You will need:
1. In your best handwriting, copy this poem below onto a sheet of writing paper(or you can print it from this page). Try to fit it neatly onto a 6 inch square sheet.
December first until Christmas
Is the longest time of the year.
It seems as though old Santa
Never will appear.
How many days until Christmas?
It's mighty hard to count.
So this little chain on links
Will tell you the exact amount.
2. Now draw a bell or star on construction paper.
Use whatever color you like. Make it about 8" by 8" - - or a little larger than the sheet with the poem.
3. Cut out your bell or star.
4. Decorate all around the edges with markers, crayons, glitter, etc.
Leave the center free so that the poem can be glued there.
5. When the glue from your decorating is dry, glue the poem neatly in the center.
6. Next make a chain.
Cut red and green construction paper into 1" by 8" strips.
Form one strip into a ring and glue it closed.
Slip a second strip through the ring and glue it closed.
Continue in this way to make your chain.
You will need 24 links (rings) in your chain. One for each day until Christmas.
Make a pretty pattern: --2 red, 2 green, 2 red, 2 green--
or you might want to alternate the colors.
7. Attach the completed chain to the bottom of your bell or star.
Hang it on a wall or in a doorway.
8. Every day neatly tear off one of the rings. And before you know it...Christmas!!
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