Fork Painted Tree – Craft Idea For Kids
An inexpensive plastic fork and green craft paint merge together on white cardstock paper, for this Fork Painted Tree kid craft idea from Glued To My Crafts!
Keep scrolling for ALL the details, as well as the FREE pine tree printable, so you can recreate it with your young crafter today!
Pine Tree Craft Supplies:
- Plastic Fork {clean but can be recycled}
- Green Craft Paint
- Small Paper Plate
- White Cardstock Paper
- Free PINE TREE Printable – find it on box.com
- Brown Crayon or Marker
- Loose Green Craft Glitter
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Directions:
- First things first – print the pine tree printable listed above in the supply list. You only need ONE print per tree craft.
- Now that you have it printed, use a brown crayon {or marker} to color in the three tree trunks in the printable.
- When done coloring, go ahead and squirt some green craft paint on your paper plate.
- Next take your fork, which is your “paint brush, to make “pine needless” all over the printed tree design on your printable. You basically want every branch to be covered in green craft paint.
- Finally – the last step of this fork painted pine tree craft is to shake some loose craft glitter on top of the wet paint for some dimension and extra sparkle.
- When done decorating the paper, set it aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
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A Few More Ideas:
Change up the color of your cardstock paper and/or craft paint to make a wintery scene instead! Opt for blue cardstock paper and white craft paint for the fork design, to create your winter wonderland on paper! Hopefully that tidbit inspires you to add it to your winter plans as well!
PAIR YOUR FINISHED TREE CRAFT WITH OUR —> Fork Painted Bear
If you LOVE this fork painted tree craft idea, you may also enjoy our Broccoli Stamped Christmas Tree and Cupcake Liner Snowy Tree craft posts as well!
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Fork Painted Tree Craft
Tools:
- Plastic Fork
- Small Paper Plate
- Crayon or Marker
Supplies:
- Printed Printable
- Craft Paint
- Loose Craft Glitter
Instructions:
- First things first - print the pine tree printable listed above in the supply list. You only need ONE print per tree craft.
- Now that you have it printed, use a brown crayon {or marker} to color in the three tree trunks in the printable.
- When done coloring, go ahead and squirt some green craft paint on your paper plate.
- Next take your fork, which is your "paint brush, to make "pine needless" all over the printed tree design on your printable. You basically want every branch to be covered in green craft paint.
- Finally - the last step of this fork painted pine tree craft is to shake some loose craft glitter on top of the wet paint for some dimension and extra sparkle.
- When done decorating the paper, set it aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
