Patriotic Paper Star Wreath for Kids to Make

June 16, 2011 By Brandy 15 Comments

If you have scrapbook paper in your craft stash and a hot glue gun you can make this super easy star wreath in less than an hour! This is a great craft to make with kids and can be customized for so many occasions.

There are so many fun crafts for kids to make out of paper. Try our DIY pocket fans, talking dinosaur clothespins, or a pop up book!

Aaron and I made a fun cardstock wreath for our front door last year. Nice and bright with summer colors and easy to customize for any season. I knew it would make a great kids craft and would be darling in red, white and blue. Ta-da! Here it is and I LOVE it!,

paper wreath hanging on magnet wreath hanger

I use my cricut to cut my star shapes, but a cricut is not necessary. You can simplm cut out stars and still make then 3 dimensional without a cricut.

Here is how to make your own Patriotic Paper Star Wreath

Using your scissors/cutting tool/machine, cut out 12 {5″} stars. The number of stars you will need can vary, but for a 10″ wreath, 12 stars is a nice amount to start with. You can layer it more or less from there.

{We use the Plantin Schoolbook cricut cartridge. We made them using the “roly poly” feature so that they would be wide. Sturdy cardstock works best for making these.}

Now we’ll show you how to make your stars 3-D!

Below is one all ready to be scored. The white cardstock is under the bright paper.

Score your star 5 times. Once for each point. Start at the point and score directly across to the center between the two bottom points. Rotate star and score again until each point has been scored.

folding the star points on each scored line

Fold each scored line and crease firmly.

There is your 3-D star! Now finish up the rest of them and you’ll be ready to assemble your paper wreath or use them for any number of fun little projects.

Cut out a 10″ ring for your wreath base using thin cardboard.

Hot glue the stars to the ring and eachother. Since they stick out, you can’t glue them flat, so just apply a small amount of glue to the points where the stars overlap eachother. Don’t skimp on the glue.

Attach a ribbon for hanging.

red white and blue stars glued to wreath

I love that it works for all of the patriotic holidays! My front door looks so bright and festive.

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About Brandy

Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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Desiree @ The 36th AVENUE says

May 25, 2013 at 3:58 am

SO cute! I would love for you to link it up to our party: http://www.the36thavenue.com/?p=13885

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CSI girl says

May 31, 2012 at 3:50 am

Love it! I would love for you to link up to The CSI Project this week. The challenge is Patriotic Projects! Hope to see you there.

http://www.thecsiproject.com

XOXO
Dee, the CSI Girl

PS email because I would love to have you as a guest judge too!
[email protected]

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Lindy@Itsy Bitsy Paper says

July 03, 2011 at 1:22 pm

What a great wreath!

I am having a Red, White and Blue Linky Party that I'd love for you to join in on by adding your link!
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2011/07/red-white-and-blue-linky-party.html

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Kaitlin Saenz says

July 03, 2011 at 4:39 am

I love your post and all of your holiday spirit! I'm visiting from Be Different Act Normal! I’m hosting my first ever blog party and its all 4th of July-all Red, White, and Blue! I’d love for you to link up and share with me!
http://notsosimplehousewife.blogspot.com/2011/07/4th-of-july-link-party.html

Hope to see you over at my place soon!
Kaitlin-The Not So Simple Housewife
http://notsosimplehousewife.blogspot.com

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Simply AJ says

June 30, 2011 at 2:31 am

Love it... such a fun and patriotic wreath. Thanks so much for sharing! AJ
queenofmynest(at)gmail(dot)com

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Confessions of a Stay at Home Mommy says

June 29, 2011 at 9:48 pm

Thank you so much for linking up to Tuesday Confessional. You've been featured, so grab yourself a button and get your brag on! http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/06/stars-and-stripes-patriotic-tuesday.html
~Macy

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babies and bumblebees says

June 28, 2011 at 4:17 am

So beautiful! Love It!

http://babiesandbumblebees.blogspot.com

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Mindie Hilton says

June 24, 2011 at 6:03 pm

I am just reminding everyone about tonights link party that runs Friday evening through Mondays!
I also have an ongoing give away link party now too.
Hope to see you soon.
http://bacontimewiththehungryhypo.blogspot.com/
come strut your stuff

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Cheryl says

June 23, 2011 at 4:54 am

So festive, so fun, I'm gonna have to try this! Thanks for the inspiration!

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btanders says

June 20, 2011 at 1:56 pm

This is very cute! Thanks for sharing!

http://btanders.blogspot.com

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Lauren says

June 20, 2011 at 12:49 am

What a fun wreath! You should link it to my Front Porch Party! Going on now until Friday. http://www.elephantstrunkllb.com/2011/06/summer-safari-front-porch-fun.html

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Nike@ChooseToThrive says

June 19, 2011 at 4:22 am

Absolutely ADORE this wreath! Love the colors, love the paper art, love the patriotic feel! So pretty.

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Jerri says

June 19, 2011 at 2:16 am

I love your wreath! What a neat idea! Just added it to my pinterest page!

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B and Bs Mama says

June 19, 2011 at 12:45 am

I love this wreath! I've been meaning to update mine for the 4th of July holiday. Thanks for the inspiration! Visiting from Funky Junk's SNS party and a new follower 🙂 Please be sure to stop by and say hi: http://www.bandbsnestinteriors.com. XOXO Laura

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Sarah AJ says

June 18, 2011 at 11:33 pm

I love this! The red, white & blue is so perfect with the stars.

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