Original taken from vodoley_idei in "Ice ideas" with your own hands

Ice is a whole world of fun in winter. Ice is beautiful. Ice is creative.
Ice is space for imagination and original ideas. Dishes, decor, games, candles and lamps, home...
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Ice is frozen water. Is it possible to put flowers there? Someone came up with this idea - to put a rose in ice "vase" - it will melt, gradually opening the flower... romantic... But only for a winter party.

Follow the link - description http://pastelwhite.com/2012/12/23/diy-frozen-roses/

Ice wreath. A regular cake pan will work to make this.

They will look bright and elegant in a snowy winter garden.

But you can decorate not only the winter garden with them, but also use them as holiday table decor.

In order for the “filling” to shine through the ice beautifully, it must be transparent.

HOW TO MAKE ICE TRANSPARENT AT HOME?

But “cloudy” opaque ice is also effective. From such ice you can make ice buckets for champagne and lamps for candles.

Transparent and opaque ice can be combined to achieve the desired effect, as in the bottom photo.
This is such a “wreath-candlestick”.

You can freeze any filling inside - for example, shells.

Original openwork candle can be made with ice.

ICE LANTERN FOR OUTDOORS

The trick to making ice lanterns is that the water near the walls freezes faster than inside.
Therefore, when a sufficient layer of ice has frozen, the excess water is simply drained.

Whether to supplement it with something or not is up to the creator himself)

ICE DISHES

You can make ice glasses using almost the same principle.

Containers for caviar from ice.

Ice dish for fruits It’s also easy to do - the shape of a 5-liter water container is recognizable, and the technology is the same: pour, freeze, drain excess water.

And these summer ones ice containers with walls made of flowers and herbs are unusually good, and just as simple to make.

Ice cream bowl. What a beauty)))

Different containers, different fillings, different uses.

By the way, the bottle does not have to be frozen - you can do it ice stand under it.

Two containers of different diameters: the smaller one should correspond to the size of the bottle and be heavy (you need to fill it with something) so that the water does not push it out.

And here is a very laconic stand.

In general, ice dishes are already made to order, professionally.

Ice buffet table at the wedding.

JUST ICE CUBES

Ice cubes are the simplest thing you can create. But even ordinary cubes can be made festive and original.

Cubes with rosebuds, for example.

Or with cherries.

Or - with berries cut into pieces?

Or - with fruit juice or puree.

Or - very gently - with flowers.

FIGURE ICE.

Ice figures - the simplest - can be made by pouring it into disposable glasses or yogurt containers, adding your choice of dyes, berries and leaves, bright plastic toys.

And the thread must be frozen there - hung on the branches.

A more complex mold can be made from foil.

And confess your love to your (your) beloved (beloved). Inexpensive and touching idea for Valentine's Day.

You can freeze ice in children's molds.

It’s a good idea to freeze a snowflake inside or paint it.

Perfect fit and different shapes- for ice.

And just freeze a layer of water in a dish, put something in there - you’ll get a round ice pendant.

Inside is a frozen napkin.

There is lime inside.

Pendant with orange and berries.

UNUSUAL FIGURES

By purchasing original forms, you can make, for example, ice rings.

Different shapes - different figures.
But with the help of a rubber glove you can make the famous halloween ice hand.

For a cocktail.

For cold soup.

How about playing?

ICE SKINLITS

Need to:
9 plastic bottles filled with 0.5 - 1 liter of water,
1-3 hot air balloon, a small amount of ink or other paint,
1 night time for the pins and balls to freeze.

Multi-colored ice balls can serve as an excellent material for any art object. You can simply scatter them in the garden or yard, around the territory kindergarten, or build or decorate some kind of structure, make snowmen (especially if you freeze water while wearing rubber gloves), etc. We settled on building a multi-colored pyramid of 400 ice balls.

This is my second and I hope not my last post in this community. In the fall, with volunteers from the city of Glazov (Udmurtia), we added bright colors to the gray everyday life of the city, and now we’ve taken on winter street art.

We chose a city park as the location for our winter art object. Firstly, there are more children here, and secondly, there is a Sports House nearby where you can get water for the balloons. We talked with the heads of the organizations - they happily agreed to help us.
Where did the idea come from? Surely, many have more than once come across a guide to making ice balls with the addition of food coloring.

According to the “recipe” everything turns out easy and simple. In reality it turned out to be much more complicated. But as always. Firstly, it is not indicated anywhere how long it takes for the ball to freeze? How much water should I pour, what is better to tint? It turned out, no matter how funny and banal it may sound, but the balloon is filled with water only under pressure - you won’t be able to go outside with a funnel and a “one and a half”. All that remains is a tap or hose with water. Well, a whole series of subtleties that we encountered in the process.

For example, the size - it’s impossible to freeze a large-volume ball (3-4 liters). At t -20, only a layer of 5-6 centimeters freezes overnight. There is water inside. It also begins to freeze, but later, and the ice “shell” bursts open - the ball cracks. It was also a mistake to bury the ball under the snow - in such a “house” it almost does not freeze.
Here is an example of a 3-liter ball that spent the whole night under the snow. In principle, the hemispheres turned out to be very “working” - you can use them as a vase for Christmas tree branches, or turn them upside down and place a lamp under it - it will be beautiful.

Through trial and error, we decided to settle on balls measuring 10*10 - 15*15 centimeters. These froze overnight in the freezer.
So, we are sharing our method of making ice balls.
1. First of all, we prepared a concentrate from gouache - 1 jar per 1.5 liters.

2. Pour the concentrate into the ball “to the brim” through a funnel. You can use food coloring in case there is a high chance that someone will decide to taste the giant candies. We took ordinary balls. You can freeze balls in the shape of Mickey Mouse, various animals, or rubber gloves (I personally froze a glove from a package of hair dye - it turned out to be a funny hand that can be attached to a snowman in wet snow).

3. Then we put it on the tap and “inflate”. It’s more convenient for two people: one holds the ball to the tap, the second turns the water on/off. They tied the ball without ropes and other things - with a loop from the neck itself (or whatever it’s called)

4. At first we wanted to fill the balloons directly on the street, connecting to the tap of the Sports House and leading the hose outside - but the hose froze, we steamed it for an hour and a half, then we decided to fill it directly in the toilet and transport it to the place with a wheelbarrow. It’s more economical in terms of water consumption, and it’s also more comfortable in the warmth than in the cold of -25.

6. Therefore, we froze them right in the park, placing the balls in the snow. We tried not to deepen it too much and place it so that the balls did not touch each other.

7. It took two hours to fill the balloons. During this time, the first batch became crusty. Left for another 2 hours. When they arrived, they discovered that the balls froze perfectly on top, but below, where they came into contact with the snow, there was water. Conclusion - in order for the balls to freeze faster and better, they need to be turned over after a couple of hours, and even better, reduce the area of ​​contact with the snow as much as possible.
Having turned all the balls over, we decided to leave them overnight, covering them with snow from the kids.

However, this did not help - several young vandals remembered where they saw a multi-colored carpet during the day and, having unearthed the balls, began throwing them. Fortunately, the park workers drove them away in time.

8. Most of the balls still survived. The next day they began to dig them out and, after holding them a little longer in the cold, took off their “clothes.” The rubber can be removed very easily - just tear it with a knife, keys or a stick. Some balls never froze completely - they just took off their “clothes” and water poured out of them.

9. You can do whatever you want with the resulting balls. These are both wonderful self-sufficient decorations and an excellent building material. Our choice fell on the construction of a pyramid.
We secure the first level with snow so that it does not move apart.

We water each level with water - otherwise the structure will move apart due to the unevenness of the balls.

It’s a pity that we didn’t have a normal camera at hand - we filmed it on a phone. But not every camera, or rather photographer, will convey the magical play of reflections of lanterns and garlands on the edges of ice balls. And what a beauty it is during the day.

It was only later that the idea dawned on us that the frame of the pyramid could be made of snow, only by placing balls on the outside. So the pyramid would be 5 times larger. Well, that's for next year.

There is still a week until the New Year, followed by the Christmas holidays - we hope you will take into account our experience and our mistakes, adding your own ideas!
Happy creativity!

At first glance, such a craft as colored ice may seem absolutely unremarkable. However, it is not. Try making bright ice cubes with your children and you will see how much delight they cause. Make your own ice Even kids can do it, so this type of craft is ideal for kindergarten. Winter crafts– these are not only snowballs and snowmen, but also original ice cubes different colors, which can be hung on a tree while walking.

DIY winter crafts for kindergarten

Here's what the toys will look like:

If you have a suitable shape, then you can even make ice candlesticks. Show your imagination and you can make any shape, even without special forms. For example, a candlestick can be made by connecting two glasses of different diameters, while it is advisable to grease the smaller one so that it can be removed after the water has hardened.

Making colored ice is very interesting. If you use natural or food coloring, then such ice cubes will decorate your cocktail or ordinary mineral water. Dear educators, diversify winter crafts in kindergarten and try making ice figures.

Ahead New Year and a garland of pine cones, complemented with wool beads using the felting technique, will become an original decoration for your home to celebrate the holiday with your family. You can easily do this New Year's craft together with the children, following our master class.

True home comfort is built from little things. And when these little things are created with your own hands and the hands of your beloved children, it is priceless. In addition to the aesthetic pleasure that such gizmos give, these joint creative activities unite big and small, teach patience and accuracy, and develop artistic taste.

Autumn is rich not only in abundant harvests, but also in an endless variety of natural materials, from which it is so pleasant to craft. I suggest choosing a suitable day and dedicating it to family creativity! We will make a beautiful garland from wool beads and cones.

For the craft we need to prepare:

• Several beautiful pine cones;
• Coarse twine (such rope can be found at any hardware store);
• Wool for felting;
• Soap;
• Large long needle;
• Glue.

Master class on New Year's garland of pine cones

We will make the garland in two approaches. First we felt the beads. You can, of course, skip this step and buy ready-made ones. But we are interested in trying to do everything ourselves!

1) So, let’s felt the beads. Tear off a small piece of wool.

2) Fluff it up, making it airy, like a cloud.

3) Gently roll it in your palms and form a ball. We don’t squeeze the ball, but just press lightly to give it a shape. You can fix the shape with a special felting needle.

4) Dilute soap in warm water.

You can take liquid soap or wash it in ordinary water. I actually used a capful of baby shampoo.

5) We bathe our balls.

6) Squeeze lightly and continue to roll the balls in your palms. You can roll the balls on bubble wrap, which is used for packaging equipment and fragile items.

7) You yourself will feel how they become denser and decrease in size. When the beads reach the desired density, they will need to be rinsed in clean water, squeeze and roll a little more in your palms, securing the shape.

8) We put the still wet beads on the needle. You can put on several at once or, by piercing the beads with a needle, transfer them to a thin knitting needle.

9) We leave the resulting “caterpillars” on the battery overnight. In the morning, remove the beads from the knitting needles and admire the result.

10) Now we move on to the second stage. We thread the string into the eye of the needle and string the required number of beads onto it.

11) This operation can also be entrusted to a child (not the smallest, of course), since it is difficult to prick oneself with such a large needle.

12) Glue cones between the beads. If you use Moment type glue, do this step without the child and then thoroughly ventilate the room.

13) This is such beauty!

14) Now cut off the excess rope.

15) Tie a knot at the end.

16) And lower the nearest bead to it.

Read also: How to make a hedgehog from a pine cone.

At the other end we form a loop. You can use it to hang a garland.

The decorative garland of pine cones is ready!

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DIY New Year's crafts for kindergarten

We decorate the site together with our parents. New Year's decoration made from waste material.

Shmykova Svetlana Nikolaevna, teacher, MBDOU - kindergarten for supervision and rehabilitation No. 90, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region.


Description: The material may be of interest to educators and teachers primary classes, parents, grandparents, older brothers and sisters.
The event was held in a kindergarten preparatory group.

Purpose: decoration for the kindergarten area, for the Christmas tree in the yard or in the square.

Target: involve parents in joint activities with children; teach how to make crafts from waste materials.

Tasks:
- promote rapprochement between parents and children;
— to create in parents a desire to organize joint creative activities with children using paper and waste materials;
- create an atmosphere of preparation for the upcoming holiday;
- develop emotional positive family communication, the ability to find common interests and activities;
— continue to use new non-traditional forms of interaction with the family.

Materials and tools: a lid from a plastic bucket, a disk, a sheet of paper, scissors, a cutter, a pencil, an awl, threads (strong), containers from Kinder surprises or caps from plastic bottles.

Preliminary work: preparing material on the number of children in the group, making invitation cards with the children, designing an advertisement, posting an advertisement on the educational institution’s website and sending out invitations via e-mail and SMS.

Gilanda is one of the main New Year's decorations. Let's decorate the yard, kindergarten, school, Christmas tree and try to make a garland from scrap material.

Manufacturing sequence:
1. We make a snowflake template. From a sheet of paper, cut a circle to fit the size of the lid.
Fold the circle in half


then we bend so much so that half as much remains (we divide the semicircle into three parts,


fold the just folded part in half


and bend the remaining one.


Draw a ray of snowflakes and cut them out.




Draw a snowflake on the lid according to the template and cut it out with a cutter. (An adult does this work!)


We string the cut out snowflakes onto a rope - the first version of the garland is ready.


Option 2.
On the back side of the “snowflakes” you can glue old disks and


snowflakes will “play” in the sun, from the light of lanterns and the rays of car headlights.
Option 3.
Attach colored caps to the snowflakes from below, making holes in them.


Option 4.


Having made holes in the disk at the top and bottom, in the lid (or container from the kinder), tie it sequentially with a thread to the snowflake (and for strength, it is better to the rope on which the garland is assembled).


The decorations are ready!

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Western countries have long been practicing decoration for the New Year not only interior spaces houses, as well as streets, paying Special attention decor of the garden area. For example, ice Christmas decorations for the street are very popular among them, but such decor is quite suitable for our latitudes. Moreover, making street decorations from ice is very easy, as well as fun, entertaining and completely inexpensive. Essentially, to make ice outdoor decorations you will need water, a couple of decorative elements (we will talk about this in more detail below), a suitable shape, and a spacious freezer or severe frost outside.

