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Nature Stick Necklaces

July 18, 2014 by Sheryl Cooper

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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!

nature stick necklaces made by kids

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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

 

nature stick necklaces

 

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

 

nature stick necklace

 

I then invited the children to paint them.

 

 How to assemble:

 

nature stick necklace

I placed the dyed macaroni on a plate.

 

nature stick necklace

 

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

 

nature stick necklace

 

Now for the fine motor part.

 

nature stick necklace

 

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

 

 

nature stick necklace

 

 

 

nature stick necklace

 

nature stick necklace

 

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.)

 

nature stick necklace

 

Adjust the yarn to desired length.

nature stick necklace

 

 

They loved wearing these!

 

nature stick necklaces: simple threading activity for kids

 

 

 

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!

 

 

 

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Cathy Mini @ Our Mini Family

    July 31, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    Such a cute idea, Sheryl! I love it!

    Thanks for linking up at the Bewitchin Projects party this week! I can’t wait to see what you link up again next week over at OurMiniFamily.com!

    Cheers,
    ~Cathy Mini~
    OurMiniFamily.com

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