How to String Popcorn and Cranberries

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Nothing brings back childhood Christmases like long strings of popcorn and cranberries, and it's still a great project for kids (since popcorn is a relatively healthy snack and cranberries are inedible).

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Needles (s)
  • Sturdy Threads
  • Cranberries
  • Popcorn
Step1
Pour cranberries into a bowl and pick out and throw away any soft or brown ones.
Step2
Pop the popcorn (microwave is fine - just get the "natural" kind) and let it cool.
Step3
Thread a needle with heavy-duty thread (such as buttonhole or quilting thread); pull until doubled.
Step4
Thread one cranberry down to the end and knot the thread around it to make an anchor.
Step5
Carefully thread popcorn and cranberries alternately or in a pattern until thread is full. Leave enough of an end to tie another cranberry-knot when you're done.

Tips & Warnings

  • Keep an eye on your popcorn and cranberry strings, especially if you make them early in the season; after a few weeks, they get kind of sad and old looking.
  • If you've got kids of different ages, it's a good idea to do this while the younger ones are napping or busy at something else. Cranberries taste bitter, but they're still a choking hazard for very young children, and needles are sharp.

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on 4/19/2007 That sounds great. Could you dip the strings of popcorn and cranberries in something to coat them to preserve them? Just a thought...

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on 1/4/2006 String smaller sections of popcorn on fishing line (preferably) tie the ends together to form a round wreath. Use liquid glue and dilute it with a little water, in a small bowl. Dip the popcorn wreath in the glue mixture, immediately sprinkle with green glitter, let dry on wax paper. Take cranberries and glue to the wreath. Hang on tree as ornaments.

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on 11/22/2005 I found an old reel of fishing line to string our cranberries and popcorn. I also added gold raisins - they seem to shine with the lights on the tree.

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on 11/22/2005 It's easier to string the popcorn on dental floss.

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on 11/22/2005 Put the popped corn in a brown paper bag out in your garage (or wherever) for at least a day. The popcorn becomes chewy and will not break as easily when you thread it.

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