"Make it Kid Friendly" Idea: Geometric Garland

I found this colorful garland of shapes on Pinterest.

So colorful and bright, I thought this could be turned into a kid project!

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I'm not sure what these are made of, or how they're made, but I can think of a few ways to do this with the kids, and even add some learning into the process!

What can be done to make it a kid-friendly activity:

To make the garland:

• Glue the shapes onto yarn or a flat ribbon [I think a flat, thin ribbon would work the best]. 
• Use a hole punch and punch one [or even two] holes and thread the yarn or ribbon through the holes. [Two holes would get the effect here, one hole, the shapes would just dangle.]

How the kids can learn during this activity:

• Cutting practice! Draw some geometric shapes on construction or card stock paper [heavier would be better if you want to display these]. Let the kids have a chance to cut them out themselves!
• Patterning! Pattern by color, or by shape [or both!]! Practice learning patterns.
• Sorting! Sort colors or sort shapes. Divide them up into piles.

String up your new, kid-made garland, and enjoy!

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Inspiration can be found in all places! Don't limit your options to just kid-friendly crafts and art projects that you've seen done already. Take a look at adult projects all around, and think to yourself, "How can I tweak that to make it work for my kids?" 

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Henry is 3 years. George is 1 year.

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