Simple Fall Wreath Activity

Let your child help decorate for fall by making these simple and fun wreaths for your windows.  

Materials:   contact paper, silk fall leaves and/or real fall leaves (make sure leaves are light weight and pliable), tape, pencil and scissors.

Step 1.         Draw a large circle with a smaller circle inside it onto contact paper to make the back of the wreath.  I used a serving platter and a small bowl as my template to draw the circle sizes.

Step 2.         Cut out the circles.  While you do the cutting, have your child clean the window where the wreath will be placed.  If using real fall leaves, you may want the wreath on an outside window.     

Step 3.         Tape the contact paper cutout to the window and peel off the paper to expose the sticky side of the contact paper.

Step 4.         Let your child have fun placing the leaves onto the contact paper!  Warning:  this will cause leaves to be tossed everywhere by a smiling child! 

Step 5.         Make sure the entire sticky surface is covered completely with leaves for a beautiful fall leaf wreath!

Since we live in Florida and don’t have colorful fall foliage at this time of year, we used silk leaves.  They turned out beautiful and give our Florida home a touch of fall color for the season.  They are also unbelievably easy to make!  So have fun decorating!