Snowy Handprint Tree

Since the temperature didn't get much above 10 degrees F. today, it was perfect weather for bringing a winter scene inside the house.

I found this idea at Kaboose.

We had everything needed to make this Snowy Handprint Tree:

construction paper(blue and white)

brown paint

glue

salt

First, cut a piece of white paper with a curvy cut. This is the snowy botton of your picture.

Glue this to the botton of the blue construction paper.

Now the fun part, make a brown handprint in the center of the blue paper.

Then use your fingers to "paint" a tree trunk to the botton of the "branches".

If you have impatient children whom are eager to get to the next step.....

they can blow-dry their paint dry.

I liked using clear school glue for the next step.

I thought the kids would use their fingers in the glue, but Luke refused to touch it, so I got out a paint brush.

First, paint the finger branches with glue and then sprinkle the glue with the salt.

This is closely related to glitter dump sprinkling--just as messy--but just as fun.

Dump the salt off the glue to reveal beautiful snowy tree branches.

Luke also made snowflakes in the blue sky.

I love Gracie's "tongue of concentration"!

I also love the pretty results of our wintery trees!

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