DLTK's Holiday Activities
Paper Plate Summer Wreath
This is good scissor skills practice for kindergarten
children. Don't worry if the flowers aren't cut out perfectly.
There's an easier version that has little flower "coins"
(circular) that is simpler for younger children to cut out.
Materials:
- paper
- something to color with
- scissors
- glue
- crayons
- a paper plate
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Alternatives: instead of using the template and scissors, you
can use a flower shaped scrapbooking punch to make your flowers.
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).
- 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 flowers and/or sunshines (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 flowers and sunshines 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 flowers, 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).
Flower Template (easy) (color)
or (B&W)
Flower Template (hard) (color)
or (B&W)
