Origami Christmas Tree Card

Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. Create a Christmas tree using basic Origami steps and add to a holiday card this season.
Materials
- 25 Pack Assorted Paint Brushes
- Acrylic Paint Jars Primary
- Construction Paper (green, yellow, red, brown)
- Glue Stick
- Scissors
Instructions
Step 1. Gather your supplies.
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| Step 2.
Fold the 6” square green paper in half to create a triangle. Crease the paper by pushing your fingers along the edge of the fold. |
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| Step 3.
Unfold the paper, you will have a creased line down the middle of the paper. Fold one edge of the paper into the middle, using the crease line as a guide. This is called a kite fold. |
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| Step 4.
Fold the other side to the middle as shown. When you are finished your paper will look like a kite. |
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| Step 5.
Fold the bottom of your kite over the folded pieces as shown to make your paper look like a triangle. Gently lift the flaps of your paper and apply glue underneath the flaps to hold them together. You have now completed the bottom section of the tree. |
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| Step 6.
Repeat Steps 2-5 with a 4 inch green square and a 3 inch green square. You will now have the 3 sections of the tree. |
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| Step 7.
Fold a piece of red construction paper in half to create a card. Glue a rectangle made of brown construction paper to the bottom as the trunk and glue the largest triangle on top to form the tree. |
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| Step 8.
Glue the medium triangle followed by the small triangle on the card front as shown. |
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| Step 9.
To form a star, fold a 1 inch square piece of yellow construction paper in half to make a triangle. Fold the paper in half again making a smaller triangle. |
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| Step 10.
Make (2) additional triangles from 1 inch yellow squares. Layer these triangles on top of the tree to form a star. |
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| Step 11.
Using a small round Foam Brush, gently dot White Paint on the tree, ground and background of the card. This will create the look of snow. |
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| Step 12.
Using the same brush, gently dot different colors of Paint to make ornaments on your tree. Set aside to dry before giving the card to a loved one! |