Today I am taking part in the monthly Recycle & Create challenge: celebrating eco-friendly creativity in children! As a keen sew-er I have a large amount of fabric scraps leftover from craft projects. My son keeps mentioning that when he turns 6 next month he would like to start sewing which I’m really excited about. To get him started I thought we would make a scrappy ribbon wreath.

You will need:
flat wire wreath
scraps of ribbon
scissors

How to make a simple scrappy ribbon wreath

Take your ribbon and cut into small pieces about 8cm long. This was something my son was able to do as he’s really confident with scissors. He was happy to look through my scrap bag and pull out the colours he wanted to use. I showed him how to tie each ribbon with a simple knot around the wire wreath.

Then he started to add ribbons, only around the inner circle.

This is a lovely easy project so when he got bored of cutting or tie-ing, he put it down and went to play. This is a great project which can be added to whenever you have a couple of minutes or need some calm down time. Soon the wreath was filled up with a great mix of colours and ribbons.

We decided to leave the outer ring and added a ribbon to hang it up with.

Hop over to see more fantastic scrap fabric recycle and create ideas!
From left to right:

Rainbow Scrap Fabric Wreath by Teach me Mommy
Pictures from Scrap Fabric by Peakle Pie
Fabric Fairy House by Nemscok Farms
Fabric Garland by Playdough & Popsicles
Pompom Monsters by Words n Needles
Fairy Wands by Play Learn Everyday
Scrap Fabric Wreath by The Gingerbread House
Cloth Pencil Holder by Kidz Activities
Fabric Scraps Posting Game by Powerful Mothering(not shown)
Scrap Fabric Paper Dolls by Mum in the Madhouse(not shown)