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Mardi Gras Crown

This simple project can be worn by the children after it's been created.  Great for a multitude of themes and celebrations.  Use different colors appropriate for the theme or the child's preferences.

Materials:

  • thin cardboard  (poster board or old cereal boxes work well)
  • foil gift wrap or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Paint, crayons, or felt-tip pens
  • glue
  • Stapler
  • Optional:  stickers, markers, glitter, shapes cut from construction paper

Directions:

  • Cut a strip of cardboard long enough to go around your head and overlap slightly
    • you may need to staple two pieces together to make it long enough.
    • the strip should be 3 or 4 inches wide and long enough to go around the head

  • Cut a piece of construction paper or foil gift wrap the same length but slightly wider (2 inches or so wider)
    • again you might need to staple two pieces together to make it long enough

  • Glue the construction paper to the cardboard so the bottom edge lines up

  • Cut a zigzag in the top edge of the construction paper
    • Note:  the reason I make the construction paper wider is that I found it difficult for the children to cut the zigzag edge from the cardboard.  With the wider construction paper, they can just cut the zig zag through the paper

  • Decorate the paper side (not the cardboard side) using markers, glitter or stickers

  • Make a ring with the cardboard facing in (toward the head) and the paper facing out and staple to make a crown - adult assistance required for this step.

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