Recycled Wreath Christmas Craft

This is a Christmas wreath made from 3” x 7” punch cards!

Throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, 3” x 7” cards were “punched” with information and then input into a computer. Magazines published instructions for making Christmas wreaths, often spray painted gold, from these discarded “punch cards,” which were cheap and plentiful. The punch card era ended with the invention of modern computers.

A while ago we found this homemade Christmas decoration in a basement storage room. It may have been made for Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn by one of their grandchildren.

Click on the link to an activity PDF below for instructions on how to make your own homemade wreath from recyclable materials!

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