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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).

Beaver Wreath Craft

Materials:

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a printer, 

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a piece of paper... I always prefer to use a heavy paper (like construction paper), but it isn't necessary.

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some crayons, paint, markers or pencil crayons, 

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scissors, 

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ribbon, string or wool,

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glue,

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something hard as a base, like cardboard, a margarine container lid or a frozen juice can lid. 

Optional materials: 

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paint, 

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Christmas wrapping paper, 

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Christmas stickers.

Instructions

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Print out the template of choice.
  

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Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces. 
  

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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.
  

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Either paint the circle a Christmas colour or cover with gift wrap or coloured paper.
  

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Glue the wreath onto the circle.
  

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Glue the beaver into the center of the wreath and the hat onto the beaver.
  

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Glue the Christmas message onto the top or bottom of the wreath.
  

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Decorate further (as desired) with Christmas stickers.
  

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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).
  

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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 most browsers). 

 

Templates   (color)   or   (B&W)

 

Printable Version of these instructions