant, clear manicure polish.
Master Class
- Roll out the sausage.
- Cut it into 6 equal parts.
- Roll into balls.
- Glue 5 balls together.
- Glue the head.
- Make a nose and eyes, then glue them on.
- Poke a toothpick into the hanging area.
- Dry the craft.
- Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.
- Attach the pendant.
The salt dough caterpillar is ready!
Salt dough apple
You will need:
Master Class
- Make half an apple, make the inside flat, pressing it onto a flat surface.
- Make a thin flat center and glue it to the main part.
- Roll 6 seeds and a stick, then glue to the apple.
- Blind the leaves, then glue them.
- Dry the craft.
- Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.
The salted dough apple is ready!
Salt dough elephant
You will need: colored salt dough, pva glue, clear manicure polish.
Master Class
- Make the elephant's body by rolling an elongated ball.
- Make 4 legs in the shape of plump sausages.
- Make a proboscis.
- Make the elephant's ears in this way: roll out 2 flat cakes, glue flat cakes of the same shape of a smaller size and a different color to them.
- Make a small ponytail.
- Blind your eyes.
- Assemble the elephant in the following sequence: glue the legs to the body, then glue the proboscis, then the ears, eyes and tail.
- Dry the craft.
- Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.
The salt dough elephant is ready!
Salt dough dachshund
You will need: salt dough, simple pencil, scissors, cardboard, paints, brush, rope, toothpick, foam sponge, clear varnish, PVA glue.
Master Class
The salt dough dachshund is ready!
Boletus mushroom made from salt dough
You will need: salt dough, light bulb, paints, brush, foil, cardboard, masking tape, superglue, PVA glue, paper napkins, clear varnish, stack.
Master Class
Boletus mushroom made from salt dough is ready! I recommend watching this video!
Funny salt dough pigs
You will need: salt dough, paints, brush, foam sponge, stack, thin rope, toothpick, black gel pen, PVA glue.
Master Class
Funny salt dough pigs are ready! I recommend watching this video!
You will need: salt dough, nail scissors, PVA glue, acrylic paints or gouache, manicure brush.
Master Class
Salt dough hedgehog is ready!
An article for those who like to be creative with their children. It contains recipes for salted play dough and many ideas for crafts.
Modeling is a fun and useful activity at the same time. By making figurines, paintings, and compositions from plastic material, the child develops imagination, logical thinking, fine motor skills, and learns perseverance.
Of course, mom can just buy plasticine or some branded modeling compound for the baby. But how high quality and environmentally friendly are these materials? As an alternative, you can use salt dough made with your own hands from inexpensive natural products.
How to make dough for crafts?
Environmental friendliness is not the only advantage of salt dough over plasticine or play-doh.
- The recipe according to which the plastic mass is prepared does not cause any difficulties for absolutely anyone. If a child asks to sculpt while at the dacha, for example, and there is no plasticine at hand, his wish can be fulfilled in half an hour
- Materials for modeling in the store are quite expensive. Ingredients for salt dough will cost much less
- Salted dough, even the one to which paint has been added, does not stain your hands or stick to your fingers. It's soft and pliable
- Crafts made from dough can be dried using a special technology. Then they will be stored for a long time and serve as a souvenir, Christmas tree decoration, or children's toy.
IMPORTANT: Even in ancient times, people mastered modeling from dough with salt. A whole art arose, which was called testoplasty. Women and children made very elegant crafts, painted them by hand and used them as decorations for their homes. Figurines symbolizing various benefits were considered expensive gifts, given only to close people. Our ancestors didn’t bother with the salt dough recipe, making the material only from water, flour and salt
Today, salt dough modeling, which has suddenly returned to popularity, is called bioceramics. The recipes for the dough itself are being improved. Unfortunately, some of them involve the use of wallpaper glue, synthetic paints, etc. The concept of absolute naturalness is lost.
Salt play dough has three main components. This:
Additionally widely used:
- gelatin
- starch
- vegetable oil
- natural dyes (beet juice, green beans, etc.)
- food colorings
- gouache or watercolor paints
- PVA glue
- wallpaper glue
Glue or starch makes ready-made dried dough figures more durable, but it is not advisable to add them to material intended for children under 5 years of age. But dough with butter can be greasy and stain your clothes.
IMPORTANT: You can color both the dough itself while it is being prepared and the finished figurine, then creativity will be doubly more interesting and useful
RECIPE No. 1. Simple dough
You need: wheat flour – 1 cup, extra salt – 1 cup, cold water – 0.5 cups
First of all, the dry ingredients, flour and salt will be combined. If the dough is colored with food coloring or paint, dissolve it in water. Gradually adding colored water to flour and salt, knead a fairly stiff dough, but such that it does not stick to your hands and does not crumble into crumbs.
IMPORTANT: To check whether the mass is suitable for modeling, roll out a smooth ball and press a hole in the middle of it with your finger. The dough should neither spread nor immediately return to shape. The edges of the recess should remain smooth
RECIPE No. 2. Dough with starch
You need: wheat flour - 0.5 cups, starch - 0.5 cups, extra salt - 1 cup, water - 0.5 cups.
