In honor of the New Year, this month the streets of China will be decked with long, lacy garlands. For fun, make one of these popular decorations to string in your own home. Here's how.
1. Cut at least a dozen large circles from colored paper.
2. Fold each circle in half, then in half again and, finally, in half a third time. (It will resemble a wedge of pizza.)
3. Perforate each wedge by making a series of snips from both sides toward the center.
4. Unfold the snipped circles. Apply a few drops of glue along the edge of one open circle. Place a second circle on top of the first, so that the edges stick together. Next, apply glue to the center of the second circle and place a third circle on top of it. Continue adding the remaining circles, alternately gluing the edges and the centers. When the glue is dry, gently pull the top and bottom circle in opposite directions and hang the garland.
