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| The finished paper chain wreath. |
This paper wreath craft will preoccupy busy little hands for two days I think. First, art students should make a very long, green paper chain. To fit on this paper plate wreath, they will need to make sure that the links of that chain are smaller than those they might make for their own Christmas tree. For this part of the craft they will need green construction paper, scissors and white school glue.
First, make a small loop by rolling a narrow piece of paper in on it's self, end to end, and glue these ends together. Next, loop the second link through the first and glue it's ends together. Continue on until you've made approximately seven to eight feet of green linked chains.
Then take a paper plate and cut a large hole from it's center; this will become the wreath structure in which students will build a wreath on top of. Glue green construction paper on top of this paper-cut wreath to cover it properly. Then glue the green, construction paper chain around and around the surface of the paper wreath to cover it completely. Let the wreath dry.
Now students can decorate their chain link Christmas wreaths how they like... I chose to decorate this example with cotton ball snowmen. I cut scarfs and hats from decorative Christmas themed papers, rectangles for the neck scarves and triangles to curl and top off the heads of each snowman with a hat! I glued these snowmen to the wreath using hot glue. Teachers and parents must be present to help children with glue guns. I would suggest that adults attach these snow folk for the students.
Then young crafters may attach red pom-pom noses using white school glue. Make 'black coal' eyes and smiles with the tip of a permanent black ink marker.
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| Left, the wreath with attached paper chain. Center, the snowmen are smiling! Right, a red bow tops everything off! |
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