Make summer souvenirs into a household decoration! Materials needed:· Heavy cardboard · Large- and medium-sized bowls or pots (to trace your wreath)· Paintbrush· Glue · Summer treasures (flowers, leaves, sand, small pebbles, seashells…) · Yarn or string· Scissors· Markers, crayons, and other decorative items (optional) What to do: Step One: Trace the circle for your wreath by drawing around the large pot or bowl on the cardboard. Step Two: Cut out the circle. Then, using the smaller pot, trace another circle inside the one you just made. Step Three: Carefully cut around the smaller circle you just drew. Now you have the pattern for your wreath. Step Four: If you’d like, color or paint the wreath before you add your summer mementos. Step Five: Using the scissors, poke a small hole in the top of the wreath. Step Six: Thread several inches of the string or yarn through the hole, tie the ends in a knot, and slide the string so the knot is hidden behind the wreath. This is the “hanger.” Step Seven: Using the paintbrush, cover the wreath completely with glue. Step Eight: Dust a layer of sand over the glue so that the entire wreath is covered. Step Nine: Let the wreath dry for about 10 minutes and then gently shake off any sand that hasn’t stuck to the glue. Step Ten: Decide where you want to place your summer mementos and glue each of them to the wreath (make sure one memento covers the hole at the top.) Step Eleven: Let the wreath dry and hang it up to remember your summer fun.
