Thursday, March 27, 2014

Bird Tree Christmas!

Every holiday season, Mr. John visits our class to share his "Bird Tree" tradition (from his childhood) with us. Mr. John reads a book that Ms. Malcom made him a few years ago. The book is a true story about Mr. John as a boy. His grandfather took him into the woods every Christmas to pick out a tree. They would saw a branch off of a tree so that they would not kill the entire tree. Then, they would take it home, build a stand for it, and decorate it for Christmas.
Mr. John brings tree branches screwed on to a base. He also brings lots of items and ornaments that we can use to decorate our trees!
First, we decorate our base by painting it and adding dirt, rocks, and snow (cotton)!



Then, we put on ornaments and artificial birds to decorate our tree!









Our final products were so beautiful. The kiddos were so proud of their creations!





Thank you Mr. John for sharing this tradition with us each year!!!

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