Christmas crafting is never complete without adding a magical Christmas tree in the mix.

Thisfork painted Christmas tree craftis such a fun holiday-themed art project for preschoolers and kids of all ages.

My daughter loved painting and decorating her Christmas tree craft.

Finished fork painted Christmas tree craft laying on a pink background with colored pom poms and stickers scattered around it.

Read our easy step-by-step tutorial below for how to make this easy Christmas tree art project with your kids.

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Two fork painted Christmas tree crafts laying side by side on a pink background with colorful pom poms and stickers scattered around.

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Instruction:

1.

Cut out tree shape

Start by cutting a Christmas tree shape out of your green cardstock paper.

child using a fork to paint the paper Christmas tree

When you unfold it, you end up with a Christmas tree with identical sides.

Paint your tree

Pour a small amount of green paint onto a small paper plate.

Let it dry

Set aside your fork painted Christmas tree and let it dry completely.

Child decorating their fork painted Christmas tree with glitter glue and sequins.

Decorate your tree

Now comes the fun part.

Leaving this as an open-ended activity for my preschooler was fantastic.

I laid out the materials for her and then she had complete control over decorating it how she wanted.

Vertical close up image of finished Christmas tree craft with the words “fork painted Christmas tree” in the top right corner.

It made me smile seeing how she decided to match her colors with the glitter glue and sequins.

You will love how each childs art project turns out beautiful and completely unique from one anothers.

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