The brightest and most interesting crafts for the New Year. The brightest and most interesting crafts for the New Year Rooster using different techniques with your own hands

DIY crafts in the shape of roosters will be relevant not only during the holidays in New Year 2017, but also every year at Easter. And without them it is simply impossible to imagine an interior in Provence, country or rustic style. In this material we presented 6 step-by-step master classes, how to make cute crafts in the form of roosters to decorate your home, Christmas tree or holiday table from scrap and even waste materials.

Master class 1. Candy bowl in the shape of a rooster

Looking at this elegant candy dish, it’s hard to imagine that you can make it yourself, and even from... cardboard boxes for eggs. In fact, to make such a handsome man it will not take much time or the skills of an artist-sculptor. By the way, even a child can do most of the work, so this is a great idea for a New Year’s craft for school or kindergarten.

With this candy bowl you can decorate festive table and surprise your guests. However, it can be filled not only with sweets, but also with tangerines, small gifts for competitions, and notes with predictions. You can also put a cockerel under the tree along with a gift.

Materials:

7 packages for a dozen eggs;
Scissors;
Acrylic paints and brushes;
Hot glue gun;
PVA glue (at least 250 g);
Balloon;
Old newspapers;
White paper.

Instructions:

Step 1. Cut out the cones located in the middle of the tray, then cut their sides into feather petals. Each cone should have 4 feathers.

Step 2. Now we need to make blanks for the head and throat of the rooster according to the principle of adding feathers to cones: the head will consist of 5 feathers, the second cone (throat) - of 6 feathers, the third cone - of 8, the fourth - of 10, the fifth - of 12 feathers. And finally, make the sixth piece, but in the form of a fan of 8 feathers, and not in the form of a cone, since this part will cover the beginning of the back. To extend feathers, use tape, gluing it to the inside of the blanks.

Step 3. For now, set the cones aside and cut out the beak, comb and wattle of the rooster. The comb just needs to be drawn and cut out. To make a beard, you need to cut a blank from two sidewalls of adjacent tray cells (see photo).

The next two photos show the principle of making the beak of our craft. Please note that the beak consists of two cones, because our rooster must crow!

Step 4. Now we begin to form the figure of the rooster, namely the head and throat. Glue all the cones together, starting with the smallest and ending with the largest, using a hot glue gun. Also glue the beak, beard and comb.

Step 5. Draw and cut out two blanks in the form of wings 15 cm long, then use a glue gun to cover them with feathers... from the same cones.

Step 6. Cut feathers for the rooster's tail from the tray lids (you should get 4 feathers from one lid).

Step 7. Let's move on to making a belly-bowl for candy using the papier-mâché technique:

Inflate a balloon and cut strips of white office paper and strips from old newspapers.
Cover the entire ball tightly with strips soaked in PVA glue (the glue can be diluted slightly with water). The first and last layers must be white. There should be at least 4 layers of paper in total.
The next day, when the paper is completely dry, burst the ball and cut the resulting “egg” into two unequal parts (one half should be slightly larger). Then place the small part in the larger one and glue it to make the bowl strong.

Step 8. Attach the rooster's head to the belly using a cardboard backing (from the inside). Hot glue the wings and tail to the rooster's body. Our craft in the shape of a rooster already looks surprisingly realistic!

Step 9. It's time to paint the candy bowl. You can choose the shades of paint to suit your taste, because roosters are different and it is not at all necessary to achieve complete realism. Perhaps your rooster will be beautiful in all-gold plumage? In the same project, shiny paints were used for the legs, beak, comb and beard, and pearlescent paints were used for painting the feathers.

Please note that the color transitions on the cockerel are smooth - from pearl white to gold and then to green.

Step 10: To provide more stability to your candy bowl, glue some kind of square support to the bowl and of course two legs made from 3-leaf cones. Finally, paint the paws, fill a bowl with candy and place your handsome one in a prominent place. Now he is ready to cheer up all the guests at the New Year's or Easter table!

Master class 2. Christmas tree decorations in the form of roosters

In the coming 2017, the Christmas tree must be decorated with decorations in the form of roosters. Do it yourself Christmas decorations lighter and best made from felt, because it is so bright, affordable and easy to work with.

And here is a video instruction on how to make crafts in the shape of roosters-hearts with your own hands.

In this video you can see the general principle of making felt crafts in the form of cockerels.

