It’s September 1st! How did that happen?!? Just a few short days until school starts, and I’ll have to decide whether to continue doing themed projects during the school year – I have two enthusiastic votes for “yes”, but I’m not sure, realistically, how much time we’ll have once the big girl is in school all day…
Today’s project was inspired by a couple of different ideas I found on the internet…which I didn’t bookmark. :(
First, I cut strips of red and green cardstock, about 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. Then we curled those strips around a pencil to create little curls of paper. (Carolyn was very good at this part, Anna was more interested in uncurling the curls.)
Then we drew tree trunks on brown construction paper – Carolyn drew her own and I drew one for Anna – then cut them out and glued them onto a light blue background.
Finally, we glued the curls of paper onto the trees to make leaves and apples. I think the original project ideas I found had you gluing the edges to the paper, but both girls preferred the look of the curls glued on their sides.
Of course, this way they don’t stay especially well-curled, but they’re cute anyway!
We glued some green strips to the bottom of the paper for grass, and I have no idea where they were going with the little yellow bits they cut out…?
