Craft a Summer Wreath

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Christmas gets a wreath, so why not summer? Your child will love making a wreath to celebrate her favorite season of sun, fun, and school vacation.

What You Need:

Wreath base: can be a “grapevine” wreath (made of sticks), Styrofoam wreath, or straw or basket material; all available for less than $3 at craft shops or dollar shops
Summer theme stickers: mermaids, shells, fish, flowers, sea animals, butterflies, ladybugs
Fabric flowers
Shells
Magazines with summer photos
Construction paper
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Craft glue

What You Do:

Start by cutting out summer pictures from magazines or catalogs, such as bathing suits, kites, surfboards, beach towels, sun, or summer sports pictures. She can also make cutouts from construction paper of sun, flowers, fish, beach pails and shovels, or other summer ideas.
Give her a selection of summer-themed stickers for her wreath, such as flowers, sea animals, mermaids, beach scenes, shells, fish, butterflies and ladybugs.
Next, have her stick the stickers onto the wreath, leaving spaces for other items that will be glued on. Have her use craft glue to attach the magazine cutouts.
Lastly, add the fabric flowers. For a Styrofoam-base wreath, the wire "stems" can be simply poked into the base. Otherwise, use a glue gun to attach fabric flowers to her wreath.
Use a glue gun to attach shells, toys and or other "3-D" items to her wreath.
Help her hang the wreath on the door to the house or her room to celebrate summer, a favorite time of year for many kids!

By Beth Levin

Beth Levin has an M.A. in Curriculum and Education from Columbia University Teachers College. She has written educational activities for Macmillan/McGraw-Hill and Renaissance Learning publishers. She has a substitute teaching credential for grades K-12 in Oregon, where she lives with her husband and two daughters.

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