In addition to the egg with the cockerel, make some more felt pendants and decorate the willow branches with them for Easter

Master class 3. Paper roosters with hanging legs (for children)

Here’s an idea for children’s crafts on the theme of the symbol of 2017, which can be made both for school/kindergarten and for decorating a Christmas tree or walls at home.

Instructions:

Step 1: Download and print the template, then cut out all the pieces.

Step 2. Cut one rope, glue the paws to its ends - these are the legs.

Step 3. Place the legs on the bottom loop, bend it along the dotted line and glue it to the body.

Step 4. Glue the top loop.

Step 5. Well, that's all, now all that remains is to color the cockerels to your taste.

Master class 4. Panel with a silhouette of a rooster in Provence style

The silhouette of a rooster drawn on rough old boards will become great decoration kitchens in Provence, rustic or country style. And a panel with the symbol of 2017 can be excellent New Year's gift. The following selection of photos presents several ideas for such crafts.

Materials:

Wooden boards of small thickness. In this master class, boards from a pallet (pallet) were used; boards disassembled from a wooden fruit box are also suitable. Whatever boards you choose, fresh or old, you need to clean and dry them before making the craft.
Saw or jigsaw.
Small nails.
Hammer.
Stain or acrylic paints of the desired color for the background. If you wish, you can use chalk paints, which are sold ready-made or diluted yourself (from acrylic paints with the addition of gypsum). With their help, it will be easier to create the effect of an old tree.
White acrylic or chalk paint to depict the silhouette of a rooster.
Colorless matte primer for wood (preferably).
Matte varnish (preferably).
Brushes.
Fine grit sandpaper.
Pencil.
Paper.
Stationery or breadboard knife and scissors.
Wood wax, clear or dark (optional).

Instructions:

Step 1. Estimate how many boards you will need to put together a panel of the desired size.

Step 2. Take measurements and cut the boards to the same length. Also prepare two smaller boards - they will act as crossbars and connect all the other boards.

Step 3: Place the main boards face down, line them up, then lay two smaller boards crosswise as shown in the photo below. Now nail each board to the cross beams.

Step 4. Clean the surface from dust, then apply primer to the panel in 1-2 layers, allowing each layer to dry. This step is not necessary as we want a rough and antique look to the wood and paint, but a primer is still necessary if you want to extend the life of your painting and make it easier to care for.

Step 5. Now we need to paint the boards, that is, create a background for our rooster. To create the effect of faded paint, a water-based stain of white and blue color, which was applied unevenly. There is another way to make it look antique: paint the boards acrylic paint in 1 layer, wait for the paint to dry, then wipe the surface with sandpaper in some places or over the entire area.

If you want to make a panel bigger size, for example, A3 format, then the picture will have to be printed in two parts (or more). To do this, upload the rooster silhouette to rasterbator.net, print the resulting PDF file, cut out the parts, then assemble them like a mosaic. Next, you can laminate the stencil with tape or transfer the outlines of the stencil from office paper to thicker or laminated paper (see photo).

As you can see, on this stencil, in addition to the silhouette of a bird, the French word “Le Coq” (translated as “rooster”) is carved out. You can repeat this idea or come up with your own signature, for example, “Bon appétit!”

Step 7. Secure the stencil to your panel using masking tape and begin painting the silhouette with white paint. Once the paint is dry, sand some areas of the design with fine-grit sandpaper to create an antique effect.

Another idea for a table decoration that can become a real talisman in 2017, an Easter attribute or just a beautiful piece of furniture in the Provence style.

Materials:

Wooden board 20 mm thick (can be replaced with plywood);
A piece of plywood for the wing, 6-8 mm thick;
Wooden stick with a diameter of 10 mm and a length of 13 cm;
Jigsaw with wood files (for finishing cuts);
Sandpaper or sanding block;
Drill and drill bit 10 mm;
Finishing nails 20 mm;
Pencil;
Acrylic paints of the desired colors (not necessarily those in the picture), but it is better to make the comb red and the beak yellow;
Brushes.

Instructions:

Step 1: Print and cut out the rooster template.

Step 2. Transfer the contours of the template onto the board/plywood and cut out all the details: the body of the cockerel, one wing (the figure will be one-sided) and the base in the shape of a square.

Step 3. Cut out all the parts of your craft, then sand the edges.

