Winter Tree Paper Plate Craft

Step 1: Gather Your Materials

Gather your materials, including a paper plate, paint, construction paper, scissors, and glue.

Step 2: Paint the Sky

Paint the front of the paper plate light blue to create the winter sky and let it dry completely.

Step 3: Trace the Tree Shape

Use a pencil and triangle template to trace a tree shape in the center of the plate.

Step 4: Cut Out the Tree Window

Carefully cut out the triangle so it forms a window in the middle of your plate.

Step 5: Cut the Green Strips

Cut several strips of green and light green paper for your tree layers.

Step 6: Make Wavy Branches

Use scissors to add wavy edges to some of the strips to make them look like branches.

Step 7: Glue the Wavy Strips

Flip the plate over and glue the wavy strips behind the tree window first so they sit in front.

Step 8: Layer the Tree

Keep gluing strips behind the plate, alternating shades of green to build up your tree.

Step 9: Trace the Star and Trunk

Trace a small rectangle trunk onto brown paper and a star onto yellow paper.

Step 10: Cut Out the Star and Trunk

Cut out the trunk and the star.

Step 11: Add the Trunk and Star

Glue the trunk to the bottom and the star to the top of your tree.

Step 12: Add the Snowbank

Add a white paper snowbank to the bottom of the plate for a snowy ground.

Step 13: Add Snow and Sparkle

Glue cotton balls around the tree and sky to look like fluffy falling snow.

For a little sparkle, add glitter glue along the snowbank and star edges.