Handprint Tree

This is a simple craft that would work for any season (just change the color of the leaves). I did this project with my 4 year old and 20 month old. Obviously, my 4 year old was able to do more of the work independently, but my 20 month old still enjoyed having her hand traced and gluing the leaves on the branches.

Materials:
Red, orange, yellow, and brown construction paper
Brown shopping bags
Pencil
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:
1. Help your child trace his/her handprint on the construction paper. I put as many handprints as possible on one piece of paper and then used that piece of paper on top of the others to cut out all the handprint "leaves" at one time.
2. Cut open a brown shopping bag so your child can lay down on it, and you can trace the outline of his/her head and body with hands up above his/her head. This will be your tree.
3. Cut a few "branches" from what's left of the shopping bag.
4. Glue the branches and leaves onto your tree body.
5. Display proudly on your wall.