Lil' Bits Christmas Tree Cards

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  Step 1

  design and cut your tree template. Fold one sheet of paper( any color) in half and cut then in half again and cut so you have 1/4 of the sheet.

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  Step 2

  Fold that sheet in half and free draw your tree on half then cut out.

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  Step 3

  The negative will be your template.

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  Step 4

  prepare the paper. Fold all your paper in half and cut or using a ruler tear in half . Fold in half again and cut or tear just the green ones. The red will be the actual card.

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  Step 5

  Fold the green in half again .Trace your tree from you original template onto all the green folded sheets and cut them out. We used the cut outs and the negative cut outs for our cards.

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  Step 6

  make your bits bins. We had bins as follows:
  ribbon and yarn, buttons and cardboard cut outs about the same size as buttons

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  Step 7

  some paper bits cut into all sorts of shapes and sizes( we used our scrap paper box here), paper "ribbons"

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  Step 8

  Glue it up. Decorate the trees and half of the red backgrounds.

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  Step 9

  This was Burger's favorite part.

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  Step 10

  I set them aside overnight to dry

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  Step 11

  ( 3 year olds use LOTS of glue)

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  Step 12

  Attach the trees to the undecorated red cards

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  Step 13

  and the negative trees to the decorated cards

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  Step 14

  Let dry completely.

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  Step 15

  Press between 2 clean sheets of pare under heavy books and your all set to spread some Christmas cheer special made by you and yours.

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