Make Your Own Giant Cardboard Christmas Tree!
12 November 2005
This is a great project for as few as a couple of children to a whole classroom of kids! Great way to recycle too!
Parental supervision is recommended.
This project is rated EASY to do.
WHAT YOU NEED
about five feet by three feet of Cardboard (you can use several pieces of old boxes and tape together to get your 5 X 3 foot giant piece of cardboard)
Sharp craft knife
Green paper (either rolls of green paper or construction paper)
Tape
Glue
Scissors
Sparkles
Christmas colouring books
Yard (knitting wool)
Paper angel
HOW TO MAKE IT
Draw and cut out a giant Christmas tree form from the 5 X 3 foot of cardboard.
Glue green paper all over the cardboard to cover.
Have children colour Christmas pictures from colouring book and cut out.
Make bows using yarn.
Create all sorts of paper Christmas ornaments.
Glue the handmade ornaments, pictures, and bows on the cardboard Christmas tree.
Glue sparkles all over tree.
ENJOY your recycled Christmas tree. We placed ours in the front garden under an awning to protect it from our cold Canadian winters! It works great!
From: http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/giant.html
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