Sometimes a simple idea, like shaping strands of beads into ornaments, is all it takes to check off most of the people on your child's gift list.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Pipe cleaners
Transparent craft beads (5- to 10-millimeter diameters) | |
| Seasons: Christmas | |
| Materials: beads, pipe cleaners | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Bend an end of a pipe cleaner into a 90-degree angle. Have your child thread on beads from the opposite end, stopping a half inch from the tip. |
| 2. | Twist together the two ends, and the strand is ready to shape into a star, a candy cane, or another festive object. |
Variations
Twist together the ends of two pipe cleaners for a longer
strand, or attach short beaded lengths to add a striker to a bell
or holly berries to a wreath.
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