We offer you a large selection of ideas for handmade New Year's gifts. By putting all your warmth and kindest thoughts into such a gift, you will not only please your loved ones, but also bring them happiness in the New Year!

A jar with wishes or predictions. You can decorate it beautifully, and put a lot of small pieces of paper inside with wishes, predictions, or just smart thoughts and parting words. You can also add a few small objects or candies there.

Ginger cookie. This sweet gift will appeal to everyone - both children and adults. You can decorate it with beautiful patterns and wrap it in a beautiful package.

Gingerbread house. From the same dough as cookies, you can bake blanks for the house, then “glue” them together with sugar icing and decorate as desired. It makes a very beautiful and effective gift.

Fragrant decorations for the Christmas tree. Cinnamon sticks, cardamom, star anise, citrus peels, coffee beans - all this is useful for creating a wonderful fragrant decoration for the Christmas tree. Collect several of these ikebanas and create a wonderful, fragrant holiday set.

Pillow monkey or toy monkey. The monkey is a symbol of the coming year, so gifts in the form of monkeys will be more relevant than ever. You can make such a wonderful pillow monkey or toy, depending on the size of the product.

Monkey made from paper tubes. Another idea for creating a New Year's souvenir or tree decoration from paper tubes.

Scarf knitted on hands. Even if you don't know how to knit, you can make this scarf. All you need is your hands and thread.

Christmas tree toy with photo. This is a very cute idea for a memorable gift. Let, for example, the cheerful eyes of a little grandson, or a loving son and his family, look at grandma from the New Year's tree.

Snowball It’s not at all difficult to do it yourself. Simply glue a ceramic figurine to a jar lid, fill the jar with distilled water with added glycerin, add some fake snow or glitter, and screw the lid on. Now shake and flip!

New Year's topiary a little more difficult to make. You will need a flower pot with filler as a base, a strong twig, a foam ball and many different small items to decorate it. It can be pine cones, acorns, spices, cotton wool, and even Christmas tree decorations! And, another important element is your imagination!

Photo frame. This simple, but very practical and stylish frame can be made as a gift for the New Year. Small decorative clothespins, thin wire and the frames themselves are all you need!

New Year's candlestick will be a good gift for the New Year. It's easy to make yourself. Here is one idea, but you can use your imagination and create much better!

New Year's panel, which every housewife will be happy to do, is easy to do with your own hands. There are no rules here, the main thing is more New Year's fabrics and bright ribbons.

Postcard- the most popular gift. And if it is made by yourself, it is doubly pleasant! There are many ideas for New Year cards! The World Wide Web will help you choose the one you like best.

Figures made from footprints and handprints. This is a good gift for your beloved grandmother or godmother.

Decorative Christmas tree. This is the kind of Christmas tree you can make as a gift to family and friends. Make a cone out of thick cardboard and stick nuts, bows, tinsel, and other natural materials on it.

Jam. A jar of delicious, aromatic jam will be a good gift for the Christmas tree.

Pineapple made of champagne and sweets. An ordinary gift set of a bottle of champagne and chocolates can be presented in such an unusual way.

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The tradition of giving gifts to family and friends for the New Year dates back centuries. It is believed that the custom of “appeasing” others with valuable gifts on New Year’s Eve has its roots in Ancient Rome, where the cult of offering and sacrifice flourished. Of course, the modern tradition of giving New Year's gifts does not carry such a sacred function. Rather, today this custom represents the desire to please dear people and mark the beginning of the new year with positive emotions. Along with the expensive material gifts that are customary to give on New Year's Eve, there are also homemade gifts. As a rule, these are cute trinkets, simple but functional items, decorative elements and sweet gifts. But despite its outward simplicity, a homemade New Year’s gift has a “soul” and carries a special positive energy. Next, you will find the best master classes with step-by-step photos of original New Year gifts for mom, dad, boyfriend, girlfriend, other relatives and friends. They are made using very simple materials, such as paper and thread. And the master classes of New Year's gifts themselves are described in great detail, which will significantly simplify the process of your creativity!

