DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Autumn Squirrel 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 (yellow and orange)
- scissors
- glue
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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
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- 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)
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- Glue the rolls of construction paper onto the wreath.
We made a yellow and orange 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, acorn 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 squirrel is peeking over the top.
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