We bought this DIY felt Christmas tree a few years ago, and every year we will bring it out for the kids to decorate their own tree. This Christmas decoration doubles up as an educational toy if you ask me. It is great for toddlers as it trains their fine motor skills. It develops their creativity as they arrange the felt ornaments in an artistic manner. Best of all, you can reuse this over and over again. =)
Get your child to count the ornaments, name the ornaments, or play "I spy with my little eyes...". There's tons of simple activities you can do with this felt Christmas tree. Just remember to place it at a suitable height, so that your little ones can easily access the colourful and eye-catching ornaments. The older ones can make their own ornaments or write little notes to hang on the tree too.
Tips to get the best value out of this...
- You can find different designs of the felt Christmas tree and ornaments on online shopping platforms, such as Shopee.
- For more learning value, repurpose this tree as a board for teaching alphabets, numbers, etc. Simply buy a bunch of velcro dots, and you can 'stick' anything onto the tree (e.g. small manipulatives, DIY cardboard alphabets, numbers, animals, etc)