As I got out spring decor this year, I realized I did not have an egg carton wreath for my own front door, even though I was certain I had one somewhere in the basement. Nope. No luck, the wreath was absolutely, nowhere to be found.
It was then that I realized I had assisted my students in making a few of these wreaths for a school fundraiser silent auction, and forgot to keep make one for myself. As this was two years ago, I will chalk it up to post-baby-then-toddler mommy memory loss.
So, what is a DIY mama to do? Make a new one! I set to work cutting up a paper egg carton, trimming them into semi-flower forms. I used the ring of an extra large take and bake pizza box as the circular shape of my wreath. I simply cut around the circle hole to make my wreath shape. Otherwise, using a compass, large mixing bowls, or a pencil tied to a string are all great ways to make circles in your cardboard. Then, I painted the cardboard ring blue.
The kids needed an on-going project this week to work on. March has been rough – sickness, snow, rain, freezing rain, more sickness, cold weather, mud, and time changes. Ugh. It’s enough to drive any teacher or parent mad right now. So, we spread out newspaper and the egg carton eggs, divide up some different size brushes and started painting. We always use liquid tempera paint for kid craft projects like this. It is washable, bright, and easy to dispense and mix. I personally like Crayola liquid tempera paint. The 12 bottle set is a great array of colors and will last! Actually, if it lasts too long, it will start to stink, FYI. If you do not plan on doing a lot of painting, or are painting a smaller project, the 8 oz size bottles might be a better choice.
After the flowers were dry, we simply glued them onto the blue wreath ring. We just used liquid Elemer’s glue, so the kids could help. If it falls apart, I will fix them with hot glue. The leaves are made from green construction paper and origami paper squares.
After attaching the leaves with liquid glue, I also decided to add some embellishments on the flowers with some of the printed origami paper.
Bluebird Hill Art 