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Patriotic Paper Star Wreath for Kids to Make

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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!

patriotic wreath on front door

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.

 

child pushing start button on paper cutting machine

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!

child peeling star cut outs off of cutting mat

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

scoring paper star points

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.

finished 3d paper star

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.

cardboard cut into a wreath base

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

paper stars placed around wreath base

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.

ribbon folded in half and glued to the back of the wreath

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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