11 Easy Paper Christmas Tree Ideas with Tutorials

Last Updated on 08/12/2025

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Check out 11 easy paper Christmas tree ideas with simple materials to make a beautiful DIY display for your festive home decor. These ideas combine classic folded, cut, rolled, and layered paper techniques found in popular tutorials and quick video guides. Use cardstock for sturdier trees and regular printer paper for quick, lightweight decorations. Happy crafting and merry decorating!

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11 Easy Paper Christmas Tree Ideas with Tutorials

Below are 10 easy paper Christmas tree projects, each with clear step‑by‑step instructions you can do with basic supplies, like paper, scissors, glue, and tape. Use double‑sided tape for cleaner joins, seal edges with clear glue for durability, and mix textures, like tissue, cardstock, or foil, for visual interest. All are kid‑friendly and inexpensive.

1

Simple Cone Christmas Tree

Make simple cone Christmas trees, using green or scrapbook paper, scissors, tape, star topper. They are easy and great as a tabletop centerpiece. Steps:

1. Cut a semicircle from paper.
2. Roll into a cone and tape the seam.
3. Trim base so it stands flat.
4. Glue a paper star on top.

2

Accordion Fold Christmas Tree

Use scrapbook or kraft paper, scissors, glue, bamboo sticks, and small wood slices or wine corks for cute accordion fold Christmas trees. Steps:

1. Cut paper in the shape of large triangles.
2. Fold them into a tight accordion.
3. Make small holes with a pin and get the bamboo stick through them.
4. Glue the paper with a star on the top to stabilize.
5. Use a small wood slice or a wine cork for base.

3

Layered Circle Christmas Tree

This 3D method is a common craft approach with circles of graduated sizes, a skewer, and glue. Steps:

1. Cut circles from largest to smallest.
2. Poke center and thread onto a skewer.
3. Fluff and glue layers so they form a cone.
4. Paint or add pom‑pom ornaments.

4

Paper Strip Christmas Tree

Use strips of scrapbook or other paper in different lengths and same width, a glue, and a cone base. Alternatively, you can fold and glue strips like ribbons before attaching them on the cone. Steps:

1. Cut strips of scrapbook paper
2. Glue strips around a cone base
3. Start glueing the longest strips in the bottom and gradually the smaller to the top.
4. Top with a small pom or star.

5

Magazine Christmas Tree

Use old magazines or books and glue to make impressive 3D Christmas trees. Steps:

• Fold every magazine or book page tightly into cones.
• Glue the two outer edges to form a fan.
• Alternatively, you can spray paint it for a cohesive look.

6

Christmas Origami Tree

For a Christmas origami tree, you will need origami paper. Steps:

1. Follow a simple origami tree fold: square → diagonal folds → layered pleats.
2. Tuck pleats to form branches.
3. Add a tiny paper star.

7

Paper Doily Tree

To make a paper doily tree, you will need paper doilies, glue, and cardboard cone. Steps:

1. Cut doilies into quarters or halfs.
2. Glue quarters in overlapping rows around a cone.
3. Embellish with glitter or tiny beads.

8

Rosette Christmas Tree

Make cute rosette Christmas trees, using kraft paper, scissors, and glue. Steps:

1. Cut paper in squares of different sizes.
2. Fold them into tight accordion.
3. Fold them in the middle and glue the two outer edges to form a rosette.
4. Stack several fan layers from largest to smallest on a dowel or glued spine.

9

Layered Snowflake Christmas Tree

Create a layered snowflake Christmas tree with paper snowflakes in various sizes, a pencil or bamboo stick, scissors, and glue. Steps:

1. Make multiple snowflakes and cover the pencil with a brown or white craft paper.
2. Stack them centered in a pencil or a bamboo stick to form a conical tree silhouette.
3. Add a glitter star.

10

Template Tree with Base

Materials: printable template, scissors, glue.
Steps: 1. Print a tree template and cut out shapes. 2. Fold and glue per template instructions to assemble a standing tree. Free templates and printable patterns are widely available online for quick assembly

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Paper/Bamboo Stick Christmas Tree

Lastly, for a paper bamboo stick Christmas trees, you will need different kinds of craft papers or cardboard, bamboo sticks (one for every tree), a marker, scissors, and glue. For the base you can use a foam disc or a wooden slice that you can drill small holes. Steps:

1. Make three or four identical pine tree paper silhouettes for every tree to make a 3D Christmas tree. For four Christmas trees, you will need twelve or sixteen silhouettes.
2. Glue side by side the three pieces and place the stick in the center. On the top, you can glue a small star or pom pom.
3. Drill four small holes on the wooden slice.
4. Put hot glue in the holes and place the stick in them. Hold every tree for a minute until it is stabilized.

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