Get Crafty! Make Your Own Christmas Tree!

October 22, 2024 / DIY / Artistic Adventures / Quick Easy Craft Activities / Age 6 - 8 / DIY Christmas Tree

Ooh, a right festive creation! There's a charming Christmas tree, all painted and decorated, proudly displayed on a piece of cardboard. It's a lovely bit of homemade cheer, wouldn't you say?

How can you involve a 3-year-old child in Christmas decorating activities at home? With just a bit of preparation, you can keep your child happily busy for hours with this hands-on activity!

Age: 6-8
Time: Less then 1 hour
Messiness level: A bit messy
Adult supervision required

Materials Needed:

Paint Palette
Scissors
Paint
Cardboard
Felt-Tip Pens
Cotton Buds
Screwdriver

Gather your crafting supplies, my friend! We'll need a pair of scissors, some colorful paints, a bag of cotton buds, a small screwdriver, a couple of white markers, a paint palette, and a piece of brown card. Let's get those creative juices flowing!

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Draw a Christmas tree on the cardboard.

A hand uses a brown marker to carefully add the finishing touches to the tree trunk, completing this festive design on a piece of card. It's all shaping up rather nicely, wouldn't you say ?

Use a screwdriver to poke holes in the Christmas tree (parents can help with this step).

A hand carefully dips cotton buds into colorful paints arranged on a palette, preparing to add a festive touch to our Christmas tree creation. It's all rather jolly, wouldn't you say?

Dilute the paint to a watery consistency, and dip both ends of the cotton buds in the paint.

A pair of hands carefully uses scissors to shorten a bunch of colorful cotton buds, getting them ready to become our Christmas tree decorations. It's all rather precise work, innit?

Use scissors to cut the cotton buds in half (parental assistance needed).

A hand carefully pushes colorful cotton buds into the holes of the painted Christmas tree, adding a festive touch. It's all looking rather jolly, wouldn't you say?

Insert the cotton buds one by one into the holes in the cardboard, and start decorating your Christmas tree!

There's a right festive sight! Our Christmas tree is all finished, complete with its colorful cotton bud baubles, looking absolutely smashing. A proper bit of homemade cheer, that is!

Get Crafty! Make Your Own Christmas Tree!

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