These gorgeous paper plate summer flower wreaths are a perfect way to welcome in the warmer seasons! They’re simple and easy for children to make, and they look so warm and summery hung up around the house.
We used this as a fun opportunity to talk about seasons and how the natural world around us changes at different times of year.
Here’s what we used
- Paper plate
- Green paint and paintbrush
- Shredded green paper
- Colourful tissue paper
- Green card
- Scissors
- Glue
How to make our summer flower wreaths
Start by taking your paper plate, painting it green and popping it aside to dry.
Once the plate is totally dry were going to turn it into a wreath by cutting out a circle from the centre so that we have just the outer ring left as can be seen above.
Take your shredded green paper and glue it all around the wreath to add some texture.
Now take your coloured tissue paper and cut out several squares around 6cm x 6cm. Well be using this to make our flowers.
Take one of your squares and pinch it in the centre shaping the outer edges to look like petals. Repeat this step until you have as many flowers as you would like on your wreath.
Glue your flowers all around your wreath and make it look extra beautiful!
Now, cut out some little leaf shapes and use your marker to add some detail to each one, space the leaves out around the flowers and glue them down into place.
Finally tie a loop of string and glue it onto the back of your paper wreath so that it can be hung up somewhere for everyone to see!
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