Assortment of colored construction paper
Glue or tape
Help the children cut or tear the construction paper into strips. (Here’s a helpful hint: All paper can be torn easily in one direction, but not in the opposite direction because of the paper grain.)
Take one paper strip, and tape or glue the ends together to make a loop. Then show the children how to thread a second strip through the first and tape it to make a second loop.
They can keep adding loops to make the chain as long as they want. Can they make a chain long enough to go across the whole room?
When the chain is finished, hang it up with masking tape, and you’ve got a homemade decoration for a birthday or holiday – or to make an ordinary day all the more festive.