If you need a project to do with your kids this month, consider using the festive colors and hearts of the popular Valentine’s Day themes as inspiration for a fun and colorful family tree. Let’s look at how to create a Valentine’s family tree.
Here are the supplies you’ll need:
*White poster board
*Red construction paper
*Craft glue
*Black marker
*Red marker
*Red glitter (Optional)
*Photos (Optional)
*Photo corners (Optional)
Now that we have all of the supplies together, let’s look at the steps to create this fun family tree:
*Write the title of your tree in large letters across the top of your poster board. You can use the title “Our Family Tree” or any title that you choose. I suggest using a red marker for this.
*Cut hearts out of red construction paper. These will represent each person on your tree.
*Start at the bottom of the poster board and glue a red heart that represents yourself. Fill in your name with a black marker.
*Just above your heart, place two hearts to represent your parents. You should space them apart just as you would on a standard family tree. Glue the hearts to the poster board and write in their names.
*Above your parent’s names, glue hearts to represent your grandparents. You can add aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings as well. Continue adding hearts to your poster until you have represented everyone that you want on your family tree.
To add to your project, you could cut out small photos of each person and attach them to the tree as well. You could glue them on the heart above their name. You could also use photo corners to avoid using glue on the photos if you prefer.
If you are artistic, you could draw in some leaves or other designs around your tree. You may want to add red glitter to make your family tree sparkle.
Take the opportunity to tell your kids a story about their grandparents or an interesting family story. Share family history with your kids and encourage them to record stories in a journal. Whatever you do, just enjoy doing a project with your kids. That is what really matters.
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