Christmas Candy Cane Decorations

What you need

Green pipe cleaners
Various decorative 6mm x 9mm pony beads in white and red (you can use other colours too if you like)

Intro

“Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, please put a penny in the old man's hat…” (or so the nursery rhyme says). But Christmas really is coming, and it really will be time to decorate your tree soon. So fancy making some new decorations to jazz up your tree? These easy-to-make, eye-catching candy canes will look amazing wherever they hang.

Top tip

Why not create an attractive display for the candy canes? Simply put some twigs into a vase and hang the canes on them, then put it in a communal place for all to admire.

Worried that the treats might get gobbled up too soon?! Keep them in a safe area then each day make a special visit to the advent calendar

The Activity

Tie a not in the end of the pipe cleaner
Trim the excess from the end, if there is any
Take the beads and alternate the colours as they are threaded onto the pipe cleaner
Continue, leaving about 2cm of pipe cleaner at the end
Tie a knot in this end too
Gently bend one end of the pipe cleaner to make the distinctive candy cane shape
Your decoration is now ready to adorn the tree!