We have built up quite a collection of colourful sequins left over from creative projects, in all manner of shapes and sizes, so when I came across some tall, polystyrene cones recently I was reminded of our sequinned Christmas ornaments and thought they would be easily transformed into a wonderful Christmas tree-shaped table decoration. This technique of using sequins and short pins is wonderful for developing the fine motor skills of preschoolers and bigger kids and Immy had a fabulous time decorating these ‘trees.’
Sequinned Christmas Trees
You will need:
- 1 Polystyrene cone for each tree
- Child friendly acrylic paint
- Sequins in a variety of shapes and sizes
- Small plastic pins or short dressmaking pins with a round head
- Optional: glitter tape or colourful washi tape
To make:
1. Paint the cones with the acrylic paint and allow to dry.
2. Wrap lengths of glitter tape around the cone to represent tinsel (I found this sequin-like tape in the scrapbooking section of Big W but you could also use glitter scrapbooking tape or colourful washi tape, or leave the tape off all together).
3. To hang ornaments on your tree, push a pin through the hole in the sequin and then press into the polystyrene.
4. Have fun covering the tree with colourful, sequin ornaments.
Do you have a collection of sequins left over from creative projects? How do you plan to use them?
More festive fine motor fun…
- Preschool Sewing Christmas Tree
- Miniature Button Tree Ornaments
- Beaded Snowflake
- Fine Motor Skills at Christmastime
Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.
I love your trees! I had just bought the same styrofoam trees, push pins, and sequins from Michaels craft store last week and had the same idea for my girl. Great blogger minds think alike, I tell ya! 🙂 Forgive me for posting almost the same craft idea soon on my site! LOL
That is too funny! Have fun making your trees 🙂