Tree of Thanks

Tree of Thanks

Ages: All ages

Parental supervision suggested when working with scissors and bent paper clips

Difficulty: * * * * *

Time: 10-20 minutes

Celebrate everything you are thankful for!  Below is a list of supplies you will need to create this beautiful Tree of Thanks.  Ask holiday visitors to add their own leaves of thanks to your tree.

Materials Needed (located at your favorite craft store):

• Sticks or twigs from a tree or bush
• Vase
• Construction Paper (orange, brown, yellow, red)
•  Scissors
• Christmas ornament hanger or bent paper clips
•  Permanent markers

How-to Steps:

1. Choose a bare branch from a tree or shrub.  Choose one that has lots of little branches.
2. Place branch in vase.
3. Place each leaf on a hook or bent paper clip.
4. Have family and guests write things they are thankful for on one side of the leaf and their name and date on the other side.
5. Hang the leaves from your tree branch.
6. Save the leaves to use again next year and add more each year!Draw leaf shapes onto the colored paper and cut the leaves out.

Election Day Button

Election Day Button

Ages: 4 and up

Parental supervision recommended

Difficulty:  *****

Time: 15-30 minutes

This cute button is perfect for your little one when they tag along when you vote this Election Day!  He or she will be styling with their very own button identifying them as a future voice!

Materials Needed (located at your favorite craft store):

• Frozen juice can lid
• Felt: Red, white & blue
• Scissors
• Star Stickers
• Pin back
• White craft glue
• Black or blue marker

How-to Steps:

1. Place the juice can lid on top of a piece of red felt. Trace the lid onto the felt and set aside.
2. Cut a 5” triangle out of blue felt; cut a small triangle from bottom to make it look like a ribbon.
3. Cut a 4” triangle out of white felt; cut a small triangle from bottom to make it look like a ribbon.
4. Glue the white felt cutout onto the blue felt cutout.
5. Take the red felt that you traced the lid onto and cut a scallop (wavy) design around the traced line.
6. Glue lid to red felt.
7. Glue blue and white felt to the back of the red felt.
8. Use marker to write “future voter” on the juice lid.
9. Decorate with star stickers.
10. Glue a pin back to the back of the red felt and let dry.