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Add holiday cheer with this playful
bell garland made from a paper-cup pattern.
Scissors
Paper cups
Construction paper
Pencil
Assorted jingle bells
(2 for each bell)
Metallic chenille stems
Decorative glue,
such as confetti glue
and glitter glue
Thick white crafts glue
Colored cord
Talk to your kids about different
bells and where you would hear
them.
Instructions:
1. Make a pattern by cutting a
slit down one side of a paper cup and removing the base. For
each bell, lay cup pattern flat on paper and trace around
it, adding a 1/4-inch margin.
2. Decorate the paper with decorative
glues as desired. Let it dry.
3. Cut out the paper shapes and
glue them over the same size paper cups. Let the glue dry.
4. Poke the base of each cup twice
with a pencil point. Fold chenille stems in half and thread
the ends into the holes in each base, leaving a small loop
sticking out.
5. Twist a jingle bell onto each
end of the stem inside the bells. String the cord through
the loops, knotting it at the top of each bell and spacing
the bells several inches apart.