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Make your own Christmas Tree

by on Dec 14th, 2010

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In my opinion, Christmas just wouldn’t be complete without a tree. It is only my 2nd year of teaching and still I wish we had a tree in our classroom. I want to buy one but it’s kinda more expensive than I want it to be. Hence, my partner and I decided to make our own Christmas tree… or rather, let the kids make their own tree.

We didn’t want it to be just any tree, we wanted a big tree they could display at home.

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What you will need

  • Green paper
  • Tissue Core
  • Barbecue Stick
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Colored crepe paper/tissue paper
  • Cotton
  • Gift wrapping paper
  • Sequins
  • Other scrap-booking materials

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TEACHER’S PREPARATION

Step 1: Cut out 3 triangles of different sizes for the tree. 2 for each size.

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Step 2: Glue the  tissue core at the bottom and a barbecue stick in the middle for extra support.

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Step 3: Close up the Christmas tree by gluing on the other side

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Step 4: Cut out some holiday wrapping paper and ball-up some colored tissue papers to be used as decoration

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KID’S TURN

Step 1: Glue the cotton unto the Christmas tree. (I showed the kids 2 varieties and asked them if they wanted the cotton in layers or zigzag)

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Step 2: Let them glue on the sequins, balled-up tissue paper, cut-out wrapping paper and other materials you have (For some kids, we just handed them all the materials and they came up with their own styles)

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Step 3: Glue on the star for the final touch

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Happy Holidays everyone!

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