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How to Make a Super Easy Fall Wreath with Toddlers and Preschoolers

November 13, 2017 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: How to make a super easy fall wreath with Toddlers and Preschoolers, using a paper plate! A fun keepsake to hang at your Thanksgiving get-toge ther.

Every holiday I love to display keepsakes my (now grown) children made in school.

I cherish them!

I have a special drawer that holds all these treasures, and every time I pull one out to display, I silently thank the teacher that made it happen.

After almost 20 years of teaching, I now get tagged in many personal Facebook photos, where alumni parents have pulled out holiday treasures their children made in my classroom, thanking me for creating memories they can display year after year.

So, a year into teaching, my co-teacher came up with a simple fall wreath that our 2 and 3 year olds could easily do. We display them during our preschool Thanksgiving Feast, and then the children take them home to hang in their homes.

I love traditions. I love these paper plate wreaths that we make year after year!

 

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

 

How to Make a Super Easy Fall Wreath with Toddlers and Preschoolers

Before we even get started making these easy fall wreaths, we explore the real deal.

We go outside and run in the leaves. We stomp in them, we toss them in the air, we admire all the different colors.

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

We read picture books about leaves, we create some leaf art, and we sing Leaves on the Tree. (This song, by the way, is a favorite with all of our preschool classes!)

Related post: Fall Watercolor Leaf Art

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

And then we get started on our paper plate leaves.

What you will need for this simple fall wreath:

  • White paper plates 
  • Brown washable tempera paint
  • Washable white glue
  • Fake fall leaves
  • Small gems (optional)
  • Your choice of thin ribbon
  • Your choice of wider ribbon
  • Hole punch
  • Stapler

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

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Getting started:

  • Cut the centers out of the paper plates, so that you just have a ring.
  • Have a small container for each child, combining some glue and the brown paint.
  • Place these on the art table along with the leaves.

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Making these easy fall leaves:

Have the children use a paintbrush to apply the mixture of brown paint and glue on the plate.

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Then invite them to press the leaves on the glue and paint mixture.

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Let them dry completely.

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Using a hole punch, make 2 holes at the top of the wreath and string a short piece of ribbon through them and tie. This will be the loop for hanging.

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Take a piece of wider ribbon and create a bow that will be stapled to the bottom of the leaf.

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

 

And that’s it! A simple fall leaf that kids can make!

Super Easy Fall Wreath for Toddlers and Preschoolers

 

More fall activities:

Watercolor Leaf Art

Preschool Leaf Sorting and Graphing

Sponge Painted Leaves

🍎 Planning your fall theme? We’ve done the work for you! 🍎

I am so excited to be a co-author of these fall theme lesson plans.

24 preschool learning activities for your fall theme, including literacy, math, science, art, fine motor, and more! A great resource for teachers and homeschoolers.

24 preschool learning activities that cover:

Literacy
Math
Science
Fine Motor
Sensory
Gross Motor
Art
Social Studies
Music
Circle Time
Social/Emotional

 

Fall Preschool Lesson Plans for Teachers and Homeschoolers

 

 

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Mary Mackowiak

    October 8, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    I’ve done wreaths with just plain glue before, but your idea really makes them pop! 🙂 Thanks!

    • Sheryl Cooper

      October 16, 2012 at 12:25 am

      Thank you, Mary!

  2. Kids Tv

    November 29, 2017 at 8:45 pm

    Creative piece of artwork. Nice idea to keep kid busy. I like the way you have presented your content in this blog. Children will love it and they will have fun doing this. Keep on sharing your creative stuff.

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