In anticipation of decorating our ownChristmas tree this weekend, we read Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree . I saw this book and it's accompanying craft on Bella Dia and I just have to say both were very satisfying. Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree is an entertaining rhyming story about a too-tall tree that ends up spreading itself around for lots of Christmas cheer. Very cute.
We made this forest of paper stacking trees for our seasons table. So cute. Lots of tiny trees all within one, just like Mr. Willowby's tree. The original tutorial was for cloth stacking trees which I want to try sometime, too. How adorable would that be?
I like how the boys all had their own take on how to make the trees. Ben went for the multi-pattern look (front and center) and a mini-tree, while Will chose to do all one color/pattern because he wanted it to look like a real tree (front, right). Charlie picked out the red/orange/brown colors and patterns for a nice warm look (center back). I helped him cut out the patterns and fold them. The little bunny in the photo is one that Will made from sculpey awhile ago.
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