Jungle Mission / Rainforest Canopy Craft
Rainforest Canopy Craft
Children layer paper leaves, vines and animals onto a cardboard tube tree to show rainforest layers.
How to run it
- Talk about the layers of a rainforest, from forest floor to canopy.
- Paint a cardboard tube as a tree trunk.
- Add paper leaves and vines in layers.
- Place animals in the layer where they live.
You will need
- cardboard tubes
- green paper
- paint
- PVA glue
- scissors
- animal pictures
Make it easier or harderYounger children can add leaves and animals; older children can label each layer.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 2, Outcome 4Children learn about rainforest ecosystems while creating art.
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