Popsicle stick wreaths

Today we conquered Popsicle stick wreaths. Here's what you need to know:

1. This craft is a little more time consuming than most because it has multiple steps. 

2. This craft is probably best suited for ages 5-8. The girls (3 and 4) started out interested, but quickly moved on to other (more destructive) things. 

Items needed:

Paper plate

Crafting Popsicle sticks 

Acrylic paint

Paintbrushes 

Markers (any variety of tips)

Low temp glue gun and glue

Step one: paint the bottom side of the paper plate as many colors or patterns as you want. The more colorful it is, the better it will look once it's all put together. 

Once you've painted the plate, set it aside to dry and start working on the Popsicle sticks. Each Popsicle stick will need to be at least two colors for the colors to really stand out. 

We discovered that the fine tip markers did really well for the "tie-dye" effect. 

Once you have all the markers colored, like them up how you'd like on the plate. We drew a circle then put the tips on the circle. We did two rows of sticks, but you could do as many (or as few) as you'd like. In retrospect, we might have done one more and it been a little fuller. 

I LOVE how it turned out, though and it was the perfect wreath to hang above the kids' playhouse. Let me know if you try this out and how you like it!