Christmas Tree

A few weeks ago the kids asked if we could put up our tree. Since it wasn't even Thanksgiving yet I said no. But they are smart, my kids, so they set to work making their own Christmas tree. The cut out about a six-foot tree from the now ruined boxes from JD and Lianna, and then spent several hours over several days decorating it. They tore strips of green paper and then taped or glued them over the whole tree, giving it a cool texture along with the original intent of making it green, and then made a couple dozen individualized ornaments. This was a huge project. It took them probably 10-15 kid hours, four or five entire glue sticks, two rolls of tape, and who knows how many dozens of sheets of paper. But they did it, happily, together, and mostly on their own. The final product truly was amazing, and sure enough got put up in the house long before Thanksgiving.