Step 4. Drill a 1 cm diameter hole in the base of the figurine to a depth of approximately 1.5 cm.

Step 5. Drill the same hole in the square base of the cockerel.

Step 6: Now attach the wing to the rooster's body using three finishing nails.

Step 7. Place a wooden stick into the holes in the cockerel figurine and into the square base.

Step 8. Paint the cockerel approximately as in our master class or to your taste. To create an antique effect, after the paint has dried, rub the cockerel in some places with fine-grit sandpaper.

Craft in the shape of a rooster, painted with slate paint

Master class 6. Wall board for notes

Materials:

Plywood;
Jigsaw;
Sandpaper;
Pencil;
Chalkboard paint;
Primer;
Brushes;
Scissors.

Instructions:

Step 1. Make a stencil with your own hands (see Master Class No. 4, step 6).

Step 2. Transfer the design to the plywood, cut out the silhouette of the rooster with a jigsaw, then sand the edges with sandpaper.

Step 3. Cover the figurine with primer, let it dry, and then apply 2-3 layers of chalkboard paint.

Step 4. When the paint is dry, drill a couple of holes in the top of the craft, then tie a rope, such as jute, to it (see photo below). You can also not drill holes, but simply glue it to wrong side rooster hook for hanging.

DIY crafts in the shape of roosters will be relevant not only during the holidays in New Year 2017, but also every year at Easter. And without them it is simply impossible to imagine an interior in Provence, country or rustic style. In this material, we presented 6 step-by-step master classes on how to make cute crafts in the form of roosters to decorate your home, Christmas tree or holiday table from scrap and even waste materials.

Master class 1. Candy bowl in the shape of a rooster

Looking at this elegant candy dish, it’s hard to imagine that you can make it yourself, and even from... cardboard egg cartons. In fact, to make such a handsome man it will not take much time or the skills of an artist-sculptor. By the way, even a child can do most of the work, so this is a great idea for a New Year’s craft for school or kindergarten.

With this candy bowl you can decorate your holiday table and surprise your guests. However, it can be filled not only with sweets, but also with tangerines, small gifts for competitions, and notes with predictions. You can also put a cockerel under the tree along with a gift.

Materials:

7 packages for a dozen eggs;
Scissors;
Acrylic paints and brushes;
Hot glue gun;
PVA glue (at least 250 g);
Balloon;
Old newspapers;
White paper.

Instructions:

Step 1. Cut out the cones located in the middle of the tray, then cut their sides into feather petals. Each cone should have 4 feathers.

The next two photos show the principle of making the beak of our craft. Please note that the beak consists of two cones, because our rooster must crow!

Step 5. Draw and cut out two blanks in the form of wings 15 cm long, then use a glue gun to cover them with feathers... from the same cones.

Step 6. Cut feathers for the rooster's tail from the tray lids (you should get 4 feathers from one lid).

Step 7. Let's move on to making a belly-bowl for candy using the papier-mâché technique:

Blow up a balloon and cut strips from white office paper and strips from old newspapers.
Cover the entire ball tightly with strips soaked in PVA glue (the glue can be diluted slightly with water). The first and last layers must be white. There should be at least 4 layers of paper in total.
The next day, when the paper is completely dry, burst the ball and cut the resulting “egg” into two unequal parts (one half should be slightly larger). Then place the small part in the larger one and glue it to make the bowl strong.

Please note that the color transitions on the cockerel are smooth - from pearl white to gold and then to green.

Master class 2. Christmas tree decorations in the form of roosters

In the coming 2017, the Christmas tree must be decorated with decorations in the form of roosters. It is easier and best to make Christmas tree decorations with your own hands from felt, because it is so bright, affordable and easy to work with.

And here is a video instruction on how to make crafts in the shape of roosters-hearts with your own hands.

In this video you can see the general principle of making felt crafts in the form of cockerels.

In addition to the egg with the cockerel, make some more felt pendants and decorate the willow branches with them for Easter

Master class 3. Paper roosters with hanging legs (for children)

Here’s an idea for children’s crafts on the theme of the symbol of 2017, which can be made both for school/kindergarten and for decorating a Christmas tree or walls at home.

Instructions:

Step 1: Download and print the template, then cut out all the pieces.

Step 2. Cut one rope, glue the paws to its ends - these are the legs.

Step 3. Place the legs on the bottom loop, bend it along the dotted line and glue it to the body.

