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Christmas Garlands You Can Make With Food
Description: Easy, creative Christmas garlands made from candy, macaroni, gumballs, popcorn, apples, and more!
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Are you looking for some fun and interesting materials for making
Christmas garlands while at home with the kids? If so, the materials for
making festive strands for your tree, your doorways, or your outdoor
shrubs may be as close as the kitchen pantry.
Hard Candy
Glue wrapped pieces of hard candy to a length of ribbon. Turn the side
of the candy that opens toward the ribbon and use a drop of hot glue to
secure the wrapper to the ribbon. If you are careful not to glue the
wrapper closed, you can eat the candy later!
Macaroni
Uncooked pasta shapes with holes in the center lend themselves very
naturally to stringing as a garland on a piece of yarn. This is an
easy-to-make garland that is fun for kids. If you would like to dress up your
macaroni garland a bit, use spray paint or craft paint to change the
appearance of the noodles. Another variation is to use two pieces of
monofilament, stringing them both through a bead or single piece of penne
pasta, and then splitting the monofilament strands, with one going into
one macaroni noodle and one going into the other macaroni noodle,
curved-side-in, to create an “O” shape, then sending both strands through
another piece of penne pasta. Continue that pattern for the length of
the garland for additional visual interest.
Gumballs
For a candy-themed Christmas, decorating with hard candy is not the
only way to go. Using an embroidery needle and thread, you can turn a few
bags of gumballs into a sweet-smelling, brightly colored garland.
Although this would also be possible with other soft candies, such as
gumdrops, gumballs are less sticky to work with. Use shorter length of thread
and tie them all together instead of trying to make the entire garland
with one length of thread. There are two benefits to this: One,
shorter length of thread are less likely to snag in the creation process than
longer lengths are; and two, should the garland happen to break, only
one section of your gumball garland will go rolling across the floor,
instead of the entire length of it.
Dried Apples and Oranges
For a homespun feel and a fragrance that will fill the home, slice
apples and oranges to about one-fourth inch thickness. Lay the slices flat
on a cookie sheet and dry them in your oven at the lowest heat setting,
which should be about 150 degrees. Turn them over regularly and do not
remove until all the juice has drained out. Remove the apple and
orange slices from the oven and let them air dry. Connect the slices with
twine and enjoy the fragrance!
Popcorn and Cranberries
Looking for a traditional feel this Christmas? Gather the kids and the
needle and thread, and string together popped popcorn and whole
cranberries. Younger children can lay the goodies out in a pattern, while
older children and adults can string them together. Be sure to make extra
popcorn, as the supplies for this garland magically disappear. A popcorn
and cranberries garland, with its traditional Christmas red and white,
makes a great decoration
for outdoor trees and shrubs. It will be as delicious to the birds and
squirrels as it is beautiful.
Cereal
Creating a garland out of round cereal or cereal wheels is a fun and
easy way to get younger children involved in holiday decorating. Using
yarn, ribbon, monofilament, or plastic string (popular in children’s
jewelry-making kits), string together O-shaped oat cereal, fruit-flavored
cereal, or puffed wheels. A cereal garland is one more holiday garland
that can be used on trees indoors and out.
Adding homemade Christmas
garlands to your holiday decorations is a fantastic way to involve family and
friends in the Christmas celebration.
