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Age Range: 5-7 | 7-11
Duration: 0-29 mins | 30-59 mins
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Make a homemade paper cone Christmas tree

Get kids thinking about 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes, as well as faces, edges and vertices.

In this easy activity we are going to make paper cone Christmas trees which are fun to decorate and make a great centrepiece for your Christmas table. This Christmas STEM activity will get kids thinking about 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes, as well as faces, edges and vertices.

Download the STEM activity sheet below for free. If you’re up for an extra activity, try our wordsearch where you look for words used in the experiment.

And please do share your learning highlights and final creations with us on social media @IETeducation #SantaLovesSTEM or send them via email to IETEducation@theiet.org to be featured in our online gallery.

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