Red, White & Blue Clothespin Wreath

Decorate for the 4th of July with a red, white and blue clothespin wreath! A great fine motor craft for little kids, with a beautiful decoration as the result!
Materials
- Wood Clothespins
- Primary Acrylic Paint Jars
- Glitter Foam Star Stickers
- Natural Braiding Cord
- Mini Craft Sticks
- Glue
- Scissors
- Paper Plate
Instructions
Step 1. Gather your materials. |
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Step 2 Cut out the middle of a paper plate, leaving a 1" border. |
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Step 3 Paint 11 clothespins blue. |
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Step 4 Clip the clothespins onto the paper plate border, as shown. |
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Step 5 Paint 15 clothespins white. |
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Step 6 Paint 18 clothespins red. |
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Step 7 Clip the red and white clothespins onto the paper plate border, alternating 3 red clothespins and 3 white clothespins until they're all clipped on. |
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Step 8 Place white glitter foam star stickers randomly on the blue clothespins. |
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Step 9 Cut a long piece of natural braiding cord and fold it in half. Lay it under the wreath. |
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Step 10 Pull both ends of the cording through the loop. |
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Step 11 Tie the ends into a bow. |
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Step 12 Stabilize and reinforce the wreath by gluing mini clothespins to the back. |