On the third day of craft-mas, i made this for my tree…
a paper chain!
Today’s craft is by far the simplest of them all and is great to do with kids! The writers of Demorest’s Family Magazine (1890) seem to agree, as they’ve shared the directions for this craft under the “Kindergarten Work and Play for the Home” section (1). These directions say to use “gilt or silver papers” (1), but I thought that I would be a bit more frugal and use some of the many paper scraps accumulating in the Dalnavert office space (fig. 1)
Fig. 1. The overflowing scrap bin in the Dalnavert office space.
Difficulty: Easy
Time: ~20 minutes
What you will need
Scrap paper (or new paper if you have a specific look you’re going for!)
Scissors
Glue stick
Instructions
Now your paper chain is ready to hang from your tree, doorway, or anywhere else you would like!
Fig. 2. My lovely paper chain on my chaos tree! Whoops, I mean Christmas tree!
What i enjoyed
This craft is SUPER duper easy and fun. Plus, it’s a great use of scrap paper that would otherwise end up in the recycling bin!
what i found difficult
Honestly, with this craft, everything was super simple. No complaints!
Sources
Hennessey, Kate H. “Kindergarten Work and Play for the Home”, Demorest's Family Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 2, December 1890, p. 103.