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DLTK's Holiday Activities for Kids
Advent Wreath Paper Craft
This cute Advent Candle craft is very easy for
young children to make and it turns out really cute.
They love the little faces on the candles.
The craft is made with a printer, paper,
something to color with, scissors, and glue.
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A bit about the Advent Wreath: Advent is a
Christian holiday that is basically part of Christmas. It begins on the
Sunday nearest November 30 -- the feast day of St. Andrew the Apostle. It
lasts four Sundays. The Advent wreath comes from the folk traditions of
northern Europe, where people lit candles on circle-shaped wreaths of
evergreen. The three purple candles in the Advent wreath symbolize hope,
peace, and love. These candles are lit on the first, second, and fourth Sundays
of Advent. The pink candle symbolizes joy and is typically lit on the third
Sunday. Sometimes there is also a fifth white candle that is lit on
Christmas day and symbolizes the birth of Jesus (I didn't include this one on
the craft -- instead I have a white bow)
 | Print out the template of choice (color or B&W)
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| Colour or paint the template pieces.
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| Cut out the template pieces (may require adult
assistance).
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| Glue the candles onto the base. (You can glue one on
each Sunday of Advent -- the pink one goes on the third Sunday)
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| Finish it off with the white bow
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You can add the child's
name and the year onto the back.
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| You can glue this craft onto large butcher paper or plain
wrapping paper to make personalized gift wrap or onto the front of a large
piece of construction paper to make a card.
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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
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TEMPLATES:
Template 2 (candles)
(color)
or (B&W)
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