Nature Stick Necklaces

During our gardening camp, I decided to invite the children to make nature stick necklaces. I love to use natural materials and was inspired by a similar activity I found floating around Pinterest. I wanted to add a bit more, so I decided to add some fine motor by threading dyed macaroni pieces. What a fun activity this turned out to be!

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What you will need:

• short sticks (a bit over an inch or longer – whatever you prefer)
• tempera paint
• dyed macaroni (or beads)
• yarn

I gathered sticks from around our building and cut them into 1.5 –  2 inches.

I then invited the children to paint them.

 How to assemble:

I placed the dyed macaroni on a plate.

And gave them a choice of what yarn color they wanted.

Now for the fine motor part.

The children counted out 3 macaroni pieces and threaded them onto the stick.

They picked out what color yarn they wanted and I tied it at the ends of each side of the stick, double-knotting it. (Note: for extra security you could add some glue between the yarn and the stick.)

Adjust the yarn to desired length.

They loved wearing these!

Some more activities you might enjoy:

• Rainbow Threading Necklaces
• Pasta Necklaces
• Mother’s Day Necklaces

You can see even more activities on my Facebook page!