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By Amanda Boyarshinov 6 Comments

Evergreen Tree Sensory Craft #PLAYfulPreschool

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for sights and smells.  From the neighborhood lights at night to the smells of cookies baking in the oven.  This Preschool Christmas Tree craft idea combines the sense of smell, sight, and touch using dried seasonings such as oregano, dill, rosemary, parsley, and cilantro. It is an easy to do craft for kids of all ages!
Christmas Craft Ideas for Sensory Play and Learning


Activity Evergreen Tree Craft for Sensory Play and Learning

Lesson Objectives: Create an Evergreen Tree symbol with a variety of sensory materials.

Materials Needed for Evergreen Tree Craft Ideas

Paper
Glue
Paintbrush
Dried herbs

Directions for Evergreen Tree Craft

  1. Print or draw the outline of a Christmas tree.
  2. Cover the inside of the tree with glue.  Use a paintbrush to get a consistent thin coating.
  3. Encourage the child to decorate the tree with dried green herbs. The trunk can be decorated with a brown hued
  4. Discuss the colors, textures, and smells of each spice as the child adds them to the tree.

Activity Extensions:

This Evergreen Tree sensory craft activity would also work well at different times of the year.  Have the child cut their sensory tree out and add it to a winter scene for a craft activity in January or February.  Encourage them to draw forest animals to create a woodland habitat, bringing science into the creative exploration project as well.

Teacher Notes:

Contain messes by doing this Evergreen Tree Craft idea in a shallow bin or Tupperware container.
Christmas Craft Idea: Sensory Trees
Make a sensory tree and play-dough creativity station
Learn alphabet names and sounds & numbers
Explore evergreen trees
Read Christmas books and search for tree pictures.
 
Download all the 7 Christmas Tree Activities and  printables here:
 
Evergreen tree Activities for Preschool Play and Learning: Preschool Tree Craft, Math Games, Science and more!
 

For More Preschool Tree Themed Activities from the PLAYful Preschool Team:

Egg Carton Christmas Tree Math Puzzle by Still Playing School

Counting and Reading Skills Trees by Capri +3

Evergreen Tree Sensory Craft  by The Educators’ Spin On It

Evergreen Tree Math Activity by Mom Inspired Life

Preschool Songs: Down by the Tree Farm by Growing Book by Book

Collaborative Pine Tree Process Art by Fun-A-Day

An Evergreen Nature Hunt by Rainy Day Mumm

 
 
You may also like these evergreen tree activities:

   
Fun Math Games with Trees
Learning Letters with Trees
Tree Tally Chart with Picture Books
 

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About Amanda Boyarshinov

K - 12 masters reading teacher, author and mom to 3. Amanda is a National Board Certified teacher with oodles of experience in early childhood education.

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Comments

  1. Devany LeDrew says

    December 10, 2014 at 7:34 am

    I bet that smells GREAT!

    Reply
  2. Theresa A says

    December 10, 2014 at 8:29 am

    Our kids would love to make a sensory tree and take in the wonderful scent. We have one who is especially oriented to his sense of smell and often determines what he likes and doesn't like by the scent.

    Reply
  3. Danielle Buckley says

    December 10, 2014 at 8:41 am

    This is such a neat idea!

    Reply
  4. Growing Book by Book says

    December 10, 2014 at 10:52 pm

    What a great way to use herbs that have been on the shelf too long. We also have a ton we dried from our garden over the summer.

    Reply
  5. Kim Staten says

    December 11, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    This looks amazing! I bet it smells great too!

    Reply
  6. Cerys Parker says

    December 12, 2014 at 6:14 am

    Fantastic – I love it as a "natural glitter". My kids would love to do this and great tip about using a tray

    Reply

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