Origami Christmas Chain
These Christmas Chains aren't strictly origami - but they work
well with origami paper! Very quick and simple to do, you can also use last
year's left over Christmas gift wrap, squares cut from last year's Christmas
cards, scrapbook paper, construction paper - even pages cut from spare
magazines!
Simple get the kids to glue the square together as shown using
a dab of glue stick in the corner. You can reinforce the join with a Christmas
sticker if you like, or add further decorations. To make the process really
quick you could staple the joins and then cover the staple with a sticker.
Vary the size of the squares, or keep them all the same. If
you want them the same, you might like to cut a template out of cardboard and
ask the kids to draw round it before cutting. Or use a paper trimmer and cut the
squares quickly yourself, and leave the kids to do the assembly and decoration!
The finished chains are fun running down the walls or door
surrounds, around windows and arches and notice-boards, and over fireplaces.
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