Easy Kids Wreath DIY
Sometimes the kids just drive you up the wall during summer break with all their energy. Not me. I’m perfect. We just wake up in good moods and sing with the birds like Disney characters. Just kidding. Sometimes the boredom overwhelms on rainy days….and they can’t think of anything to do but bother each other. So here’s a little happy project to help.
I’m never bored. I have 12 million sewing and craft projects I want to do at all times. Seriously people. But my kids. They could finish up 12 million projects in about 2 weeks. In a moment of desperation and creativity we made the insanely long trip to Hobby Lobby and purchased about $15 worth of fun. If I could run a Hobby Lobby Store here in Lynchburg or create my own amazing craft supply business I would. But there just aren’t a lot of investors begging me to do this….I keep checking my front door. Every morning I am hoping for the Mary Poppins of my life to arrive. Maybe I should get a custom doormat….or write an “advertisement.”(*please say this in your head in a British accent.)
If you want to make a cute wreath with your kids that is easy enough not to frustrate them and quick enough not to lose their patience, then this is your go to project. I like to have my girls make things like this for presents too. Holiday mini wreaths for teachers or grandparents are a good gift.
You’ll want to get the following materials gathered.
SUPPLIES:
- grapevine wreaths 6 – 8″ size
- 2-3 varieties of small floral bushes
- Glue Glun – low temp mini
- wire snips
PICKING OUT FLOWERS- A word on picking out flowers. Hold them up together, do they coordinate? Are they natural or fake looking in color? No navy blue carnations, please. 🙂 Look for natural and small blooms that are realistic and made of the same materials. For example, do not buy the foamy type of flowers to mix with the acrylic silk fabric type. Choose colors that blend. NO stark contrasts for a spring wreath. Perhaps a holiday wreath could handle some poppy contrast but not a light and airy spring wreath. (We chose pale pink mini double begonias and small lavender colored Queens Anne’s Lace.)
Step One: Snip all your florals apart with the wire snips. Any child over the age of 4 should be able to do this but they need to leave about an inch of stem per bloom. Make sure each flower and leaf is a separate piece if possible.
Step Two: Divide evenly amongst the previously bored, now overly excited children who are probably on repeat, “Can I help? Can I do it?Can I help? Can I do it?Can I help? Can I do it?Can I help? Can I do it?Can I help? Can I do it?”
Step Three: Instruct the kids to place larger blooms around the wreath fairly evenly first, then fill in with smaller ones. Last add leaves to fill in holes and add the finishing touch. Use a tiny glue gun to secure. I let my kids do this with a low temp glue gun. Sometimes I have to go back and secure them later when they aren’t looking. 🙂
Ta Da!!! Done. Congratulations Momma…..YOU just entertained your children for 12 whole minutes. Plus you helped them see beauty and create their own little piece of it. Your welcome. Precious babies. I wish I had as much energy as they do. Why is it that the parents who need the energy to take care of the children have less than the children?
