Simple and Fun Paper Christmas Tree Craft for Kids

Prepare for a festive and fun-filled holiday season with an adorable and easy paper Christmas tree craft that’s perfect for creating with kids! I’m thrilled to share an exciting DIY project that will bring joy to your home. Join me as we explore the wonderful world of origami and create beautiful Christmas trees using just one sheet of paper.  After you create your festive tree, you can turn your tree into DIY Christmas cards for a loved one. Or you can add a string to the back and turn it into a charming DIY Christmas ornament. Let’s embark on this creative journey together and make this holiday season extra special!

You can turn this Christmas craft project into a fun classroom activity. This craft allows kids to add their personal touch by decorating the tree with sequins, glitter, pompoms, and buttons or by cutting their own decorations from colored paper or foam.

Kids can create their colorful flower pot, which they can color or decorate with pencils or give a cute smile like we did (see sample pictures).

You can create Christmas trees of different sizes using larger or smaller square paper. It’s a fun way to experiment with this Christmas craft activity!

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Craft Supplies for Paper Christmas Tree Craft

• Origami paper 6X6 inch (15X15 CM)
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Black marker
• Glue stick
• Tiny pompoms, little (star) buttons or sequins

How To Make An Easy Paper Christmas Tree

Step 1: Gather the craft supplies above. For this craft, we start with green origami paper, size 6X6 inches (15X15 CM). If you don’t have origami paper, you can cut a letter or A4-size paper into a square of 15X15 CM.

Step 2: Fold your green origami paper sheet in half to create a triangle (refer to pictures A & B above). Place the folded half on top and the open side downwards. Use a ruler to measure 1.5 cm from the bottom and make a mark. Repeat this process every 1.5 cm, so you end up with nine marks on your page. Refer to the picture above.

Step 3: Begin cutting from the open end towards the folded edge, but make sure not to cut all the way through. Leave a space of one or two centimeters at the folded edge, as shown in the sample picture above. We made the marks as a guideline for your strips, but It’s okay if the strips are not perfectly equal in width; it doesn’t matter. Please refer to the image labeled as “C” above.

Step 4: To assemble the paper strips, start with the longest ones at the bottom and the shortest at the top. Work your way from the bottom to the top by applying glue to the tips of the strips and folding them into the center. For example, start by gluing the left strip to the center, then glue the right strip to the center. Next, start with the right strip and then glue the left strip. Continue this pattern, alternating the starting side for each strip, until both sides are completely folded. For referents, see pictures D, E, and F above.

Step 5: Now cut or fold the top of your Christmas tree into a triangle. See picture H above.

Step 6: Let’s create a nice pot for the Christmas tree trunk. You can make a square or rounded pot in any color you like! We gave our Christmas tree pot a cute smile, but this is optional. You can also stick a square piece of brown paper on the back as a tree trunk. Please refer to the images labeled I and J for an example.

Step 7: Now for the fun part: let’s decorate our Christmas tree with small ornaments. You can use whatever you have at home. Consider using sequins, glitter, tiny pompoms, buttons, or cutting decorations from colored paper. We used star buttons and tiny pompoms, and they looked adorable. See example K & L below for reference.

Step 8: Great job on making your Christmas tree! Wasn’t it fun and easy to create? Now that you’ve mastered it, you can make another tree using square paper of a different size, maybe bigger or smaller. Alternatively, you can turn your tree into a Christmas card to give to a loved one, or add a string on the back to turn it into a DIY Christmas ornament.

If you enjoyed creating these colorful Christmas trees, you might also love these easy paper Christmas angels!

 

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