Intro
Create colorful Christmas trees while getting early practice with basic length and
measurement skills. Bright, striped art straws make for a unique holiday design. Add a
star on top and you've got a perfect holiday ornament!

Set Up Ideas
You may use any straws for this activity, but our striped art straws add a peppermint-like
aesthetic to the classic holiday tree shape.

Let’s Get Started
Creating these cute ornamental trees is a breeze! All you need to get started are straws,
scissors, construction paper glue and yarn. You may also wish to use tape instead of glue
to add a loop of yarn for hanging.

Tips and Tricks
It may help to cut your largest and smallest pieces first, and then fill in all the in-between
sizes. You may also wish to cut the trunk of your tree if you find that it is very long.

Follow up Activity
Decorate a holiday tree in your room using each of the children's tree ornaments. Add
simple materials like pom-poms and tissue paper to fill out the tree.

Steps:

1. Choose how large you want the base of your tree to be, and then cut several straws into
   progressively smaller pieces until you get to the smallest piece that you want.
2. Glue two whole straws together to form the trunk and then begin gluing the cut straws in
   order. Allow the glue to dry.
3. Cut a star shape out of construction paper, add glue and cover with glitter. Allow the star
   to dry.
4. Glue the star to the top of the tree. As the glue dries, create a loop of yarn and glue or tape
   it to the back for easy hanging on a Christmas tree or anywhere.