Having little ones in the house, I tend to find a lot of crafts that will include them. We try to do a family craft at least once a week that includes something that everyone can do. This is one of those crafts that can be done by the younger kids. It is a great decoration that can be placed all over the house, it is also great for those teachers who have younger students.
Materials Needed:
- White and red construction paper
- Green and brown paint
- Brown and green crayons
- Paint brush
- Scissors
- Glue
- Printable apple template
Instructions:
- Paint your child’s hand green. We found that you get a better handprint if you use a paint brush and paint their hand than if you let them dip their hand in paint. Press down on white construction paper. Repeat this 3 to 4 times depending on the size of your child’s hand, etc. If you get three handprints try to make them point to 9 o’clock, 12 o’clock and 3 o’clock to get a good “tree”.
- Paint on a brown tree trunk and some branches connecting the handprints.
- While your tree is drying, print our apple template and cut out the apple. Trace it onto red construction paper and cut out as many apples as you would like.
- When the tree is dry, glue your cut-out apples onto the tree. Draw on leaves and stems using the crayons.
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