DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Handprint - Dove (Unity) Wreath

This wreath symbolizes cultural unity - you can make it with or without the dove in the center. 

You can have one child make this on their own or have a group of children or family members all contribute a few handprints to make one big wreath.

Materials:

• paint in various skin-tone colors.  If you have brown, yellow, red and white you can mix your own colors - in my opinion mixing your own skin colours is what makes this project lots of fun - children enjoy experimenting with mixing colors.  Try these combinations:
   
  • tiny amount of red + small amount of yellow + white
  • tiny amount of red + white
  • brown + white
  • yellow + small amount of brown
• paper,
• scissors,
• glue

Craft Instructions:

• Make between 9 and 12 handprints in various skin tone colors by dipping hand in paint and stamping it on the paper.
• Let dry.
• DOVE:  Trace your hand with the thumb extended and 4 fingers close together onto the center of a piece of white paper.
   
  • Glue on a beak from orange construction paper or draw one on with orange marker.
  • Draw on a wing and an eye with black pencil crayon or marker
• Cut out the skin tone handprints and glue them together in a circle to form a wreath.
• Glue the dove onto the back of the wreath (so the wreath acts like a picture frame).  Trim the edges of the paper the dove is on as necessary