Well, I had this idea...We lace with pasta which is fine but I thought, 'I wonder if I could drill a hole in a marker cap? Well, drilling on the curved side of the marker cap did not work out like I planned (still have all ten fingers, thank you). I drilled straight into the cap and TA-DAH---a lacing bead. I also drilled holes in the milk caps (you probably wondered what we we were going to do with all those milk and marker caps you have been saving for us).
We have to use large needles with this activity so it is for the MWF classes only. The children have to create a pattern and get a beautiful necklace. Okay, you are not going to see them at your next Lia Sophia party but they are pretty and colorful!
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| Student Necklaces |
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| Student Necklace |
So after the children laced necklaces and they were so wonderful and unique, I thought, 'Wouldn't that be great outdoor garland on my evergreen trees!'
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| Garland |
This is cheap and easy. We lace the necklaces with yarn but I would use a sturdier string for outdoors. I'll admit it's a little time consuming drilling all the holes (I have plastic 'dust' all over my garage. Have I mentioned how tolerant my husband is of my job?) It is a super earth friendly and green project.
