The very first thing you want to do is paint the clothespins. I went with orange, yellow and a pop of rose gold. These will take a little bit of time to dry so you want to leave them in an airy spot. I used paint brushes and no spill paint cups so the cleanup would be easy. They took about an hour and a half to completely dry.
I used spray paint to coat my unfinished wooden pumpkin which I would later write on. I did this outside. It left a smoother finish, so I could use an eye catching gold sharpie on it later. I let this dry for an hour. I also did two coats to make it look even.
Give your students each a clothespin. Have them think of something they are grateful for. They can then use their own sharpie or a silver sharpie to make it glitter a bit when the light hits it. If you are distance learning you could always have your students fill out a form that states what they are grateful for and then write it for them. You then will clip the clothes pins around the metal wreath frame.
After your wooden unfinished pumpkin is dry use a pencil to trace out the text you want to use. I decided to write "We are grateful for..." After I centered it, I used the gold sharpie to go over the text and make it pop. I went over it twice to make sure you could see it from far away.
When you are ready to glue the pumpkin to the wreath, you are going to want to use a hot glue gun. This will keep everything centered and secure when it is hanging up.I centered the wreath and the middle of the pumpkin and put a big dab of glue on the pumpkin. I then pressed firmly down on the wreath to keep it in place.
This is when I decided to add some color and details that fit the kids personalities. I used these self-adhesive leaves with glitter. I stuck them on the pumpkin so it wouldn't take away from the message of the wreath. I also used an unfinished pumpkin garland to drape above it to go with the fall theme. It made the area look a bit more complete.
The very first thing you want to do is paint the clothespins. I went with orange, yellow and a pop of rose gold. These will take a little bit of time to dry so you want to leave them in an airy spot. I used paint brushes and no spill paint cups so the cleanup would be easy. They took about an hour and a half to completely dry.
I used spray paint to coat my unfinished wooden pumpkin which I would later write on. I did this outside. It left a smoother finish, so I could use an eye catching gold sharpie on it later. I let this dry for an hour. I also did two coats to make it look even.
Give your students each a clothespin. Have them think of something they are grateful for. They can then use their own sharpie or a silver sharpie to make it glitter a bit when the light hits it. If you are distance learning you could always have your students fill out a form that states what they are grateful for and then write it for them. You then will clip the clothes pins around the metal wreath frame.
After your wooden unfinished pumpkin is dry use a pencil to trace out the text you want to use. I decided to write "We are grateful for..." After I centered it, I used the gold sharpie to go over the text and make it pop. I went over it twice to make sure you could see it from far away.
When you are ready to glue the pumpkin to the wreath, you are going to want to use a hot glue gun. This will keep everything centered and secure when it is hanging up.I centered the wreath and the middle of the pumpkin and put a big dab of glue on the pumpkin. I then pressed firmly down on the wreath to keep it in place.
This is when I decided to add some color and details that fit the kids personalities. I used these self-adhesive leaves with glitter. I stuck them on the pumpkin so it wouldn't take away from the message of the wreath. I also used an unfinished pumpkin garland to drape above it to go with the fall theme. It made the area look a bit more complete.
