I am always thankful that I teach in a private school. But I am especially grateful around Christmas. I get to teach about the birth of our Savior. This is such a wonderful time in our classroom, and every day we spend time talking about the birth of Jesus.
Last week we made ornaments for our school Christmas tree. Every classroom comes up with an ornament and each child makes one. Last year I made poinsettias out of toilet paper rolls and tissue paper. This year I wanted to try something different.
We made Christmas trees out of green and brown buttons! It was a lot of fun, but also took more time than I thought. Overall, they turned out great! They were even asking to make extras throughout the day.
Directions:
We used four brown buttons for the trunk. These need to be the same size.
We used 10 green buttons to make our tree. (This will depend on how big you want your tree to be.)
Line up the green buttons so they are in the shape of a Christmas tree.
Take the cord and thread it through a brown button. Slide it down to the center of the cord. Take the opposite side of the cord and thread it through the second hole, diagonal from the hole you first used. This should make a big "U" shape with both ends of the cord sticking up. Then thread on three more brown buttons on top of each other so they sit right on top of each other. Then thread the largest green button and continue the same process until you used up your green buttons.
Once you have stacked your buttons and your ornament looks like a Christmas tree, slide on a plastic star bead. Then, tie the two cords together into a knot.
Tie another knot about 3-4 inches above your first knot to finish your ornament!
How do you celebrate Christmas in the classroom?
Note: I did not come up with the idea for the Christmas Tree Button Ornaments. However, the picture and products are mine.
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