After our jingle bell sorting activity, we had lots of fun making this simple jingle bell wreath ornament! This is a SUPER easy craft, but it does take some fine motor control to slide the pipe cleaners through the top of the bell.
Here’s what you’ll need: jingle bells, pipecleaners (both of which we received compliments of CraftProjectIdeas.com), and ribbon (optional).
One of my little helpers apparently wanted their hand in the photo of materials. :)
1. Take a pipe cleaner and slide it through the very top of the bell and pull down until there is about an inch and a half left at the bottom.
2. Give to your child and let him/her get started sliding the bells onto the pipe cleaner. Alternate colors, if you wish.
Making progress!
3. Stop adding bells once you have 1 1/2 inches of bare pipe cleaner on each end.
Silly boy!
4. Bend the pip cleaner and make a circle. Secure by twisting the pipe cleaner several times.
5. Use ribbon (or another pipe cleaner like we did) to add a hanger as well as a ribbon.
Hang on the tree and admire your work! Not only does it look great, it sounds beautiful if the tree ever gets bumped! :)
You always motivate me! Thanks for another great and doable activity!