It is hard to believe, but our children have been in school almost 100 days now.  And, if your school is anything like mine they have a big party celebrating the 100th day of school.  For the younger kids it is sometimes difficult for them to grasp  just how long 100 days are.  A great way to teach them how large 100 of something is….. is to actually show them 100 of something.  That is what today’s craft is all about.  I’m going to show you how to make Paper Chains for the 100th Day of School.  Ideally, this craft should be started on the first day of school and add a chain piece to each other each day of school until you reach 100.  But, if you haven’t started that already you can do this craft on the 100th day of school as well.  So, grab the materials needed and let’s get started.

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Materials Needed

Colorful Paper

Scissors

Black Marker

Tape

Step 1

Cut strips of colorful paper.

Step 2

Write a number on each strip from 1 to 100.

Step 3

Tape #1 strip into a loop.

Step 4

Take strip #2 and wrap around strip #1.  Tape.  Continue with this all the way thru #100.

Now your chain is complete.  Hang the paper chain proudly and show the kids just how long 100 chains of paper is.  They will surely be amazed.  Remind them this is just how long they have been going to school.

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Depending on when your school district started school the 100th Day of School will be coming up quickly.  Now, is the time to start planning what kind of crafts you are going to do to celebrate the 100th Day of School.  I’m going to show you an easy, and tasty, craft for you to do…  Today I’m going to show you how to make a Fruit Loop Necklace perfect for the 100th Day of School.   Each child will get 100 of these colorful circles of cereal and they will string them to make a necklace.  The kids will love making it almost as much as they will love eating it.  So, let’s get started.

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Materials Needed

Fruit Loops (100 for each child)

String or Yarn

Step 1

Get enough fruit loops for all the children making necklaces.

Step 2

Cut a piece of string or yarn large enough for a necklace and then string 100 fruit loops on it.

The Fruit Loop Necklaces are now finished and are ready to be tied on each child so they can wear them proudly.  Don’t they look colorfully beautiful….. almost as good as they are going to taste.  YUM!!

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I noticed that there are 2 holidays / events coming up – The Chinese New Year and The 100th Day of School. I think that the Chinese Abacus could be a craft to tie both of these 2 celebrations together. The Abacus uses 100 beads and was created by the Chinese  people who called this calculating instrument a Swan-Pan. In face, in some countries an abacus is still widely used to add and subtract. The following step by step arts and crafts instructions will guide you the parent, teacher, child, or whomever through the process of making this Abacus. Have fun.

How to Make Chinese Abacus fro Chinese New Year or 100th Day of School

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

square box

string

small colored beads

pencil

ruler

nail

Step 1

With a pencil and ruler, mark off 10 even spaces along one side of a medium-square box, about 1/2 inch down from the top. Do the same on the opposite side of the box.

Step 2

With a nail, make a small hole at each mark.

Step 3

Pull one end of a piece of string through the first hole, and tie it securely with a knot.

Step 4

String 10 colored beads on the string and fasten the other end of the string, across the box, to the first hole on the other side.

Step 5

Do the same with 9 other pieces of string, placing 10 colored beads on each row. If you like, you may use a smaller box and string 7 colored beads on each row, which will make your counting toy like the ancient Roman abacus. On another note…you don’t have to use colored beads the way we did, you can use a different colored bead on each row…or vary different colors on every other row…it is completely up to you.

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