Fork Painted Christmas Tree – Craft Idea For Kids

At Glued To My Crafts, we are so excited to be finally hitting publish today on this Fork Painted Holiday Tree craft idea! Although it’s not a unique idea to our website, I sure hope the free tree shape printable I’ve included below, will get you excited to recreate it “our” way today!

On that note, this latest “fork painted” craft idea from us, is the perfect excuse to get messy with the kids AND make an awesome piece to show off on the fridge ALL month long. No two plastic fork designed Christmas trees on paper will be alike and I think that’s my favorite part of it all!

Below you will find the free printable, so all you need to do is print the file, grab some green craft paint and have children use a plastic fork as their paint brush to complete the Christmas craft within minutes. It’s so simple, you have NO excuse NOT to do it!

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and access the freebie file below & get to work on creating a one-of-a kind Fork Painted Christmas Tree pieces today.

Happy crafting this upcoming holiday season, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s fork painted holiday tree crafts with us on our Facebook page. I can’t wait to see them! #gluedtomycrafts

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Christmas Tree Craft Supplies:

* Free Blank Christmas Tree Template Printable {GRAB IT ON BOX.COM}
* White Cardstock Paper {one sheet per holiday tree craft}
* Color Printer
* Brown Crayon or Marker
* Green Craft Paint {I love using Tulip Puffy Paint – affiliate link on Amazon}
* Clean, Plastic Fork
* Small Paper Plate
* Baby Wipes
* Loose Green Craft Glitter
* Small Rhinestone Stickers
* Large Star Sticker {one per holiday tree craft}

Directions:

* First print out the Christmas Tree printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You need one print per Christmas craft.
* Next grab your brown crayon or marker and color in the “tree stump” on the printable.
* Now we are ready for the paint! Grab your green craft paint, the plastic fork and the small paper plate.
* Squirt some craft paint on the paper plate.
* Go ahead and rub the plastic fork in the green paint.
* Next, using the plastic fork, make several “pine needles” inside the tree design on your cardstock paper. Add as much or as little as you like. Just keep dipping the plastic fork in the paint and then on the paper.
* When done with the above step, go ahead and shake on some loose craft glitter on top of the wet paint on the paper.
* To finish off the paper Christmas tree craft, glue on the remaining elements {the star and rhinestones} to complete the holiday look!
* And of course – add any other embellishments you see fit.
* Then allow your piece to dry completely before you display it proudly!

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Fork Painted Christmas Tree Craft Idea

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Fork Painted Christmas Tree - it's the perfect excuse to get messy & make an awesome piece to show off on the fridge ALL month long

Supplies:

• Free Blank Christmas Tree Template Printable {GRAB IT ON BOX.COM}
• White Cardstock Paper {one sheet per holiday tree craft}
• Color Printer
• Brown Crayon or Marker
• Green Craft Paint {I love using Tulip Puffy Paint
• Clean, Plastic Fork
• Small Paper Plate
• Baby Wipes
• Small Rhinestone Stickers
• Loose Green Craft Glitter
• Large Star Sticker {one per holiday tree craft}

Instructions:

• *First print out the Christmas Tree printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You need one print per Christmas craft.
• Next grab your brown crayon or marker and color in the "tree stump" on the printable
• Now we are ready for the paint! Grab your green craft paint, the plastic fork and the small paper plate.
• Squirt some craft paint on the paper plate.
• Go ahead and rub the plastic fork in the green paint.
• Next, using the plastic fork, make several "pine needles" inside the tree design on your cardstock paper. Add as much or as little as you like. Just keep dipping the plastic fork in the paint and then on the paper.
• When done with the above step, go ahead and shake on some loose craft glitter on top of the wet paint on the paper.
• To finish off the paper Christmas tree craft, glue on the remaining elements {the star and rhinestones} to complete the holiday look!
• And of course - add any other embellishments you see fit.
• Then allow your piece to dry completely before you display it proudly!

BTW – you can swap out the GREEN craft paint for WHITE and make SNOWY trees instead!

Don’t forget – “if” you decide to make our Fork Painted Christmas Tree craft this season, please share a picture of the finished piece on our Facebook page for us to see. We love seeing our inspiration come to life and can’t wait to admire your child’s finished fork Christmas tree painting from a far!

And one last thing – be sure to also tell your friends and family about the great craft idea you found on Glued To My Crafts today! We would really appreciate it! #gluedtomycrafts