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Lesson “Starfish, fish made from salt dough”

Goals:

To develop their horizons and consolidate students’ knowledge of the history of salt dough modeling.

Strengthening technical skills and techniqueswhen working with salt dough.

Making a starfish from salt dough.

Tasks:

Strengthen knowledge and skills children when working with salt dough and paints.

Establish safe work rules on lesson.

Cultivate hard work and perseverance.

Encourage creativity and innovative solutions when performing work

Develop interest and love forthe origins of folk art.

Correction of general and fine motor skills.

Equipment and materials:

1. Samples, salt dough, rolling pins, cocktail straws, template, stacks, paints, sippy cups, substrates, brushes, acrylic varnish.

2. Music center, CD with children's songs.

Move classes:

I Organizational moment.

II Report the topic of the lesson.

Today we will learn how to mold sea ​​stars from salt dough. Interesting? And we will also color them!Our star will be one of the details of a large panel with which we will decorate your playroom.

III Introductory conversation.

Guys, take a piece of dough in your hands. Remember him. Try to give it some shape. How is it different from plasticine?

Dough is a surprisingly plastic material for modeling: delicate, soft. Unlike regular plasticine, the dough does not stain your hands. When kneaded correctly, the salt dough does not crumble, does not crack, and is preserved for quite a long time. Although it should be noted that the dough is a rather fragile material if handled carelessly.

The history of salt dough goes back to the times when people worshiped the gods of the natural elements. They could not explain the origin of rain, thunder, lightning, why day gives way to night, and night to day. They were very dependent on natural elements, because in order for a crop to grow, they needed sun, warmth and enough moisture. What if the summer is dry? Our ancestors were deeply convinced that it was necessary to appease the elements. And if they sprinkle the ground with water, then it will certainly rain, and if they bake a whole herd of animal figures from dough, then the number of livestock will increase, and the game in the forests will also increase.

For our ancestors, the Slavs, in ancient times the year began in March, and in order to invite spring to visit, they baked dough figurines of various birds and animals, the so-called larks. Children with “larks” climbed onto the roofs of barns and trees to call for a warm spring from distant lands. And the adults in the fields and hillocks sang “stonefly” songs, calling on the storks and cranes to quickly bring the long-awaited warmth on their wings. On the banks of the rivers they lit fires and danced in circles with songs and jokes. The holiday ended with the burning of an effigy of winter Mara, a symbol of death, in a fire.

What kind of holiday do you think it was? (Maslenitsa).

Such dough products were made not only for spring ceremonies, but also for winter holidays, as well as weddings. The figurines were given along with wishes for health, prosperity, wealth and good luck.

“I give you mukosol, so that you have bread and salt, so that there is abundance in the house,” - this is what they said on holidays in northern Russian villages, giving products made from salted dough.

Mukosol are not only funny figures made from salt dough, they played the role of a talisman at home. It was believed that any such craft found in the house is a symbol of wealth, prosperity and prosperity in the family. Over time, salt dough figures began to be painted and even varnished, and many years ago they were practically edible. The wives of Pomors gave figurines made of salt dough to their husbands who went fishing. These funny toys warmed the souls of sailors and saved them from hunger more than once. There were unsuccessful trips when food ran out, and then salt dough figurines came to the rescue.

Dough products were also used as children's toys.

The art of making dough products is not dead today, and handmade souvenirs are in great demand. This is a wonderful gift for any celebration and holiday. Both children and adults enjoy modeling.
From salt dough you can make simple figures and products, such as leaves, mushrooms, apples, and quite complex options - trees, figures of animals and people, as well as various multifaceted compositions.

A distinctive feature when working with this material is that the work process does not require any special tools or devices. It is best to sculpt with your hands or use primitive tools that are always at hand. It should be noted that products made from salt dough are quite heavy (dense), which does not allow creating compositions of large sizes. Therefore, volumetric compositions and panels should not be very large.

If you want, then arrange a master class at home for your parents and friends.

Salt dough recipe:

1 glass of salt

1 glass of water

2 cups of flour

First dissolve the salt in the water, then add the flour. You can add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Knead until the dough becomes sufficiently dense and elastic. It should not stick to your hands.

