Mickey’s Holiday Wreath Craft

What you will need:

Kids, have a grown-up help you with the scissors and glue.

How To Make The Wreath

Step 1: Prepare the holly leaves

Download and print out the holly leaf template and trim along the solid line.
Cut a sheet of felt into three 4” x 9” pieces. Cut again into 2 1⁄4” x 4” pieces. You should have twelve 2 1⁄4” x 4” rectangles. Repeat this to all of the bright green felt sheets and one dark green felt sheet.
Use the holly leaf template to cut out the leaves. TIP: To cut out the leaves faster, stack 3 pieces of felt.
Apply a small amount of hot glue to the base of a leaf. Let the glue cool a few seconds, and then pinch the felt together. This area will be used to glue the leaf onto the embroidery hoop. Repeat this to all of the leaves.

Step 2: Prepare the embroidery hoop

Cut one dark green felt sheet into several 3⁄4” x 12” strips. These strips will be used to cover the embroidery hoop.
Adhere with hot glue one end of a strip to the hoop and wrap the felt around the hoop to cover. Secure that strip with hot glue, and repeat until the hoop is covered.

Step 3: Glue on the leaves

Using bright green leaves, apply a small amount of hot glue for the first leaf position. This will be a center leaf. Keep in mind the wreath will be hung on a door or wall, so place the leaves on the front of the hoop.
Apply another small amount of glue for the next leaf. This leaf will be to the left of the center leaf, about a 1⁄2” lower.
Apply another leaf to the right of the center leaf, about a 1⁄2” lower than the left leaf.
Apply another leaf in the center of the left and right leaves.
Repeat these steps working around the wreath adding here and there a dark green leaf.

Step 4: Add the bow and red pom poms