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Woodland fox and leaf paper wreath

Turn a paper plate, autumn-colored leaves, and a friendly paper fox into a woodland welcome for Thanksgiving.

35 min hands-on1–4 makers6+ with adult helpEasyWoodland Thanksgiving ↗4 illustrated steps ↓

An adult cuts out the paper-plate center and handles mounting. The 35-minute estimate is hands-on time; allow extra time for school glue to dry according to its label.

Paper-plate wreath covered in rust, mustard, and orange leaves with a large orange paper fox at the bottom.
One way your finished project could look.

A LITTLE INSPIRATION

See it. Make it.
Make it yours.

Start with this finished example, then follow the four illustrated steps below. Choose the colors and details that feel like you.

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  1. Paper-plate ring beside broad cut-paper leaves in orange, rust, and mustard.

    Cut the ring and leaves

    Ask an adult to remove the center of the paper plate, leaving a ring about 1½ inches wide. Draw and cut 12–16 broad leaf shapes, each about 3 inches long, from rust, mustard, and orange paper. Draw a simple vein on each leaf if you like.

  2. Autumn paper leaves glued around the plate ring while its middle remains open.

    Layer the leaves

    Arrange the leaves around the plate ring with their tips pointing outward. Overlap them slightly so most of the white rim is covered, then glue them in place. Leave the opening clear and let the ring lie flat while you make the fox.

  3. Orange triangular fox face with two ears, cream cheeks, and a drawn black nose and eyes.

    Make the fox

    Cut one orange triangle about 4 inches across for the fox face and two smaller orange triangles for ears. Glue the ears behind the two upper corners. Add two cream teardrop-shaped cheeks that meet near the lower point, plus small cream triangles inside the ears if you like; draw two eyes and a black nose with the marker.

  4. Finished fox glued over the bottom edge of the leaf wreath, ready to dry and display.

    Finish and display

    Glue the fox onto the lower front of the wreath so its ears sit over the leaves and its nose points down. Press the joins, allow the glue to dry completely, and have an adult attach two short pieces of removable mounting tape to the back before displaying it.

A little help: Lay out the fox and leaves before gluing so the center of the wreath remains open.

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