DLTK's Christmas Crafts for Kids
Beaver Wreath Craft

Here is a Christmas ornament with a Canadian twist!  But if you don't like beavers, you could call it a woodchuck (er, I mention this because when my daughter first saw it she exclaimed "mommy what a cute woodchuck" *grin*).  The craft is also good for "Beaver" troops (part of the boy scout movement).

Materials:

• a printer
• a piece of paper
• some crayons, paint, markers or pencil crayons
• scissors
• ribbon, string or wool
• glue
• something hard as a base, like cardboard, a margarine container lid or a frozen juice can lid.

Optional materials:

• paint
• Christmas wrapping paper
• Christmas stickers

Instructions:

• Print out the craft template of choice.
• Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.
• Cut a circle about the right size for the wreath (doesn't have to be exact) from cardboard or a margarine container lid.  Or just use a frozen juice can lid.
• Either paint the circle a Christmas colour or cover with gift wrap or coloured paper.
• Glue the wreath onto the circle.
• Glue the beaver into the center of the wreath and the hat onto the beaver.
• Glue the Christmas message onto the top or bottom of the wreath.
• Decorate further (as desired) with Christmas stickers.
• Attach a string, ribbon or wool as a hanger so you can hang on the Christmas tree (either by poking a hole in the base and threading the string through or by attaching well with tape).

Printable Craft Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

Templates   (color)   or   (B&W)

Printable version of these instructions