Fall Leaf Wreath | Easy Kids Craft

I put together this simple fall leaf wreath craft for one of my kid's harvest parties at school. They came out so sweet and the kids seemed to really enjoy making them. It always fills my heart to see how students interpret the craft in their own way.  

About a week before the party, a row of beautiful trees in our neighborhood lost a bunch of these red leaves. So on one of our walks to the bus, me and my youngest collected as many as we could! 

I just hadn't considered that the leaves would dry out before we needed them. So I kept them in a bag and sprinkled them with water every couple of days. It was a delicate process but worth it to keep them soft. They definitely are easier to glue on if they aren't dry. 

I cut out cardboard wreaths from various food boxes we had. I found that the thin cracker or cereal type boxes were easier to cut. I then just glued on leaves with school glue. 

To finish it off, I found that some bold ribbon provided a beautiful contrast. So I dug through my ribbon stash to share with the students.

I loved that this was almost a zero cost project. I used what I had, collected free leaves, and just needed to purchase a couple bottles of glue. 

I used bowls to trace the wreath circles.

I had a large amount of white ribbon that ended up being so beautiful against the rich red color in the leaves.

I had my kids also help me collect a few sticks, pine needle branches, and tiny pine cones. It was a sweet little nature collection.

I couldn't help styling the wreaths around the house for a few photos. 

 

 

I brought a couple of trays with me to spread out all the leaves at my station.

And here are how some of the wreaths came out. We had some extra paper bats that were used for decorations that we offered to the kids to add to their wreaths. They came out so pretty!