4th of July wreath

4th of July is right around the corner and we are getting festive over here! I kind of have a love for baby hand prints so I decided that my daughter and I would make a hand print wreath for the fourth. If you have a young one like me you will need to supervise this activity; if your kiddo is older then they can do a lot of the work themselves. Either way, you will love putting this wreath on display!

Materials needed
Red, white, and blue paint (we used finger paint, but a water-based craft paint will work too)
Q-tips
4 sheets of paper
Cardboard
Glue
Scissors

Step one
Cut out a 8" circle from your cardboard. I used my kitchenaid mixing bowl as a guide, but any bowl similar in size will work. Then mark 2" in from the edge at various point around the circle and cut out an inner circle. If your child's hand are large you may need to increase the size of the outer (original) circle before cutting.

Step two
Use the q-tip to spread paint on your little one's hand and stamp them on the paper. If they are older they can do this step themselves. Start with one color at a time. You will want at least 8 red hands, 2 blue, and 4 white. These are toddler size hand we're talking about, so if your child is older than a todd do a couple more to be safe.

Step three
After the paint dries cut out each hand print. Lay them out on the cardboard circle to get an idea of how you want it to look before you glue the hands down. Once you have decided on placement, glue the bottom half of each hand onto the cardboard. Start layering hands from the top, then work your way down to the bottom. Go through and glue down any floppy fingers if desired.

Step four
Before you hang it there is one last 1/2 step. Using a q-tip or finger add "stars" to the blue hands. Once it dries it is ready to hang. If you have a nail in your door already you can hang it on there. If not you can add tape or 3M removable adhesive (like from a 3M hook) to the back and hang it on your door.

Happy Fourth!