Craft Stick Christmas Tree |
Make a three dimensional Christmas tree by cutting out and gluing four paper Christmas tree shapes around a craft stick. | |
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Safety Tips
- Small materials like buttons, beads, or pompoms are choking hazards. These are not suitable for kids below the age of three.
Steps
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1. | Gather four sheets of paper together. Green is the traditional Christmas tree color but you can also use other colors like white, silver, gold, or pastel shades. | |
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2. | Fold the gathered sheets in the middle and draw half a Christmas tree along the folded edge. | |
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3. | While keeping the folded edge in place, cut out the Christmas tree. If you are using card stock or if you have difficulty cutting through all 4 sheets of paper, cut out the trees individually or by pairs. To ensure that all 4 trees are identical, use the first tree as a pattern for making the rest of the Christmas trees. | |
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4. | Open up the folded pieces to reveal four identical Christmas trees. *Instead of doing Steps 1 to 3, you may print out any of these Christmas tree templates. Color the trees and cut them out. Don't forget to fold each tree in the middle. |
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5. | Decorate the inner surface of each tree by doing one or both of the following: a.) Drawing or Painting
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b.) Gluing
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6. | When your trees have dried, crease the middle of each tree again to emphasize the fold. Attach trees in pairs by gluing together half of their undecorated outer surfaces. | |
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7. | Glue a craft stick along the middle of one of the paper tree pairs. If you want a colored tree trunk, you may paint the craft stick beforehand. | |
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8. | Glue both paper tree pairs together, with the craft stick sandwiched between them. You now have a four-cornered Christmas tree. | |
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9. | Make a Christmas tree pot with any of these materials: (a & b) Bottle caps (c) Tea light tins (d) Paper cup (paint and trim to the desired height) (e) Self-hardening clay shaped into small pots (f) Small glass jars or cups (g) Others (Not in photo): candy tins, yoghurt cups, small basket Fill the pot with sand, clay, salt dough, a piece of Styrofoam or any anchoring material. Gently plant the craft stick trunk into the pot. |
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10. | Add some accents to the pot if you like. You can glue a ribbon around it or put some stickers. Additionally, you may cover the dough or Styrofoam filler with a thin layer of sand, confetti or glitter. | |
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11. | Finally, glue a star at the top of your Christmas tree. You may cut your own or go for ready-made fabric stars, sequins, beads or craft foam stars. |
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