Hand Wreath Craft For Kids

A simple multi-color hand wreath you can make with kids for a fun learning craft.

This handprint wreath craft is a great way to start talking about concepts embodied by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. You can learn about the colors of the skin and just how many there are.

It is a simple activity and a great way to talk about concepts like racism, equality, the civil rights movement, and having dreams.

Hand Wreath Craft for working on unity or for a body learning with - a fun hands in different colors of skins to make with kids. - 3Dinosaurs.com

The Hand Wreath Craft is a great addition to the wreath crafts on the site.

What is a Wreath Craft

A wreath is a collection of items around a circle. It can be used as a seasonal decoration around a house.

Hand Wreath Craft

This hand wreath is a simple wreath you can make with kids. it is a great way to work on learning about unity. A great idea for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And for any time of the year.

You have handprints that are all the same around the wreath showing that we can be the same.

Books to Read with the Hand Watercolor Painting

Shades of People by Shelley Rotner is a great book that shorts just how ma y different colors you will see. Plus, you will see people in different settings. She also has a board book version called All Kinds of People

All People Are Beautiful is a great book about diversity and acceptance in a colorful way. Each page is full the different types of colors, hair, sizes, and more. You will love to see all the different people and how beautiful they are.

Brown: The Many Shades of Love is another great book that looks that the different shades you can find skin color. And has great watercolor pictures.

What we used to make the Hand Wreath Craft

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How we made the Hand Wreath Craft

You can see the steps below that we used to make the hand wreath craft.

Making the Hands Ahead of Time

Trace the Hand Cookie Cutter

You start by tracing the hand cookie cutter on the paper. You can use any of the papers but the lighter paper works best.

Cut out A Block around the Hand

Next you will cut a square around the hand. You use binder clips to keep all five colors of paper together.

Cut out the Hand

Then you cut out the hands. This way allows you to cut out 5 hands at one time. This is easy to prepare several hands for the craft in advance.

As you cut you move the binder clips around to make space to keep cutting and keeping the papers together while cutting.

You can see how all five hands look on each of the papers.

Tracing Kids Hands For the Wreath

You can also do with by tracing each child hand and letting them cut out the their handprints for the wreath.

You can do the version that works best for you.

Place the Hands on the Paper Plate

After you have the hands cut you you then place them around the wreath. You want to make sure you have all five colors on the wreath. We found about hands per wreath worked best.