Christmas Paper Chain Garland Craft

Getting into the festive spirit with a Christmas Paper Chain Garland is an absolute delight! This charming DIY project not only adds a pop of color to your space but also brings a warm and cozy vibe perfect for the holiday season. You can get creative with different colored papers, patterns, and even add some glitter for that extra sparkle. It's a wonderful activity to involve the whole family, creating a sense of togetherness and joy as you craft and decorate together. Hang the garland along the walls, across the fireplace, or around the Christmas tree to instantly elevate your holiday décor. So, grab your scissors, glue, and colorful papers, and let the crafting fun begin!

Christmas Chain Garland – Materials:

• Construction paper in white, brown, red (for the garland) and scrap pieces in orange, black, cream, pink and white for the details
• Buttons
• Twigs
• Googly eyes
• Red and white pom pom
• A few cotton rounds
• Hot glue gun
• Tape

INSTRUCTIONS 

For each paper chain, cut strips of paper 2 inches x 8 inches long. Make as many as you want depending on the length of your garland. Use red for the santa, brown for Rudolph and white for the snowman. Reserve a cream or white ring for Santa's face. Use tape to connect the strips. Interlock two vertical strips with one horizontal strip.

For Santa, cut a hat shape out of red and add white paper trim and a pom pom by gluing them down. Cut a small red oval for the nose and two small circles for cheeks. Break apart a few cotton rounds for the beard. Glue all the details together as well as two googly eyes on the cream or white ring. beard

For Rudolph, glue two googly eyes and a red pom pom for the nose. Take a few twigs and use hot glue to create antlers and glue those on the back of your firset paper ring.

For the snowman, cut out a black hat and carrot nose out of orange paper. Glue on the first ring with the eyes. Glue on the buttons.