Ponytail Holder

What You’ll Need:

• scissors
• ruler
• cardboard tube or canister
• paint or markers
• sequins
• ice-cream stick

How to Make It:

1. Cut a 2-inch-wide section from a large (2 or 3 inches in diameter) cardboard tube or canister.

2. Cut it in half vertically, forming two half-circles. (For each barrette, use one half-circle.)

3. Paint or color the half-circle, being careful not to flatten it. Add sequins, if you wish.

4. Color or paint an ice-cream stick. Let it dry.

5. With an adult’s help, cut a slit 1/2 to 3/4 inch in from each end of the barrette, parallel to the end. Make the slits just long enough for the ice-cream stick to fit through them.

6. To wear the barrette, lay it on top of a ponytail, then pass the ice-cream stick through the holes so that the ponytail is between the barrette and the ice-cream stick.