Celebrate Dr. Seuss and The Lorax by making this simple truffula tree craft for kids.
It’s nearly Read Across America Day, which means kids everywhere will be celebrating Dr. Seuss and his many amazing, quirky and fun stories!
In the past to celebrate we’ve made fun headbands and bookmarks for kids. Today, we’re making a super simple, super fun truffula tree to get into the Seuss spirit.
Read on below to see how to make them with your kids or students.
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Easy Truffula Tree Craft
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Supplies
- Jumbo yellow popsicle sticks
- Black marker
- Embroidery thread (in pink, yellow and blue)
- Hot glue and hot glue gun or extra strength glue dots
- Scissors
Directions
Place the yellow craft sticks on a paper plate and color thin wavy lines across each one.
Using one color of embroidery floss, wrap the entire pack around three fingers.
Slide your fingers out and tie the end in a double knot around the center.
Cut the loop on each side to make the truffula tree tufts.
Repeat for each color embroidery floss.
Use the glue gun or glue dots to secure the tree tuft to the top of the striped craft sticks.
That’s all you need to make your own simple Dr. Seuss art project.
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Making This Craft In The Classroom
If you’re planning on making this craft in the classroom, we’d suggest it for ages 8 and up.
If you do want to make this craft with younger kids, you’ll need to have adult assistance. Coloring the popsicle sticks is easy enough for children of any ages, but making the truffula treetop is the trickier part.
You could always make these ahead of time and then just have the kids glue them on when they make the craft.
Alternatively, you could use large pre-made pom poms in place of tying them yourself.
Share With Us
Did you make these truffula trees with your kids or students?
We’d love to see how they turned out! Snap a quick picture and post it to our Facebook page or join our private Facebook group and share it with us in there.
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Dr. Seuss Truffula Tree Craft
Learn how to make this simple Dr. Seuss truffula tree craft for kids!
Materials
- Jumbo yellow popsicle sticks
- Black marker
- Embroidery thread (in pink, yellow and blue)
- Hot glue and hot glue gun or extra-strength glue dots
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
- Place the yellow craft sticks on a paper plate and color thin wavy lines across each one.
- Using one color of embroidery floss, wrap the entire pack around three fingers.
- Slide your fingers out and tie the end in a double knot around the center.
- Cut the loop on each side to make the truffula tree tufts.
- Repeat for each color embroidery floss.
- Use the glue gun or glue dots to secure the tree tuft to the top of the striped craft sticks.
Gerri Yunker
Tuesday 22nd of February 2022
would love to make this with the preschoolers
Helen
Wednesday 15th of September 2021
What a great craft to make with my 2 autistic kids. Simple and yet a lot of fun. Thanks!!
Sam
Thursday 16th of September 2021
Hey Helen! I'm glad you like it!