maandag 24 november 2025

Colorful Christmas trees

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What do you need?
  • two white drawing sheets A4 size
  • water color paint
  • brushes
  • jar with water
  • tissue paper
  • scissors and glue
  • ruler
  • pencil
  • gold or silver marker
  • white correction marker
  • glitter
What should you do?
  1. Paint a background on the first white sheet with water color paint. Use different colors and let them blend into each other. Use plenty of water for nice bright colors.
  2. Choose three colors tissue paper. Fold the sheets several times and cut triangles. 
  3. Wet the second white sheet with a brush. 
  4. Place the triangles on it and leave it to dry. 
  5. Cut long triangles. You may use the schedule. Cut a piece from the bottom of the triangles if you want trees of various heights. Cut some smaller triangles from the left overs if you want more trees.
  6. Paste the triangles with overlap on the colored background. 
  7. Outline with silver or gold marker and draw a simple branche stucture.
  8. Draw snowflakes with a white marker or use chips from the hole punch. 
  9. Sprinkle some glitter on the forest floor.
  10. Paste the artwork on a colored background.
Works of art made by students of grade 7. 

8 opmerkingen:

  1. Oh, these are just so precious, so lovely! I get tired of all the red and green holiday stuff and these sweet gentle trees are very special.

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  2. I like to do seasonal projects rather than Christmas! These are wonderful!

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  3. I have done a similar abstract tree where I had the children glue the tissue paper to the board. I love the effect of the bleeding tissue. They are all so pretty

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  4. What a fabulous art project. Thank you!

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  5. Thank you for this! I homeschool and we did this today! Love them!

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  6. What gold and silver markers did you use? I can't find any that are this shiny. Thanks so much!

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  7. Used your lesson in my SPED art class. The kids are loving it. Easy and engaging. Thank you so much.

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