This tiny wooden easel is made from twigs! The picture is drawn on cardboard. This is a great gift for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

Supplies Needed:
  • Twigs
  • Garden clippers (have an adult cut the twigs)
  • Hot glue gun (have an adult apply the hot glue)
  • Twine or yarn
  • Scissors
  • Cardboard (a small piece)
  • Crayons, markers, or paint

Instructions

1.

Cut three long twigs and one short one. Hot glue two of the long twigs and the short twig together, forming an A shape.

Hot gluing the twigs.
2.

Wrap the joints with twine or yarn.

Wrapping the twigs with string.
3.

Glue the remaining long twig to the A shape you just made, forming a tripod (a three-legged stand). Wrap the joint with twine or yarn..

Forming the twig easel.
4.

Cut a piece of cardboard that will fit on your easel. Paint or draw a picture on the cardboard.

Drawing the picture.
5.

Cut four twigs to fit around your painting. Using hot glue, glue the twigs around the cardboard, forming a rustic frame.

A frame for the picture.
6.

Rest your framed picture on your easel for a really cute display.

The finished twig easel.The finished twig easel.