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Paper Plate Bow Wreath

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Toddlers love tissue paper projects any time of year, but this is a fun way to play with the material around the holidays!

I cut the center out of two paper plates and then helped Veronika squeeze glue all around the outer rim.

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Next I set out cut squares of green tissue paper and showed her how to attach them over the glue. Veronika loved how easy this was to do, despite getting sticky a few times.

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I then gave her circles of red tissue paper and she repeated the task, placing them over dots of glue I had made at intervals on the wreath.

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That was it! Add a pretty red bow and it’s ready to hang.

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As a bonus, Veronika loved playing with leftover scraps of green tissue paper for a while.

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Egg Carton Mini Wreath

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Full disclosure: Travis and I had hoped to make this adorable wreath around the holidays, but I didn’t have anyone to borrow an empty egg carton from – talk about #veganproblems! We’ve now gladly upcycled one from Travis’s grandma, so why not make it a Valentine’s Day wreath? In fact, depending what colors you choose for the wreath, it could work to adorn your door at almost any holiday.

First, we needed to tear the egg carton into separate compartments. Nothing like ripping things apart to get out some energy on a snow day.

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Travis then used a pencil to poke a hole through the center of each segment, which might have been even more fun than the ripping!

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He then threaded all of the compartments onto a long white pipe cleaner (you can choose the color for this based on any holiday, too). He thought it looked like a snake at this point – fun!

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Once all the segments are threaded, you’ll need to bend the pipe cleaner and space them out evenly until you have your cute little wreath. Secure the two ends of the pipe cleaner together by twisting.

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We painted our wreath with green watercolor paint. In retrospect, I would paint first, let dry, and then thread them on the pipe cleaner.

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Once dry, Travis helped glue on little gems, pom poms, buttons, and other red items.

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We finished our wreath with a little bow. I added a second pipe cleaner that could be the handle, and hung it from our front door.

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Happy Valentine’s to all our readers!

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Easy Pinecone Wreath

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We’ve had a kindness wreath up on our door for over a year now – a project that we loved, but the time now feels right for a change. We used fall nature finds to craft this easy wreath on a store-bought twig frame.

As the title of this post suggests, you’ll need pinecones of course, but feel free to add other treasures that your children bring in from nature. We added some beautiful fall foliage!

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You can use ribbons to attach the pinecones, but I worried this wouldn’t be strong enough. Instead, we wrapped floral wire around each pinecone – Travis loved this new material (under adult supervision, of course).

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I did the wire wrapping, but he selected the perfect spot on the wreath for each pinecone.

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To attach the leaves, we simply tucked in their stems.

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Is there a homemade wreath hanging on your door for this autumn? Please share in the comments!

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Kindness Wreath

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It’s a new season, and we needed a wreath to adorn our door in autumnal hues. Rather than by one that was ready to go, we put a little family TLC into the piece that’s going to welcome people into our home. If you don’t want to do this project in the fall, it would make a beautiful project around Thanksgiving or Christmas! Just change the ribbon colors accordingly.

First we gathered our materials – a bare branch wreath, and colored ribbon – I chose red, orange, and yellow for the season.

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As I cut the ribbon into lengths for the wreath, Travis and I talked about what kindness meant, and how to pay attention to acts of kindness around us. (Starting with his dad bringing me my camera so I didn’t miss capturing the moment!). Travis loved helping with the ribbon of course.

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We placed our ribbons in a jar, and now our wreath was a work in progress, part decoration part performance art!

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Travis was even more into the idea than I thought he would be. Over the next couple of days, he kept asking if we could think of more examples, and was so proud each time we got to add a ribbon.

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We discovered that kindnesses can be both big and small. Travis came up with moments including: petting the cat, a friend who shared snack with him, making tea for daddy, a mommy we saw help her son with a lollipop, getting a hug after an owie, and more.

When our wreath was full of ribbons, we decided it was time to hang it up on our door.

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A proud moment, and a beautiful reminder of kindness every time we cross the threshold now.

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