We’re only a few days out from Christmas and the kids and I are still cranking out holiday crafts and treats. I must admit that we are a family that has decided an artificial tree is the way to go. But I grew up with a real tree year after year. We never went to cut our own tree, but we did pick our trees up and tie them to the roof of the car. And, while my kids haven’t experienced that per se, they have seen enough Christmas movies to know that tying a tree down to the roof of your car is kind of a tradition. So we decided to make this super cute and super fun Christmas tree car craft for kids.
Here’s what you’ll need to make these
- colored craft papers or cardstock
- craft glue
- a pencil
- scissors
- this template
How to make this Christmas Tree Car Craft
Christmas Tree Car Craft
Materials
- Colored craft papers or card stock
- craft glue
- a pencil
- scissors
Instructions
Step 1:
Select red, gray, white and blue colored craft papers for the car craft. Select green craft paper for the tree and brown to cut the strips. Using this template trace the car and the half-circle shapes on the red paper, the squares (windows) on blue paper, the big round shapes (wheels) on gray or black and the small round shapes on white paper.
Step 2:
Grab the 4 round paper cutouts. Stick the small ones in the center of the big ones. Use a black sharpie to trace outline of the small circles and draw small circles in the center of the small circles.
Step 3:
Stick the paper wheels on the half-circle paper cutouts, keeping the round edges on the outer sides.
Step 4:
Stick the 2 square cutouts on the car base pattern, on the top part.
Step 5:
Stick the paper wheels along the bottom side of the car base.
Step 6:
Stick both wheels on the bottom side of the car base, making sure to keep a good distance between both wheels.
Step 7:
Trace and cut out the tree pattern from a green colored craft paper. Stick 2 thin brown paper strips criss-cross wise on the tree and then stick the tree on the top side of the paper car.
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