Festive Paper Pines

Total Time Needed:: 1 Hour

Kids will get a real kick out of decorating these little evergreens -- the mini bulbs come alight when you punch holes in the outer layers, revealing the colored paper sandwiched between them.

Materials

Red and yellow stationery (or other colors you like for lights)
Green and brown card stock
Pinking shears or decorative craft scissors (we used Fiskars Paper Edgers)
Hole punch

Glue or glue dots
Pushpin
2 buttons
Monofilament

Instructions

Sandwich the red and yellow paper between 2 pieces of green card stock. Cut out a tree shape.
Remove the red sheet and punch a few random holes through the 3 remaining layers. Then remove the yellow sheet and replace the red one. Punch several new holes through the stack.
Cut a tree trunk from brown card stock (make it a little taller than needed) and glue the top of it between the red and yellow layers. Now glue the green layers to the outside.
Use the pushpin to poke a hole through the 4 layers, about 1/4 inch from the treetop. Thread a length of monofilament through the hole, then slide a button tree topper onto each end of the line. Knot the ends of the line to create a loop for hanging.