Christmas Tree from hand shapes

**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/Childmin.../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

**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,

thanks and kind regards Roo

Pipsqueak · 19-11-2009, 05:45 PM

That is smashing, thank you for sharing

**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/Childmin.../0/xyNTu7ydMgE

**babs** · 16-10-2010, 02:55 PM

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

Originally Posted by babs

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

**babs** · 16-10-2010, 03:04 PM

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