Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Collect all the Christmas catalogs you receive in the mail until you have a nice, varied stack of at least 10 (catalogs from museums and toy stores are the best). During December this should only take a few days.
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Step 2
Cut a couple of large (at least 18 inches high) Christmas trees out of green construction paper or lightweight poster board. You can print out a tree outline from almost any computer graphics software.
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Step 3
Give your children the catalogs, trees, a pair of scissors and a glue stick.
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Step 4
Tell your children to cut out pictures of all the images they like or think are pretty (such as toys or ornaments) and "decorate" the trees with them. The children can either cut out individual items and glue them on like ornaments or cover the entire tree with pictures and trim off any bits that stick out.
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Step 5
Buy a package of small metallic star stickers for your child to add on last to give the tree a "lighted" effect.
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Step 6
Have the children sign and date the backs of the trees when they're done.
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Step 7
Laminate the trees to preserve them and hang them on the wall.
