Whether it's a nice Christmas motif for a greeting card, as an idea for window decorations or simply for relaxation - painting is a lot of fun for children and adults. In today's post we will give you several simple ideas on how you can paint or stamp a Christmas tree. Suitable for craft enthusiasts of all ages!
Paint a Christmas tree with a kitchen sponge and cotton swab
The first DIY idea is super easy and also suitable for children in kindergarten or primary school. But even if you want to make a lot of greeting cards yourself, for example - you can also save time with this stamping technique. Proceed as follows:
Use brown, green and red acrylic paint (watercolors are also suitable). Cut a triangle and a smaller square out of kitchen sponge. Stamp the Christmas tree with the triangle and the tree trunk with the square. The red Christmas balls and the gold “star” are finally stamped with cotton swabs.
Painting a Christmas tree with children: pine needles instead of brushes
With pine needles, green paint and a little skill, beautiful Christmas trees can be created quickly and easily. Finally you just have to paint a star and the tree trunk. The Christmas motif is ready.
Stamping a Christmas tree: Easy idea with corrugated cardboard
Create a stamp out of corrugated cardboard. Simply cut a triangle out of corrugated cardboard and glue a wine cork to the smooth side. Then apply paint to the wavy side and you can start stamping!
Painting at Christmas with toddlers: instructions with bubble wrap
The next instructions are ideal for small children. Parents can help by cutting out the stamp from bubble wrap. Then you can start stamping!
Painting a Christmas tree: creatively designing greeting cards
Below we will explain how you can create beautiful Christmas trees using adhesive tape, bubble wrap and cotton swabs.
Paint a Christmas tree with bubble wrap and glitter
The next DIY idea combines the stamping techniques with bubble wrap and cotton swabs. Additionally, you will need glitter and gold acrylic markers. For the Christmas tree, proceed as follows:
First, cut out a triangle from bubble wrap. Then color the triangle well with green paint and press it lightly onto cardboard. To ensure that you work neatly, you can cover the edge with adhesive tape.
Wait 10 minutes and remove the tape. Then stamp red Christmas balls with cotton swabs and wait again until the paint dries. In the meantime, you can paint a thin tree trunk and a bucket with a ruler and paint pen and decorate the tree with a bow. At the top comes a red star. Finally, decorate the tree with gold paint and glitter. Complete!
Painting with cotton swabs and washi tape
Another variant is to design a Christmas tree with washi tape and cotton swabs. To do this, simply cover a cardboard box with washi tape and first stamp it with a cotton swab. First apply light green shades and then – dark green shades. Let the paints dry, then paint a garland. Finally, stamp tree balls with red paint and paint a star and a tree trunk. Complete!
The end result is truly fascinating. You can decorate the greeting card with glitter as you wish.
