Jungle Trees

Posted 2013-06-19 by Mina Keenan ⇒ follow

Make these with only a few art supplies. The downloads are leafy shapes in two shades of junglicious green!

Time: 15 minutes (plus drying time)
Age: 5-10's
Level: Easy

Materials

A4 paper

cardboard tubes

paint

scissors

glue

black marker

Method

Paint the backs of the printout

Print out the leaves and paint the backs green.

...paint cardboard tubes brown

Paint cardboard tubes (toilet rolls are great!) a nice browny trunk colour

...add some tree markings with a black marker

Add tree markings with a black marker. Try short downward strokes and rows of 'u's or 'w's

...cut out leaves...

Cut out the leaf shapes and fold in half lengthwise

...make leafy cuts...

Make random triangular cuts to make the leaves like palm leaves as shown in the photo

...leaf one...

Glue the ends of the leaves to the inside of the cardboard tube - it's easier to start with the smaller leaves

...leaf two on the opposite side...

...leaf three...

Pinch the leaves to fold them down where you want them

...leaf four...finished

...now you have your own jungle

Well done! Your own jungle!

Download

Download Light Green Leaf Shapes

Download Light Green Leaf Shapes

Download Dark Green Leaf Shapes

Download Dark Green Leaf Shapes

This jungle needs some animal inhabitants - go get a lion, a leopard, an elephant and a tiger Cardboard Tube Jungle Critters

Design by Mina Keenan

Have fun! :)

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#jungle
#trees
#cardboard_tube
#printables
#5_to_10s
#easy

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