DIY gift “Snow globe” for New Year 2017, master class with photo

Thanks to countless Hollywood movies about Christmas, it's hard to find anyone who doesn't know what a snow globe is. This simple decorative element does not have any special function. But how much the snow-white snowball of this souvenir-gift pleases the eye! For a long time, a snow globe was considered an exotic and original gift for the New Year. This is due to the high price of this glass miracle and its shortage. Today, buying a “snow globe” in any gift store is not a problem. But we suggest you make a “Snow Globe” gift for the New Year 2017 with your own hands at home using the following master class with photos.

Necessary materials for a DIY “Snow Globe” gift for New Year 2017

• jar and lid
• polymer clay or snowman figurine
• waterproof glue
• glitter
• distilled water
• piece of felt

Instructions on how to make a “Snow Globe” gift for the New Year 2017 with your own hands

DIY New Year's gift for mom and dad made from salt dough, step-by-step master class

Our next salt dough master class will definitely appeal to children who want to give a memorable homemade gift for the New Year 2017 to mom and dad. In addition, it will not just be a memorable souvenir, but also a completely functional present. For example, a homemade New Year's gift made from salt dough for mom and dad can act as a decoration for a Christmas tree or a keychain.

Necessary materials for a salt dough gift for mom and dad for New Year 2017

• flour - 4 cups
• fine salt - 2 cups
• warm water - 2 cups
• gouache and brush
• decorative ribbon

Instructions on how to make a gift from salt dough with your own hands for the New Year 2017

Sweet paper gift for New Year 2017, master class with step-by-step photos

Of course, the basis for a sweet gift for the New Year 2017 will be made from paper, and not its filling. Our next master class with step-by-step photos will show how simply and very original you can present candy for the New Year holidays. In it you will find step-by-step instructions on how to make an unusual box for chocolates or other small sweets. Read more about how to make a gift from paper with sweet filling for the New Year 2017.

Necessary materials for a DIY paper gift for the New Year 2017

• colored cardboard (green and brown)
• Ruler and pencil
• ribbon
• chocolate candies

Instructions on how to make a paper-based gift with your own hands for the New Year 2017

1. First, cut out a strip of green cardboard with the following parameters: length - 18 cm, width - 6 cm. Bend it in half along the width and coat it with glue. Combine and let dry completely.
   
2. We form a triangle with equal sides of 6 cm. Glue the edges and let dry.
   
3. We prepare three more strips with the following parameters:
   • length - 22 cm, width - 2 cm;
   • length -14 cm, width - 2 cm;
   • length -8 cm, width - 2 cm;

   

4. On the longest strip we make marks every 4.5 cm. Then we bend the strip along the marks, forming a zigzag, as in the photo below.
   
5. We insert the strip into the base of the large triangle, having previously coated its edges with glue. Let it dry.
   
6. We repeat the same with the second strip, but we already get 3 triangles. We also insert it into the base and glue it.
   
7. We fold the shortest section into a triangle and fasten it at the top.
   
8. We fill our “Christmas tree” with sweets, for example, truffles or drunken cherries - they have the most convenient shape and a pleasant taste.
   
9. We decorate the “Christmas tree” with decorative tape coated with glue for better adhesion.
   
10. From brown cardboard, cut out a strip 12 cm long and 4 cm wide. Fold it into a square and glue it. You can also decorate the top with decorative tape.
    
11. Fill the stand with candies and stick it to the main part of the box. Our sweet Christmas tree-gift made of paper is ready!

    

DIY gift “Money Tree” for New Year 2017 for a boyfriend or girlfriend

They say that when you don’t know what gift to give your loved one, it’s better to give money. In this case, the amount will depend on the closeness of the relationship and the importance of the occasion. Due attention should be paid to the way the gift is presented. For example, prepare a colorful envelope, make a postcard with your own hands, or come up with something more original. Our DIY gift “Money Tree” for the New Year 2017 falls into the latter category and will be an excellent gift option for a boyfriend or girlfriend. In addition to the original presentation, such a “Christmas tree” fits perfectly into the theme of the holiday and can even serve as an unusual interior decor for some time. You will learn step by step how to give a “Money Tree” gift for the New Year 2017 to a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Necessary materials for a cash gift for the New Year 2017 for a boyfriend or girlfriend

• orange sticks
• tin can or small pot
• floral sponge
• strong thread
• bright fabric
• colored paper, glue, scissors
• banknotes

Instructions on how to make a “Money Tree” gift with your own hands for the New Year 2017

An original do-it-yourself candlestick gift for the New Year 2017

An original DIY candlestick will be an excellent gift for the New Year 2017 for both family and friends. The process of making this gift will not take much time, but the result will demonstrate warmth and care. Find out how to make an original gift-candlestick for the New Year 2017 with your own hands from our next master class.

