How to String Popcorn and Cranberries

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

1. Pour cranberries into a bowl and pick out and throw away any soft or brown ones.
2. Pop the popcorn (microwave is fine - just get the "natural" kind) and let it cool.
3. Thread a needle with heavy-duty thread (such as buttonhole or quilting thread); pull until doubled.
4. Thread one cranberry down to the end and knot the thread around it to make an anchor.
5. 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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