When children create an artificial environment, they bring three-dimensional reality to any concept.

Though your little ones are aware of what a Christmas tree is, they may not fully comprehend the trip it took for it to become one.

To help our budding arborists connect to this idea, we decided to create our very own pine forest!

This activity enabled students to not only learn about a foreign ecosystem, but additionally honed their academic skills and nurtured their innate curiosity and creativity.

The components of this project included white dough, artificial and organic pine boughs, styrofoam, and candy canes.