It doesn’t matter if your daughter makes it for herself, or if your son makes it for you, because this necklace is very pretty and super easy and fun to make!

And I’m pretty sure you’ll have all of the ‘ingredients’ in your house, so you can get right to it!

This is what you need:

• An old magazine, pages not too thick or glossy
• Scissors
• Glue (kiddie glue recommended)
• A wooden skewer
• Needle and thread

Start with cutting the magazine into tapered strips. You can vary the shape of the strips – thinner and more triangular for smaller and thicker beads, or wider and more ‘square’ for longer, thinner beads.

Now, roll the paper strip onto the skewer, nice and tight (but not too tight or it won’t come off the skewer), ending with the skinny side. Use the glue to secure the end. I think kiddie glue is less strong than normal glue, but given the fact that it was my job to do the rolling and my daughter’s job to do the glueing, I thought it to be the safest option!

When the glue has dried you can add glitter, or paint and lacquer them, but we left them as is and made them into a nice and long necklace. You can also make them into a beautiful garland, or even possibly a Christmas tree decoration? The possibilities are pretty much endless!

My daughter really loved this art project, and even though she doesn’t yet have the skill of rolling the beads, she was very happy to take care of the glueing and threading. And she’s extremely pleased with the result (as am I)!

xxx Esther