DLTK's Bible Crafts for Kids
Palm Frond Collage Craft

Contributed by Leanne Guenther

This is a simple Palm Sunday craft that even the youngest crafters will enjoy!

NOTE: A fun option is to make custom pieces of green paper by mixing different shades of green tempra paint or water paint and painting them onto white tissue paper. Finger painting, paint brushes, toothbrush flicking, string painting, potato stamp painting and sponges can all be used to create different patterns and looks on your paper.

printer
paper
scraps of green construction paper, tissue paper, gift wrap, felt, etc. in different shades and patterns
glue (can thin with a bit of water for easier application)
black construction paper
scissors.
OPTIONAL: glitter glue and something to color with.

Print out the template of choice. (you need the leaf template and can optionally print one of the message templates as well)
Spread a thin layer of glue all over the leaf template. It's very important to get full coverage so you may want to use a paint brush or Q-tip to spread the glue.
Put scraps of green paper all over to completely cover the leaf.
Let dry
While the leaf is drying, cut out and color the optional message template or use glitter glue to fill in the letters if you prefer.
Cut out the leaf (you should be able to still see enough of the lines of the leaf to do the cutting)
Glue the leaf to a background piece of black construction paper
Glue or tape the message template to the bottom of the black construction paper.

Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).