Crafty Critterz: Tree Toppers

Submitted by: eme with TIKI

What you need:

• Foam Sheets, Construction Paper or Poster Board
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Glue
• Glitter
• Wire and/or pipe cleaners

What you do:

Festive Flake Topper

1.     Using light blue paper of choice above, make a cone shape that is about 4 inches tall, glue cone ends in place (this is the topper base).

2.     Trace and cut out 2 same size snowflake shapes from the same color paper.

3.     Cover the cone base and one side of both snowflakes with glitter, let dry.

4.     Stick a pipe cleaner through the top of your cone then glue the 2 snowflakes together to the top of the pipe cleaner by sandwiching the pipe cleaner in between.  Let dry then top your tree.

Merry Monarchs Topper

1.     Using brown paper of choice from   supply list, make a cone shape that is about 4 inches tall, glue cone ends in place (this is the topper base).

2.     You will need 5 Monarch butterflies in various sizes – (make them, print them from the computer, color/coloring books, use butterfly stickers or floral craft supply pre-made butterflies).

3.     Attach a strand of wire or pipe cleaner to each butterfly then stick the wire ends into the top of your cone, adjust the lengths to make the butterflies different heights above the cone base.

4.     Twist the wire ends together under the cone base.

Optional: You can put orange or bronze colored glitter on the base and on your butterflies to match.

Webkinz World Topper

1.     Using white paper of choice from supply list, make a cone shape that is about 4 inches tall, glue cone ends in place (this is the topper base).

2.     Trace a “W” onto the same white paper and cut it out with succors.

3.     Next glue iridescent glitter and tissue paper onto the cone base and onto your large “W”.

4.     Stick a pipe cleaner through the top of the cone.

5.     Glue the back of your “W” to the top of the pipe cleaner.  Let dry

6.     Finally, using two yellow pipe cleaners, curve them and attach one to the top and a smaller piece at the bottom “W”.  Let dry and place on top of tree.

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