Bring a little holiday cheer to your house with these simple paper trees. We made these this morning in about 10 minutes! Seriously, they're simple and easy and with a little help from an adult, even a two year old can help whip these up!
Origami Paper Tree
materials:
origami paper (or paper cut into squares)
scissors
get to work:
1. Begin by preparing the squares. Cut about 5 squares, decreasing in size. (I started with the standard origami squared paper and used that as a template to cut down, but you could start with a larger piece for a larger tree.)
2. Fold the pieces into a paper cup. (Instructions here.)
3. Once complete, stack the cups and bend them in the middle a bit so that they stand up.
Paper Tree Cut Out
materials:
multi-colored paper (card stock or heavier paper works best)scissors
get to work:
1. Cut out three equal sized trees from the paper. (You might want to draw a tree first to help the child cut out the shape.)
2. Make a slit down the middle of one tree, starting at the top. Do not cut all the way through, leave about 1" - 1/2" of the paper connected at the bottom.
3. Make a slit up the middle of the other two trees starting at the bottom. Do not cut all the way through, again, leave about 1"-1/2" of the paper connected at the top.
4. Slide the tree made in step 2 into one of the trees made in step 3.
5. Slide the last tree onto the the other two pieces.
*for younger children, use only two pieces of paper - it's much easier
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