You need to actively wait for the arrival of the main holiday of the year. Children are anticipating a miracle, and adults are preoccupied with how to create it. A variety of means are used - from crafts to long-awaited purchases. The article lists 10 means of salvation, almost step-by-step instructions for creating a New Year's atmosphere.
Holiday morning
You can turn those nasty, cool, dark morning hours into moments full of pleasure with a motivator: hot coffee with aromatic syrup that brings out the Christmas atmosphere. For preparation you will need:
- nutmeg 0.5 tsp;
- ground cloves 0.2 tsp;
- cinnamon 1 tsp;
- sugar 100 g or sweetener;
- pumpkin puree 2 tbsp.
Cooking: heat the spices, mix in a thick-bottomed saucepan with puree, sugar, add water. Cook over low heat, bring to a boil, stirring the magic mass with a wooden spatula, wait until the mixture becomes homogeneous. Leave to cool at room temperature. Add 2 tsp to coffee or even tea and enjoy.
New type of snowflakes
Probably no one tolerates paper applications on windows anymore. They are attached with tape, which then leaves stains. No originality. For light-transmitting, light, almost real (only enlarged) snowflakes, you will need a glue gun. It must be applied to a surface from which it will come off when dry. You need to draw a snowflake pattern with a gun, then attach it to a string. It will look like an icicle in the shape of a snowflake.
Stars made from paper bags
For such a chic decoration you will need craft or white paper rectangular bags and a glue stick. The instructions are:
- place the bag with the opening side facing away from you;
- draw two stripes - vertical in the middle, horizontal at the bottom edge (inverted T);
- put the next bag on top, repeat the operation about 5 times;
- trim the upper corners of the rectangle so that you get an arrow looking up;
- pull the lower and upper corners, fold a three-dimensional star, fasten the first and last bag;
- hang a star on a thread from the ceiling;
- Decorate with glitter if desired.
Aromatization of the room
It’s a pity for a living spruce, the artificial one smells of centuries-old dust, but the natural flavoring doesn’t seduce you? The solution would be to walk into the nearest pine forest for branches. Collect some that have fallen by placing them in jars or vases throughout the house. The smell of resin and invigorating pine needles attracts festivities. Decorations - small balls, rain showers - will add coziness.
Options for replacing the Christmas tree
The latest trend is to put nature's gifts to good use. Take regular sticks and clean them with a knife. Make one smaller than the other by 4-10 centimeters. You will need 7 pieces. Next, fasten them together like a ladder with a rope, and hang homemade or rare toys according to your taste. Decoration - white or yellow lanterns will provide pleasant evening lighting during dinner.
Candles
It is better to stock up on real wax candles. If stores are full of paraffin products, you can purchase the layer from a private seller. Lay the wick to the edge of the layer, roll it into a tight tube.Place the product in a small bowl or coffee cup.
Changing lighting
Save electricity! The motto is everything for the sake of the holiday. We take inspiration from European Christmas markets and take only the best – the atmosphere. If there are not enough candles and light bulbs on a homemade Christmas tree, you can resort to a wonderful invention - longitudinal garlands that go down from the curtain to the windowsill and wink at passers-by. It is advisable to choose the same color scheme as the room – cold or warm light.
Evening of handmade toys
Get together at the table, stock up on felt, wool, threads and create - the symbol of the year, bullfinches, snowflakes, sleighs, Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, decorate pine cones with sparkles, attach strings to candies. This makes the family united, and imbues the house with fun and comfort. The newest idea is to place beads in an iron cookie tin and bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. They will merge into a single iridescent form. For example, make a sled from two candies, a red and white cane and a chocolate bar.
So you can jointly create magic with the aromas of New Year's baked goods (for example, gingerbread cookies), looking out from behind cups of hot steam, discussing plans for New Year's Eve.
Door decoration
You can shock guests before they even come in with an original door decoration for the New Year. You will need multi-colored pieces of wallpaper or whatman paper. Decorate the door in the form of a giant penguin with a scarf, a deer with open arms. This way the holiday spirit will know where to enter!
Traditions that can't be escaped
If you try hard, you can avoid a stormy feast, but why? After all, you can take care of decorating the New Year's table. For example, arrange white plates in the shape of snowmen, lay out napkins like scarves. Include Christmas, New Year, and winter songs. Hang wreaths, place pine cones on the table between dishes. The main thing is not to overdo it. Unusual dishes should please not only the taste buds, but also the eye. A salad laid out in the shape of the symbol of the year or a cake in the shape of a Christmas tree will brighten up the feast.
Thus, with the help of the above 10 life hacks, you can not only soak up the atmosphere of the New Year holidays, but also infect others with it!
