DIY Holiday Decoration Idea:

Family Photo Mobile

By Mary Fons
CTW Features

Supplies:

-A sturdy stick (at least a foot long)

-Photos

-Scissors

-Colored yarn

-Hole punch

-Construction paper (optional)

-Hammer and nail

Instructions:

Get out that old box of family photos that you’ve been meaning to go through for years. Find pictures with Santa, New Year’s Eve party shots, and any other photos that remind you of holiday seasons past.

Trim the photos into interesting shapes (or glue them onto pieces of construction paper for quick “frames.”) Punch a hole in the top of each photo.

Thread yarn through the hole and tie the other end onto the stick.

Repeat with as many photos as you like, making sure that the photos hang at varying lengths.

Select a good place for the mobile, such as the corner of a wide doorway, a window, or a hanging lamp. If installing in a doorway, hammer a nail into the wood and then tie the mobile up to the nail with a piece of string. If hanging from a light, simply tie a piece of string to the light and then to the other end to the mobile.

Enjoy a great conversation piece and a slice of holiday family history.