Two pieces paper in different colors that are folded, drawn and cut, then braid the two halves together by alternately threading the strips in and out of each other.
It shouldn't be difficult. As in at all. Therefore, I am not particularly proud to admit that I am one of those who have very rarely had the luck to make a nice braided Christmas heart paper. This means that I have not embarked on the nimble activity for several years. Not even with the children. I do other things. Something easier. Like garlands or mousetraps.
In this newspaper, however, we have two extraordinarily beautiful recipes on braided Christmas hearts, which should be tried.
The Christmas heart with the flag is made by Aviaja Kleist Burkal, while Martine Lind Krebs, who is current with the book "Monumentet" from Gads Forlag together with senior researcher Astrid Nonbo Andersen from DIIS, have been responsible the kayaker.
- The book is about the Greenland monument at Christianshavns Torv, and that has inspired me for the Christmas heart, says Martine Lind Krebs AG.
According to Wikipedia, the braided Christmas heart has its origins in the Scandinavian and Central European papercraft tradition, and the first known instructions on how to braid a two-striped Christmas heart were brought in the journal Nordisk Husflitstidende in 1871.
The oldest known Christmas heart dates from the middle of 19th century and was cut by the author H.C. Andersen. Other sites point out however, that there are other Christmas hearts from earlier than H.C. Andersen and it is AG failed to verify which one of the statements is correct. But that it can probably be safely concluded that woven paper Christmas hearts are more than 100 years old old.
This little paper object, the Christmas heart, testifies to how a simple idea over time became a powerful symbol of creativity, care and Christmas fun in the Nordics. The tradition spread slowly and became common at first widespread in Danish homes around the beginning of the 20th century. It hasn't been possible to find a number for when the first Christmas hearts were braided Greenland. But an important reason why they became so popular was supposed to be because of the German educator Friedrich Fröbel who advocated it to strengthen children's imagination, fine motor skills and discipline through needlework. And so it was the braiding of Christmas hearts is a regular feature of the December activities for children.
