DLTK's Crafts for Kids
School Days Paper Plate Wreath

This is good scissor skills practice for kindergarten children.  Don't worry if the shapes aren't cut out perfectly, it still makes a cute School Days wreath if the cutting is a little wobbly.

Materials:

• paper,
• something to color with,
• scissors,
• glue,
• crayons,
• a paper plate
• Optional:  red paint and paint brush

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).
• Optional:  Paint the donut shape red.  Then you don't have to worry about covering the plate completely if you prefer not to.
• Print out the template pieces you prefer.   You may wish to print 2 or 3 pages depending on how full you want your wreath to be -- we used two templates for the one in the photo.
• Color the template pieces (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 shapes 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 template pieces 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).

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