Step 4. Glue the top loop.

Step 5. Well, that's all, now all that remains is to color the cockerels to your taste.

Master class 4. Panel with a silhouette of a rooster in Provence style

The silhouette of a rooster, painted on rough old boards, will be an excellent decoration, rustic or. And a panel with the symbol of 2017 can be an excellent New Year's gift. The following selection of photos presents several ideas for such crafts.

Materials:

Wooden boards of small thickness. In this master class, boards from a pallet (pallet) were used; boards disassembled from a wooden fruit box are also suitable. Whatever boards you choose, fresh or old, you need to clean and dry them before making the craft.
Saw or jigsaw.
Small nails.
Hammer.
Stain or acrylic paints of the desired color for the background. If you wish, you can use chalk paints, which are sold ready-made or diluted yourself (from acrylic paints with the addition of gypsum). With their help, it will be easier to create the effect of an old tree.
White acrylic or chalk paint to depict the silhouette of a rooster.
Colorless matte primer for wood (preferably).
Matte varnish (preferably).
Brushes.
Fine grit sandpaper.
Pencil.
Paper.
Stationery or breadboard knife and scissors.
Wood wax, clear or dark (optional).

Instructions:

Step 1. Estimate how many boards you will need to put together a panel of the desired size.

Step 2. Take measurements and cut the boards to the same length. Also prepare two smaller boards - they will act as crossbars and connect all the other boards.

Step 3: Place the main boards face down, line them up, then lay two smaller boards crosswise as shown in the photo below. Now nail each board to the cross beams.

Step 5. Now we need to paint the boards, that is, create a background for our rooster. To create the effect of faded paint, this project used white and blue water stain, which was applied unevenly. There is another way of antique painting: paint the boards with acrylic paint in 1 layer, wait for the paint to dry, then wipe the surface with sandpaper in some places or over the entire area.

Step 6. It's time to start making the stencil. If you are making a small panel of approximately A4 size or less, then you can simply print the picture below, having first adjusted its dimensions in any photo editor. Then all you have to do is laminate the paper with transparent tape and cut out the silhouette of the rooster using a stationery or craft knife. Voila, the stencil is ready!

If you want to make a larger panel, for example, A3 format, then the picture will have to be printed in two parts (or more). To do this, upload the rooster silhouette to rasterbator.net, print the resulting PDF file, cut out the parts, then assemble them like a mosaic. Next, you can laminate the stencil with tape or transfer the outlines of the stencil from office paper to thicker or laminated paper (see photo).

As you can see, on this stencil, in addition to the silhouette of a bird, the French word “Le Coq” (trans. “rooster”) is carved out. You can repeat this idea or come up with your own signature, for example, “Bon appétit!”

Step 8. Hurray! Almost ready, all that remains is to apply a layer of wax to the panel and polish it. Keep in mind that dark wax will give your panel an even more “shabby” look, while clear wax will simply protect it.

In order for the symbol of the New Year 2017 to be favorable to you, and for the Fire Rooster to protect you all your days, it is best to appease the cockerel with a craft made with your own hands. Such a unique handmade product will not only be an excellent gift for relatives, acquaintances or friends in New Year's Eve, but decorating your room will give it a special touch.

The rooster is a difficult symbol; this poultry loves only everything natural, so that there is coziness and comfort everywhere, but at the same time it does not tolerate dullness. To make a craft with your own hands for the New Year 2017, you need to use your imagination and Creative skills. Below we have selected detailed master classes, about how to make a craft with your own hands, dedicated to the symbol of the coming 2017 - the Rooster. To do this, you can use pieces of multi-colored fabric or paper, threads and other materials. The ideas we offer are easy to implement and do not require specific skills, you only need desire and imagination. You can bring your ideas to life together with your children; creativity is great for development fine motor skills, and joint activities with your child will bring you even closer to each other.

If you are planning to make a craft with your own hands for the New Year 2017 with your children, then most of all they will like the rooster made from plasticine mass. To do this, you only need multi-colored plasticine or modeling dough.

First you need to make it out of plasticine yellow color three balls small, medium and large sizes- head, neck and body itself, now they need to be connected to each other, carefully smoothing out the boundaries. It is necessary to make two cuts on the sides of the body into which the wings of the rooster will be attached. A comb is formed from red plasticine, a beak is formed from orange, and eyes are formed from black plasticine.

