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This is a winter craft that I love pulling out year after year! It’s so easy to prep and it always turns out cute. So when I had literally half of my class out this week, it was easy for me to switch up my plans for the afternoon to make this winter trees craft!
![Winter Trees Craft for Kindergarten](https://i0.wp.com/natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-art-project.png?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1)
See how cute they turned out (even if kindergarteners do not yet understand the concept of ‘less is more’ when it comes to paint.)?
![Winter Trees Craft for Kindergarten - materials needed](https://i0.wp.com/natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-materials.png?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1)
Materials needed:
* White triangles (not pictured. I just made a full-page triangle in powerpoint using the shapes tool and printed it out. If you need a template, grab it here).
*Blue construction paper 9×12
*Small brown construction paper rectangles
*Green tissue paper
*Cotton swabs
*white paint
![Winter Trees Craft for Kindergarten - covering the trees with tissue paper](https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tissue-paper-winter-trees-craft.png)
Students started by covering the white triangles with tissue paper. I told them it was all right if it went out a little because we would cut the triangles out. I used a mix of different greens for this.
![Winter Trees Craft for Kindergarten](https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-craft-gluing-paper.png)
We usually use glue sponges in my classroom, but we keep glue sticks on hand for projects like this. This would definitely not go well with a glue sponge!
![Winter Trees Craft for Kindergarten - cutting out the trees](https://i0.wp.com/natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-cutting.png?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1)
Then, students cut out their trees.
![Winter Trees Craft for Kindergarten - gluing on the trunk](https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-craft-cut-out.png)
They glued the trunk on the bottom of the tree.
![glue on blue paper](https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-craft-tissue-paper.png)
Then, they glued the entire tree on a blue piece of construction paper.
![Winter Trees Craft for Kindergarten - dotting snow](https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-craft-for-elementary.png)
Last, they used a cotton swab to dot white paint as snow.
![dotting snow](https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-craft.png)
When I looked back at pictures from last year, I realized I also had them tear white paper for snow on the ground. I also had them draw their own triangles to cut out. You could do it either way and I think its still cute:
![dotting snow](https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-tree-craft.png)
The finished winter trees craft:
![Winter Trees Craft for Kindergarten](https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-craft.png)
![Winter Trees Craft for Kindergarten](https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-craft-for-kindergarten.png)
Pin this winter trees craft for later:
![](https://i1.wp.com/natalielynnkindergarten.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-trees-art-project-pin.png?fit=636%2C1024&ssl=1)
Can’t wait to try these with my class! So cute! Thanks for sharing your creative ideas!