This project is simple for young hands to create and will keep them busy for about 30 minutes. With just a piece of cardboard, tissue paper and glue, kids can get started.
For this project you will need:
- cardboard such as from a cereal box or heavy cardstock - tissue paper in the colors of red, green and yellow - liquid school glue - pencil - wooden beads for decorating the tree (optional)
1. Parents print out the template to size they prefer and paste the template onto a piece of cardboard. Now these templates can be cut out. Older kids can cut the templates out themselves and parents can cut for the tots. 2. From each piece of tissue paper, tear pieces out that are about one inch in size. You will need lots of green and just a few pieces of red and yellow. It does not matter if the pieces are a little larger or longer. 3. Wad each piece in a ball. 4. Working on a small section at a time, apply plenty of glue press the wads into the wet glue. Continue until the tree is completely covered without any of the cardboard showing through. 5. Add red and yellow wads randomly to look like ornaments or add wooden beads in different colors.