Dough products can be painted with gouache or watercolors.

The finished product is dried. You can do it in the air, you can do it in the oven. It must dry well, otherwise it may begin to deteriorate from the inside. Then they are varnished.

But first let's think:what do we do first? How many parts do we divide the dough into? How should small parts be attached? Why do you need to wet your fingers with water? Right.

Now let’s get down to work; attentive, hardworking, neat guys can handle it!

IV Practical work.

1. Show sample.

2. Work plan.

Outlining with a stencil

Uncover and sculpting of the mane and tail, eyes and nose.

Connecting fragments

Registration of work

3.Repetition of work rules.

Rules for working safely with a stack:

1. Pass the stack with your handle first!

2. Do not hold the stack with the tip up!

3. Don't swing it and don't play with it!

Flatten a piece of dough and make it flat.

Apply a stencil, cut out a figure in stacks starfish, fish.

Carefully transfer it to the base of the composition - cardboard, and handle the edges with a finger moistened with water.

Torn and sloppy edges of the product do not look aesthetically pleasing and spoil its entire appearance!

3.Sculpt balls of different diameters for starfish, mouth and fins for fish. Moisten the joints of parts with water.

Make the scales in stacks and decorate the fins and tail.

Fashion the remaining elements: seaweed, pebbles, air bubbles.

Color the elements of the composition with paints.

V. While doing the work, we conduct physical education.

A rowan tree grew by the river, (From a crouched position, gradual straightening of the torso, arms forward upward.)
And the river flowed and rippled. (Turns right and left with smooth hand movements.)
There is depth in the middle. (Bend forward, arms straight.)
There was a fish walking there. (Squats.)
This fish is the king of fish (Jumping.)
It's called a gudgeon. (Walk in place.)

Monitoring children's work during the lesson.

Control of workplace organization.

Monitoring the correct implementation of work techniques and compliance with safe work rules.

Providing assistance in case of difficulty.

Control of volume and quality of work.

VI Summary classes.

Our occupation comes to the end. Excellent sea ​​figurines Salt dough is ready! These are cutethe inhabitants of the seabed will give a good mood to those to whom you give them. After all, they are charged with your positive emotions!Let's see whatbeautiful and interesting panel we can do it!

(A comparative analysis of the work performed is made, all works are examined and discussed, identifying the most accurate and tasteful ones.Collective evaluation of completed creative works. Based on the students’ responses, the teacher analyzes the level of mastery of new material.)

Guys, tell me, what did you learn today? What was particularly difficult to do? Well done boys!

Necessary materials:
PVA glue or Moment glue; m uka; To acrylic paints; To source; With trasses, beads; With ol.

Step-by-step job description

1. First we need to prepare the salt dough to make the Starfish. Recipe: 200 gr. flour, 100 gr. fine salt and 100 ml. water.

2. Prepare the dough for the star and the design of the tentacles, in the form of a thin sausage.

3. We form a five-pointed star from the dough, and small balls for the tentacles from the sausage.

4. The balls must be stuck to the tentacles.

5. The star is ready to be dried.

6. In order to speed up the drying process, I used a microwave oven - 3 minutes and the starfish is ready for the next stage of work.

7. Cover the star with acrylic paint and wait for it to dry.

8. The paint has dried, you can start decorating.

9. We decorate our starfish with rhinestones, beads and everything that a thrifty needlewoman might have. Apply Moment glue (you can also use PVA glue) to the decorations and glue them.

She has boats and shells, but the walls are bare! So the idea came to my mind to make a couple of sea animals to fill in the gaps, so to speak. Here he is closer. I should note that the quality of the photos is poor... in real life it’s a little bit better! And, of course, I hope for the magical properties of Photoshop!

A This is the template used to cut out the skate from the dough. My printer is broken. so I attached parchment baking paper to the monitor, redrew it with a pencil, cut it out and applied it to the dough.

There was some dough left over from the skate, so I decided to do something else. And so these fish were born.