Materials for an original DIY candlestick gift for the New Year 2017

• green acrylic thread
• PVA glue
• cardboard
• cling film
• led candle
• beads, beads, pearls

Instructions for an original DIY gift-candlestick for New Year 2017

DIY New Year's gift using modular origami technique “Cockerel”, video tutorial

You can make an original DIY New Year's gift using the modular origami technique, as in the video tutorial below using the example of a New Year's cockerel. Such a cockerel will be an excellent decorative element and will bring good luck in the 2017 Fire Rooster. In addition, a do-it-yourself New Year’s gift using the modular origami “Cockerel” technique can also be used for children’s New Year’s performances, games, competitions and other fun. Believe me, both adults (mom and dad, boyfriend, girlfriend) and kids will like this DIY New Year's gift made from paper. And don’t let mastering the modular origami technique scare you, just like in master classes with photos, this video demonstrates the step-by-step process of making a gift. This means that even a child can master such a gift for the New Year 2017!

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A great gift for tea lovers. “Tea connoisseurs don’t drink sawdust from tea bags!” - you say. But who’s stopping you from packaging good, expensive tea in envelopes?

You will need:

• a cone made of foam plastic or thick cardboard;
• round cardboard box and rice for stump;
• tea packed in small paper bags (the quantity depends on the height and diameter of the cone);
• glue gun;
• star, bows and other decorations to your taste.

Cover the cone with tea bags, applying glue to the top of them. Move from bottom to top in a checkerboard pattern. It is better to use bags of contrasting colors: the tree will look more elegant.

Glue the lid of the cardboard box to the bottom of the cone. Fill the box itself with rice to make the tree more stable, and then attach it to the lid. If you don’t have a ready-made box of the required diameter at hand, make it yourself. Take a tube from a roll of paper towels as a basis or glue it from cardboard according to this pattern.

Decorate the tree with bows, rhinestones and other decorative elements, and glue a star to the top of the head.

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Girls will highly appreciate such a gift. After all, this is an individual scent; no one in the city will have such a perfume.

Before you create, find out what smells the one you want to please prefers. For example, if a girl likes citrus scents, she will need lemon or orange. To add woody notes, you need sandalwood or cedar oils, powdery ones - roses or vanilla.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup almond butter;
• ½ cup grape oil;
• 100 g beeswax;
• 1 teaspoon vitamin E;
• 60 drops of lemon oil;
• 25 drops of eucalyptus oil;
• 20 drops of lavender oil;
• 20 drops rosemary oil.

Mix almond and grape oils with wax in a separate saucepan and place in a steam bath. When the wax is completely dissolved, let the liquid cool slightly and add essential oils and vitamin E. Pour the future perfume into molds. A bottle of old hygienic lipstick, a jar of Vaseline, etc. will do.

Once the wax has hardened, the perfume is ready to use. All that remains is to package them beautifully.

A great gift for freezing girls. A pair of warm, fairly sturdy socks that you don't wear can be turned into fingerless gloves.

Additional materials:

• needle with thread;
• heart cut out of felt.

Trim and sew the sock as shown in the photos. Be sure to hem the edge to prevent fraying, and make all seams from the inside out.

Sew a felt heart on top. You can use any other decorative means. For example, embroider the inscription “Happy New Year!” or embroider mitts with rhinestones.

Another DIY gift for those who are always cold is. By heating it for 1-3 minutes in the microwave, you will get a great heating pad that also smells nice.