To make a tail for a craft with your own hands, you can choose several colors at once, roll several sausages and flatten them, build a fan out of them and attach them to the body. Now the symbol of the new year 2017 needs to make wings; for this, red plasticine is suitable; from it you need to make two triangular or teardrop-shaped wings. Feathers can be formed with a modeling knife or a piece of plexiglass. It’s better to use the feathers themselves as wings; cut them out of colored paper.

Pillow as a gift

A wonderful gift for family and friends for the New Year 2017 will be a pillow with a picture of New Year's symbol- Rooster. This DIY craft will not leave anyone indifferent, and if you decide to make a pillow for yourself, it will give comfort and coziness to any room. A cute accessory will enliven the interior of a nursery, bedroom or kitchen; hens and cockerels will be able to fit into your favorite style. It is very easy to create such a New Year's miracle. The idea is to appliqué the image of a cockerel onto a ready-made pillow, however, if you have sewing skills, you can design the pillow or thought yourself.

First, you need to make a pattern of body parts from sheets of paper, then you need to attach the patterns to pieces of fabric and cut out the parts. Then all the parts are sewn onto the pillow base. Flowers, insects and any other decor that will help revive the finished picture will become a wonderful decoration for the symbol of 2017. In addition to the owner of the year, you can make several cute chickens with your own hands, making them from fabric, choosing bright color combinations. Relatives and friends will appreciate such an unusual craft.

Paper cockerel

An excellent gift for the New Year can be a rooster or chicken made from paper. It's very easy to do and doesn't require any special creative skills.

The main thing is to prepare the necessary materials:

scissors;
several sheets of colored paper;
glue;
several paper boxes of various sizes.

First you need to cut off the top part of the box, make cuts along the fold lines up to half the height of the box itself. To form the wings, tail and head, you need to bend the cut points. The wings must be rounded using scissors. For the tail, make several cuts to the very end, give the head a triangle shape. To make the cockerel bright, you need to cover it with multi-colored paper.

Postcard with a cockerel

So nice to congratulate your beautiful family and friends on the New Year 2017 New Year's card with a hand-made image of a rooster. For this craft you need very little:

scissors;
paper;
Double-sided tape.

And of course, a little imagination and desire.

Templates for the background and figures of the New Year symbol can be found on the Internet, printed on a color printer, and then cut out. If you have the skill of an artist, you can draw it yourself.

The color blue is suitable as a background for the craft; it’s good to add a few snowflakes to it; scrap paper with a New Year’s image already applied is also ideal for the background.

Next, we glue double-sided tape onto the inside of the cockerel figurine and attach it to the postcard to make a three-dimensional drawing; you need to cut out the same figurine from paper two more times and stick it on top of each other, clearly aligning the contours.

Then you can make an inscription wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2017! And inside the postcard you can write poetic congratulation. We think everyone who receives one original craft, it will be very nice. The ideas that you embody in your creativity always delight the soul and heart of a loved one!

Knitted gift

For those who know how to knit, an excellent solution would be to make a knitted potholder, which is also perfect as a hot stand. This DIY craft for the New Year 2017 will be an excellent decor for any kitchen and will add a special flavor to the interior.

For a knitted symbol you will need:

remnants of thread in four colors (yellow, red, brown and white), both wool and cotton are suitable;
four black buttons;
medium thickness hook.

The tack is performed as follows:

first you need to make a pattern of the future rooster on paper or fabric, draw its outline;
then the body and head of the bird are knitted from brown threads;
The shirtfront is knitted with white threads;
red threads are suitable for the comb, and yellow threads for the beak.

You can knit a cockerel either as a whole or separately in parts, and then sew them together. Next, steam the new potholder well. The gift is ready!

Anti-stress cockerel toy

It would be a great idea to make a funny New Year's anti-stress toy with your own hands; many people simply adore things of this kind. Such a cockerel can not only be crushed, but placed on a shelf as a decoration, and it will delight the eye all day with its unusual appearance.

To do this, you will only need pieces of multi-colored fabric, it is better to take cheerful colors, a thread with a needle, and a special filler for anti-stress toys (you can also take regular cotton wool).

cut a square out of fabric;
from a red piece we make a comb and beak;
sew the details onto the corner of the square;
We place cotton wool or other material inside the resulting cavity;
Next you need to sew the edges together so that you end up with a pyramid.