And these are the tools that I use when sculpting. I became interested in cold porcelain, and when I started looking for stacks and boules to work with it, I discovered that our art stores either didn’t have them or they were very expensive! A solution was quickly found. I ordered them online from China! For a simply symbolic price! I had to wait a month... but I was just happy when I received them! Our tools are 5 times more expensive! And that’s if you find them somewhere! I also ordered this acrylic rolling pin. It leaves a beautiful pattern on the surface.

For For making salt dough, almost all the components are available in every home.

Recipe No. 1.

- 1 glass of flour;
- 5 tablespoons of sunflower oil;
- water;
- colored gouache or natural juice (carrot or beetroot).

Recipe No. 2.
- 1.5 cups flour;
- 1 glass of fine salt (not iodized);
- 125 ml water;
- 1 tablespoon of PVA glue; 1 tbsp starch or a mixture of wallpaper glue and water.

Drying the finished product when modeling from salt dough takes up a huge part of the work.

1. You can dry a salt dough product in a hot oven for 1 hour or more.

2. Natural drying in the open air should not be in direct sunlight.

3. When drying in a “cold” oven, you must comply with the following condition: place the product in a cold oven, then turn on the fire. When the product is almost dry, the fire is turned off and the product remains in the oven until it cools completely.

Methods of coloring when sculpting from salt dough:
- watercolor;
- gouache or PVA glue;
- you can add food coloring while kneading the dough;

Food coloring (for Easter eggs) when coloring salt dough products;

The choice of fish design is endless.
The finished salt dough product is varnished.

Master class from needlewoman Lyuba-master

Fish, size 23x20 cm.

The composition of the dough is 2 parts by volume of flour, I use “Makfa”, 1 or less parts of finely ground salt. cold water with the addition of PVA, about 1 tablespoon per glass of water / I add PVA to calm the soul, in the hope that the product will be stronger, although this is very doubtful / and a little vegetable oil / a teaspoon or a tablespoon, For this fish I added 1 to the dough tbsp

I prepared a saucer, leveled the surface with the dough so that the bottom would not be imprinted on the print on the back side, and the surface would be more rounded.

I sprinkle the dough on the side of the saucer generously with flour to prevent it from sticking.

We form the details - tail, fins, mouth. If there is not enough dough on the plate, then, naturally, we add more, as a rule, this concerns the tail.

We outlined the face and made a cut into the mouth using a stack. We design the fins.

This is how I design the fins - I use a nail pad to cut out the teeth.

We lift our lips so that the fish smiles...

Let's draw a picture...

Carefully lift the large scales...

Again I use a nail pad to decorate small scales.

This is how we create a relief by pressing the scales along the base

We make an openwork with a ballpoint pen cap.

The fish is ready.

I dry it in a gas oven with the door ajar until completely dry. Drying temperature is approximately 100 degrees. When the fish dries a little, remove the saucer.

Yes, don't forget to make holes so that the fish can be hung.

I put dots with a toothpick.

From the leftover dough we made another magnet fish.

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:

In the pre-New Year bustle, sometimes there is no time for the Christmas tree: crowds in stores and at specialized Christmas tree markets discourage anyone from purchasing a fluffy beauty. However, in order to have a real Christmas tree in your home, you don’t have to buy it. From this article you will learn how to make a Christmas tree with your own hands from scrap materials. We have collected for you more than 20 […]

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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What is it difficult to imagine the New Year without? Of course, without a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, and for us, residents of northern latitudes, it is extremely difficult to imagine the New Year without snow and snowflakes! If you want to create a truly New Year's atmosphere in your home, then don't be lazy and decorate everything around with snowflakes. Snowflakes can be flat or voluminous, carved or not. In addition, it is worth abandoning the stereotype [...]

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!

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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!

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#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.

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#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.

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New Year's wreaths made of salt dough

Recently, Western traditions are appearing more and more often in our homes. If you also decide to pay tribute to fashion, we have several master classes on making Christmas wreaths from salt dough. If bourgeois traditions have no place in your home, scroll on, after wreaths we still have some cool ideas for DIY dough crafts!;)

#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.

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DIY salt dough animals

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.

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#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

This dough pig 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 New Year's craft - 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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