Christmas chain
Countdown to Christmas
ADDED December 01, 2008
One of my family's fun Christmas traditions is to make a Christmas chain. It is a great craft to do with kids: the construction is simple, and it is a fun activity to do together everyday.
Here is how we make ours: first, cut 25 strips of paper that are about 6 to 9 inches long. Next, using all the strips of paper, write the numbers 1 to 25 on the strips. These numbers will represent how many days are remaining until Christmas. Third, starting with strip number 1, glue, staple or tape the ends of the paper together creating one link, do the same with strip number 2, making sure link 2 attaches to link 1, then do the same with links 3 through 25. Once the chain is complete and all 25 links are attached, your kids will have a visual representation of how many days remain until Christmas.
The excitement will build as the chain comes apart!
Have fun tearing the links off and counting down.
(but please don't stand on the tables)
| ages 3-12, quick activity, rainy day fun, |
Comments
Cathy P. 12-01-2008 01:54Love it! Genius! Thank you. :-)
Judy Miller 12-01-2008 07:37
We made a Christmas chain this afternoon, my kids loved it and they can't wait to tear a link tomorrow! Thank you for all your great ideas.
Jackie 12-03-2008 09:30
We make a countdown chain every year also. However, I ask my children to do something nice for someone else each day before they can tear off a link.
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