I wanted to make a candy necklace to give to Maxi at his graduation and I thought about what would really surprise & excite him about a necklace....of course, DINOSAURS!! I made the necklace out of his favorite starbursts and mini dinosaur toys. He loved it and wanted to tear it open as soon as I gave it to him. I made sure I at least got one picture before he tore it apart! It turned out so cute and I will make a bigger one for Matthew's high school graduation.
The directions are easy. I didn't have time to take step by step pictures as I threw it together the day of his graduation (that's how simple it is to make).
SUPPLIES:
One roll of clear cellophane
scissors
ribbon
tulle
tape
candy and or toys
DIRECTIONS:
Cut a three to four inch piece of cellophane.
Start at one end of the cellophane leaving a little space at the end before you place two pieces of starbursts together and leave a small gap then place one dinosaur toy, continue alternating the candy & toys until you have reached the end of the cellophane leaving a small piece at the end to tie.
Next roll all of the pieces twice making sure it is tight. Tape as needed. I had my older children help roll, it made it a little easier having more hands.
Tie a piece of ribbon between each gap. I added tulle and four different colors of ribbon.
Repeat the steps above and tie the two pieces together. This made the perfect size for a four year old, I will have to do three pieces to make it big enough for my 16 year old next year.
I used Maxi's favorite things to make his necklace, you can use all candy, all toys, money, whatever you can think of. =)
Maximus and his wonderful preschool teachers!
I told you the necklace turned out so cute!!
Happy Graduation Maxi!
-paula
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