Kris Kringle Wreath
Create a beautiful, unique Christmas wreath. Your whole family will enjoy making and displaying these handmade holiday decorations.
1. To begin your wreath, collect 20 clean, recycled plastic containers.
2. Assemble the back of the wreath. Ask an adult to use pointed Crayola® Scissors to punch holes in the recycled plastic containers. The holes should be just above the open edge in the center of the wider sides.
3. Push a metallic chenille stem through the holes in each red cup, beginning on the outside of the container, going through it, and ending up on the other outside edge.
4. Place a bell on the chenille stem. Then push the stem through container. Continue this process, alternating colors and placing a bell between each container, until you have placed all 10 containers on chenille stems. (When a chenille stem is nearly full, twist on another one.) Twist the ends together to make a circle. This is your back row.
5. Assemble the top layer. Ask an adult to cut the corners away from one of the short sides of each container, leaving a small triangle in the center of that small side. This will enable you to make a smaller, tighter circle of cups to place on top of your first row. Ask an adult to punch holes in the long sides of the containers, just like the first ring.
6. Push your chenille stems through the cups, alternating colors, without any bells between them. When you finish, twist the ends of the chenille stems together tightly.
7. Assemble the wreath. Set your second, smaller ring on top of the first, larger ring. Place red containers on top of green ones.
8. Thread 10 chenille stems between containers in the top ring and around the bell sections in the lower ring to hold the rings together. Twist until the wreath is secure.
9. Place clean paper on your craft table. Turn the wreath so the open ends of the cups face up. Roll a thick snake from white Crayola Model Magic. Gently push the snake on the back of the cups, making a complete circle. Air-dry the wreath overnight.
10. Decorate the wreath. Craft white Model Magic bows. Sculpt red and green Model Magic ornaments. Use Crayola Gel Markers to make shadows on the ornaments. Create highlights with small white Model Magic dots.
11. Use Crayola School Glue to attach bows and ornaments. Add sparkles to your wreath with Crayola Glitter Glue. Air-dry your wreath.
12. Attach another chenille stem to create a hanger for your wreath. Enjoy your colorful craft!
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Glitter Glue—
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.
Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, and Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough—
- Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
- Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
- Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
- The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
- Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
- Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient.
- Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Recycled Containers—Must be clean and safe. Do not use containers that contained bleach or other harmful chemicals (for example, household cleaners, dishwasher or laundry detergents). Do not use recycled metal cans that have sharp edges (for example, lids removed by household can openers).
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
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