Contact paper trees

In an effort to keep (mostly) Nathan busy, and out of trouble, I have been doing some tactile activities with him. So far he has loved the activities and I thought I would share them with you.

The first one I will share are contact paper Christmas trees.

First, I duct taped contact paper with the sticky side out to the sliding glass doors.

This was a Saturday, so Zack got to join in the fun. It's always fun when they can both enjoy the same activity together.

Then, I cut strips of green paper for the outline of the tree, and provided them with pom poms and confetti.

The key here, is you need to LET GO OF THE MESS. I have been trying to do this a lot myself lately, and although it's been very hard to do, I realize by just letting it go, I am allowing them to create and just be "free". I'll never forget Nathan's reaction when I told him he could do "whatever he wants" with an activity. It was utter disbelief that was expressed on his face.

Zack and his final tree. I loved how he ripped more paper to make a "frame" for the tree.

Notice the confetti on the floor, but that's what a vacuum is for!

Nathan was quite proud of his tree also!

This is where Zack decided he would like to display the tree, in our living room window. I must say, It does look quite nice there! Nathan's tree is on our front door (for now).

More to come!