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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Earth Day Handprint Wreath
I love handprint crafts!
I save each one in a special binder and peek at them every so often. It's
fun to compare and see how they've grown.
This one comes with a choice of an earth template for the center or a
template that allows you to write a message about why you want to protect
the planet.
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Materials:
Directions:
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There are two ways to do this
craft. One is to trace the child's hand onto paper and cut out the prints.
The second is to make paint handprints on the paper, let them dry and cut those out.
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The project can be made in teams of two or three children.
This is especially helpful if you are tracing the hands instead of making
paint prints. The kids can trace each others handprints.
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Make twelve handprints (4 of
each colour).
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Cut out the prints and glue
to form a wreath.
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You can decorate the wreath
further with stickers (like flowers, birds, butterflies -- anything nature
related).
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Print one of the templates for the center of the
wreath
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Colour the template piece, if necessary and cut it
out.
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If using the 'message' template, finish the
sentence: 'The earth is worth protecting because'
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We used a piece of thread to hang the template piece
in the center of the wreath
Templates:
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Close the template window after
printing to return to this screen.
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Set page margins to zero if
you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE,
PRINTER SETUP in
most browsers).
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