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Paracord is a cord made of nylon. Initially used as a material for parachute lines, but then paracord began to be used wherever a lightweight and durable cable might be needed. For example, stylish men's bracelets are woven from it. In ordinary life it is just a decoration, in an extreme situation it is a life-saving rope.

There are various techniques for weaving paracord. Here is one of the most common.

You will need:

• 150 cm of paracord of one color and the same amount of another (it is desirable that the shades be contrasting);
• 75 cm of black paracord;
• scissors;
• ruler;
• needle and thread.

From paracord you can weave not only a bracelet, but also a keychain, or make a braid for a knife or a car steering wheel. You can easily find the diagrams on the Internet. It’s even easier - watch video tutorials on YouTube, there are many of them.

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You can not only drink from such a mug. You can leave messages on it for your household or just draw.

Materials:

• white porcelain mug without relief;
• slate paint;
• masking tape;
• brush.

Chalkboard paint is most often used to renew the surfaces of school boards. Now there is a large selection of such paints. You need one that can work on ceramics. For example, like this one.

Choose an area of ​​the mug that is comfortable to write on, but that will not come into contact with your lips when drinking. Cover the rest of the mug with masking tape.

Degrease the untaped area and apply paint to it in a thick layer. Remove the tape and leave the mug in a well-ventilated area for a day.

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When the paint is dry, place the mug in an oven preheated to 150°C. After 30 minutes, turn off the stove, but remove the mug when it has cooled.

Now the mug can be washed in the dishwasher and put in the microwave.

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If you are one of those who like to give experiences rather than material things, you will love this idea. After all, it’s not only a delicious warming drink, but also a reason to go or invite you to visit.

Take some pretty glass jars and fill them about a third full with hot chocolate or cocoa powder. Add a few candies or pieces of chocolate. Fill the remaining space with marshmallows.

Decorate the jars to your liking. For example, place a piece of fabric under the lid and attach a heart made from candy canes to the top. The label can serve as a postcard; write your wishes on it.

Another variation of this gift is a set for mulled wine. Take an orange, an apple, a clove and a cinnamon stick. Pack it all beautifully, make a label with your wishes and add a bottle of good red wine.

Candles are a traditional New Year's gift. But glamorous store-bought ones are one thing, a personalized candle or a candle with a phrase understandable only to the giver and recipient, or even with a photograph, is another.

Take:

• white candles with a diameter of 5–7 cm;
• A4 size printing paper;
• parchment paper;
• scissors;
• glue stick;

Trim the parchment paper so that it is 1-2 cm wider than the A4 sheet. Glue the parchment to the printing paper, turning the edges over to the other side. Insert the sheet into the printer with the glossy side, that is, the side where the parchment is. Print out the image you would like to place on the candle.

The drawing will appear on parchment paper. Now you need to transfer it to a candle. Cut out the image, attach it to the candle, wrap it tightly with another layer of parchment on top and direct a stream of hot air onto the resulting structure. If the picture becomes lighter, it means it was imprinted on the candle. Carefully remove the top layer of parchment and let the wax harden.

The gift is ready! If desired, you can decorate it with rhinestones or sparkles.

This cosmetic bag greatly simplifies the search for the necessary items, because any lock can be opened.

You will need:

• 10 zippers 15–20 cm long;
• safety pins;
• needle or sewing machine;
• threads

Sew the zippers to each other from the inside out; for convenience, you can first attach them with pins. Close the resulting fabric into a ring and sew. Also sew the zippers across in front of the dogs, and then turn the cosmetic bag inside out.

This is a gift for a person who cannot part with gadgets. Using the same principle, you can sew a phone case.

Materials:

• a piece of felt suitable for the size of the tablet;
• 2 buttons;
• sewn-in magnets;
• safety pins;
• dense thread in the color of the buttons;
• thread in the color of felt;
• needle;
• scissors.

Fold the fabric so that the bottom part is longer than the top: this is the future cover of the case. Sew along the edges and turn the product inside out.

Cut the lid into a wave or semicircle. Sew a button to the middle. Attach the second one below, to the case. Make a loop between them, as shown in the photo.

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Sew a magnet onto the base and lid of the case on the left and right. The fashionable case is ready!

