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Easy "Nutcracker" Themed Hanging Paper Wall Christmas Tree: Christmas DIY Using Simple & Recycled Materials + Links To FREE Resources!

Last year I tried making a paper "Wall Christmas Tree", I've seen a couple of wall Christmas Trees in the past but it was only last year that I finally go ahead and do one myself. I'm glad I went through with it, that tree ended up nice and for Christmas this year I decided to make another paper wall Christmas tree in a different style and theme with "Nutcracker" as its elements and decorations. DISCLOSURE:   T his blog and post contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a commission should you chose to sign up for a program or make a purchase using my link. It’s okay – I love all of these companies and you will too! The elements of this paper Christmas tree was inspired from "The Nutcracker Prince" animated movie and "The Nutcracker Ballet". I had clara , some  ballerinas , the  sugarplum fairy , the  nutcracker  soldiers, assorted colors of  lollipops  (from palace of sweets) along with other traditional Christmas candies such as c...

Paper House Collage / House Craft

10-5-2016 -- In this post, I will be sharing a "house" craft idea. This was a craft project that Lauren did in Brightly Beaming Resources' (Step 3: Sound of the Week) homeschool curriculum for the short "ou" sound as in "house". This is the most fun part of the curriculum, making the art projects. Lauren will do a "house" craft, I thought about doing a house collage made by cutting different colors of construction papers in uneven and slanted shapes for the roofs, chimneys, windows, walls and doors to form different kinds of houses.


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* heavy weight paper (for background) * construction papers * dry glue stick * scissors * ruler * crayons * coloring markers

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READY FOR KID BEFORE STARTING ACTIVITY ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIALS: 
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* cut house parts (roofs, windows, doors, chimneys)


 * cut background pieces (trees, clouds, etc.)

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* House Parts: Create roofs, walls, windows, doors and chimneys on different colors of construction papers in any color of choice in slant and uneven patterns using a ruler. You may try different shapes aside from circle or square in creating windows. 

* Background Pieces: Create any background view of your choice aside from what is shown. Draw background pieces such trees, cloud, etc. on a construction paper in different shapes of choice.

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* cut house parts patterns

* cut background pieces

* glue background pieces and house on paper

* draw/color details on houses

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STEPS IN DOING THIS HOUSE CRAFT:
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1. First, let child draw details on background pieces then glue the pieces on a heavy weight paper in any color of choice.


2. Next, let child alternately draw details of their choice on the house parts using coloring markers and color the drawings using crayons. 


3. Next, let child glue and put together the houses on paper. Then let child glue other additional background pieces such as trees, clouds or maybe flowers, birds, etc. on top or sides of houses. Let child draw additional details on the pieces using coloring markers.


4. And there you go, the "paper house collage" craft is DONE. 


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