buttons before breakfast

Completely ripped off from Martha Stewart, applied for kids. Awesome ornament idea! Fun for all ages!!

We made these with our ladies' group when our original plan of "paint-your-own-pottery" was canceled on us by them at the last minute. Your local big box craft store will have little bags of buttons that will make this idea a bit cheaper. We used 26 gauge brass wire, cut to about 9" as Martha indicates, twist a loop in one end, let the kids string on the buttons, when they're finished, loop around and hold the straight end of wire next to the looped end, then twist again in the same direction as you twisted the loop. When it's securely twisted together, clip the too long end with a wire cutter and shove into the ornament top. Bedeck with ribbons, if desired. Stick to your window with suction cups because you don't have a tree yet (which your children remind you every day, on a bi-hourly basis).

Attempt to get your children to eat breakfast before they make another one.

very merry!