The time of immense joy and celebration has come, as the onset of winters marks the beginning of various festivals, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year.
The new year is celebrated all over the world with fun and excitement. This is a special day for the people and also celebrate the coming year well in their own way. With some creativity and innovative ideas, you can make this festival more beautiful and that also in no cost.
New Year Crafts & Activities for Kids, Parents & Teachers
1. The Balloon Clock
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Make this gorgeous and cute wall clock with numbers for your new year’s party. Blow balloons and paste number stickers on it. With kids, decorate the wall and also teach the younger ones about how to check the time, children grasp more through such interesting activities. Both parents and teachers can use this activity to celebrate new year.
2. The Festival Chart
Teachers can maks this amazing and easy happy new year chart with school kids using different colored papers and craft sheets. Teach children about colors and the new year and why it is celebrated. Tell them the significance and ask them about their thoughts on welcoming the new year. This way contribute in their way of expressing and learning.
3. The Wedding Bells
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Make these extraordinarily beautiful wedding bells by using exotic craft sheets. This requires minimum efforts but children will definitely love making these. Use this to decorate your living room for Christmas and New year party. While parents work with kids making these crafts, ask them to make new year resolutions and develop better habits.
4. The Selfie Booth
Create this lovely selfie booth for your guests, cut out cardboard as shown below and decorate it with sheets and paint as you desire. Organise a theme-based party and keep this new year selfie booth at a corner which will be the photography point for kids and guests. Make your party interesting with your creativity and be economical.
5. New Year Cookies
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Make these tasty and amazingly beautiful new year themed cookies. Spread chocolate on the cookies and then using frosting cream, decorate the cookies as you wish for your theme based party, be it Christmas, New Year or Thanksgiving, have the dessert based on the festival!
6. The New Year Greeting Card
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Create these new year greeting cards with a clock, for your loved ones. This is a very innovative way of making cards and children tend to learn a lot about festivals and values when they make such crafts. We all know how tough the year has been for everyone, and because of the pandemic when you can’t meet your loved ones, send wishes through these cards and show your love, care and thoughtfulness.
7. The Candy Craft
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Make these artificial candies using straws. Ask children to make these together. When they work together it develops cordial relationships and cooperation among them. They also imbibe leadership and teamwork qualities. Use these to decorate your Christmas trees with your handmade crafts.
8. The Playdough Art
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Use playdough Art to create other decorations such as stars pom-poms and candies, playdough is a very special form of art, when children spend time alone making different shapes, they evolve and express themselves. See there are so many benefits of such art and craft, as you can use all these to decorate your festival parties. Put these on the Christmas tree and this way children feel more socially accepted.
9. Party Props Craft
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Make these awesome Christmas props for your Christmas and New year party. Guests can use these to click pictures. The first image shows candy props made using thermocol plates and straws which have been further decorated with beads. The second image is of various kinds of funny lips which are one excellent prop for fun and amazing photos and a fun party. When kids help in such festive decorations, they imbibe cultural values very well.
10. Wrist Watch Craft
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Make these absolutely smart wristwatch craft by making such unique watches. Ask children to make dials of their favourite animal faces, this way kids will learn about the different kinds of animals. Ask them to gift them to their friends. You can also put these on your wall and give a unique decorative look to your house.
11. The Party Cap Craft
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Buy or make party caps by folding craft sheets in a unique manner. Decorate the birthday cap using craft such as make drawings or use ribbons and laces to decorate the top as shown below. Make all these arrangements on your own and cut down the expenditure of your party.
12. Gift Wrapping Craft
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When it’s new year party, a return gift is somewhat mandatory. You can go cheap and creative at the same time for the return gifts. Buy chocolates and pack them up together in attractive sheets and ribbons. Parents and teachers can ask kids to help in wrapping up the gifts. This will help to develop their brain to hand co-ordination.
13. Gift and Prop Craft Ideas
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Make these extremely gorgeous hairbands. Give a new look to your old and simple hairbands by covering them using crochet, decorative beads, and pom-poms from worn-out dresses. Gift these to your children and also to the kids at the party. You can make many kinds of designs that can also be used as selfie props for the guests. The second picture shown is also a prop that can be used for the same as well as for decorating Christmas trees.
14. The Photo Frame Craft
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Make this exquisite photo frame by joining ice cream sticks or cardboard sheets in the form of a star. Decorate it with small stars and quotes put pictures in it of your family and friends and decorate it in your house by hanging them. This is a great idea to surprise your family and friends. It shows how beautiful your imagination can be and is an excellent craft work. You can make several and put pictures of each guest and gift it to them.
15. New Year Banner
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Now you can even make New Year’s banner on your own using art and craft. Take a colored sheet of your choice and cut it out in the manner shown below. Use paint to write the letters on it and hang it in your party. See, there are thousands of benefits of crafts as it not only helps you enhance your skills but also helps you save a lot which can be put to use elsewhere. You can make customized banners for kid’s birthday parties.
16. New Year Bell Craft
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Make this bell craft by cutting out bells from cardboard sheets and then covering them using aluminum foil. Further, you can also paint and decorate it in whatever way you like. Hang these at your door or at your garden party. Make tiny and big bells and decorate your Christmas trees with these beautiful colorful bells.
17. The Mock Tails
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Make these absolutely beautiful mocktails with kids using soda, water, and fruit juices. Mix them together and decorate them using gummy bears and other gummy candies. This sparkling mocktail will add to the aesthetic beauty of your food and beverage.
18. The Bottle Ring Game Craft
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Make the best out of waste with your empty beer bottles. Use the empty bottles and decorate them with craft sheets by making stars and other things. Keep this game at your party where one has to target and throw the rings around the bottles from a certain distance. This will certainly increase the enthusiastic spirit in the air of your party. Also, such games are very crucial in the development of coordination skills concentration and focus of children.
19. Cool Party Props Craft
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Create these extremely cool party props on your own, such as the caps, party caps, funny mouths and faces, and New Year banners. Have your own photo booth at your party where you have set up so many props that guests can click interesting pictures. The selfie point with all these prop crafts will certainly lift up the fun standard of your party.
20. Wall Hanging Craft Ideas
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Make this beautiful wall hanging with absolutely minimum effort and time. Take a disposable plate and decorate it with stars and other Christmas and New Year-themed items. Make a semi-clock in it as shown below. Decorate your party using your creativity and skill and give an impressive performance to your guests as well as motivate your kids to do the same and help them be productive.
This year has been a hell of a ride for everyone, so why not make the best out of the worst by being productive, creative and learning-oriented. Kids will imbibe cultural and moral values while working with you for the festive decorations and while making gifts for their friends.
Try all these amazing craft ideas and embellish your house for a party. It will also help in your personal growth and the academic growth of kids. Share your experience with us in the comments section when you try these crafts and also check out other interesting posts on our website related to festivals, kids, arts and crafts and other amazing things.
