Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Colored Rice Christmas Trees


The colored rice on these trees actually looks like pine needles! add glitter and you have a dazzling Christmas Tree.

1. Pour some white rice into a container with a lid. Add a few drops of green food coloring to it and shake it. Don't worry if the rice is not all colored the same.

2. Cut a tree shape from a piece of cardboard. I used an old cereal box.


3. Cover the tree shape generously with glue.



4. Sprinkle your tree with the colored rice.


5. Shake off the excess rice and cover the tree with green glitter. Shake off the excess glitter.


6. Create ornaments on your tree with small dots of glue. Sprinkle with glitter.




7. After the tree is completely dry, add a hook or some magnets to the back to hang it up:)

12 comments:

  1. OK-where do you live...Im bringing the Lil Princess to YOUR house to play!!! I love the things that you do, what a cute idea....Im gonna have to do this one-seems easy enough. :)

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  2. That looks like fun! I may have to do that if I can find some green food coloring around here. Too snowy to head to the store for it!

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  3. That is so neat!! My kids love your crafts!

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  4. I love this! It's so cute, and can be done with things I have around the house. We'll be making this for sure!

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  5. I want to come over and do crafts with you!!! ; )

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  6. Ok! Those are some of the cutest holiday crafts! Ever!

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  7. This is so cool! I've never heard of coloring rice before! Super creative. I'll be linking.

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  8. that is super cute. my lil nieces will love that!

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  9. Oh what a great idea! I'll be linking when we make it. Thank You!!!

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  10. Just finished making this with my two toddlers (2 and 3.5). They loved it!

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  11. Super Cute! Thank you for all your fabulous ideas Sandy, it makes life fun around our home & we love to share some of your ideas with our friends and family on our blog too. (Heaps of Laundry) Happy Holidays!

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  12. Came across ur site a few weeks back.ur ideas r fabulous.my daughter loves doing them. I improvised a little bit and we made a christmas card using the tree..

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