Montessori DIY Button Christmas Tree

With a tight budget and a love for Montessori living, sometimes DIYing can be the best thing. Bells loved her button turkey last month, so I knew I wanted another button activity for the winter. This Montessori inspired DIY button Christmas tree seemed perfect for practicing an important practical life skill.

Button Christmas Tree for Preschoolers

Montessori Inspired DIY Button Christmas Tree makes the perfect holiday practical life skills work and would make a fun holiday busy bag for preschoolers and toddlers. Looking for a fun and easy Christmas activity that teaches practical life skills, this Montessori DIY Button Christmas Tree is PERFECT! a Christmas activity perfect for preschoolers and toddlers

DIY Button Tree

Looking for a fun and easy Christmas activity that teaches practical life skills? Look no further than this Montessori Inspired DIY Button Christmas Tree! This project is perfect for preschoolers and toddlers and is a great way to use up any extra buttons you may have lying around. Let’s get started!

Christmas Activity for Toddlers

Don’t you love seeing these little fingers in action?

Directions for This Easy DIY Button Christmas Tree:

I used two different colored felt (you can use less or more; that is up to you). I planned to cut different colored circles for the button ornaments, but Bells wanted glitter. So I went with white felt circles that she decorated herself.

Between 8-12 Medium sized Buttons and thread. Bella likes colors, so we went with a variety of colors. You could choose to do everything in red and green, making a festive holiday tree.

First, I freehand cut the large green tree. This was easy. sharp scissors make a huge difference 😉

I would suggest using Spray Adhesive if you plan on using glitter. The spray adhesive dries clear and doesn’t leave any bumps. It also works great with felt.

Cut out 8-12 circles in different colors putting a small slit in the middle (make sure the button will fit through your hole). See above how we did it.

Sew the buttons on, or if you have an older child, they can help with the cutting and sewing.

Your DIY button tree is ready to go. You can easily use this as a fun holiday busy bag.

Montessori Inspired DIY Button Christmas Tree

This is one happy girl that is so proud of herself. She did a wonderful job making the glitter ornaments and added them all to her tree by herself. Yay!

This Montessori Inspired DIY Button, Christmas Tree project, has so many educational benefits! Children will practice hand strengthening, patterning skills, and eye-hand coordination.

They will also be learning the value of reusing resources and reminded that small things can make a significant impact!

So put on some holiday tunes and get ready to have festive fun with this Montessori Inspired DIY Button Christmas Tree! It is sure to become a family favorite!

Happy Crafting!

Montessori Activities

We are so excited about our December activities. If you have winter activities that you are doing, please share pictures on our Facebook page or in our group. We love seeing what you are doing, too.

You might want to check out a few of our favorite Holiday activities and ideas here: