DIY Christmas tree candy made from paper

New Year is a time of tangerines, miracles and sweet gifts. These are the associations this holiday evokes. Everyone is in a hurry to decorate their home for the holiday to create a festive atmosphere in it. To decorate the Christmas tree, special toys are usually used, which can be bought in any store on the eve of the holiday. What to do if you want to create jewelry with your own hands? You shouldn’t deny yourself this pleasure, especially since it’s not difficult at all. Let's look at how to make a candy for a Christmas tree with your own hands from paper.

How to make candies to decorate a Christmas tree?

This fake can be used not only to decorate a Christmas tree, but also to decorate the whole house. If you want to go further, put some small gifts or competition tasks inside.

This idea is very simple, therefore, you can implement it yourself or with the support of your child. It will be a fun and productive time together.

What is necessary

You will need to prepare some materials; most likely, you already have them in your home:

1. Colored paper, an interesting decoration will be made of corrugated paper.
2. A simple pencil and scissors, maybe a stationery knife.
3. Regular thread.

Step-by-step instruction

• Take a colored sheet of A4 paper and fold it along the long side (across) 6 times.

REFERENCE.From a sheet of A4 paper you will get a candy 12.5 cm long (this does not take into account the tails), and from an A5 sheet you will get a candy measuring 9.5 cm.

• Markings must be made on both sides. Then cut along its contour and unfold the workpiece.

• Now you should bend the workpiece upward at both ends of the workpiece, in the narrowest place. Next, do the same in the opposite direction, but only at the widest point.

• Now you need to roll the workpiece so that you get a paper candy. You can put the contents inside and tie the ponytails.

In front of you lies a beautiful and neat candy that you made with your own efforts. You can show your child the algorithm for creating such a decoration once, and then he will be able to do it on his own. In this simple way, you can make the required amount of paper candies so that there is enough to decorate the Christmas tree and for guests.