A "Christmas Chain" Tradition ...

Last Christmas my granddaughter Avery (who was two at the time) and I made a paper chain for our Christmas tree. I used heavy construction papers in pastel pink, green, and white and cut them into strips about an inch-and-a-half wide by about 9" long, and Avery and I glued them together to make our chain. I wrote the date on one of the links and we hung the chain on the tree ...

Avery was so pleased with it, and I decided we would start a new tradition and add to our chain every Christmas.

I was a little smarter this year and used double-sided scrapbook paper for our chain. I also bought some Elmer's Washable School Glue which is great to use with little ones. It's purple and in stick form and is easy to wash off hands and doesn't stain clothes.

Avery loved the gluing part and did several links by herself ...

We got a little carried away and our
chain ended up being about 15 feet long!

Next year we won't make it quite that long, and I'm going to
use Christmas scrapbook paper instead of pastels.

Next, we linked the two chains
together and hung them on the tree ...

Ta-daaaaa!

What started out as just a fun project, has become a tradition for Avery and me ... and I look forward to adding to our Christmas chains for many Christmases to come.