Yup, I’m here again with a post-Christmas, Christmas project. {Sigh, again} HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Pin this idea for Christmas next year. I love having my preschool students create a gift for their family that can be saved and used at Christmas year after year. This year we created Christmas Trivets.

Don’t know what a trivet is? Well, it’s that thing you put on your wood table to protect it when you have a hot dish to serve.

We started with a 6×6 white tile from Home Depot. I think they were $0.48 each. I purchased cork contact paper to stick to the back to keep it from scratching that table you are trying to protect.

I had all of the kids paint a Christmas tree. I helped them with the tree part and they added their own ornaments and tree trunk.

Allow them to dry overnight. Next, use a protective clear coat of spray paint to protect their beautiful artwork. We painted giant pieces of paper and wrapped them up with a bow. Simple, but oh so cute!

Happy New Year!!! I hope your 2013 is blessed!