DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Beaver Wreath Craft
Here is a Christmas ornament with a Canadian twist! But if you don't like beavers, you could call it a woodchuck (er, I mention this because when my daughter first saw it she exclaimed "mommy what a cute woodchuck" *grin*). The craft is also good for "Beaver" troops (part of the boy scout movement).
Materials:
- a printer
- a piece of paper
- some crayons, paint, markers or pencil crayons
- scissors
- ribbon, string or wool
- glue
- something hard as a base, like cardboard, a margarine container lid or a frozen juice can lid.
Optional materials:
- paint
- Christmas wrapping paper
- Christmas stickers
Instructions:
- Print out the craft template of choice.
- Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.
- Cut a circle about the right size for the wreath (doesn't have to be exact) from cardboard or a margarine container lid. Or just use a frozen juice can lid.
- Either paint the circle a Christmas colour or cover with gift wrap or coloured paper.
- Glue the wreath onto the circle.
- Glue the beaver into the center of the wreath and the hat onto the beaver.
- Glue the Christmas message onto the top or bottom of the wreath.
- Decorate further (as desired) with Christmas stickers.
- Attach a string, ribbon or wool as a hanger so you can hang on the Christmas tree (either by poking a hole in the base and threading the string through or by attaching well with tape).
Printable Craft Templates:
- After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
- If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
• In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
• Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog