Today’s art activity is a torn paper Christmas tree. Give your students a simple pattern of a Christmas tree on green construction paper (I would probably just make it a large triangle…) and have them cut it out. After they have cut the tree, give them a single hole punch and have them punch holes all in the tree. They may need to fold it to get to the center. Once they have punched the holes in their tree, have them tear or cut tissue paper in a variety of colors (I like to use a choice board to let them choose their colors), then have them glue the tissue paper flat to the back of the tree. Once the Christmas trees have dried, you can hang them in the window (you could laminate them for durability) and the light will shine through the tissue. These look great with the light shining through them.
You will need to do a little prep ahead of time for your fine motor activity. You will need a large pinecone for each child. Prepare a batch of plaster of Paris and put a smallish mound on a piece of waxed paper; press a pinecone into the plaster of Paris. Do this for each pinecone. Once the plaster has dried, you can write the students’ names on the bottoms. Have your students “paint” their pinecones with glue that has been thinned with a little bit of water. Have them sprinkle green glitter on their pinecone and shake off the excess, then sprinkle a little glitter in other colors. Once they have dried, they will look like adorable Christmas trees!
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