Beautiful New Year's toys made in the origami technique with their own hands, done easily.
Origami, DIY Christmas toysquite simple. This activity is exciting for the whole family - both children and adults. Moreover, it evokes a good mood, a premonition of the holiday. Even if you have never done such crafts, you should definitely try - you will like it. Origami is perhaps the most unusual and original form of art. Japan is considered the birthplace of origami. It was the Japanese who first began to make various figures from paper. In ancient times, they served as amulets. Over time, technologies have improved, and in addition to ordinary paper, many additional materials are used. For example, glue, cardboard, scissors, decorative elements, etc. After so many years, this type of art has gained many fans, one might even say fans, all over the world. After all, origami is capable of occupying absolutely any person, without any age restrictions. This article will focus on origami, do-it-yourself New Year's toys made of paper. They are available to anyone who is at least a little interested in this. Perhaps, for many of us, the New Year is the most long-awaited holiday. Everyone prepares for it carefully, but, fortunately or unfortunately, everything happens in an instant. Agree, it's worth it. After all, this holiday is associated with something wonderful. For example, with a fairy tale, magic, gifts, good mood. But what is New Year without a New Year tree? It is the embodiment of the holiday. Only the tree needs decoration. In order not to be like everyone else, you can be original and easily make decorations with your own hands, spending a minimum of personal time and money on this. And an atmosphere of comfort on New Year's Eve is guaranteed. Also, New Year's toys can be a wonderful gift for family and friends. Believe me, such a gift will not go unnoticed. Since it is in a gift made with your own hands that a person puts all his feelings and emotions, unlike a gift purchased in a store. New Year's paper ball. Option 1.
You will need:paper, pencil, scissors, glue, thick thread or ribbon. It is necessary to cut out exactly 8 identical circles from paper. We can use, for example, a wine glass. Then we cut out 2 more circles of the same size. They should be approximately 2 times smaller than the circles cut out earlier. We fold all the large circles in the middle, then again. You can see this in the diagram:
We got 8 folded circles.Glue 4 of them onto one small circle, the rest onto the other. Now carefully lay out the folded circles on the small one, then straighten them out. Only after you are sure that you are doing everything correctly, you can glue them. It remains to glue the two halves. The product is ready. If desired, you can decorate the ball with various decorative elements. Option 2.
You will need:colored paper, scissors, glue, thick thread. First, you need to cut out 8 circles of the same size. I want to note that the number of circles can be different, the main thing is that there are at least three. Each circle needs to be bent in the middle. Then glue the bent circles together, as shown in the photo.
You need to thread a string or ribbon through the ball, and only then glue it together. If you make a lot of these paper balls, you will get a wonderful garland, as in the photo.




