Let’s make a paper Christmas wreath! Kids of all ages will have so much fun making this festive Christmas craft which includes downloadable free templates for the leaves.

The end result is a Christmas paper plate wreath that doesn’t take too much time.

Best Christmas Wreath Paper Crafts

This holiday season, make a Christmas craft paper with the whole family. It’s a fun craft perfect for young children to enhance their fine motor skills, while older kids enjoy getting involved in arts and crafts during this festive time of year. Adults and children of all ages can work together to make this great craft at family night. As an added benefit, they also work as great homemade holiday gifts.

Just download and print the free template, get the craft supplies – which you probably already own or can get in any craft store – follow the detailed instructions, and have fun making this colorful home decor.

Related: Christmas Tree Origami

What I’d do differently

I love the simplicity of this Christmas wreath, but sometimes you just want more glam. If that’s the case, you can get your leftover scrapbook paper or make paper roses, and glue them to the different sections of your wreath. I think glitter would look super cute too!

Supplies needed to make a paper Christmas wreath

• Cardboard
• green construction paper
• paper plate or any other plate
• ribbon
• scissors
• glue or a hot glue gun
• a pen or pencil
• the leaf template
• optional embellishments (green and red pom poms, wrapping paper, different types of flowers, etc)

Instructions to make paper plate Christmas wreath craft

Step 1

Trace the plate on a flat piece of cardboard.

Step 2

Draw another small circle to the inside of the first, creating a donut shape about an inch wide.

Step 3

Cut out the donut shape to create the wreath base.

Step 4

Use the base to trace the circle on the green paper – it may take several pieces of paper. Save the scraps for leaves!

Step 5

Cut out the curved green strips and glue them to the cardboard, covering it entirely.

Step 6

Trace and cut out as many green leaf shape sections as possible using the free printable (linked below).

Step 7

Fold each leave by the middle. Glue the base of a leaf in the middle of the wreath, with the unattached end of the leaf angled outward.

Step 8

Glue the base of the next leaf in the middle of the wreath, with the unattached end of the leaf angled inward.

Step 9

Repeat, spacing each leaf about an inch apart, alternating the direction of the leaf inward and outward until you’ve gone all the way around the wreath.

Step 10

Tie a bow with the ribbon, trimming the ends according to how long you would like them to drape down from the bow.

Step 11

Glue the bow to the top of the wreath.

Step 12

Once the glue is dry, it’s ready!

Download Free Leaf Template PDF:

Leaf Template

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Did you enjoy making this paper Christmas wreath?