It’s the perfect time for a craft that will provide fun for now and decor the the Sukkah later.
We all have memories of making paper chains for the Sukkah when we were little…and then watching those chains disintegrate and fall to the floor once the first Sukkos rain came in.
And yet, despite knowing that these paper chains would never last, we’d make them again, and again. Why? Perhaps we liked the activity. There’s something about looping the strips together and seeing the chain get longer and longer in a beautiful kaleidoscope of color that was satisfying.
But why didn’t we ever think of using ribbon instead?
That’s what we’re doing this year. And even though Sukkos is still a few weeks away, now is when our kids need a craft activity and there are few crafts that are more productive than making something beautiful for the Sukkah!
You’ll need: simply glue guns and velvet ribbon.
We found it was the most cost-effective to get one variety pack of ribbon like this one. It includes 36 yards and 18 different colors!
36 yards of ribbon will yield about 20 feet of chain and it will keep a few kids busy for a nice amount of time!
We started by grouping the 18 colors into groups of three – colors that we felt looked nice together. This way, each child worked with their own color pattern. There were fall colors, bright colors, shades of blue, pastels…
We started by cutting the ribbon into 6-inch pieces.
Then add a strip of hot glue. We didn’t want to kids to be using our big glue gun, but our 9 and 10-year-olds were able to use these small ones, a 2 pack that comes with glue sticks. Children that were a little younger helped with the cutting. Always use caution when using any hot glue guns and cover the surfaces.
Simply close the ribbon loop. Thread the next piece through the hole and repeat. You know how these chains go!
They’re fun to create and it’s rewarding to see them grow and grow.