Tissue Paper Autumn Trees

This was the first craft that I lead for my son's Beaver Scout group. For those that are reading that are unfamilliar with the scouting movement, Beaver Scouts are boys and girls ages 5-7. For our American friends, it is equivalent to Tiger Scouts.

Our season starts with the school year in September and I wanted something I could do for a large group of boys (we had 20 at that time) with a fall theme. This is what I came up with.

Hardware:
Scissors
Hole Punch
Pencil
Markers (optional)

Materials:
Red, Orange and Yellow Tissue Paper
Paper Plates
Yarn
White Glue
Construction Paper

Adult Prep:
· Cut tissue paper into approximately 2” squares
· Cut yarn into approximately 6” pieces
· Cut construction paper into 4 pieces and trace the tree trunk with pencil

Method:
· Cut the tree trunk shape from the construction paper
· Glue tree trunk to the front bottom of the paper plate
· Using the eraser end of a pencil, wrap the tissue paper around it and drip into the glue, and place it on the tree. Repeat until tree is full
· Using markers, add “bark” details, if desired
· Hole punch 2 hole in the top of the paper plate and tie the yarn on each end.

Variations:

By changing the construction paper cut out and/ or the tissue paper colours you can make a variety of other variations, such as a tree in spring with flower blooms, a Christmas tree or even a campfire