First and foremost, I have to give all credit for this project to my friend Pam. Pam is one of the nicest people I have ever met and she is super crafty! She came up with this idea and made it in her wood shop.
If you have access to a wood shop, you can create the advent wreath by cutting donut shapes out of a piece of pine wood using two different sized hole saws. This is probably the cheapest way to do this project if you have access to the right tools.
If you don't have access to a wood shop, don't worry, you can get creative! You could probably achieve the same idea by purchasing wood rounds from amazon, hobby lobby, or home depot. For example, I found these on amazon. Since the center is not cut out, you could probably put a battery candle in the middle, paint it, or even put a small nativity scene or angel in the middle. Or, if you wanted to do something different than a circular wreath, you could always use a rectangular tray. Something like this might work. The dollar store also sells trays, but I suspect they might be a bit too deep, but again, you could get creative and add something to line the bottom.
So without further ado, here is what you'll need:
1) Your wooden base (Pine wood donut shapes, a wooden tray, a wooden round, etc)
2) Peg dolls (Like these from Amazon) (Note: You'll want to consider the size based on the size of your wooden base. We used the 3 1/2 inch male peg dolls)
3) Velcro sticky dots (found at your local craft store). These are used to put the candles on the wreath
4) Acrylic paint and paint brushes for the wreath, the candles, and the flames.
5) Items to decorate the wreath with. For example, you could try these dimensional holly stickers .
6) paint trays and paint drop cloth or table cloth to protect your work surface.
When we did this craft, it was aimed towards preschool aged kids. Therefore, we had the wreath and candles already painted. The kids simply decorated their wreaths with the dimensional stickers we had. However, I bet they could also decorate their wreath with markers if you wanted to try it.
If you have older children, they may be able to help paint with supervision. Just remember that when you paint the peg dolls, you'll want to only paint the flame on one side of the candle. This way, you can "light" the candles for the week by turning them around.
If you try this craft, let us know how it turns out! Enjoy!
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