Looking back, the year has flown by and as soon as the last days of the old year begin, the last highlight awaits the family: New Year's Eve! Every family spends the last evening of the year in their own way. But regardless of whether you're only celebrating with close family or hosting all your relatives and friends, most people can't do without the right New Year's Eve decorations. We show you how to make them yourself with your children.

Every celebration needs the right decorations

Especially between the holidays, when shopping is particularly stressful, it is actually a good idea to use free days as time together with the children. So don't waste any extra time between the supermarket and the drugstore, but make at least some of the decorations for New Year's Eve yourself. This is fun for everyone, is in the spirit of the holiday and also gives your "New Year's Eve gala" a personal touch. There are numerous craft ideas for the turn of the year.

Every celebration needs suitable decorations

Let yourself be inspired and combine colorful streamers and balloons with your own creations. Making New Year's Eve decorations is not particularly difficult. Here are a few craft tips and ideas for a great New Year's Eve with children.

Making New Year's Eve decorations with children

As soon as there are children in the household, many people rediscover the joy of their own creativity. This can also include making your own New Year's Eve decorations this year. The right craft materials onlinequickly and easily in advance. You will find a large selection in our store.

Take a little more time to make New Year's Eve decorations with children. Strength lies in tranquillity.

First think together about which decorations you like and then choose the appropriate craft materials.

Craft tips for New Year's Eve decorations

First of all, this night is all about happiness and is full of good wishes for the New Year. This theme is a good basis for making suitable New Year's Eve decorations.

Craft tips for New Year's Eve decorations

Shamrocks made from wire and beads for table decorations

The New Year is supposed to bring good luck. What could be more appropriate than a four-leaf clover? The children make several of these leaves for New Year's Eve decorations.

You will need the following craft materials:

• Craft wire
• green wooden beads (choose beads as small as possible)
• green string
• thin wooden sticks

1. shape the individual leaves

Depending on the desired size of the shamrocks, take a piece of craft wire and cut it into four pieces of equal length. Now bend a leaf shape from the shamrock. Leave the lower ends open at first.

2. thread on the beads

Now string the wooden beads. You are welcome to use different shades of green. Light green, dark green or green and white stripes. It's entirely up to you.

3. close the leaf and assemble into a complete shamrock

The first step is to close the individual leaves at the bottom. You will then have four identical shamrock leaves in front of you. Now join them together using another piece of craft wire.

4. attach to the wood

To make the shamrock stand out, attach it to a small wooden stick. Wrap green string around it and you have your first New Year's Eve decoration in your hands.

Decorating a year glass

A beautiful custom that is becoming more and more popular with families is the year jar. It is a simple screw-top jar that is initially designed together with the children and the family. It is initially used as a New Year's Eve decoration and later accompanies you throughout the year. From the first week of the new year, place a small note in it. It says what was particularly nice or less nice during the week. At the end of the year, you will have 52 pieces of paper, which you can then read together with your family on New Year's Eve for a wonderful review of the year. This is guaranteed to be an unforgettable New Year's Eve with children.

We need the following craft materials for this:

• 1 large screw-top jar
• Nuscheli in any color
• Threading cords in different colors
• Wooden beads in different shapes and colors (also lentil beads)
• Motif beads

1. make the individual elements

The glass is designed by all family members. Everyone can take on a task that they particularly enjoy. Feel free to let your imagination run wild. Cut the Nuschelis into narrow strips. Wrap them around the glass and fix them in place with craft glue. Use the fabric strips as a base. Weave different threads from the string. The more colorful the more beautiful. A task for the older children. The little ones can of course also take part.

You can thread the colorful bead strings. You are welcome to use a colorful mixture of all imaginable sizes and shapes of wooden beads. Lentil beads or grooved beads are also suitable - the more colorful, the more beautiful. These necklaces can vary in length. You can also add beautiful accents with motif beads.

2 Decorate the glass

Now it's time to place the braided cords and colorful chains around the glass. You can make as many as you like. Depending on the size of the glass.

Last but not least, the number beads are required. These write the coming year. Thread the number beads alternately with a pretty wooden bead. This small chain is now glued to the lid.

Making wish cloths

There are usually a few big and small wishes for the new year. Why don't you write them down on a little scarf? All you need for this decoration is a variety of different Nuscheli and a fabric crayon. You can also use finger paints to personalize the scarves.

1. place the little nut in front of you and write your wish on it:

• "HAPPINESS"
• "HEALTH"
• "LOVE"

2. now let the little ones design the cloth with some color. This gives the whole thing a unique touch.

To use the scarves as attractive decorations for New Year's Eve, stretch a line across the room or along a wall. Hang the wishing cloths there. You are welcome to add other elements to this homemade garland. Streamers and balloons can also be attached alternately.

The lucky pig

Alongside the shamrock, the pig is the ultimate symbol of luck on New Year's Eve. Small lucky pigs are among the most beautiful craft ideas.

Your craft materials:

• discarded socks or scraps of fabric
• pink nuts
• cardboard pier
• black wooden beads
• pink string

1. the body

Take the socks or scraps of fabric and put them together to form a body. Wrap the whole thing with the pink cloth until everything is completely covered. Wrap several layers if you like.

2. nose, eyes and ears.

For the typical pig's nose, cut a round circle out of the cardboard paper that matches the size of the body. Wrap the pink cloth around it. Now apply two vertical black lines with a fabric crayon. You can attach the nose with hot glue. The black wooden beads form the eyes and the pink string is used to attach the curly tail.

To do this, braid several thin cords into a thicker one. Only a few ears are missing. These are also cut out of the cardboard paper and wrapped in the fabric. Leave a small glue fold over so that the ears can be attached. May the little pig bring you and your family luck.

On your marks, get set, get going - we wish you a good start to the new year

We hope we have presented you with some great craft ideas and tips for decorating and wish you lots of fun and creativity when trying out and making things!