Justin's Timber Day Workshop
T️⃣ JUSTIN'S “SPECIAL T” CHRISTMAS TREE
It's a Specialty Tree.
A Christmas tree built entirely out of letter T's.
Every piece of this tree is a letter T. Stack them widest at the bottom, narrowest at the top, and the Christmas tree shape appears all by itself. Justin thinks this is the finest pun ever constructed from craft sticks.
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At a glance
TIME
20–30 min
MAKES
1 Specialty Tree
TOOLS
Glue + scissors
DIFFICULTY
Easy
GROWN-UP HELP
Recommended
What you'll need
- Craft sticks or card stripsEnough for 5–6 letter T's
- Child-safe craft glue
- Cardboard base
- Green paint or markers
- ScissorsGrown-up job for cutting card strips
- DecorationsPom-poms, sequins or stickers
- Star topperOptional
Build it
Justin: “What makes it special?”
elfNsanta: “All the T's?”
Justin: “Exactly. Special T.”
- 1Make your pieces first: a grown-up cuts card strips (or you use whole craft sticks) into pairs — one long crossbar and one shorter upright for each T.
- 2Colour every piece green and let them dry.
- 3Glue each pair into a letter T: crossbar across the top, upright down the middle. Make 5–6 T's, each with a slightly shorter crossbar than the last.
- 4On your base, glue the widest T near the bottom.
- 5Stack the rest above it, widest to narrowest, with a small gap between each — the triangular tree shape appears as you go.
- 6Glue one last T upside down at the very bottom as the trunk and pot.
- 7Add a star and a few decorations, then let the whole thing dry flat.
Grown-up help, please
A grown-up should do any cutting of card or craft sticks. Keep scissors closed and on the table between steps, and use child-safe glue only — no hot glue needed anywhere in this build.
Justin's inspection
- STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
- Surprisingly Good
- TREE CONTENT
- Questionable
- WOOD CONTENT
- Excellent
- BEAVER BITES
- 0 — “I showed remarkable restraint.”
Final verdict: Timber Day approved
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