Broccoli Christmas Tree

Just before serving arrange pretzels at bottom of tree to form trunk.

Broccoli christmas tree. Now grab your small paper plate and the green craft paint. This will help create the iconic christmas tree shape. Take a long bamboo skewer and thread the florets on to. Trim broccoli and cauliflower floret stems.

Arrange broccoli in a tree shape using the stem as the trunk. Place cauliflower around tree. Place the broccoli florets on the tree and secure them into the cone with the toothpicks until you have covered the whole tree. Make sure to keep some stems from the broccoli to use as the trunk of the tree down below.

You can lay down the broccoli pieces at the base. Color your broccoli christmas tree up with those cherry tomatoes gooseberries and carrots. Using toothpicks only if needed. This is a flat tree and you aren t building vertically.

Using a sharp knife remove the florets from the broccoli reserve the thick trunk of the broccoli this will be used later. Put on the garnish. Cut yellow bell pepper into a star using a cookie cutter and place on top of the broccoli tree. Cut little thin strips out of the remaining yellow bell pepper to become candles and arrange on tree.

Just like using a craft sponge a simple piece of fresh broccoli can be easily turned into a stamp that makes for great textured snow on a blank tree template. Using it like a sponge have them dip it in the paint then on the tree printable. Repeat until the tree starts to look full and covered in pine needles. In small bowl stir together dip ingredients.

Step 6 place the yellow star cut out on top of the tree. Add tomatoes and carrot slices as ornaments. Drape red pepper strips as garlands between the rows of broccoli florets and stick in the cherry tomatoes as ornaments. Now have your child grab their piece of broccoli.

Place the cherry tomatoes randomly around the tree. Get a large platter and assemble the broccoli florets in the shape of a christmas tree. Place the orange bell pepper squares on the tree also securing them with toothpicks. Blanch the florets and plunge into ice water to maintain the bright colour.

Glass dish with dressing. Take the rest of the veggies cut into small pieces and fill in the empty spots and brighten up the tree. Mix the remaining carrots with the juice from the carrots remaining vegetables with the juice from the gardenia mix and place around the base of the tree. You only need one print per christmas tree craft.

Arrange broccoli florets in the shape of a christmas tree. Place the cherry tomatoes all over the tree securing them with toothpicks. Then as you go up you can slowly stab the broccoli into the mountain mashed potato. Rinse and thoroughly dry vegetables.

At glued to my crafts we want you to celebrate the beautiful snow covered trees outside with today s broccoli stamped winter tree kid craft tutorial. Top with the star. Cover the bottom of a 13 in. These are the ball ornaments.