- Age Guideline: 6 Years and Up
- Time Required: 20 minutes (Does not include drying time)
The above age and time guidelines are estimates. This project can be modified to suit other ages and may take more or less time depending on your circumstances.
Materials Needed:
- Piece of Cardboard
- Puzzle Pieces
- Green Paint (A variety of different shades)
- Brown Paint
- Pom-poms
- Craft Glue
- Paint Brush
Instructions:
Start out by cutting a piece of cardboard into the shape of a Christmas tree with a trunk. The size of your tree will depend on how many puzzle pieces you have. The goal will be to have the entire cardboard tree covered with puzzle pieces so cut it to size accordingly.
Paint the part of the cardboard that is the Christmas tree trunk brown. Paint the puzzle pieces green. You get the best effect by using several different shades of green paint. If you don't have many, you can mix your own. Let the paint dry.
When the paint is dry, glue the puzzle pieces onto the cardboard until the Christmas tree shape is filled in completely. It looks particularly nice if, after covering the cardboard, you add a second layer of puzzle pieces here and there on the tree.
After the puzzle pieces are firmly stuck to the cardboard, decorate the tree by gluing small pom-poms on it. If you want a hang on the back of your tree, duct tape a small loop of yarn to the back of the tree. Once all of the glue is dry, hang and enjoy the compliments it will surely get!
