The weather report yesterday called for milder temperatures today, and yet here we are sweating it out in the 80s! And so despite the heat, I'm continuing on with our Fall themed projects. After all the leaves have started changing colors and we're promised cooler temps by this weekend.
Since Max is still talking about our apple picking adventure that was three weeks ago, I thought we'd make some trees today.
materials:
paper grocery bag
scissors
tape or glue stick
tissue paper or construction paper
pencil
get to work:
1. Begin by cutting a tree shape out of the paper bag. The bigger the better.
2. Fold the top of the tree in half. You can draw guide lines for the children to cut this part themselves, or do it on your own. Cut vertical lines into the tree top, but do not complete the cut, stop before you get to the edge. (Make sure to cut an even number of slits).
3. Open the tree top up.
4. Fold the tissue paper or construction paper (younger children will benefit from the construction paper's sturdiness, making it easier for them to manipulate). Cut the paper into long strips.
5. Take the paper/ tissue paper strips and being weaving, starting from the back of the tree, in and out of the slits cut into the top of the tree. (You can alternate your weave if you'd like or continue with in the same manner as the strip before.)
6. Glue down or tape down the ends so that they don't move or fall out.
extra:
Max thought his tree needed apples, so we took some green tissue paper and rolled it into tiny balls. You could also glue the finished tree to a larger piece of paper and complete the scene with apples, animals, etc.
