Crown of Friends

This crown made of people holding hands is a great craft for teaching a wide variety of themes such as friendship, people around the world, community helpers, emotions and body parts.	Safety Tips Young kids (3 to 8 years) should use child-safe scissors. Keep the stapler out of children's reach. Watch out for this sign . It means an adult's help is needed for the particular step.
Materials Printable paper Construction paper Crayons Glitter glue or puffy paint Scissors Stapler

Steps

	1.	Print out this crown template. Notice that the template looks like two people holding hands.
	2.	Cut out the template, including the small triangles.
	3.	Create a crown of 5 people holding hands by tracing the template 2 ½ times on construction paper.
	4.	Cut out the crown.
	5.	Draw and cut hair from construction paper. Glue the hair onto each person on the crown.
	6.	Draw a face and clothes on each person. Be imaginative and think of some interesting facial expressions to give them more character.
	7.	Make gemstones at the base of the crown with glue and glitter. Apply glue in circles or other shapes such as squares, diamonds or hearts.
	8.	Sprinkle or spoon in glitter on the glue.
	9.	Let the glue dry completely.
	10.	Staple or tape the ends of the crown together before wearing your crown.

	Create a crown with characters from different parts of the world for a World or Multicultural theme.
	You can also make a crown showing people with different jobs or roles in the community. Can you tell what jobs the people in this crown have?