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The Surprise Accordion Garland

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The Surprise Accordion Garland

A folded strip of paper, a few snips from grown-up scissors, a bit of suspense... and your child unfolds it to reveal a whole chain of identical figures popping up in their hands. All that's left is to decorate each shape and pick where to hang it.

Age
18 to 36 months
Duration
15-20 min
Materials
Paper strips, scissors (adult), crayons
Supervision
Semi-supervisé
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Step by step

  1. Paper strips, scissors (for you), and crayons (for your child).
  2. Fold the strip accordion-style right in front of your child, slowly, counting the folds out loud.
  3. Cut out a little person or a tree, building up the suspense ("Wait for it... big surprise...").
  4. This is THEIR moment to watch the chain burst open in their hands.
  5. Let them draw faces and outfits on each silhouette, then choose where to hang the garland.
  6. Repeat as often as they like with different shapes. Around age 4 to 6, they will fold and cut on their own.

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