New Year Countdown Paper Chains {Free Printables}

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We love making paper chains for the holidays and thought what better than a New Year countdown paper chain. If you don’t have any construction paper on hand or want to try something a little different, check out this fun New Year’s countdown paper chain craft for the kids this year.

You could also use the chains to simply decorate for the holiday if you’d prefer. To download these paper chains for free, please continue reading below.

new years countdown paper chain free printable

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What You’ll Need

New Year paper chains
Printer paper
Scissors
Glue stick

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What to Do

Once you’ve printed your New Year paper chains, cut them out.

Now it’s time to glue! Begin by gluing the end of one paper chain and press it together to make a link.

Then, add another strip of paper through the link you just glued and glue it closed just as you did with the first link.

Continue adding strips until you have the desired number of links on your New Year countdown chain. You could also make this for decoration, or make a second for decoration and use one as a countdown and the other as New Year decor.

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