Cub Scout Crafts: OLYMPIC DECATHLON; Part II

Olympic Olive-Branch Headdresses

Materials: Burger King crown, scissors, masking tape, pencil, Olive Leaf template, lots of green paper (bulletin board paper sold by the foot), stapler, staples, Exacto knife, cutting board.

I started with a trip to Burger King. I asked them if I could have 20 crowns for the Cub Scouts. They were happy to give them to me for free. I cut off all the crown spikes, then measured my son's head, marking which groove was the one I needed to use, and trimming the end 3 grooves away to give myself room to staple the end. Then, I covered them in green paper (attached with masking tape). The paper I bought by the foot at Zurchers (very cheap). I left the ends open so I could attach all the leaves before closing the crown into a circle.

For the leaves, I used an "olive branch" clip art that I found online, enlarged it, and used my favorite leaf pair as my template. I found that the quickest & easiest way to cut them out is with an exacto knife. Be sure to do it on a cutting board. And remember, it doesn't need to be exact.



I found that the quickest and easiest way to cut them out is with an Exacto knife. Be sure to do it on a cutting board. And remember, it doesn't need to be exact.

Then, staple several leaf pairs onto the crown.  Use as many as you'd like; the more you use, the better it looks; but I was running out of paper, so I had to space the leaves further apart  . . .

. . . leaving some room at the end to close the crown into a circle.

Close into a circle.

Insert like so.  All cardboard will be unseen.

And staple for security.

Cover your seam with a final leaf.



All participants were crowned with an olive branch headdress.

These headdresses could also be used for a Hawaiian Luau theme!!!