Family Tree

Make a child’s family tree from a small tree branch and construction paper.
You can acquaint your child with their ancestry by making simple and pretty family tree.

Supplies needed:
• Sky blue and green construction paper
• Crayons or markers
• Scissors
• Some yarn
• A hole punch
• Styrofoam or paper cup
• A lump of play dough or other clay
• Glue stick

Find a twig with many branches.

Put a lump of clay in the bottom of a paper or styrofoam cup. Insert the twig securely so that it remains upright.

Cut big leaves out of the green construction paper. Each leaf will represent a person in the child’s family and should be big enough to write that person’s name on the leaf. Cut enough leaves for each of the child’s siblings, parents, and grandparents (or more!).
Write the name of person on their leaf. You might want to include the relative’s relationship to the child, like “Grandma Joan Smith.” Punch a hole on the end of each leaf.

Tie the leaves to the tree. The child’s generation goes at the top of the tree, the parents at the second level, the grandparents at the bottom.
For an alternative project, use photos, and paste on the leaves. Or use cut-outs of leaves, fruit (like apples), and/or flowers to represent the people.

Paper Family Tree

Make a child’s family tree from construction paper.

Supplies needed:
• Sky blue and green construction paper
• Crayons, tempera paint, or markers
• Scissors
• Glue stick

1. Draw a large tree with many branches.
2. Cut out the paper or use leaf rubbings, you cut out.
3. Each leaf will represent a person in the child’s family and should be big enough to write that person’s name on the leaf. Cut enough leaves for each of the child’s siblings, parents, and grandparents (or more!).
4. Write the name of each person on their leaf. You might want to include the relative’s relationship to the child, like “Grandma Joan Smith.”
5. Glue the leaves to the tree. Put the child’s generation at the top of the tree, the parents at the second level, the grandparents at the bottom.