New and original toy ready, we are sure that all family and friends will like it.

Mother hens

Instead of a rooster, you can also make chickens, so unusual New Year's toys Children will definitely like it. First, you need to cut out patterns for future birds from paper. Next, apply the parts to the fabric and cut out the finished parts, then sew them together, filling the inner cavity with cotton wool.

The beak, comb and eyes are made separately, then they are sewn to the finished toy.

You can decorate the chickens with different colored beads, rhinestones, or cut out flowers from colored paper and glue them to the body.

Heart shaped cockerel

A great idea would be a gift for New Year to your loved one in the shape of a heart-rooster. To make a toy, you will need a piece of felt, from which you need to cut two parts in the shape of a heart. Next, the figurine is filled with cotton wool, a tail, comb and beak are cut out of multi-colored fabric and sewn to the heart.

So that such an original cockerel can be hung, you can sew colored braid along the middle of the body. You can make colorful ones in a similar way. Christmas decorations, for this you need to cut out hearts small size. Such original jewelry They will always cheer you up and will be an excellent decoration for any home interior.

Button figures

Well, probably the most unusual thing will be a cockerel made of multi-colored buttons. You will need bright buttons different sizes, rhinestones, glue and a thick sheet of cardboard. First you need to make a sketch of the future rooster on cardboard. Next, the image is made with buttons, and the gaps are filled with rhinestones. The finished painting can be placed in a frame.

Now you know that making a symbol for the coming year is very easy. The main thing you need for this is time, patience and a little imagination.

The symbol of 2019 is the Rooster and it should be in every home. It will not only decorate the room, but will additionally serve a good gift for family and friends. This is a difficult symbol, he loves comfort and cannot stand dull everyday life. You can make it at home yourself or with the help of your children. Joint work with your child will allow you to become even closer to each other and help you develop faster. Let's figure out how to make a rooster craft with your own hands from a variety of available materials - for yourself, for New Year's decor at home or with children for school or kindergarten.

1. Pillow in the shape of a rooster

A hand-sewn cockerel will be a good gift and decoration for your own interior. This pillow can be used in the living room, bedroom, and kitchen. By choosing materials by color, you can add coziness to any room. You can update an already sewn toy and add various applications, beads If you have even minor sewing skills, you can make such a toy yourself.

First, take sheets of A4 paper or old unnecessary wallpaper. Draw details on it. Pick up special fabric. You can make the pillow a single color, or vice versa. For example, the wings are one color, the body is another, the beak and crest are a third. For the pillow, fabric from which pillows or duvet covers were previously sewn is suitable. If desired, you can make not only a rooster, but also additional chickens.

2. Postcard with a cockerel

It’s always nice to congratulate family and friends, but giving something else and a handmade craft is much nicer. For example, it could be a postcard with a rooster - the symbol of the New Year. For this you will need very little.

You will need:

Colored paper.
PVA glue, but a glue stick will also work.
Scotch tape, preferably double-sided.
Scissors.

Add a little of your imagination.

Layouts with the image of a cockerel can be found very a large number of in the Internet. But if you can draw, then you can draw the image of this symbol yourself. If this is a New Year's gift, then a blue background will do. You can draw snowflakes on it.

You will need two more cockerel figures. You can do more - the postcard will turn out more voluminous. Place double-sided tape on the back of each postcard and stick it to the center of the postcard. Under the picture, write an inscription with a congratulation, For example, “Congratulations,” “Happy New Year,” or “Merry Christmas.”

Open the card and write your wish beautifully inside. Or choose a wish on the Internet, print it, cut it out and stick the wish on double-sided tape. Such voluminous postcard with a rooster will definitely please your family and friends. You can prepare such a congratulation together with your child.

3. We crochet and knit a cockerel

For women who know how to knit, this would be an ideal option to make a cockerel. Such knitted rooster It will decorate your kitchen or bedroom, and is also suitable for a gift.

To make this craft you will need:

4 black buttons.
Textile. An old sheet or other one may come in handy thick fabric. You can choose the color you like best.
The hooks are small.
Threads 4 colors. You can recycle old sweaters that are no longer needed. These can be wool or cotton threads.

You can make a symbol as follows:

First of all, make a pattern of a cockerel on paper or old wallpaper. Cut it out carefully with scissors.
Transfer it to the fabric, keeping a slight margin of 5 millimeters for the seam.
Now tie the cockerel's head and body. Gray threads are suitable for this.
Knit the tummy in brown.
Make the comb and beak red.

