We’re celebrating the new year with some fun and crafty glasses. We’re getting excited to be heading into 2010 and will be sporting these spectacles as we ring in the new year on Dec. 31st. I don’t know if the kids will last until midnight, but they’ll be rockin’ it with some goofy glasses as long as they can keep their little eyes open!
Supplies for 2010 Glasses:
- pipe cleaner (aka chenille stems, fuzzy stix)
- scissors
We’re making small glasses for little eyes, so we’re cutting the pipe cleaner in half. (If you want to make glasses for adults, don’t cut the pipe cleaner, leave them long.) You’ll need 3 long pipe cleaners, then cut them all in half. And for the wire that is going to be the number 1, cut off an inch of it for twisting later.
Form your numbers. Curve your 2. Then loop and fold together the two ends for the 0′s.
Now you need to hook them all together. You’ll start with the two 0′s and the number 1. Take that little 1 inch piece you cut off earlier and loop and twist it around them, with the number 1 in the middle. Make sure to flatten out the twist, so it doesn’t poke anyone in the eye.
For the rims that go over the ears, attach one of the halves of wire to the number 2 and the other wire half to the number 0. Bend the ends of the rims to fit over the ears.
Now these glasses are ready for a pair of eyes. Yay for 2010! Happy New Year!
And make a few New Year’s Noise Makers to go along with your goofy glasses!
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So cute and simple!!
I love it!
What a cute idea!
What fun – and won’t they make a good addition to any memory box or keepsake trove for the kids to look back and remember? Great way to welcome 2010!
These are darling, Marie! I want to do this!
These are soooo cute! Very creative and great idea.
Those glasses are the perfect way to celebrate the new year – fun and festive.
One of the ways we’re going to be celebrating the New Year is by using our old calendars for craft and learning activities. I recently wrote a blog post titled, 10 Ways To Use Calendars With Young Children. The link can be found here:
http://etadventures.blogspot.com/2009/12/calendars-great-resource-to-use-with.html
I love the glasses I am going to try to make them with my daughter. I have a feeling they will not come out as good as yours did. Pipe cleaners are not that easy to work with. In case I was feeling creative and crafty I read your site and remind myself I have a long way to go… Happy and healthy New Year to you and your loved ones. I look forward to reading more in 2010 from you!
Elise – Great idea with the calendars, perfect for reusing/recycling. ! I love it.
Alyssa – You can do this, easy. These numbers are very simple to manipulate with the pipe cleaners!
Have a Happy New Year!
I wanted to thank you again for sharing this with us. I made and adult sized pair and we had fun trying them on and taking goofy pics.
http://craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-goofy-pipecleaner-glasses.html
This is awesome….. 2 late for us in oz though :(
Thanks so much for this! This year was the first year my kids were old enough to stay up for New Year’s and these glasses made the night that much more fun for them!
Super cute! Thanks for the fun idea! We made them on NYE!
I am not crafty AT ALL. My kids gets all of their art and crafts from school. However, THIS I could do! And we did. And we had so much fun. It made our little 8pm ‘fake’ New Year’s Ever that much more fun and festive.
Awesome! I saw the big fat quiz of the year and Jimmy Carr said there’d be no more silly glasses coz the 0s aren’t together anymore, but you’ve just gone and blown his theory right outta the water! Nice work
Just wanted to let you know we made these for our New Year’s celebration. They were a hit. Everyone in the group wanted a pair. Good thing I had stocked up on more pipe cleaners/chenille stems just in case.
Teacher Teacher – Love it! You can’t have too many pipe cleaners laying around!!
Happy New Year!
That was so cute! And we made some for my little son – but everyone has to put them on :) Thanks for sharing this nice idea.
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