Paper Plate Christmas Tree

The Paper Plate Christmas Tree is a wonderful toddler or preschool fine motor activity. It’s also the perfect fall and winter activity for kindergarten as well as for daycare and homeschool kids. In fact, two-year-old Keira enjoyed every aspect of this easy toddler craft. She loves to paint and as you can see from the photos below, she enjoyed every minute of painting the paper plate. Painting uses small muscles in your hands and fingers—which is a terrific fine motor skills activity for young, growing brains. Kids love to paint and it’s actually quite relaxing and fun to get back in touch with my inner preschool kid.

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Items needed to make a Paper Plate Christmas Tree

Paper plate. You’ll need a paper plate, or more, if you’re making more than one Paper Plate Christmas Tree.

Scissors. Grab a pair of scissors, and if you’re making these with toddlers or young kids, find some kid-friendly scissors. This is a fantastic fine motor activity for toddlers and children.

Green paint. Get some non-toxic green paint or acrylic paint.

Paint brush. Find a large paint brush to paint the paper plates.

Stapler. You’ll need a stapler to staple the tree together once the paint dries.

Pom poms. I found assorted pom poms at my local Dollar Tree. Walmart, Michaels, and Amazon also sells them.

Hot glue gun. You’ll need a hot glue gun to fasten the pom poms to the painted Christmas tree. You can try using school glue but the pom poms won’t stay affixed for long as the school glue is too weak. We tried using school glue, but the pom poms fell off so we opted for the stronger glue gun and that fixed it. Fast forward two years later, we still bring our Paper Plate Christmas Trees out at Christmastime and the pom poms are still stuck to the painted paper plates!

How to Make the Best Paper Plate Christmas Tree

1). Fold a paper plate in half and then cut it in half with scissors.

2). Use a paint brush and green paint to paint the half paper plate. Let dry.

3). Fold the curved side of the painted and dried paper plate. Use a stapler to staple the edges together. I used about 4 or 5 staples.

4). Use the hot glue gun to glue the pom poms to the paper plate.

Final Thoughts

Finally, if you make this Paper Plate Christmas Tree, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this craft a rating! I love to hear from everyone who makes this and always try my best to respond to all comments.

If you do make this craft, don’t forget to tag #elisemccollister on Instagram! It makes me so happy to see your recipe photos!4). Use the hot glue gun to glue the pom poms to the paper plate.

Paper Plate Christmas Tree

Elise McCollister

The Paper Plate Christmas Tree is a wonderful toddler or preschool fine motor activity. It’s also the perfect fall and winter activity for kindergarten as well as for daycare and homeschool kids.

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Equipment

• 1 pair of scissors
• 1 paint brush
• 1 stapler and staples
• 1 hot glue gun and glue sticks

Materials

  

• 1 paper plate
• green paint
• pom poms

Instructions

 

• Fold a paper plate in half and then cut it in half with scissors.
• Use a paint brush and green paint to paint the half paper plate. Let dry.
• Fold the curved side of the painted and dried paper plate. Use a stapler to staple the edges together. I used about 4 or 5 staples.
• Use the hot glue gun to glue the pom poms to the paper plate.

Did you make this craft?Mention @elisemccollister or tag #elisemccollister!