Tuff Tray Christmas Tree Decorating for Kids
Watch as children bring a Christmas tree to life on a tuff tray using natural outdoor loose parts! With leaves, sticks, and flowers (and more), they creatively fill the tree outline, exploring textures and colours while enjoying festive sensory play in a tuff tray.
Tuff tray Christmas tree decorating for kids
Decorate your own Christmas tree using outdoor loose parts!
Start by drawing a large Christmas tree outline on a tuff tray using chalk or chalk pens. If you don’t have a tuff tray, you can create the outline on cardboard or even directly on concrete outside.
Next, gather your outdoor loose parts — this is a wonderful opportunity to get children involved as they explore and discover the amazing variety of natural treasures in your backyard or at the park.
Once all the materials are collected, the children can begin decorating by placing leaves, sticks, flowers, and other natural items inside or along the tree outline.
Watch our video for fun ideas and inspiration, and see the creative process come to life with our own little Christmas enthusiasts!
Outdoor Loose Parts Ideas
Below are some ideas for natural items that can be used to decorate a tuff tray Christmas tree. Gather these from your backyard, neighbourhood or local park. You’ll be amazed at how creative children can be with a few simple items.
Sticks in various sizes
Fern leaves
Different colour leaves
Different shape leaves - you may even find one in a star shape
Flowers - great for a splash of colour
Shells - if you are near the beach
Stones - different colours
Wood bits
Bark
Grass
Petals
