December 15 – Advent Calendar
Make some popcorn garland today. if you have never made this before for you holiday decoration, this is SO MUCH FUN! Make sure to make an extra bowl of popcorn… because the kiddos are bound to eat some as they are going.
Need Directions? http://simplyxmas.wordpress.com/2007/12/15/how-to-make-a-cranberry-popcorn-garland/
MATERIALS:
- Popcorn: No salt and no butter, if possible. After popping the popcorn, let it sit out for a day to get stale; fresh popcorn crumbles.
(Make an extra bowl of regular popcorn for the family, since the kids are probably going to eat it as they help make the garland, unbuttered and stale, or not.
- Fresh cranberries
- Heavyweight sowing needle. Use good judgement in how old your child needs to be to handle a sewing needle, and supervise them well. For a very young child, you can set them to the task of alternately handing you cranberries and popcorn.
- Heavyweight sewing thread. Waxed dental floss works great, because it is less-prone to breakage, and the addition of the wax makes it easier to slide the cranberries along.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Lay out long lengths of thread. Tie a knot at one end, and thread the other end through the needle. The individual segments can be tied together when you’re finished, but be sure to leave a couple inches of thread at the end of each segment.
Push the needle through the cranberry and slide it down the length of the thread to the knotted end. Then do the same with a piece of popcorn. Alternate popcorn and cranberries until the segment is finished.
Lastly, tie the segments together, and hang the garland.
After Christmas, send the kids out with the garland to decorate any shrubs or trees around your residence. A small child will get a lot of pleasure out of seeing the birds dine on the garland he’s hung out.
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Kris Mazy is the mom of 5 amazing kids (Shelby, Griffen, Elwyn, Berlyn and Rowan) ages 13 to 4 and wife to Larry, my business partner and best friend for the last 14 years.
