Holiday Duct Tape Bracelet

Last year, to raise money for Sierra Leone, my class decided to make items out of duct tape to sell. Long story short, we raised a ton of money because duct tape items were so popular AND I learned how to make several items from duct tape. One of the most popular items was a the duct tape bracelet below. Because you can use three colors, you can really personalize it and make it fun. I've made sports-themed ones and school-themed ones. 

Because duct tape items are so popular, I always try to make each of my students something for Christmas. For this bracelet, I decided to use red, white, and metallic silver duct tape. You always want to make sure you use the DuckTape brand. Scotch makes duct tape in all kinds of fun colors but it is difficult to tear by hand, cut with scissors, the quality is not as good, and it is not as adhesive.

I won't go into too much detail about how I made the bracelet because I'm attaching a YouTube video below that taught me how to make them. You basically measure out a strip of duct tape, tear it in half, and then fold the halves. You will eventually have several little strips like the ones below.

You then braid the three colors. 

Here is the tutorial video on how to do the bracelet specifically:

I close my bracelets with a piece of duct tape. The sizing is not always perfect. If it is too small or large on a student's hand, I can peel the closure off and readjust it. I love the way the bracelets turned out...they make me think of peppermints :)