Christmas is nothing without paper chains…! OK, that might be a little strong, but one of the lasting memories many of us have as children is making paper chains to decorate the house with at Christmas. We remember it well here at KiddyCharts. So, why not create some lasting memories this year with a spot of Shaun the Sheep movie fun with us and Shaun.Video; the personalised Christmas video messaging service from Funwisher? We’ve put together some instructions on how to make paper chains alongside these amazing freebies featuring Shaun.
This is a sponsored post.
We’ve got these rather awesome templates for you to use to make your own paper chains for Shaun the Sheep movie lovers everywhere.
How to make paper chains
Let’s get started with the paper chain fun! Now you can decorate your family house or even your office (home office?) with some fabulous and fun Shaun the Sheep paper chains!
Materials
You will need:
- Paper,
- A printer,
- Scissors,
- Glue or sticky tape, and
- A willing small helper!
How to make your paper chains; inspired by Shaun the Sheep movie
- Choose the colour of paper chains you’d like to make from the template sheets (scroll down to down load them)
- Print and cut out the strips we have provided for you. Do be careful with sharp scissors – you might need to supervise the kids here, depending on their age. Care, and patience are the watchwords here…
- Bend the strip of paper into a loop, then use glue to stick it together. We actually find that double sided sticky tape can be really helpful when making paper chains, so you might want to consider this as an additional requirement here?
- Take the next strip of paper, put it through first link in the chain and stick it together to form the second loop,
- Repeat step 3 until you’ve made a chain as long as you need, and
- Use sticky tape or pins, stick your paper chains around your room! Make sure that you check with everyone though before you start adding random paper chains everywhere in the house. 😂
The template and full instructions for this paper chain fun are included when you click on the circular image a bit lower down this article….but first…
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So – here you go – here is how to make paper chains courtesy of Shaun and KiddyCharts. Why not check out the other Shaun the Sheep activities and colouring on the site too?
<< Click on the circular image below to download the templates now >>
We do have loads of fun Christmas activities on KiddyCharts, so do check the others out too, won’t you?
Ideas for Christmas with kids
Some ways to make Christmas fun with the kids this year - everything from crafts, to activities, and free printables.
Advent calendar craft for kids: Free days until Christmas activity
Make a countdown to Christmas calendar with the kids - really simple and fun to do.
Advent Calendar Outlines
Looking for a calendar to colour in - then this is a gorgeous Santa themed one for you!
Winter paper dolls: Including Christmas Jumper Paper Dolls!
Winter paper dolls for the kids to dress up in their own wooly jumpers!
Decorate your own Christmas Tree free printable
Make your own Christmas Tree from our printable, and then decorate it too!
Printable Christmas countdown calendar: Includes positive mantras, editable and giant calendars!
Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar for the kids - even includes a giant one if you want to donate to our charity too.
Aside from the KiddyCharts Shaun the Sheep activities, why not check out some of these other ones too. If you are a Shaun fan, there is bound to be something to interest you within all of this:
Shaun the Sheep activities from the internet
More ideas for Shaun the Sheep activities from across the internet.
TP Roll Shaun the Sheep Craft - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun
Shaun the Sheep made from toilet roll - why wouldn't you want to have a go at this. From the wonderful Red Ted Art.
Shaun the Sheep Movie: Learning Activities to do with Kids Before and After the Movie
Some activities based around the Shaun the Sheep movie - if our paper chains and colouring aren't quite enough for you.
Paper Plate Sheep Craft
You can't beat a paper plate craft - this isn't 100% Shaun, but it IS near enough for us. Why not have a go at this too?
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Helen
Helen
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine! Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time. KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania. Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on. Get in touch TODAY!