You can also make a stylish organizer for headphones, flash drives, phones and other gadgets from an old book in a beautiful binding. Here's the detailed one.

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A gift that will delight not only children, but also adults with a sweet tooth. Making Santa Claus's sleigh is very simple.

You will need:

• glue gun;
• ribbons and other decor;
• sweets: chocolate, sweets, candy-shaped candies.

Here is a detailed video instruction.

A gift for a bosom friend or colleague. Beer can come in handy on January 1st, and brown bottles can easily be styled to resemble Rudolph and friends. (Rudolph is one of Santa's reindeer, distinguished by his red glowing nose.)

Materials:

• beer in dark glass bottles;
• decorative wire;
• toy eyes;
• red pom-poms;
• ribbon and bows;
• box;
• Super glue.

Remove labels from bottles. Make antlers from wire for future deer.

Glue them to the back of the bottle. Attach the eyes and nose to the front. Tie a ribbon (to prevent it from slipping, you can fix it with glue).

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Decorate the rest of the bottles in the same way. Put them in a box and decorate it.

A gift for economical women and men who love to cook.

You will need:

• cotton fabric with a New Year's pattern;
• batting for lining;
• threads;
• scissors;
• needle.

If you have a sewing machine, the work will not take much time. Detailed video instructions - from pattern to thread cutting - are included.

Inside such a mitten you can put a spatula, a ladle and other little things useful for the kitchen.

A little more imagination, and your New Year's gift will become even more original. Attach a ring to the spatula and hang favorite family recipes printed on cards and laminated on it.

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Glass snow... wine glass

Balloons with a miniature figure and artificial snow inside are very popular. Life hacker already shows how to make something similar from an ordinary glass jar. Today it's the turn of wine glasses.

Materials:

• transparent wine glass;
• thick cardboard;
• a figurine that can easily fit into a glass;
• artificial snow;
• bows and other decor;
• glue.

Cut a circle out of cardboard with the same diameter as the wine glass. Glue the figure to the cardboard. It could be a Christmas tree, fawns, or, for example, a car with a Christmas tree on the roof.

Place artificial snow, finely chopped white paper or foam plastic on the bottom of the glass. Glue the cardboard base to the edge of the wine glass and turn it over. Decorate the leg with a bow or ribbon.

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Over the past year, very large knitted blankets have been incredibly popular. Finished products are quite expensive, so it is more profitable to make a blanket yourself.

Merino wool is best suited for this, but other thick threads can be used. Video tutorial is attached.

You can also knit a beautiful, warm scarf with your hands, without knitting needles or a hook. Life hacker has already seen how this is done.

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This gift will help you remember the best moments of the past year. Just choose the best photos and print them. Get some clear glass jars and vases. Round and cylindrical vessels work best.

Many people have flaky skin in winter. If there are such people among your friends, prepare them a sugar-lemon scrub as a gift..

According to the Chinese calendar, the symbol of 2017 is the rooster. Therefore, gifts with the image of a rooster or in the shape of roosters and hens will be especially relevant. A universal option for such a gift is a Christmas tree toy.

You will need:

• cardboard blank in the shape of a rooster;
• thick fabric;
• filler for toys;
• twine and lace ribbon;
• white outline;
• scissors;
• needle and thread;
• glue gun

The manufacturing process is shown in the following video.

You can sweeten such a gift with sweet cockerels on a stick. Many people still have their uniform from Soviet times.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup granulated sugar;
• 2-3 tablespoons of water (just to moisten the sugar);
• 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar (in some recipes add regular tablespoon or a pinch of citric acid).

You need to boil syrup from sugar and pour it into a form generously greased with vegetable oil. Then stick the sticks in and wait until everything hardens.

If you know other original DIY solutions, share them in the comments.

