Torn Paper Christmas Tree Collage For Kids

Prep:5

Creating:15

Dry Time:15

Total Time:35

CREATE COLORFUL PAPER: Use tempera paint sticks to cover one piece of paper with colors, lines and designs. Fill as much of the white space as possible.
CREATE THE BACKGROUND: Paint a second piece of paper with one or two watercolor colors, or use construction paper for an easier option.
LET THE PAPER DRY: Allow any wet materials to dry completely before starting the collage.
TEAR LONG PAPER STRIPS: Tear the colorful paper into long strips. Smaller pieces can also be used to fill in the tree.
ARRANGE AND GLUE: Arrange the torn strips into a Christmas tree shape and glue each piece in place.
ADD DETAILS: Add a star, trunk, ornaments, collage materials or marker designs to decorate the tree.
ADD SNOW, OPTIONAL: Thin white tempera paint with a little water and splatter it over the finished collage with an old paintbrush or toothbrush.

Paint sticks work especially well because they are colorful, low-mess and dry quickly.
If you want to complete this project in one art session, use construction paper for the background instead of watercolor so you do not have to wait for it to dry.
Younger children can make a simple triangle tree. Older kids can overlap three sections that get smaller toward the top.
Try layering different colors and art materials when creating the collage paper.
Have kids add glue to each paper piece on a separate work surface to help keep extra glue off the background.

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Cost: under $5