HOW TO CONSTRUCT A MANGROVE TREE

Materials Needed:
To construct skeleton:

• Wood
• Drill
• Screws
• Hammer
• Nails
• Galvanized steel wire

• A mixture of glue and water
• Strips of newspaper, or tissue paper party streamers

• Acrylic Paint
• Plastic Leaves
  

1. Hammer wood together into the shape of a mangrove tree. You may need to use an electric drill.
2. Wind wire around the thicker parts of the tree.
3. Dip the strips of paper/streamers in glue and wind around the tree. Repeat as necessary.
4. Let dry.
5. Paint with a layer of brown acrylic paint and after this dries. Attach plastic leaves.

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