There is very little time left until the New Year. We are sure that most of our readers are now concerned about choosing and buying New Year's gifts for their loved ones. I would like to give something necessary and memorable, unusual and original for the New Year. With a large selection of New Year gifts in stores, it can be very difficult to find something worthwhile. Stop for a minute... wait, don’t rush... Think about it, because all the above characteristics are met by a New Year’s gift made with your own hands. And you don’t have to convince yourself that your “hands are growing in the wrong place” or that you don’t have enough time to make gifts for the New Year with your own hands. In this article you will find a lot of great New Year's gift ideas that require minimal investment of time and money. But how much joy and pleasure you will get by making gifts for the New Year. And how nice it will be for the person to whom you give them! Be sure to involve children in the process of making original New Year gifts. This will be a useful creative practice for them.

1. New Year's gifts. Sweet gifts for the New Year

One of the most popular New Year's gifts is, of course, candy. Santa Claus always gives sweet gifts for the New Year to children at all kinds of matinees and New Year trees. Adults are also happy to receive a sweet gift for the New Year. Meanwhile, not everyone knows that ordinary sweets can be given for the New Year in a very unusual way. It’s easy to make a Christmas tree with your own hands from sweets and tinsel.

To make a Christmas tree gift from candies you will need:

Delicious candies in a beautiful, bright wrapper,
- tinsel (by the way, not necessarily green)
- thick Whatman paper or cardboard
- double-sided tape, stapler, glue, scissors.

Make a cone out of paper or cardboard. The paper should be thick enough to support the weight of the candy. You can fasten the paper using glue, a stapler or tape. Next, glue the candies by the “tails” onto the paper cone using double-sided tape. You can glue them either in even rows or in a creative mess, as if you were hanging toys on a Christmas tree. Finally, fill the space between the candies with tinsel. Your DIY New Year's gift is ready!

2. DIY New Year's gifts. Sweet gifts for the New Year

Here is another New Year gift that you can easily make with your own hands. What do you think this wonderful pineapple is made of? We answer, this is a bottle of New Year's champagne, decorated with candies and corrugated paper.

To make such a New Year's gift with your own hands you will need:

Champagne bottle
- round chocolates in gold wrapper
- corrugated paper in two colors: green and yellow
- twine
- glue gun

For a detailed master class on how to make a pineapple from a bottle of champagne and sweets, see the photo below. The most convenient way to make this New Year's gift with your own hands is to use a glue gun. You can buy corrugated paper at art or office supply stores.

3. DIY New Year's gift ideas. DIY New Year's gifts photo

Is giving alcohol as a gift for New Year boring and banal? There is a way to change this common belief. An original New Year's gift - a bottle of champagne decorated using decoupage technique. To make such a gift for the New Year with your own hands, you will need:

A bottle of good champagne
- napkins for New Year’s themed decoupage
- special glue for decoupage or regular PVA glue
- ribbons, beads for decoration

If you are not yet familiar with the decoupage technique, then especially for you we provide here detailed instructions on how to make such a New Year's gift with your own hands. First, separate the top layer with the pattern from the napkin. Cut out the image with scissors. Using special decoupage glue, stick the picture onto the bottle. Instead of decoupage glue, you can use regular PVA glue, diluted with water in a ratio of 2:1. Finally, decorate the bottle with ribbons and beads.

4. Gifts for the New Year. DIY gifts New Year

5. Gifts for the New Year. Original gifts for the New Year

If you want to please your loved ones with New Year's gifts with your own hands, then a good idea would be to make them Christmas tree decorations and Christmas decorations with your own hands. To make gifts for the New Year, you can use any materials: paper, felt, beautiful buttons, waste material, natural material.

Felt Christmas tree decorations look very impressive and cozy. Sewing them will not be difficult for you. Any friend or relative of yours will be delighted with this New Year's gift.

To make an original gift for the New Year, it is not at all necessary to use expensive creative materials. Look at the photo below. These DIY Christmas tree decorations are made from old light bulbs. For painting you will need acrylic paints of bright colors.

The new year 2020 is just around the corner, which means that great things await us in preparation for this grand holiday! So you should think carefully about how to surprise and please the people you care about. Therefore, today we will tell you about the best gifts for the New Year 2020, which we will teach you how to make with your own hands.

Wine cork rat

This craft is somewhat reminiscent of the famous rat Lariska from the old cartoon. And in order to do it, the child may need the help of an adult. So much the better, time spent with children is priceless!

