- Age Guideline: 5 Years and Up
- Time Required: 15 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:
- Bare Tree Branch
- Clay Pot or Glass Jar
- Pebbles
- Construction Paper
- Pen
- Ribbon, Yarn, or Raffia
- Hole Puncher
- Scissors
Instructions:
Fill the clay pot or jar with pebbles and stick the branch into the pebbles so it stands like a tree. Cut a variety of leaf shapes out of red, orange, and yellow construction paper. Use the hole punch to make a hole in each leaf. Cut a piece of ribbon, about 8" long for each leaf shape you have.
On each leaf, a person should write something they are thankful for. The ribbon can be threaded through the hole in a leaf and tied to the tree. Keep a basket full of blank leaves next to your tree so that your family or visitors can add leaves.
