Green Guides

Materials:
Colorful junk mail
Paper glue
Scissors
ruler
Wooden barbecue sticks or similar object for rolling
* Thicker sticks are easier for younger children
String

Cut about 25 – 30 strips from your junk mail 1 inch wide

Place the stick at the edge of a strip

Roll up the strip on the stick. Put glue on the end.

Slide the roll off of the stick.
Squeeze the ends to straighten them and roll it closed with the glued edge.

Roll up the rest of the strips

Cut a string about 6 feet long.

String 2 rolls to the middle of the string.

*If young children have difficultly working with a long string you can cut a shorter one and add more later.

Bring the right roll under the left as shown in the picture

Insert the other end of the string through the left side.
*if you have difficulty passing the string through you can push it with a toothpick

Pull both strings until the bottom roll moves up against the top roll

Insert the right string through the right side of the next roll and pull it through

Insert the left string through the left side of the roll
Pull both strings until the roll moves up against the second roll

Repeat steps 11 to 12 to attach more rolls until you have enough to comfortable wrap around your fist.
The finished bracelet has to slide over your fist to be on your wrist.

*If at any point you see that there will not be enough string, knot the 2 ends together tightly a few times and cut off the extra. Insert a new string and continue steps 11 to 12

When you have added enough rolls bring the right string through the right side of the top roll

Bring the left string through the left side of the top roll.
Pull both strings and the end rolls will come around together

Knot the strings tightly a few times

Cut off the extra string

Twist the knot to the inside and your bracelet is ready to wear!