Well, not really spooky, but cute for Halloween. Meg had her Halloween party this weekend and I wanted to come up with some activities for the girls to do. You know I have to do one or two little crafty things. Since Meg is a girlie girl, she is always wearing pony tail holders, so we decided to have the girls make ribbon pony tail holders. This is a super easy activity that can easily be adapted for whatever color scheme you want.
Not many supplies are needed. This is done with an elastic pony tail holder and ribbon. Here you see enough ribbon cut for all 6 girls.
For ribbon, I suggest sheers mainly. Here I have various types and I used 3/8" and 1/2" ribbon. I do not recommend grograin because it is too bulky and the knot won't stay and I don't recommend satin because it is slippery and the knot won't stay.
Each piece of ribbon here was cut to 8" in length. You could adjust this according to your taste - this is the size that worked for us.
Each girl had 12 pieces of ribbon - 2 each of 6 different designs. To make the pony tail holder, you cross over the ribbon piece like you were starting a knot and tighten. These are all single ties - not double knots. The sheer seems to catch nicely when you tighten it. And if any start to loosen up a bit, just give a quick tug and retighten.
The girls made different patterns according to what they wanted. You don't have to use as many ribbon designs and you could even pretty them up with rhinestones or crystals.
Here is Meg showing off the one she made. What's fun is that she can be involved in the process of deciding on ribbons and colors so this project can truly be individualized for her by her.
You can bet we'll be sporting Christmas ones before too long!
Great idea Laura!!! They look very cool!
Posted by: Siobhan | October 24, 2008 at 09:40 AM