Magic Tree

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Magic Tree

Nina shows you how to make a tree by rolling up pieces of newspaper in a tube shape, cutting slits in the top and pulling the inside of the tube up so that the tree grows!

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Materials

  • Sheets of newspaper or tissue paper
  • Tape

Instructions

  1. Roll the pieces of newspaper or tissue paper into a tube and secure with a piece of tape.
  2. Tear slits in the tube of paper from the top to the halfway point of the tube, leaving space between each section you tear.
  3. Holding the bottom of the tube with one hand, stick your other hand in the top hole of the tube and slowly start to pull up.
  4. Watch your magic tree grow and grow and grow!

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