Since our building is the oldest wooden structure in our county we often get visitors on the weekends that are doing local tours and things like that. So for a local Christmas tour I wanted to decorate our room, but I wanted it to have a personal feel to it. I found the idea at the blog here. I didn't have a template or anything so I basically just came up with it as I went.
First I took black construction paper and cut it into rectangles. to make the top of the light. After cutting out all the rectangles I folded them in half.
Then I attached the black rectangles to the light bulbs that I had made out of several different colors of construction paper. I tried using glue at first, but it wouldn't stick well so I used tape. I taped only one side of the rectangle to the light.
Then I used a pen to write the children's names on the lights (one letter per light). I wrote their names in pen and then had them trace over it with glue and then add glitter to it. The kids were SO excited about getting to use glitter because we NEVER use glitter (I have 31 kids!).
After the glue/glitter dried I took some yarn and cut a piece long enough to where it covered the length of the name with a little extra on each side.
Then I folded the top part of the black paper over the string and taped it down.
We hung these from the ceiling all around the room. They looked so cute and I could just kick myself for not taking a picture of them all hanging up! Oh well the kids got to enjoy them hanging in our room for several weeks and then I let them take their names home when we got out for Christmas break.
