Decorating with Children’s Artwork: Simple Garland

Playful and perfect for all year round!

Materials

• Child’s artwork (Make sure it is something that they are okay with being cut up or make something for this purpose.)
• Circle punch OR milk jug cap, pencil/eraser and scissors
• Lick & stick stickers
• Glue
• Twine
• Scissors
• Cardstock

Directions

• Punch out circles out of your artwork.  If you don’t have access to a punch, flip the artwork over, trace a circle using a milk jug cap and cut it out.

• Punch additional circles out of  the blank cardstock.

• Put your circle stickers in the centre.

• Take 2 punched circles and glue them together, with your twine in between. (As seen in the photograph.)  This is an opportunity to explore patterns on your garland.

• Allow your garland to dry overnight and then hang it on your wall, tree or wrap a gift with it!  Wouldn’t this be great to decorate a children’s bedroom?

Purpose

• Re-imagining items
• Finding economical ways to celebrate with paper
• Thinking of others

Safety Notes

• Exercise care when using scissors.  Use with adult supervision.
• String, cord etc. can be a strangulation hazard, thus they are not meant for play and should be used with supervision.