May, Day 1 A May Day Crown Enrichment Activity
Materials Needed:
bulletTwo 1 & 1/2" x 12" green construction paper strips for the headband
bulletScraps of colored construction paper for the stars and diamonds
bulletA coffee filter
bulletA stapler
bulletGlue
bulletScissors
bulletCrayons or markers
  1. Trace and cut out the parts.
  2. Staple one end of one strip to one end of the remaining strip to make one long strip.
  3. Fold the coffee filter in half and lay the center of the long headband strip between the folded halves of the coffee filter.  The headband strip should lay along the fold line.
  4. Glue the halves of the coffee filter together with the headband inside.
  5. Decorate the coffee filter crown and headband by gluing the stars and diamond shapes on it.
  6. Staple the two remaining ends of the headband strip together to fit the child's head.

SIMPLIFIED VERSION: Eliminate the coffee filter and just decorate the headband strip.

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