3D Tree Poster

We’ve been very craft-oriented lately, mostly because we’re in the middle of a cold spell that makes it impossible to play outdoors.

Today we made a poster that began with two 3D trees. My original plan was to have David draw or stencil forest animals around the scene, but once the trees were there, he decided he wanted to draw a curtain and stage between them so he could have a music show poster.

Materials:

• A large piece of paper. We use a roll of Mala paper from Ikea ($5) for projects like this
• 1 toilet paper roll
• 1 sheet of green construction paper (or use red, orange and yellow for autumn leaves)
• Tape
• Markers or crayons

Cut the toilet paper roll into two pieces lengthwise to make tree trunks. Your child can use markers or crayons to color them brown. David added a few black spots for knots and holes.

Fold the construction paper three times and you or your child can cut a leaf shape out of the paper. That should give you eight leaves. I used a simple elm leaf shape, but you could also use an oak or maple leaf shape for a different look.

Have your child split the resulting pile of leaves in half, then tape an equal number of leaves to the inside of each toilet paper roll ‘trunk’.

Once the leaves are taped securely, tape the trees onto the paper and draw the rest of the scene with markers or crayons.

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