Kandinsky Christmas Tree Cutout

The circle as a basic shape has always enchanted the human mind. Many mathematicians and philosophers consider it the most perfect of all geometric shapes.

For artists, the mysterious circle is something of wonder and beauty. Circles can appear in art either as circle shapes or as things stellar orbs, wheels, sundials, clocks, circular paths, etc.

Wassily Kandinsky is a famous artist, who is known for the use of circles in his work. He believed the circle had symbolic significance relating to the mysteries of the cosmos, and he used it as an abstract form.

SUPPLIES:

• Christmas Tree Printable
• Colored Pencils, Crayons, Markers
• Gluestick and Scissors
• Extra paper, ribbon, or blank cards (see tips below)

INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP 1: Download and print the Christmas tree cutout template. You can print it out and use it as is on copy paper or you can cut out the tree and trace it onto heavier-weight paper or poster board!

STEP 2: Cut and color the Christmas tree and the ornaments (or are they snowflakes?)

STEP 3: Glue the circular cutouts to the tree.

STEP 4: Optional, glue the decorated tree to an additional piece of paper for the background or the front of a blank card for a simple Christmas card idea.

You might also like to make this Kandinsky Christmas ornament to hang on the tree or around the classroom.

Decorate a door or bulletin board with a field of Kandinsky-inspired trees with this FREE Christmas tree cutout.

Teacher Tip: Done with classic Kandinsky circles, your students can make a variety of these trees for fantastic Christmas classroom door decorations for your room! Want to add a background? Use sheets of blue paper or posterboard (or paint paper blue) and use the classic Pollock splatter method with white paint to set a snowy backdrop. Or have each student individually make a backdrop in a favorite artistic style and add their tree. Attach each individual page to your classroom door!