Milli's Pattern Power Paper Chains

Milli's Pattern Power Paper Chains

Follow the pattern to make this simple Milli decoration

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Milli's Pattern Power Paper Chains

Craft Features

Gift
The best gifts are handmade. Make this craft together and give it as a gift to a parent, grandparent, or your child's classmates.
Lots for Kids to Do
This craft has plenty of steps kids can do, like tracing, coloring, decorating, and cutting with safety scissors.

Developmental Skills

Count with Us
Count with us skills include: numbers, counting, measurement, math terms (more than, less than, circle) and math concepts (comparisons, shapes, patterns).
Create with Us
Create with us skills involve self-expression, experimentation, and imagination through visual arts (like painting and sculpting), dramatic play, cooking, and dance.
Ages: 2-5

Materials

Directions

  1. Step 1

    Cut out the paper chains allong the dotted lines. Fold one strip into a loop with the pattern facing out and tape or glue the end of the strip over the tab. Now take a second strip and stick it through the first loop and tape or glue the end into a second loop. Repeat until your chain is the desired length.

  2. MILLI'S PATTERN CHALLENGE!

    Help build your child's pattern recognition skills by making patterns with each link of the chains. <br> <br> Pattern 1: striped dress, butterfly dress, white dandelion dress, green dress (repeat) <br> Pattern 2: red flower dress, purple plaid dress, red flower dress, purple plaid dress (repeat) <br> Pattern 3: red flower dress, red flower dress, purple plaid dress, purple plaid dress (repeat) <br> Pattern 4: blue dress, blue dress, green dress, green dress (repeat) <br> Pattern 5: red dress, red dress, purple plaid dress, purple plaid dress (repeat) <br> Pattern 6: butterfly dress, butterfly dress, striped dress, white dandelion dress (repeat)

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