Just as in the first case, first mix flour, salt and starch. Next, clean or colored cold water is gradually added. Modeling mass that contains starch becomes more elastic.
In addition to the saltiest modeling dough, you need to prepare:
- dostochku
- knives - stacks
- molds (such, for example, come complete with play-doh dough)
- beads, sequins, buttons, other improvised materials for decorating crafts
IMPORTANT: The flour and salt dough can be used several times in a row. To prevent it from drying out, place the material in a plastic bag or wrap it in cling film, then close it in an airtight container and put it in the refrigerator.
How to dry dough crafts?
If the dough crafts are small, they will dry out on their own. To prevent cracks from appearing on their surface, they are removed from direct sunlight.
You can also dry the dough figures in the oven at a minimum temperature and always keep the door ajar. Dry the dough in the oven for 3 – 6 hours, depending on the size of the craft. It goes into the oven three times for 1 - 2 hours, with a short break between each time.
Making salt dough with children
You can offer salt dough to your baby for the first time at the age of 1 year. This is not chemical plasticine or play-doh; mom doesn’t have to worry if the baby tastes the material or swallows it. For such small “homemade products”, the dough is prepared without synthetic dyes.
IMPORTANT: Play dough is very salty. As a rule, it is enough for a child to lick it to understand that it is not edible. But if the baby still ate a piece, you just need to give him plenty of drink, and if the mother is still worried, a bag of Smecta
Full-fledged developmental modeling classes are possible with children from 2 years old. From rolling out circles and balls from salt dough, they will smoothly move into real creativity, in which kids will be able to make flowers, animals, favorite fairy-tale and cartoon characters, etc.
The finished result of dough modeling is as important for kids as the process itself. The finished craft evokes strong positive emotions in them.
Crafts from dough for children in kindergarten
There is no need to think that salt dough is a “handicraft” material exclusively for home use. Kindergarten teachers have long taken note of recipes for plastic materials and are happy to replace plasticine with them in developmental classes with students.
So, in nurseries they often make casts of baby hands, circles, mushrooms, “sausages”, snails, etc. In older groups, children are already working on themed crafts, for example, for the holidays.
Crafts from dough for kids. Step-by-step dough crafts
When making dough with kids, you don’t need to come up with ideas for crafts: usually, they are born by themselves the moment your fingers touch the plastic material. Children love to sculpt:
- geometric figures
- flowers and trees
- fruits and vegetables
- animals
- dinosaurs
- little men
- fairy-tale creatures
- cartoon characters
Adults, mastering testoplasty, can get ideas on the Internet; there are many step-by-step master classes.
IMPORTANT: Good guides for both children and beginning adults are the books “Salt Dough Step by Step” by V. Khomenko and “Miracles from Salt Dough” by A. Firsova
Templates for crafts made from dough. Children's crafts made from salt dough
Crafts made from salt dough can be very beautiful. Children's crafts have their own touching charm. Adults are like pottery.
To get inspired for creativity, you can view a selection of thematic photos with crafts made from salt dough.
Panels and pictures made from salt dough
Such works of bioceramic art can be hung on the wall or placed in a prominent place. Photo frames made from salt dough are also very beautiful.
New Year's crafts made from salt dough
For the New Year, you can make not only Christmas tree decorations from dough, but also gifts - souvenirs for friends in the form of the symbol of the year. In 2016 this is a funny monkey.
Crafts from dough for February 14th for Valentine's Day. Crafts made from salt dough heart
The heart is a symbol of Valentine's Day. Made with your own hands from flour, salt, water and, of course, love, it will turn into a very valuable gift.
A cute angel made from salt dough also looks very cute.
Video: Angel on February 14
Crafts from dough for February 23. Aircraft craft made from salt dough
On February 23, instead of a banal postcard, you can give men cute crafts made from dough: the number 23, any symbols of courage, for example, weapons, cars, military equipment.
Crafts from dough for March 8th. We make flowers from salt dough. Craft roses from dough
Any mother will be touched by a craft given to her by her beloved child for the holiday of March 8th. Most often these are flowers, bouquets, floral arrangements. Roses made from dough will never wither.
Magnificent basket with flowers.
Video master class on making roses from salt dough
Crafts from dough for Maslenitsa. Easter crafts made from salt dough
Stand - chicken for Easter eggs.
Easter crafts made from salt dough will add a special flavor to the bright holiday
Animal crafts made from salt dough
Together with your baby, you can fashion a whole zoo out of salt dough!
Figurines - cats.
Video: how to make a cat - a refrigerator magnet?
Crafts made from salted poultry dough. Making fish from salt dough
It’s difficult to make birds and fish in testoplasty, but they don’t turn out beautiful.
Such products are delicate work.
Which salt dough crafts to choose for a 5 year old child?
It is simply impossible to force a five-year-old child to sculpt something that an adult wants. He needs to be interested. The child should be offered several ideas, let him choose the one he likes best.
Video: salt dough - recipe for crafts
