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Paper Plate Christmas Tree Craft with Fingerprint Ornaments

Make a Christmas tree craft using sections of a paper plate.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Paint Dry Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Keyword: christmas crafts, paper plate crafts
Servings: 10 trees
Author: Laura Gummerman
Cost: $4

Equipment

  • 1 hole punch optional
  • 1 paintbrush
  • 1 pair of scissors

Ingredients

  • green paint and other colors for the ornaments
  • 1 paper plate
  • glue stick or tape
  • construction paper or cardstock brown for the trunk, and yellow or glitter paper for the star
  • small pom poms
  • large sequins Or other things to add for ornaments
  • Pipe cleaners or yarn for garland optional

Instructions

  • Take your paper plate and cut it into thirds. Have your kid paint each section a different green color or all the same and allow to dry (if painting all the same green, you can paint the plate first if you want and cut it up after paint is dry). When dry, cut one section a little smaller to be the top section of your tree.
  • Stack your three tree sections overlapping and glue or tape in place. Cut a rectangle out of brown paper for the trunk and glue or tape onto the back of the tree.
  • If you want to add a garland, you can use a hole punch to punch out an even number of holes in the bottom of each layer and then thread a pipe cleaner through the holes and tape the ends onto the back of your tree.
  • For the star, cut a star shape out of yellow paper or glitter paper and glue to the top of your tree.
  • Allow kids to dip their fingers into a small amount of paint to add fingerprint ornaments to the tree or use glue and pom pom, sequins, or cut up shapes of paper to add more ornaments!