December 5th, 2009

This activity is easy to do with only a few or with lots of children and can be done with any age group. The result is a fun and effective Christmas tree which looks great as part of your festive decorations.

Age group: 6 months+

What you need:

• A lot of green construction paper
• A piece of brown construction paper (for the tree trunk)
• A piece of yellow/silver/gold construction paper (for the star)
• A large piece of  paper for the background
•  Pencil
• Scissors
• Glue

• Optional: Glitter, glitter glue, or paper ornaments to glue onto the tree

What to do: 

1. Trace the child’s hand on a piece of green construction paper. If you prefer you could have children do green handprints on white paper, using paint.
2.  Cut out the hand prints and fold the wrist over to form a small tag.
3. Make a lot of paper paper hands (the number you’ll need depends on the size of your tree) 15 handprints makes a small but cute tree and is about the minimum amount you can get away  with.
4. Draw a tree shape (this will be the outline into which you stick your handprints) on a large piece of paper.
5.  Paint or Cut out a small rectangle of dark brown paper (this will be the tree trunk) and place it below the tree.
6. When attaching the handprints, start at the bottom of the tree. Starting with the second row, make the fingers overlap the next hand a little bit.
7. Glue the hand prints in a tree shape, gluing the folded part of the wrist to the background. This will make the hands flap and a little more 3D looking.
8. Cut out a star for the top of the tree. Glue it on the tree.
9. Write a Christmas message around the tree.

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