You will need:

• wine cork, regular paper clips, gray thick yarn, PVA glue, beads for eyes and nose, sharp knife, hot glue, a piece of yellow polymer clay (cheese).

How it's done:

1. We take a wine cork and, using a knife, carefully cut out the cone-shaped figure of the future rat.
2. We give paper clips the desired shape and attach them to the workpiece. As a result, we get a metal frame.
3. We lubricate the base of the figure with PVA glue and carefully wrap it with woolen thread.
4. We design the muzzle, glue on the eyes and nose.
5. From yellow clay we sculpt a piece of cheese in the shape of a triangle, for naturalness we make holes in it with the tip of a pencil.
6. We give the toy the desired shape and put cheese in the paws.

Rat in a hat

A wonderful rat in a hat will bring good luck to its owner for the whole of 2020. And it’s very easy to make, even for a child.

What we need:

Prepare a white sock (preferably a child's one), a brightly colored sock, cotton wool or 2 cups of rice, pink and white felt, a little bright fleece, thick white yarn, a spool of white thread, 2 transparent silicone hair ties, a small white pompom, a cotton swab, blush, 3 black beads, thick wire, some white and red yarn, scissors, hot glue.

Manufacturing process:

1. At the very base of the elastic, cut off the upper part of the white sock. Fill it with cotton wool or rice. We tie the filled sock-pouch tightly with a silicone rubber band.
   
2. Using a second rubber band, we outline the neck of the rat so that the body is larger than the head.
3. To strengthen the neck, we bandage this place with white thread. If there is excess fabric left, cut it off.
4. We cut off the elastic band of the colored sock - this will be a hat. We put it on the head, pulling the top with a white thread. Carefully cut the top into large strips to imitate a pompom.
   
5. We draw rat ears on white felt, and on pink felt too, but a little smaller. Cut them out and glue them together with hot glue. Using the same glue we form a fold on the ears.
6. Then we glue the ears to the hat, as if they were looking right out of it.
7. We tie two short pieces of white yarn with a large knot - these are the folded front legs. Glue them to the figure.
8. We make a tail from white yarn and glue it on.
   
9. We make a candy cane from wire, white and red yarn, and glue it to the paws.
10. We make a scarf from a strip of bright felt and glue it to the toy’s neck.
11. Glue a small white pompom to the bottom of the head - this will be the muzzle). We make and glue antennae to it from black wire.
12. Using a cotton swab, apply blush to your cheeks.
    
13. Glue the beads: eyes and nose.
14. We cut out the hind legs from pink felt and glue them to the rat figure. The toy is ready!

Giant Kinder Surprise

Among the useful and pleasant gifts for family and friends, there is also a place for a sweet present. Especially if the packaging is original and bright in the form of a giant kinder surprise with a bunch of your favorite sweets inside! And you can and should do it yourself.

An ordinary balloon, PVA glue, a stack of old unnecessary newspapers, a pack of white paper, a convenient bowl of water, a simple pencil, a wide brush, colored markers, gouache, scissors and the Kinder Surprise chocolate egg logo printed on a color printer.

How to do it:

1. We inflate the balloon to the desired size, tie it with a fairly strong thread and place it in a bowl, which will serve as a stand.
   
2. White paper should be cut into squares and soaked in a bowl of water.
   
3. We cover the surface of the ball with wet paper, overlapping the paper without gaps. This will be the first layer.
   
4. Immediately after the first layer has dried, apply the second, using PVA glue for adhesion (using a brush, coat the ball with glue and then immediately glue the paper). Let the second layer dry for at least an hour.
5. We cover the next three layers with newspaper squares and also use glue.
   
6. After the newspaper layers have dried, we again cover the ball with white paper (2 layers). Let the workpiece dry.
   
7. Then we untie the ball, release the air from it and carefully remove it from the paper egg. We seal the hole with several layers of paper.
8. Carefully paint the paper egg with white paint. Important! If you mix the paint with PVA glue (just a little glue), then upon contact there will be no marks left on your hands. After drying, use a simple pencil to draw waves and drops, then paint them red.
   
9. Glue the printed logo to the egg.
   
10. On the opposite side, use a utility knife or scissors to carefully cut the door. Then use an awl to make through holes on the door and next to it. We thread ribbons through them.
    
