You will need:

• 12x12 grey construction paper
• 12x9 black construction paper
• white pencil
• scissors
• glue
• white tempera paint, paint tray and/or a cup
• sponge
• old toothbrush or a paint splatter bottle

STEP 1:

Divide the black paper into 7 - 8 stripes.

These are going to be the tree trunks - they do not have to be perfectly straight.

STEP 2:

Group the trees into 3 piles:

• thin stripes
• medium stripes
• thick stripes

Glue the thin stripes as shown (about 2-3 inches from the edge of the paper).

STEP 3:

Put some white paint in a tray.

Sponge some paint onto the bottom part of the artwork.

Cover a small part of the trees too.

Let the paint dry!

STEP 4:

Glue the medium thickness stripes between the thin trees edges and the edge of the paper

STEP 5:

Sponge more paint covering the bottom part of the medium stripes.

Let the paint dry!

STEP 6:

Glue the rest of the stripes. Align the top and the bottom of each stripe with the paper edges.

STEP 7:

Sponge some paint onto the thick stripes.

STEP 8:

Use pieces of black construction paper to add tree branches.

STEP 9:

Cut off the tree tops.

STEP 10:

Pour white paint into a cup.

Splatter paint onto the artwork.

Start at the bottom.

Mat the finished work.