You can knit individual parts or make the entire cockerel. Fill the toy with padding polyester, cotton wool or pieces of fabric that need to be finely cut. Sew buttons instead of an eye to the symbol of 2019. You can replace the buttons with beads from an old necklace. The craft is ready.

4. Rooster made of multi-colored scraps

This toy is ideal for decorating a Christmas tree, raising your spirits and simply decorating your home interior. You can do it at home yourself. During periods of bad mood, you can crush it in your hands and it quickly lifts your mood. Or put it on the window to look at it in the morning after waking up.

You will need pieces of multi-colored bright fabric. The best fabric is bright with beautiful design. Additionally, you will need threads to match the color of the fabric, small buttons or black beads.

In order to make a bright, beautiful cockerel, you will need to do the following:

Cut out a square from bright fabric. It can be small, medium or large, depending on the size of the toy you want to make.
Separately, take red fabric. Any other color will not work as you will be making the beak and scallop.
The details need to be sewn into the corner of the square. You need to put padding polyester or cotton wool inside the symbol's body. You can use the filling from an old jacket instead.
The edges of the figure need to be sewn together to form a pyramid.
You can sew long legs on the cockerel and place it on the refrigerator.
The tail can be made from thin strips of the same fabric. For a brighter, more cheerful betta, a multi-colored tail works well.

5. Plasticine cockerel

You can make this craft with your own hands, together with your child. This will help develop hand motor skills. For this symbol you will need modeling dough or plasticine of different colors, a special board for this activity.

Take plasticine of any color except red (this will be the beak and comb).

Make three balls of different diameters. The head should be small, just like the head. The torso is the largest circle.
Make a comb and beak from red plasticine; of white and black - eyes.
The tail and wings can be made from several colors at once. The wings can be made specifically in the form of a droplet. They can be made simply from paper or thick cardboard.
The place where the wings will be inserted must first be prepared. Make a mark with a knife and secure it with plasticine.

6. DIY paper rooster

Just as easily as using plasticine, you can make a rooster out of paper with your own hands. All you need is colored paper or regular paint or felt-tip pens and a little imagination. You can draw the cockerel yourself, or you can find ready-made stencils. It can also be either voluminous or flat. With children, you can make a cockerel from a yellow cone - look at the photo, and find some more complex and naturalistic solution as a New Year's souvenir.

7. Rooster made of ball and thread

Another very easy way to make a symbol of 2019 is to make a cockerel from a ball and thread. All you need is one or two balloon, bright yellow, orange or red threads, PVA glue, as well as buttons and scraps of fabric or colored paper to decorate the toy and give it a finished look.

How to do:

First, inflate the balloon to the desired size. Then we dip the threads in glue and wrap our ball - tightly or not too tightly, as you like - there we will prepare the frame for our future toy. There is nothing complicated, so this craft can be done for the New Year with your children. By the way, this can be not only a cockerel, but also any other animal.

After the glue has dried, simply pierce the ball with a needle and pull out the remains from the frame. We have the body of the rooster and his head - if you decide to use two balls. Now we take the buttons and make eyes out of them, gluing them to the frame in the right place. We make wings and a tail from scraps or colored paper and also glue them on. Paws can be made from felt, paper or wire and scraps. Here's what you might end up with:

8. Craft a rooster from felt

You can sew a cockerel not only from fabric or multi-colored scraps, but also from felt. By the way, this is almost the most popular idea, since felt does not crumble and does not need edge processing, which means it will be very easy to make figurines and toys. Simple crafts roosters are made from multi-colored sheets of felt: simply cut out the necessary parts and stick them on top of each other - you get an easy flat craft. But more complex ones three-dimensional figures You will have to sew from felt, and here it is better to use ideas already created by someone. Here are four ready-made diagrams on how to make a felt rooster yourself, all you have to do is download, print, apply to fabric and cut out:

Felt cockerel - ready-made diagram

And if you think that this is too difficult, then look at the photos of other figures made from this material, perhaps you will like some idea more. By the way, good does not mean difficult. There are very simple solutions for similar crafts, which look very cute and are quite suitable for New Year's souvenirs. For example, pay attention to the heart-shaped cockerel.

