DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Beaver Canada Day Wreath

This is a fun wreath to do by yourself or with a group.

Materials:

• Ring of cardboard (empty cereal boxes work wonderfully)
• construction paper (red and white)
• scissors
• glue

Instructions:

• Trace a small plate and a large plate onto a piece of old cardboard.
   
• Empty cereal boxes or frozen dinner boxes work well
   
• It doesn't matter if you go over the folds of the cardboard 

• Cut a small strip of cardboard and glue it onto the back of the ring over any folds in the cardboard.
   
• This will reinforce the ring.
   
• Cut strips of construction paper (about 1 1/2 inches by 4 inches)
   
• glue the strips into rolls (like making a paper chain)

• Glue the rolls of construction paper onto the wreath.  We made a red and white pattern, but you can do it however you wish.
   
• Print out the template of choice.
   
• Color the template pieces and cut out.
   
• Glue the head, maple leaf and two paws on top of the wreath.
   
• Glue the body, tail and two paws on the back of the wreath (so it looks like the beaver is peeking over the top).