It's here, Christmas is just around the corner and the time has come to decorate your home. And if there is a quintessential Christmas symbol, that is Christmas tree. In millions of homes in the world it is a tradition to take out the tree and decorate it as a family during these dates.
Traditionally the Christmas tree is a fairly large fir, natural or synthetic. But, what do you think if this year we forget about the typical plastic trees or those natural ones that end up in the garbage container? Do you have children or children in your family? Why don't you summon them to assemble the tree this year? here we leave you Four Christmas trees to make with your children.
Christmas tree with toilet paper rolls
The rolls of toilet paper They offer many possibilities for crafting. Anyone with small children knows that every year they are used a lot in different crafts that the little ones do with the teachers. Why not use them to make a Christmas tree?
The truth is that this tree could not be simpler. To do it you only need toilet paper rolls, coloring paint and christmas decorations. You simply have to glue the rolls as you see in the image and put the ornament you have chosen in the center. You can leave it with the color of the cardboard or paint it to your liking.
The result is so beautiful. The children can spend some time choosing the colors, painting the cardboard, sticking glitter and assembling that tree of their dreams to their heart's content. And with more ingenuity you can give it many other possible forms.
It is a good way to recycle and at the end of the holidays, we can burn it, children also love fire. Or directly throw it in the trash by showing how cardboard is recycled. And the following year - a new one!
Christmas tree with corks
Take advantage of corks of the bottles to make this precious and original fully recycled christmas tree You will only need to save the corks of your bottles and stick them as you see in the image. You can let them paint them naturally, place them some ornament such as bows, balls, glitter. In any case the result is spectacular.
Of course, you have to collect many corks throughout the year, but if you are a wine lover you will not have a problem. Or, another option, is to have the little ones collect corks in the neighborhood, the building or among the other members of the family.
Christmas tree with pine cones
Another great option if you want make christmas trees with your kids is to do it with pineapples. These Christmas trees are the perfect excuse to take a good walk in the countryside with the family. Take the opportunity to find pine cones that the children can later paint and decorate with glitter, balls, ribbons or whatever comes to mind. You will have a great day and you will have some mini trees suitable for any space.
Pine trees are everywhere so pine cones, in certain areas, are really abundant. They are great for brush or spray painting and because they are hard their structure is fantastic. Mini trees that can be placed on various surfaces throughout the house or make small gifts for grandparents or other family members.
Wooden christmas tree
With Popsicle sticks, dry twigs, or scraps of wood, you can make a tree as nice as the one at the beginning of the post. You just have to cut the wood, glue it into a fir tree shape and let your children decorate it to their liking.
Did you like these recycled Christmas trees? Dare to do them. Your children will love having an artisan tree made by themselves. In addition they will learn the value of recycling and caring for the planet.
Also, if you are in the habit of making handmade Christmas trees, every year you will see how the style, year after year, Christmas after Christmas, changes as children grow, their cultural consumption and tastes change. Perhaps one year superheroes will appear, the next other characters from books, or comics, or popular singers. One photo per year and you will have a different and original record of your children's growth.
To do Christmas trees with your children!