Just in time for Christmas, another decoration for your tree – and you can recycle to boot!
1. Supplies:
- recycled wrapping paper, newspapers or magazines cut into 1 cm x 5 cm strips
- glue
- scissors
- 1/2 circle cut out of construction paper (about15 diameter)
- yarn
optional:
- yellow paper for a star
- glitter
Step 2: Glue half circle into cone shape. Squirt a line of glue along the bottom ridge and stick the strips of paper (decorated side down) onto the cone.
Step 3: Once you have covered the whole bottom part of the cone with strips of paper, put another line of glue on the cone, just above the strips of paper. Now, pull the strips of paper up and glue down (will form a loop shape).
Step 4: Keep on gluing the tiers of loops until you’ve covered the whole cone.
Step 5: Tie a short length of yarn into a loop and poke the yarn out of the top of the tree. (Make sure you tie a big enough knot so that the yarn doesn’t slip out).
Optional:
Step 6: Cut out 2 small stars, put some on some glue, sandwich the yarn and the tip of the tree between the 2 stars and glue closed. This will help fix the yarn to the tree and keep it from slipping out.
Step 7: Add on your decorations. We hole punched some sparkly craft foam and glued them on. You could also put dots of onto the ‘branches’ and sprinkle on some glitter.
You are finished -now you have a really cool tree to hang on your Christmas tree.
