DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Fourth of July
Paper Plate Wreath
This is good scissor skills practice for kindergarten
children. Don't worry if the shapes aren't cut out perfectly.
Materials:
- paper
- something to color with
- scissors
- glue
- crayons
- a paper plate
- OPTIONAL: red paint and paint brush
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Instructions:
- Cut the center out of the paper
plate to leave a round "donut" shape. This will form the base of
the wreath. (This may require adult assistance).
- OPTIONAL: Paint the donut shape red. Then you don't have to
worry about covering the plate completely if you prefer not to.
- Print out the template pieces - you may wish to print 2 or 3 copies of the
template depending on how full you want your wreath to be -- we used two templates for the one in the photo.
- Color the template pieces (if using the B&W version) -- or you can
print the B&W version on colored paper
- Cut out the template pieces. This will take quite awhile -- you can
provide assistance if you like (depending on the patience of your child)
- Glue your paper shapes to completely cover your paper
plate "donut"
- You can tie a bow from ribbon and paste
it on to decorate further.
- You can put a piece of yarn
on the back to hang it.
- You can do these as a group with younger children -- let each child cut
out and color one or two template pieces possibly print their initials on
it, and glue it on the group wreath.
Templates:
- Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
- 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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