11. Fill the egg with sweets and treats, close the door, tie a ribbon and wrap the package in large clear cellophane. Decorate the top with a bow.

Boot for gifts

A handmade boot for gifts is a wonderful interior decoration. Even a beginner can sew it and give it to every family member. To do this, you need to draw a pattern of the required size on paper and cut out all the details of the future product from it. Then they are sewn together using a machine, choosing a stitch that is not too small. Remember that the boot must have a lining, which is also sewn according to a paper pattern. The lining is secured to the top of the boot with a hidden seam, after which a loop is attached so that the souvenir can be hung on a hook.

Well, we explained in more detail in this video instructions

Feather Christmas tree

A feather tree looks original and unusual. You will definitely like a gift in the form of such a Christmas tree. It can be of any color. It all depends on your imagination.

To make it you need to prepare:

• Cardboard for the base;
• Hot glue;
• Feathers of different sizes;
• Beads and sparkles.

Progress:

1. It is necessary to sort the feathers by length.
2. Beads should be carefully glued to each feather using hot glue.
3. Make the frame of the future Christmas tree from cardboard. Roll it into a cone and glue it together. To avoid accidental falls, as well as for greater stability of the New Year's beauty, glue a strip of paper to the inside of the frame. If you chose the color of the Christmas tree white, then you need to paint the frame in the same color.
4. When the frame is completely dry, you can start gluing the feathers. They are attached with glue to the body with a rod. The fluffy part of the feather will act as twigs and thereby create volume.
5. The DIY gift is ready; you can sprinkle it with glitter for more shine.

The most popular gifts for New Year 2020 are soft toys. But what a surprise it will be when you present not just a soft toy, but a souvenir made with your own hands. We suggest making a beautiful snowman out of a sock in just 15 minutes.

Necessary materials:

• White socks (new);
• Threads;
• Scissors;
• Glue;
• Rice or other cereal;
• Face beads or buttons and embellishments;
• Fabric for a scarf for a snowman.

Progress:

1. Cut off the toe from the sock and tie the bottom with thread.
2. Pour in the cereal and give it a round shape. This will be the body of the snowman. Tie with thread.
3. Add cereal and form a head. It will be smaller than the torso. Tie with thread.
4. Use beads or buttons to make a snowman's face. Glue on the eyes, nose and mouth.
5. Tie a scarf around the neck of our gift with your own hands, and put a hat on your head from a cut-off part of a sock.

An interesting and original gift that will be a good New Year's gift. He will take pride of place next to Father Frost and the Snow Maiden.

The snow globe is a toy that seems a little magical. Well, if it is made with your own hands, then such a gift will be the best and most memorable.

To make it you will need:

• A transparent container, preferably glass, with a tightly screwed lid;
• Water;
• Multi-colored sparkles, available in different sizes, but not too large;
• The glue is waterproof;
• A small figurine that you want to place inside the globe.

Progress:

1. Glue the figurine to the inside of the lid. Wait for the glue to dry.
2. Pour colorful glitter into a container.
3. Pour a full container of water. Do not forget that the figurine will take up a certain volume. Excess water will simply pour out when closing the lid.
4. Close the lid.
5. Invert the container and shake. The sparkles will swirl in the water, gradually settling.

Christmas balls

As a DIY gift for the New Year 2020, you can give homemade Christmas tree balls. Giving such a gift can become a kind of tradition. Every year, showing your imagination, make different Christmas tree balls that will take pride of place on the New Year's beauty.

Option 1

Christmas ball made of polystyrene foam and paper flowers.

Materials:

• Styrofoam ball;
• Flower-shaped hole punch;
• Colored cardboard;
• Beads;
• Ribbon;
• Hot glue.

Progress:

1. Using a hole punch, make many flowers from colored cardboard.
2. Carefully hot glue the flowers to the ball. Place symmetrically.
3. Glue beads to each flower in the middle.
4. Glue a ribbon on which your wonderful handmade New Year's gift will hang.

Another option for a beautiful Christmas tree ball made from ribbons

Option 2