Submitted by Sue Michiels, Los Angeles, California
Idea posted February 19, 2003
Question: Does anyone have an easy idea for storing streamers so they don't get tangled?
Answer: I make streamers that are 1 yard long (2 yards long folded in half), and then I attach three fuzzy pipe cleaners folded in half and twisted as the handles. When storing them, I double the length, then do an overhand knot. I then place the loops on a binder ring. They don't get messed up that way and are easy to undo, too. The kids love the feel of the pipe cleaners, too! The pipe cleaners are usually available in the schools.
My red streamers have red handles and the green have green handles! They really look great, and all I had to do was buy the ribbon. A roll of ribbon is usually 18 feet long so I get three streamers out of one roll.
By the way, I have sets of red and green for Christmas, a Rainbow set for spring, and a pink set for the Japanese dance, Sakura, which is all about blossoms in the spring.