<![CDATA[www.123playandlearn.com - Arbor Day ]]>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:52:43 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Baby Feet Trees]]>Sun, 13 Apr 2014 15:58:16 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/baby-feet-trees
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This was a quick and simple painting to make. We painted a baby's foot brown, and stamped it 3 times onto our paper. Then we added small dots of green and red paint to make the leaves of the tree and flowers. Finally we drew in some grass as a base for the painting and mounted it on green construction paper.
]]><![CDATA[Tissue Paper tree]]>Sun, 13 Apr 2014 15:58:07 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/tissue-paper-tree
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You will need a piece of white paper, brown paint, white paper, glue and bits of tissue paper to complete this project.


Paint a brown tree onto your paper and allow it to dry. Once dry, create circles of glue around your tree. Crumple the bits of tissue and place them in the glue. Do so until the tree is covered in tissue, and allow the glue to dry. 
]]><![CDATA[Hand Tree]]>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 17:10:34 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/hand-tree
Supplies:
  • White paper
  • Pencil, crayons or colored pencils
  • Markers
Directions: Trace hand down to the wrist onto the paper. At the webbing between each finger draw a line down to the bottom of the paper. Next, add curved lines across the tree from trunk all the way to the top of each branch (finger). Add leaves to the tree. Use crayons or colored pencils to color in tree and to add details around the tree such as grass and a sun. Trace over lines with a marker.
]]><![CDATA[popcorn tree painting]]>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:49:34 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/popcorn-tree-painting
Supplies:
  • Construction paper: brown and green and white or blue
  • Popped popcorn
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Paint
Directions: Cut out a tree with branches from the brown construction paper. Glue tree onto white or blue construction paper. Cut out grass from the green construction paper and glue it onto the paper. Use popcorn to paint on leaves and blossoms.
]]><![CDATA[Popcorn blossom Tree]]>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:28:59 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/popcorn-blossom-tree
Supplies:
  • Construction paper: brown and white or blue
  • Popped popcorn
  • Scissors
  • Glue
Directions: Cut out a tree with branches from the brown construction paper. Glue tree onto white or blue construction paper. Glue popcorn onto the tree to create the look of blossoms on the tree.
]]><![CDATA[Tree Bark rubbings]]>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:12:31 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/tree-bark-rubbings
Supplies:
  • White printer paper
  • Crayons without wrappers
  • Trees
Directions: Hold paper against the bark of a tree and rub the side of a crayon firmly across the paper back and forth until bark pattern is created.
]]><![CDATA[When is Arbor Day?]]>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:27:16 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/when-is-arbor-day
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National Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday in April. 


National Arbor Day is on the last Friday of April and celebrated at the same time by 28 other states. You can find out when your state's Arbor Day is celebrated by reviewing the following calendar:

JANUARY ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS (2)

Florida's Arbor Day - Third Friday in January (State Tree: Cabbage Palmetto)

Louisiana's Arbor Day - Third Friday in January (State Tree: Baldcypress)

FEBRUARY ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS (3)

Alabama's Arbor Day - Last full week in February (State Tree: Longleaf Pine)

Georgia's Arbor Day - Third Friday in February (State Tree: Live Oak)

Mississippi's Arbor Day - Second Friday in February (State Tree: Southern Magnolia)

MARCH ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS (5)

Arkansas' Arbor Day - Third Monday in March (State Tree: Pine)

California's Arbor Day - March 7-14 (State Tree: California Redwood)

New Mexico's Arbor Day - Second Friday in March (State Tree: Piñon)

North Carolina's Arbor Day - The Friday after March 15 (State Tree: Pine)

Oklahoma's Arbor Day - Last full week in March (State Tree: Eastern Redbud)

Tennessee's Arbor Day - First Friday in March (State Tree: Yellow Poplar)

APRIL ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS (34)

Arizona's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Paloverde)

Colorado's Arbor Day - Third Friday in April (State Tree: Blue Spruce)

Connecticut's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: White Oak)

Delaware's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: American Holly)

District of Columbia's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (District Tree: Scarlet Oak)

Idaho's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Western White Pine)

Illinois' Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: White Oak)

Indiana's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Tuliptree)

Iowa's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Oak)

Kansas' Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Cottonwood)

Kentucky's Arbor Day - First Friday in April (State Tree: Tulip Poplar)

Maryland's Arbor Day - First Wednesday in April (State Tree: White Oak)

Massachusetts' Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: American Elm)

Michigan's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Eastern White Pine)

Minnesota's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Red Pine)

Missouri's Arbor Day - First Friday in April (State Tree: Flowering Dogwood)

Montana's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Ponderosa Pine)

Nebraska's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Cottonwood)

Nevada's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Trees: Singleleaf Pinyon and Bristlecone Pine)

New Hampshire's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Paper Birch)

New Jersey's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Northern Red Oak)

New York's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Sugar Maple)

Ohio's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Ohio Buckeye)

Oregon's Arbor Day - First full week in April (State Tree: Douglasfir)

Pennsylvania's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Eastern Hemlock)

Rhode Island's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Red Maple)

South Dakota's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: White Spruce)

Texas' Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Pecan)

Utah's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Blue Spruce)

Virginia's Arbor Day - Second Friday in April (State Tree: Flowering Dogwood)

Washington's Arbor Day - Second Wednesday in April (State Tree: Western Hemlock)

West Virginia's Arbor Day - Second Friday in April (State Tree: Sugar Maple)

Wisconsin's Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (State Tree: Sugar Maple)

Wyoming's Arbor Day - Last Monday in April (State Tree: Cottonwood

MAY ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS (4)

Alaska's Arbor Day - Third Monday in May (State Tree: Sitka Spruce)

Maine's Arbor Day - Third full week in May (State Tree: Eastern White Pine)

North Dakota's Arbor Day - First Friday in May (State Tree: American Elm)

Vermont's Arbor Day - First Friday in May (State Tree: Sugar Maple)

SEPTEMBER ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS (1)

Virgin Islands' Arbor Day - Last Friday in September

NOVEMBER ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS (2)

Guam's Arbor Day - First Friday in November

Hawaii's Arbor Day - First Friday in November (State Tree: Kukui)

DECEMBER ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS (1)

South Carolina's Arbor Day - First Friday in December (State Tree: Cabbage Palmetto)

]]><![CDATA[CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM Lesson Plan]]>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 07:08:15 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/chicka-chicka-boom-boom-lesson-planRead "Chicka Chicka Boom boom" by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
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Here's a fun narration of the story;

  

Make your own tree

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Supplies Needed; Paper towel roll, green construction paper, scissors, glue and foam letters


Directions;
Cut construction paper into strips about an inch wide. Put a ring of glue inside the edge of the paper towel roll. Put the ends of the strips into the end of the paper towel roll, and allow to dry. Once dry, glue letters as desired. 
]]><![CDATA[Starbucks Palm Tree]]>Sun, 06 Apr 2014 20:26:41 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/starbucks-palm-tree
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This was a lot of fun. We used a Starbucks cup sleeve and the label cut from a coffee cup to create our own recycled art palm tree. We cut the sleeve into sections, then glued and overlapped them to create the tree trunk. We then made arched cuts to the logo (see example below), and glued them to the top of our tree trunk. 
]]><![CDATA[Paint your own tree]]>Sun, 06 Apr 2014 20:26:33 GMThttps://www.123playandlearn.com/arbor-day/paint-your-own-tree
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Print out the template below, and allow children to decorate as they desire. Consider pairing this art with your favorite book about trees. 
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