Materials:
• 10" X 10" piece of posterboard
• 5 sheets of green construction paper
• Transfer or carbon paper
• Markers, paint, crayons or color pencils
• Pencil or ballpoint pen
• Glue
• Printer
• Stapler
• Small candy canes or peppermints (in wrappers)
• 8" piece of baby ribbon or string

1. Place a 10" dinner place on the posterboard and trace around the edge. Next, place a salad plate inside the circle and trace around it. Cut out along both lines. (Fig. A)
2. You may trace the hand template provided or load your printer with green construction paper and print 5 copies of the hand template. Cut out all hands. Don't worry if some of the lines show, you can turn them over when you glue them down.
3. Run a line of glue around the posterboard circle. Begin laying hands along the glue line making sure to overlap each one about 1" to 1 ½'". Refer to Fig. B. Continue adding hands until the entire wreath is filled. (Fig. C)
4. Fold the ribbon in half. Tie the ends in a knot to form a loop. Place ribbon on the back side of the wreath and staple it in place. Make sure the staple is above the knot. (Fig. D)
5. Print out the advent decorations. Using markers, paint, crayons or colored pencils, color in the Mr. Bingle figurine. Glue the Mr. Bingle figuring to the top of the wreath. Next, glue 24 mini candy canes or peppermints on the tree, arranging them in a random pattern. If you want, you may cut out the numbered disks and attach them to the candies with a dab of glue. (Fig. E)

Each day, let your child take a candy from the wreath, starting on December 1 with the candy numbered 24. Continue until Christmas Eve. This is really exciting for young children as they count down the days remaining until Christmas.

Click here for Hand Template
Click here for Advent Decorations