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PROJECT A: EVERGREEN TREES

Making Evergreen trees with hand prints with curled fingers.  These can be decorated with chains, bulbs with words, stars, etc.  The hand cut outs can be used for numerous designs, including wreaths, fish, trees, the ocean, rainbows, etc.

     
   
     
  Trace hand with marker.
     
   
     
  Prepare to cut with scissor.
     
   
 
 
  Cut paper to form triangle.
     
  Curve the fingers by rubbing edge of scissors.
     
  Glue.
     
  Finished product!
     
     
PROJECT B: POP-UP EVERGREEN TREES


2 sheets of paper, fold back and forth (both directions to increase flexibility of the fold), draw a diagonal line from top to bottom. cut the line on a zig zag, and staple the papers together on the fold. Pop up and you have an evergreen tree.
Great to decorate for Christmas or fun to make a forest and add cotton for snow . spreading the cotton (fiber) through the floor and around the trees.

   
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
 
     
 
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