Family Tree Preschool Craft

Help your preschooler remember all of the people who are important in their life with this family tree preschool craft. It’s much less structured than traditional family trees and can be made into a treasured keepsake gift for parents, grandparents, or other family members. So get out the finger paints and give this family tree preschool craft a try.

What You Need

Finger Paints
Finger Paint Paper
Brown Marking Pen
Green Construction Paper – cut into leaf shapes
Glue Stick
Photo of Your Preschooler
Frame To Put It In – Optional

How To Make It

Step One:
Draw a tree trunk and a few branches on the finger paint paper with the brown marker. The adult should do this to provide a little structure to the finished craft unless your preschooler is capable.

Step Two:
Put a generous amount of green finger paint out on another piece of finger paint paper and let your preschooler put his/her hands in it and smear it around. Now, have your preschooler make foliage on the tree with their hand prints. You may have to help so you get actual hand prints and not a mess. Let it dry.

Step Three:
Write names of family, friends, and even pets on the green construction paper leaves. Talk with your preschooler about these people as you write them down – Do they live far away? What is the best thing about Uncle Jeff? Tell me what you remember about the time we visited Grandma? Did you know that Auntie Shell is my sister? etc.

Step Four:
 Let your preschooler glue the leaves on the tree in whatever manner they choose. There is no need to put them in any sort of order.

Step Five:
Turn it into a keepsake by adding a photo of your preschooler and writing his/her name with Family Tree. Then put it in a frame and you have a great gift for parents, grandparents or just to hang in your preschoolers room.

Variations

Adding photos of family members will help your preschooler recognize the importance of family even more. If your preschooler is older, you can make this craft a little more structured like a real family tree.

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