Although we just put up our large Christmas tree this past weekend – it wasn’t the first Christmas tree in our home this season.
You see – I did something tricky. My husband told me “NO” Christmas stuff up until after Thanksgiving.
I “somewhat” agreed to that rule BUT had something up my sleeve. Oh the story of a blogger…
So two weekends ago, I set out to knock a craft project off my list. After some debating in my head on what to do – I gathered all the supplies needed for a wood Christmas tree. My goal was to have something kid friendly for my curious toddler, as well as something cute & portable. It needed to be something that can make it through the years. Hence – why it’s made out of wood.
While setting up the supplies on our dining room table, I told my husband that I needed his help. No questions asked – he helped. He did the trimming of the wood and I did the painting. After an hour of our time, we had a kid friendly Christmas tree for Lil Man. {And shhh….I “secretly” had our first piece of Christmas in the house too}
Now believe it or not – this tree is really easy to recreate. If you have scrap wood laying around, you are well on your way to making your own. However, I did cheat a little and buy the wood pre-cut from Michaels. But looking back – it probably would have been cheaper to raid our garage for wood. We probably could have been made our tree bigger. {Live and learn!}
With our new tree, I just love how my son can decorate and undecorate without me freaking out. It’s his creative juices and tree. And here’s what you need to make your own:
Supplies:
* Various Pieces/Sizes of Wood
* Tools to trim wood
* Green Paint/Paint Brush
* Wood Glue
* Hooks
* Felt Ornaments
Directions:
1. Trim your wood pieces and lay it out to make sure you have the look you want. We used a thin piece of wood for the stem of the tree.
2. Now paint your wood pieces green.
3. Using clamps and wood glue – glue your tree pieces together. Set aside.
4. While everything is drying, string your felt ornaments for easy hanging.
5. Once the wood glue is dry – add your wooden hooks.
6. Hang your tree in desired location and hand over the felt ornaments for hanging! Admire your work and happy child ;)
And that’s it!
We drilled a hole on the top of the wood tree, so we could hang it by a nail. Since it’s been up, Lil Man has loved playing with it. Mission accomplished.
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