Another creative way to use cookie cutters is to make garlands for your loved ones to feel special. These are the items you will need for this 15-minute project:
- colorful papers
- needle and thread
- thick black marker
- scissors
Use the cookie cutter as a stencil, and draw around it with a pencil. Cut out the shapes. I cut several shapes at a time so that the process goes faster. Or your children could cut them out to practice hand-eye coordination. Grab your thick marker. I used a marker that had an outer diameter of one inch, so it was super thick. Write one letter on each shape. Then string the shapes together with a needle and thread, sewing up and down, one stitch on each shape. Leave a gap between words. Hang it up.
Ideas for garlands:
- Happy Birthday!
- Welcome Home, Daddy
- Get Well Soon
- Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
- Aloha
- Happy Fourth of July
- Congratulations on Your Graduation
- Happy New Year
- Merry Christmas
- Happy Valentines Day
- Happy Easter
- Happy Mother’s Day
- Happy Father’s Day
- You Did It!
- Baby Shower
- Happy Anniversary
As you can see, there are many occasions where you might want to make someone feel special. Why not take 15 minutes to make a garland?
Tags: cookie cutter, crafts, Fourth of July, paper craft
Great ideas!
Thanks! The garlands are festive and easy to make.
Such great ideas! I have a couple containers full of cookie cutters, nice to have another reason to dig them out!
Yes, using them as stencils for making garlands can liven up any party and make people feel special.
Oh, this looks like it would be such a fun afternoon activity for children! Plus it would be a great learning tool.
Kids love cutting out decorations for a fun event, so yes, including your kids in the preparations is a good idea.
I never thought of this! How do you come up with so many creative ideas, Susan? I’m putting the cookie cutters in with the kids drawing supplies today. I can’t wait to see the look on their faces!
We really liked making the Fourth of July garland–it was so festive!