DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Friendship Wreath

friendship wreath made from the handprints of everyone in the class Make one big friendship wreath for the bulletin board or break up into groups of 5 or 6 to make smaller take home wreaths.

Materials:

construction paper
scissors,
pencils
markers
pencil crayons,
glue

Craft Instructions:

You might want to take 5 minutes of circle time before starting the craft to talk about friendship. Let the kids finish the sentence "I like friends who..." to give them inspiration for their handprints.

At the end of the craft you can have circle time again to talk about what the children decided they liked in a friend. Talk about the importance of having those qualities -- ex: if you like friends who smile lots then you should try to smile lots too.

Group Wreath:

Have the children pair up and trace each other's hand on a piece of construction paper (let them pick their favorite color) with a pencil
Cut out the handprints (may require adult assistance).
Have the children print their name on each of their handprints and draw a picture or print a sentence about friendship on each of their handprints.
Have the children take their finished handprint to the leader
Glue the handprints together in a circle (to make a wreath) -- the leader can do this or you can let the children attach theirs to the wreath

Take Home Wreaths:

Have the children trace each other's hand on a piece of construction paper (let them pick their favorite color) with a pencil
Repeat this so that each child makes a handprint for everyone in their group including themselves (so in a group of 5, each child would make 5 handprints).
Cut out the handprints (may require adult assistance).
Have the children print their name on each of their handprints and draw a picture or print a sentence about friendship on each of their handprints.
Have the children hand out one of their handprints to each person in their group.
Everyone in the group should now have a set of their friend's handprints.
Glue the handprints together in a circle (to make a wreath)

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