Preparing for the New Year: how to arrange a New Year's holiday for children. How to make the new year for children fun and unforgettable

There are a few days left before the start of the New Year, and today I want to talk about how to make New Year unforgettable for a child. For each of us, New Year's Eve is a favorite childhood holiday, these are the traditions that have been with us for many years now. It's great when these traditions are passed down from generation to generation to our children. This is the invisible support that the child can rely on already as an adult. So let's create this fairy tale for our children.

Christmas tree. The first thing New Year is associated with, of course, is the Christmas tree! For example, in my childhood, the Christmas tree was always dressed up exactly on the 31st, and the smell of pine needles always caused amazing sensations on this very day - New Year's Eve. Together with our children, we decorate the Christmas tree in advance, but be sure to figure out together what kind of Christmas tree it will be. We make it with our own hands. Children order a color, I create an idea, and our dad comes up with how to bring this idea to life.

Presents. Naturally, all children are waiting for gifts under the tree. And I want these gifts to be wrapped. The brighter and more interesting the packaging, the more vivid impressions even the smallest children will have. Such a gift will definitely not be forgotten.

New Year mood. In order for the expectation of the holiday to become the expectation of a real miracle, you can come up with an event for the whole family, which both children and adults will create together. For example, you can draw a wall newspaper. You can describe the brightest events of the year or expectations for the next year. Children can draw, glue pictures, sprinkle with glitter, fantasize. Parents can also plunge into the fantasy world and draw with their children.

Surprises for everyone. There are surprises for the whole family. You can arrange a real quest to find something interesting. You can prepare gifts for animals, or a gift from nature itself. For example, it is beautiful to wrap rowan fruits, tangerines, spruce twigs, persimmons frozen in water. These children will definitely not forget.

Father Frost. Children are waiting for the real Santa Claus to come to them. It is important for the smallest not to be scared, so it is best if it is dad or another familiar man. It is important that the child gets used to the unknown guest in the first minutes. For older children, you can arrange a real concert, where the kids will be the main characters. In addition, school-age children can themselves be screenwriters and come up with contests, performances for the holiday. Our nieces love it very much and every year they delight us with new performances.

I wish that family traditions created love and warmth in your homes!

Thank you for your attention! See you soon!

Tatyana Kozlova

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New Year holidays are loved by both children and most adults - especially those of them who have already become a parent. After all, no holiday pleases as much as the one that your child rejoices at.

Recently, I thought about what should be the ideal New Year for a child. First of all, probably magical. After all, faith in fairy tales and miracles is something that we, adults, unfortunately lose over time, and along with this faith we lose something very joyful, magical. But we can experience these feelings again together with our children, creating a fairy tale for them.

In our country, the New Year is a popularly beloved holiday, the most cheerful and long-awaited, uniting all Russians. Although the New Year is considered a family holiday, it is celebrated en masse, by the whole country: when, if not on the New Year, can you receive warm and sincere congratulations from a complete stranger, and just as sincerely answer it?

On the eve of the New Year, the feeling of a holiday reigns everywhere: on the streets, in parks, shops, schools and kindergartens, at work and - certainly - at home. This anticipation of the holiday, combined with the magical atmosphere of winter, the sacrament of decorating a home, Christmas trees on every corner and the hassle of preparing gifts for relatives and friends, creates an unforgettable experience for a child from the very beginning. early years his life. Together with adults, even an unintelligent kid feels the anticipation of a magical, unforgettable celebration.

I would like my daughter, Lisa, to wait for the New Year precisely for the sake of this feeling of an approaching universal miracle, and not at all in order to once again receive a batch of toys from unfamiliar relatives, our friends or abstract Santa Claus.

It’s great if the child can already make gifts for relatives and friends with his own hands. On the Internet there is an endless variety of tips and workshops on making a gift with your own hands for any age. It is very important that the child himself is interested in the process and understands well that he is making a gift that someone will get for a long memory. It’s great if the desire to give people joy arises in a child not at the behest of an adult, but from the heart.

Of course, for the first time, it is better for an adult to take part in making a beautiful gift, wrapping it and, of course, in presenting it. This is sure to please a child of any age. The main thing is not to insist on his participation, but to try to captivate with your example.

The same can be said about decorating a house: if you are happy to cut out snowflakes and stick them on windows and mirrors, decorate a Christmas tree in an apartment or in the yard, then this will surely arouse the child's keenest interest and desire to participate in the process.

It seems to me that if you introduce a child to the "New Year's fuss", then there is a chance that next year he himself will wait for this day in order to share with you the preparations for it and his anticipation.

But the anticipation of the holiday is often much more pleasant than the holiday itself. And it is precisely the anticipation, in my opinion, that is what is worth sharing with others, what motivates us to come up with congratulations, choose and create Original gifts, to meet friends and relatives at the New Year's table, in general - to create a holiday, and not passively observe it.

So, what I consider important in order for the New Year to become the most favorite holiday for a child:

Be sure to share with your child your joy and anticipation of the holiday;

Prepare gifts for your loved ones with your child: these can be both home-made and purchased gifts beautifully wrapped with your own hands;

Be sure to involve the child in decorating the house: cut and paste snowflakes together, decorate the Christmas tree, hang garlands;

Be sure to write a letter to Santa Claus with your children! Writing and sending a letter and then waiting for a "ordered" gift is one of the most memorable New Year's experiences in their childhood;

Involve your child in preparing and decorating meals for holiday table- instruct them to do what is appropriate for their age and strength;

Let the children participate in the celebration of the New Year with adults - once a year you can break the usual routine;

Do not forget about entertainment especially for children: it can be quizzes, competitions, playing forfeits, launching fireworks, skiing, going to the skating rink together and much, much more!

Before the new year, every family decorates an apartment and decorates a Christmas tree, especially one where there are children. And what can be done for the New Year with children, interesting so that it brings positive emotions to both adults and children. To make a fabulous and truly New Year's atmosphere for the New Year, you must definitely involve children in decorating the room and making toys and decorations for the Christmas tree ....

New Year's garlands

There are an incredible number of them, ranging from the simplest to the most complex. For example, a paper garland that can be made with glue, scissors and colored paper. The easiest option: cut thin strips of paper, glue the first one so that you get a ring, and then thread the strip into the ring and glue it again. Similarly, you need to make the following strips to the end of the garland. The size can be any. According to this principle, you can make garlands from photographs, snowflakes, balls, flags, cotton wool, cones, fruits, and so on ....

Paper lanterns are a great decoration for a home holiday or party.

Snowflakes

You can make a snowflake out of paper as follows: - choose a round object, it can be a plate, a jar, a lid (depending on what kind of snowflake you need, small, medium or large); - put the selected item on a sheet of A4 paper, circle it with a pencil and cut it out; - fold the resulting circle in half, then fold the half of the circle in half again and fold the resulting quarter in half again. As a result, in the addition you get 1/8 of the circle; - draw with a simple pencil any pattern; - cut out the necessary details of the pattern and unfold the snowflake. With the help of such snowflakes, toothpaste and a brush, you can decorate mirrors and windows. To do this, you need to glue the snowflake on the mirror, before that, slightly moisten the paper. Moisture that appears on the mirror from gluing should be blotted with a cloth. Then, in a separate container, dilute the toothpaste with water. Take a toothbrush, dip it into the toothpaste solution and spray it on the mirror, pulling the bristles with your fingers.

After that, wait until the toothpaste dries and peel off the snowflake. You will get a very beautiful, snowy and undoubtedly New Year's drawing, which is very well washed with water and a sponge. It is important to know that it is better to choose toothpaste exclusively snow-white in color, without extraneous colors and additives. The second thing you can do for the New Year with children is to decorate the Christmas tree with a variety of crafts and handmade toys.

Since the monkey is the symbol of 2016, this toy must certainly be on the Christmas tree. An unusual monkey can be made together with a child from an old light bulb. To do this, you will need: a light bulb, brown paper, acrylic paints, super glue, plastic eyes, felt (red and white), a felt-tip pen, threads with a needle and a satin ribbon. You can do it as follows: - take an old light bulb and paint it brown, leave it to dry completely; - draw a monkey face with a felt-tip pen on a dried light bulb; - color the resulting muzzle

monkeys; - paint the resulting muzzle with white and leave it to dry completely; - cut out two ears of any shape from brown paper and glue on the sides of the muzzle; - glue the eyes with super glue and use a black felt-tip pen to draw a nose and mouth; - cut a triangle out of red felt, and a rectangle out of white, in order to make a New Year's hat for a monkey; - sew two parts with overcasting stitches and turn the cap so that the stitches are on the wrong side ...

Cut thin short strips from white felt, gather them into a bubo and sew on top of the cap; - make a loop out of a satin ribbon so that you can hang a toy on a Christmas tree and sew it onto a cap; - glue the cap with super glue to the top of the monkey light bulb; That's all, the monkey is ready to decorate the forest beauty. A monkey can also be made from felt, beads, paper and other improvised means, it all depends on desire and imagination.

Christmas decorations with a child can be made from cones, fruits, cookies, sweets, wooden sticks, chestnuts, paper, felt, light bulbs and balls.

Well, what is the New Year without Santa Claus, so you can make such a toy for the Christmas tree with children. To make such a wonderful old man you will need: cotton wool, a paper plate, colored paper, felt-tip pens, paints, PVA glue, acrylic white paint and scissors ....

Manufacturing scheme: - paint a paper plate white acrylic paint and wait until it dries; - glue on the back of the plate, a nose made of crumpled paper and paste over with shreds of white paper, like papier-mâché. You can also make cheeks and eyebrows, and then paint everything white; - mix white and brown paint to get a color close to the natural complexion. Apply the resulting color to a plate, and paint the cheeks and nose in a redder shade, the paint should dry well; - draw facial features with a felt-tip pen, if the child does not like to draw, then you can cut out the mouth and eyes and glue them; - make a triangle out of red paper, which will be a hat for Santa Claus and stick it to the plate; - glue a cotton bubo on top of the hat, and glue cotton wool on the bottom of the face to make a beard. Thus, you can make eyebrows and mustaches for Santa Claus; - make a loop from a ribbon with which you can hang a toy and that's it, Santa Claus is ready.

Thanks to the above tips, you can beautifully and together with your child make an unusual christmas decor in the House. Children are very fond of creating and there are no limits to their fantasies, especially if their parents are always there and support them in their inventions. And it doesn’t matter what crafts will be, the main thing is attention, love and a kind soul, and then a festive tree and a New Year’s mood are provided. In a house where these values ​​reign, there will always be the most beautiful, elegant, fabulous and magical environment. In fact, there are many variations on the theme. Christmas decorations. Therefore, in order to plunge into childhood and create a truly festive atmosphere, it is necessary to attract children and make New Year's masterpieces together. You can make original and unusual toys from everything that comes to hand, so you should fantasize more, experiment and improvise.