Toy Wreath Tutorial

It's pretty obvious to anyone who either reads my blog or knows me in "real" life that I love to craft and be creative. My kids have watched me sew, hot glue and Mod Podge many projects over the years.

My 11 year old has never been much of a crafter, although he does love photography and sketching. He just doesn't get the craft thing, and that's O.K. with me. My youngest Dylan, he is all about crafts and decorating. I recently found every.thing. from his room in the hallway because he said he was redecorating, and I had to seriously bite my tongue and walk away. 

For Christmas I crafted a holiday wreath for his bedroom and he LOVED it, but cried big ol'alligator tears when I took it down and packed it away in the garage. So I agreed to make him another wreath for him to enjoy, thus this toy wreath tutorial.

You will need:
> Foam wreath
> Thick white ribbon
> Few feet of ribbon (any color you choose) to hang on the wall
> Glue gun (with lots of glue sticks)
> Plastic toys (ranging in size)
* I bought my toys at garage sales, thrift stores and the Dollar Store.

Wrap your wreath form with white ribbon, hot gluing it tight. Then tie your ribbon to the top of your wreath for hanging. You want to do this step now so you can hot glue some on the toys on top to hide the ribbon.

Glue your largest toys on your wreath so they will lay flat and face forward.

Now glue your smaller toys on the inside and outside of the wreath, trying to glue them really close together. I filled in the super small spaces with army soldiers and small dinosaurs.

The final result is a crazy wreath of characters from my sons' favorite movies and T.V. shows.

Dylan loves it, he spent the first couple of days just staring at it trying find each and every character. 

Do your kids share any of your hobbies or passions? I feel super blessed that Dylan loves my projects as much as I do. 
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xoxo