How to make outdoor decorations from ice.

How to make an ice wreath.

Festive wreaths can be used to decorate the branches of trees or shrubs.

Method number 1. Let's take it ready-made form for pudding with a vertical insert in the center. Place bright berries and green twigs (spruce, fir or thuja) along the bottom of the mold and fill the mold with water. Send the form with water to freezer until the water completely hardens. After the water turns into ice, pour hot water into a basin and immerse the mold with ice in it; with a sudden change in temperature, the ice inside the mold will melt at the edges, and you can easily pull out the wreath. It's retarded just to hang the wreath on a satin ribbon.

Method number 2. We take ready-made small molds for puddings, put a composition of berries and thuja branches on the bottom, fill each mold with cold water and put it in the freezer. After the water turns into ice, you can immerse the mold in hot water for literally one minute, take out the miniature wreaths and hang them on the trees using ribbons.

Method No. 3. Place a glass or jar in the center of a deep round shape, lay out twigs, berries, leaves, citrus peels around it, and pour in water. To prevent the jar in the center from floating, you can pour water or sprinkle stones into it. All that remains is to expose the mold to the cold, wait for the ice to harden, take out the wreath and hang it on a ribbon.

Method number 4. Place acrylic snowflakes and Christmas tree balls into a baking dish with a vertical insert in the center, pour in a little water, and place the product in the freezer. When the first layer of water freezes, lay out a few more balls in a circle, add water again and put them in the freezer, after freezing, add more balls and put the mold in the freezer for the last time, take out the wreath, tie a ribbon and hang the product on a street tree.

Photo of ice wreaths.

How to make ice balls.

Method number 1. We prepare the required number of balloons, pour water into them and pour out food coloring, mix the water inside by shaking the balloons. We tie the balls and put them in the freezer or in the cold outside. When the water inside the balls hardens, cut the shell with a knife and take out the colored ice balls.

Method number 2. You will need a special form for making ice balls (for drinks), you can put berries or spruce branches on the bottom of this form, and also put in strings of pendants, pour in water and put it in the freezer until it hardens completely.

How to make an ice candle holder.

Method number 1. To the center food container We put a glass with stones (for weighting). Pour in water and lay spruce or thuja sprigs on top, and also add viburnum, lingonberry or dogwood berries. Place the mold in the freezer, after the water has hardened, take out the candlestick and place a lit candle in the center.

Method number 2. We take two bottles of different sizes with a volume of 1.5 liters and 0.5 liters, cut each bottle in half, put the smaller bottle into the larger one, secure them with tape, put berries, leaves and tree branches between the walls, pour in water, and send the product into the freezer. After turning the water into ice, remove the future candlestick from the mold and place a lit candle inside.

Photos of various ice candle holders.

Ice tree pendants.

Round flat pendants are made as follows: various berries, twigs or flowers are laid out on the bottom of a flat round plate, everything is filled with water, a thread pendant is placed on top, the composition is placed in the freezer, then pulled out, separated from the plate and hung on trees.

Ice stars.

1. To make stars, you can use star-shaped ice molds or baking molds; to create regular stars, the molds should be filled with water and frozen in the freezer.
2. To create colored stars, you must first add food coloring to the water.
3. For bright compositions, you can put berries, various twigs, leaves in the molds, or add sparkles.

Ice cubes.

Place various flowers or fruit slices in square ice molds, pour in water and freeze. Then we take out the ice cubes and decorate street flowerpots, tree branches and other yard elements with them.

Ice shards.

We paint the water blue, pour it into a rectangular mold in a thin layer, put the mold in the freezer, after hardening, hit the ice surface with a kitchen hammer, select beautiful fragments and place them somewhere outside.

Frozen heart.

Method number 1. Place heart-shaped pebbles on the bottom of a round plate, fill with water and place in the freezer, then take out the product and place it edge-on on a flat surface.

Method number 2. We put berries and pine needles into a heart-shaped baking dish, put the mold in the freezer, then remove the product from the mold and place it somewhere in a visible place in the yard.

How to make garlands from ice.

In a mold for ice, lay out a thick woolen thread in a circle, pour in water, and put the mold in the freezer. After the water has hardened, carefully pull the tip of the string, followed by all the pieces of ice that should pop out of the mold. To obtain a colored garland, the water must first be tinted with food coloring.

Instead of an ice tray, you can use the base of a box of chocolates.

How to effectively decorate your home for the New Year:

New Year decoration made from ice will help you quickly, simply and inexpensively decorate your area for the upcoming holiday. If you have not yet tried to create street decorations from ice, then we recommend urgently rectifying the situation; we assure you that you will definitely enjoy this pastime.

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