This Kids craft project is perfect for classrooms and home schooling activities.
Simply grab a garden branch, clean it up by removing and sharps notches and giving it a coat of paint. (optional)
Secure your branch into a base such as a heavy plant pot with rocks or plaster of paris.
Fill brown paper bags or small drawstring bags with various activities that can be completed in 30 mins or less.
Then when the classroom or children become bored you can tell them to pick a random activity from the tree.
We have ours filled with various things at different times.
Coloring pages
Stamps and mini stamp book
Playing cards
Math Sheet
Themed Stickers
Magnifying Glass
Plastic animals with serpate name tags
Reading book
Lego pieces
the opporunites for these bags are endless.
We also decorate the tree at Christmas time for another fun tactile activity.
By Shellie Wilson. Shellie is the chief creative editor for Craftbits.