9. Rooster made from plastic bottles

Plastic bottles are a very popular material for country and children's crafts. Here we have already written about what to make from bottles for your dacha, and today we will tell you how to make a rooster out of them. Most easy option crafts is to take one bottle and using colored paper, buttons, disposable tableware and any other available materials to decorate it with the symbol of the New Year.

More complex options are creating voluminous cocks, with which you can decorate your cottage. Here you can no longer do without abstract imagination, the ability to create the necessary forms and combine different colors, since there are simply no ready-made diagrams for such figures. You will have to cut out the “feathers” for the tail and plumage yourself, make a comb and assemble it all into a single shape. But for some, these birds look just like life-like ones - look at the photo for yourself:

10. Crafts from salt dough - rooster

Another popular material for children's crafts is salty dough. It’s not difficult to make, sculpting is as simple as using plasticine, but the figures are stronger and more durable—you don’t have to worry that your child will break everything just because he squeezed his fingers on the toy a little tighter than necessary.

Salt dough cockerel recipe:

Mix 200-250 grams of flour and half a glass or a little more fine sea or regular table salt in a bowl. Add about 150 grams of water and mix everything thoroughly. At the end, pour in 20-30 grams of glue - it is better to use PVA so that the dough holds its shape better and the figures do not fall apart.

Next, we begin to sculpt the figure - we make a body, add a head, attach wings and a tail to it, and also do not forget about the comb and beak. Afterwards we paint with gouache or some special paints. We make all the parts separately, and then glue them together with glue or water. To make small parts and shape them, use a scalp or a thin and sharp knife; when working with children, it is better to take safe plastic tools - a spatula or something that will help you make cuts and create the necessary elements.

Video: DIY Christmas rooster craft

Craft - fire rooster

Everyone remembers that 2019 is coming. fire rooster, which means that if you are going to make a figurine, then you should focus on these bright colors. It could be a red rooster, orange, yellow, or you can combine all these shades in one toy. You can make such rooster crafts from different materials- from felt and shreds, from fabric and paper, from plastic bottles, cups and other disposable tableware. You can also make a fiery rooster for the New Year from ribbons, tinsel and Christmas tree balls to decorate with such figures christmas tree or use as a craft for kindergarten.

Volume craft rooster with children

If a flat figure is not your thing, why not make volumetric crafts in the shape of a rooster, which can be given to children in kindergarten and given to friends for the New Year? We have already talked about how to knit a cockerel with hooks or sew scraps or fabric - this is the most popular way to do voluminous toys. Crafts for the garden for the year of the rooster are easiest to make from paper, napkins or plasticine, and if everything is clear with plasticine, then with paper you can use various ways, for example, first make a cone out of colored paper, and only then turn it into a cockerel. You can also use techniques such as volumetric quilling or conventional or corrugated paper, origami, papier mache and the use of complex patterns and patterns. Does anyone even manage to make a rooster out of cotton pads and sticks, and for the Christmas tree - from Christmas balls, cereals, pasta, coffee beans, cones, chestnuts, acorns and other natural materials.

Bonus: rooster made from cereals for kindergarten

And another bonus craft is a cockerel made from cereals, which can be made for both kindergarten and primary school. You can use a wide variety of cereals; this composition can be made from millet and buckwheat, peas and beans, semolina, rice and other cereals. The more options you have, the more interesting the craft will be - there is a chance to win the competition with your child.

The technology is simple: we draw a cockerel on a piece of paper - parents can do this, and if it’s difficult to draw it yourself, you can always download a ready-made stencil, print it and use it for decoration. Next, use a brush to apply glue to the entire surface that you will fill. natural material. All that remains is to pour in the cereal and let the glue dry. After this, we simply shake off the excess grains and get a finished craft. Cunning: if you use several different grains, then so that they do not mix, it is better to apply layers one by one, “painting” with glue only the areas of the picture that are needed now. But laying out a panel of beans or peas is more difficult - here you will have to place the beans in even rows to each other, having also first applied glue to the paper. Here's what you might end up with:

Photos of rooster crafts

What else can a cockerel be made from? Yes, from anything, from buttons or plastic bottles (you can decorate your garden with such a craft). It can be made of wood or thread, from old things or some other improvised materials, for example, disposable plates. A painting using the quilling technique with a cockerel - the symbol of 2019 - can also be an excellent gift. From satin ribbons, feathers and beads, you can make decorations for a cockerel from paper or fabric.