If you like spending time with your family at Christmas doing crafts together, consider making your own Christmas tree garland.
Here are a few ideas for making Christmas garland this year.
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The traditional homemade Christmas tree garland is popcorn on a string.
Simply pop popcorn and use a needle and thread to put it on a string.
Sewing popcorn garland can get a bit messy, so plan accordingly.
Cranberries
You can also use cranberries as garland.
Fresh cranberries can get a bit messy, so an alternate idea is to use dried cranberries or beads that look like cranberries.
Another idea is to make a pattern with cranberries and popcorn on the same string.
Paper Chain
Another traditional homemade Christmas tree garland is a paper chain.
Take strips of paper in a rectangular shape and loop them through other pieces of paper and tape the edges to create a chain.
You can use newspaper, construction paper, wrapping paper, pages of a magazine or book, sheet music, or whatever paper you have available.
An idea to make it extra fancy is to use specialty scissors, such as pinking sheers, to create a decorative edge on the paper rectangles.
Paper Cutouts
You can also create or purchase paper cutouts to use as garland.
You or your children can decorate the cutouts using crayons, markers, glitter, or whatever you like.
You can even use cutout letters to spell words, such as "Merry Christmas".
Another idea is to fold the paper into 3 dimensional shapes.
Sew the cutouts together to create a garland to decorate your Christmas tree.
Greenery
You can use greenery from your garden as Christmas garland.
Use wire to connect the pieces of greenery together and drape it over your Christmas tree or other parts of your home.
Another idea is to incorporate other natural elements, such as pine cones or pretty rocks.
Flowers
You can use fresh or artificial flowers to create a Christmas garland.
Like the other garlands, use a needle and thread to sew the flowers together.
Christmas Ornaments
You can make simple spherical Christmas ornaments into Christmas garland.
Use yarn or another rope-type material to connect your Christmas ornaments into a garland shape.
Other Ideas
Here are a few other homemade Christmas garland ideas to consider: jingle bells, fabric pom poms, fabric bows, candy, dried fruit, tulle, feathers, pipe cleaners, or burlap.
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