Mini Christmas Tree

Materials:

• Wooden Wheels & Axles – Pack of 30 – 18643 • Chenille Stems – Tinsel Gold – Pack of 100 – 11552 • Chenille Stems – Tinsel Green – Pack of 100 – 11553 • Metallic Beads – 270g Pack – 10835 • CleverPatch™ Junior PVA Glue – 250ml – 10364 • Other materials required: Scissors

I’m only 13cm tall and cute as can be!

1. Place a wheel flat on the desk, then insert an axle into the centre hole. Use glue for permanent assembly. Allow to dry.

4. Continue to add more pieces of chenille stem, being sure to rotate the angle each time so the ends fan out around the axle.

7. Take a gold tinsel chenille stem and bend one end to create a star. 2. Take 20 green tinsel chenille stems and cut each one in thirds. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors.

5. Add more and more chenille stem pieces in this way, making sure to press them firmly down as you go. This will give you a lovely, bushy Christmas tree.

8. Wrap the long end of the chenille stem around the top of the axle and position the star at the top of the tree. 3. Take a piece of chenille stem and wrap it once around the standing axle, pushing it right down to the wheel base. Angle the ends upwards as shown.

6. Stop adding the green chenille stems when there is only a small amount of the wooden axle showing at the top.

9. Finish your tree by adding metallic beads to the ends of some of the green tinsel chenille stem pieces. Your Mini Christmas Tree is now ready to display!