Autumn Tree Scene

Age Range: 6 years to 10 years old
Estimated Time: 30 to 45 minutes
Messiness: High

Materials:

• White cardboard paper
• Orange paper
• Yellow paper
• Red paper
• Cardboard tube
• Green poster paint
• Blue poster paint
• Brown poster paint
• Red tissue paper
• White craft glue
• Scissors

Method:

1. Paint the white card green.
2. Use the brown poster paint to paint rings around the cardboard tube.
3. Cut about 2cm slits from the bottom of the tube.
4. Bend them outwards and stick craft glue onto the bottom of each flap.
5. Stick them down onto the now green card.
6. Cut about 3cm slits from the top of the tube, less the 1cm apart from the other.
7. Cut out leaves from the coloured paper.
8. Use craft glue to stick the leaves onto the 3cm flaps.
9. Use blue paint to paint a river and pond onto the now green card.
10. Crumple bits of red tissue paper into balls and use the craft glue to stick them under the tree.