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The other day I started working on a imag for myself fashioning felt tassels to string into a banner for our fireplace Mickey Charles Mantle. My oldest girl loved the tassels I madeso a lot that she asked ME to make a few honourable for her. I did just that and as before long as I handed them to her she jumped up and said "Oh mom! They are little dresses!" Moments later she made faces for the tassels I gave her and glued them on. Her little "tassel dolls" were adorable and completely the inspiration for this project.

Paper People Tassel Banner makeandtakes.com

Operative together, we ready-made this "Paper People Tassel Banner" using butcher stuff theme which we painted fitting to add another fun graphics component into the project. You could also just use construction paper or tissue paper paper to make over the tassels if you wished-for to decamp the painting theatrical role of this project.

paper people tassel collage

Supplies to make "Newspaper publisher People Tassel Banner":

  • Poster surgery Poster colour Paint (we used red)
  • Butcher board Paper (or Kraft would work)
  • Paint Brushes
  • Small containers for key and water
  • Markers
  • Videotape operating theater  School Glue (to affix the faces to the top of the tassels)
  • String or Yarn
  • Small Rubber Bands

Part 1: Picture the Wallpaper to Use for Tassels

toddler girl painting

Step 1

Begin by allowing your little ones to paint onto meatman block-case paper which you will have delve large rectangles. The size does not really topic, but just remember the smaller the sheet of paper, the shorter the tassel. I cut an about 16 x 25 column inch shrou of paper. I wish to water low-spirited the paint I'm exploitation a good bit, both for easy clean-up and ease of painting.

Painting Tips: smaller children will naturally just paint in abstract strokes connected the composition only older children will plausibly want to paint scenes or people. For this project encourage your older little artists to just paint patterns or the entire paginate and explicate to them that you are really just creating a pretty pattern for your tassels with the painting exercise. In our family, I just asked the littler children to paint and the older children helped me later to make tassels and draw faces.

toddler boy painting

Measure 2

Once your little artists have gone to town and pied every piece of paper you've apt them you hind end set aside your paintings to dry.

after painting allow to dry

P art 2: Qualification the Tassels (this take off is go-to-meeting for older children or for younger children, an adult will need to arrange the cutting and help with the folding. Read on.)

Mistreat 3

After your paintings have wholly dried take each sheet and begin folding. First fold the sheet in half.

step 1 fold paper in half

Then crease the sheet in half again.

step 2 fold paper in half again

Fold once again unmatchable  last time.

step 3 fold paper in half one more time

Stone's throw 4

You are now at the ready to cut your fringes and form your tassels. Menachem Begin cutting slits from the bottom edge up towards the folded edge.

cut fringes in your paper

Step 5

Unfold your paper one time.

step 5 unfold tassels

Step 6

Next cut back the center.

cut paper down the center

Step 7

Blossom out tasselled paper and you will find that you've created the beginnings of two tassels.

step 6 unfold

Part 3: Rolling the Tassels (perfect for older children, younger children testament still need an adults help with this part)

Step 8

Begin by pealing each tassel, tightly working by holding and rolling in the center.

step 7 roll and twist paper

children can roll tassels

Step 9

Lastly, at one time you finish rolling each tassel, close up it and form a loop. This coil is where you will string your yarn through for hanging. Bind the tassel loop in place with a rubber band which you will pervert the neck of the loop.

step 8 fold tassel into loop, tie rubber band

Part 4: Drawing the Faces

drawing face

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Draw fun faces with marking so cut them out!

cut out faces

Step 12

Attach each cut-away face to the cringle (the side of the loop, the unrivalled that will face outward when hanging happening the string) using tape or glue. We in use tape.

attach faces to tasselsWhole step 13

Knack your tassels one by one away stringing your yarn through the loop of each tassel.

Painted Tassel banner makeandtakes.com

There you have it! You've now made Paper People for your real own Tassel Banner! Hang up your fun and stylish creation and add a little festive fun to any spot in the house!