Sparkle Necklace

Try this fun necklace your child will love to make and wear, made from things you already have on hand.

Approximate Time: 30 minutes

Supplies:

• cardboard
• aluminum foil
• tape
• paper punch
• paint
• wax paper
• white glue
• toothpick(s)
• paint brushes
• yarn

Instructions:

1. Cut a simple shape from cardboard and cover it with aluminum foil. Tape the ends of the foil to the back of your shape.
2. Use a paper punch to make a hole at the top of your shape.
3. Choose paint colors for your design and make a few little pools of paint, one for each color, on a piece of wax paper. Add a little white glue to each pool of paint, and use a toothpick to mix the glue with the paint.
4. Use paint brushes to paint a design on your foil shape. Allow the paint to dry.
5. Thread a length of yarn through the hole at the top of your sparkle shape and knot the ends of the yarn together to make a necklace.

By Marie from West Dundee, IL