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Pauline
07-12-2008, 01:19 PM
As promised here are some photos of the tree we did last year made from cut out hand shapes. Our big hands at the bottom, youngest/smallest child's hands at the top.
Decorated with children's own 'baubles' made from sticky coloured paper and the 'lights' were coloured straws cut into pieces and threaded onto fine string.
This activity can now be found on my youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChildmindingHelp?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/xyNTu7ydMgE
Monkey1
07-12-2008, 01:41 PM
Thats beautiful Pauline! How did you make your basic tree shape?
Pauline
07-12-2008, 02:14 PM
I just cut a basic tree shape from card and copied it three times and then fastened them together at the edges bending them slightly to fit into the middle, if that makes sense.
It was very easy. I used staples to hold it and put sellotape on the back of the staples to avoid cut fingers. :)
Monkey1
07-12-2008, 03:37 PM
Thank you Pauline! I might do this one this week!
jmoff
07-12-2008, 08:15 PM
that looks lovely, pauline!
louise
07-12-2008, 08:26 PM
Thats good. I have done something similar. I must of read you had done it. I have done green paint hand prints and put them on some brown paper in a tree shape. The older 2 made some glitter babules for it. Its on the door and looks quite good.
don the duck
07-12-2008, 09:24 PM
very nice... i havent made anything like that this year but think next year will be better
Twinkles
07-12-2008, 09:28 PM
It looks great Pauline :thumbsup:
miffy
07-12-2008, 10:06 PM
That looks great Pauline
Miffy xx
angeldelight
08-12-2008, 07:12 AM
That is lovely Pauline
Angel xx
tomthumb
08-12-2008, 02:14 PM
That looks great Pauline!
We have made a xmas tree from handshapes as well but flat and I have used pictures of children's faces as baubbles.
Elodie X
angeldelight
18-11-2009, 07:46 AM
Bumping up again
Angel xxx
roo1965
19-11-2009, 04:45 PM
Pauline thank you for the pictures makes perfect sence now, got everything in place to do this next week now, :clapping: thanks and kind regards Roo
Pipsqueak
19-11-2009, 05:45 PM
That is smashing, thank you for sharing:clapping:
chels55
22-11-2009, 12:43 PM
Im going to attempt this, wish me luck lol
TheBTeam
22-11-2009, 06:24 PM
Last year we painted a 6ft flat cardboard tree and decorated it, but i think this year we might add some 3d effect hands on it, what a great idea!
Pauline
16-10-2010, 02:50 PM
I've now added the tree instructions to You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChildmindingHelp?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/xyNTu7ydMgE
i know its been bumped but i have a question few posts i cant see piccys...is there a reason why?
Pauline
16-10-2010, 02:58 PM
i know its been bumped but i have a question few posts i cant see piccys...is there a reason why?
There were some pictures in a pdf but I took that off and added the link to the video on You Tube :)
oh thanks pauline and i love the tree ... i might make a huge one this year as my tree as the one i put up has glass decs on it and ive got 2 babies crawling so not good paper tree safer:D
amanda1309
16-10-2010, 03:29 PM
I made this last year and it went down a storm. I have just this week been asked by a fellow CM if we can make it this year as a joint thing. I can't wait to start it again.
Thanks Pauline
angeldelight
02-12-2011, 07:33 AM
BUMPING UP FOR CHRISTMAS
ANGEL XX
Pauline
02-12-2011, 08:54 AM
Thanks Angel, I'd forgotten about this. :thumbsup: