Use a smaller "Chinette" type paper bowl, turn the
bowl upside down and paint the entire outside with
red paint, or whatever color. Allow to dry. Cut
strips of paper to make a paper chain. Have the
children glue the strips together to make the paper
chain for however many days are left till
Christmas (reserve one strip to attach chain to
bell).
Place the painted bowl upside down
on the table. Bring two ends of a pipe cleaner
together. Stick ends down through a hole in the
center, bottom of the bowl, until half of pipe
cleaner is below bottom of bowl and half is above.
(you should have a loop on the top to hang your
bowl (bell) with. To keep the pipe cleaner in that
position, twist it on each side of the bottom of
bowl. Squeeze a drop or two of glue between the pipe
cleaner and hole in bowl to help keep in place.
Add your paper chain to the top of
the bell and they can tear one loop or chain off
each day and count down the days to Christmas.
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