Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Our Christmas Tree

This year we made our own tree.
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I found the pattern over at Instructables sometime ago and was able to save it
                                on Pinterest till now.
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The pattern calls for 16 triangles cut from cardboard but I only had enough to make two small triangles and one medium.  It still worked out well and a good height for the children in the program.
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I used large brad fasteners to put the triangles together with a bit of packing tape,
                          on the inside, to stop them from pivoting.
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After painting the triangles I placed it on a wooden stand that we use in our
                                                 sandbox.
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This child took the sparkly garland from the sensory table and used it to decorate
                                                    the tree.
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       It inspired us to create more decorations for the tree the following day.
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But as we created we had to figure how to hang them on the cardboard.  Some had
                     sharp points so we could poke them through.
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Others we could drape over and around.  The rest we used tape to attach them.
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                 We’ll be able to use the tree throughout the year.