Veterans Day Craft For Kids
Each Veterans Day, the school I worked at held a lunch for our Veterans and families. They were welcome to each with their child at our school during their lunch time. We were a military town so the turnout was very high for lunch. We filled the hallways with extra tables and a special lunch was cooked in the cafeteria for all to enjoy. The students decorated the hallways with artwork and letters to the Veterans, thanking them for all they do.
I was having a hard time finding a picture of a wreath that one of my kiddos made in years past but I found a picture on a website through Pinterest. (What would I do without Pinterest? How did teachers in the past teach without it??!?!?!?!??!?!)
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| Paper Wreath from Activity Hero (Link Below) |
I would use the school's dye cut machine, you could purchase them too, and cut out stars in red, white and blue. We had 2 different size stars and I would cut out a ton for my kiddos to use. (I usually got the help of a parent volunteer to cut the stars out for me if I could round one up!!)
I would buy cheap white paper plates, cut out the middle of the wreath and let the students go to town gluing the red, white and blue stars around the plate. If you are adventurous, like me, I would have a glitter table for them to add glitter when they were done. You can also add stickers, foam shapes, or draw on it with crayons for the added "bling". One year I had my students write a message on a "banner" paper that I made by cutting out a rectangular shape and we attached it across the front of the wreath with a message to the Veterans. You can really do this craft in many ways.
The wreaths looked great on the wall, were easy and quick for the kids to make and were a big hit with the Veterans. The hallways looked so festive and inviting for the members of our military that have risked their lives for our freedoms.
Thank you Veterans!
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Wacky West (Melisa)
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