Paper Plate Christmas Wreath

What you need

• Plate or tray, 1
• Kid scissors, 1 pair
• Paper, 2 to 3 sheets
• Paper, 1 sheet
• Glue stick, 1
• Ribbon or string, about 20 inches
• Tape, 2 small pieces
• Red pom poms, 9 to 15 (optional)
• Crayons or markers, 1 (optional)

How to do it

Grown-up prep: Gather a paper plate, green and red paper, glue, tape and ribbon, and cover the table.

1. A grown-up pokes a starting cut in the middle of the plate. A grown-up does this
2. Cut out the middle so your plate becomes a ring. Ask for help if you need it
3. Rip the green paper into lots of small pieces.
4. Crumple each green piece into a tiny ball.
   Ask: How many little balls do you think it will take to cover the whole ring?
5. Glue your green balls all around the ring until no white shows.
6. Add red berries in little groups of three.
7. Make a red bow and glue it at the bottom of your wreath.
   Ask: Where do you think the bow looks best, and why?
8. Turn it over and tape a string loop to the back.
9. Hang your wreath on a door! Who could you make the next one for?
   Ask: Who would love a wreath of their own, a friend, a neighbor or a grandparent?

Play it again

• Hand-print wreath: use cut-out green handprints instead of paper balls, with everyone in the family adding one hand.
• Color swap: make a snowy wreath with white balls and blue berries, or a spring one with pastel flowers.
• Mini wreaths: use small paper plates to make tiny wreaths to hang on presents or a tree.