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KAREN avatar

Love this idea!! thank you!

Guest avatar

These are such great ideas!

Thank you for sharing them!!

Clarie

Susan avatar

Thank you for this information Mary

Mary avatar
Mary Vibrant Life Coordinator

Great idea! We used some maple branches buried in a vase with some stones for various seasons. A “grateful tree” for Thanksgiving. Leaves were attached to the tree with things residents and families were grateful for. During Easter we had decorations painted by the residents on display. Trees aren’t just for Christmas anymore:)

Susan avatar

Thanks for the useful feedback Dawn

Dawn avatar

I got my tree on amazon for $30 US!

Fashionlite LED Lighted Cherry Blossom Tree 6.5Ft 240L for Home Garden Decoration,Wedding,Birthday,Christmas,Festival,Party Indoor and Outdoor Use, Cool White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JKQ5QOY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DP.mEb5N1PHQN

Susan avatar

Hi Lee

Thank you for your suggestion

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Hi Janice ,

What I did to make mine is I found some branches attached to a thick trunk ,which I then after cleaning it off set into a pot with plaster of paris ,once set I painted it ( I did ours white) or you could leave it natural ,then the residents decorated it with assorted leaves ,flowers ,snowflakes etc each season .Hope this helps

Janice avatar

I love this idea, but I am having difficulties finding a Cherry Blossom Tree (faux). Thought about making one out of the stems…cost too much. Checked with Costco and they no longer carry this type of tree. Any suggestions???? Thanks.

Susan avatar

Hi Janice

You could make the tree out of newspaper simply roll the pages diagonally and put them all together use a cup to put all the branches in and then paste the pictures on the branches

You can also use a wall decal such as the one suggested by

Candace

You could also make one for the wall out of construction paper

Mary avatar

I did this and the residents and family members loved it!

Talita avatar

oh great to hear thanks Mary. This is a lovely activity!

Rita  avatar

Em vez de uma árvore pode ser feito como móbil pendurado no teto.

Nathasha avatar

Hi all. I'm Nathasha ,Activities coordniator from a rest home in auckland.Thanks alot for this lovely idea. I created this at my facility and it was a hit !!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't find the exact tree but we made one.

thanks again for this idea and this is a great website thanks again

Talita avatar

This is so great to hear, thank you Nathasha! If you have a pic, we'd love to see it!

Candace avatar

Lovely Idea! I bought a wall decal instead of a stand alone tree. Looking forward to making this happen with my residents :)

Talita avatar

Thanks for your feedback Candace! If you can, send in a pic when you're done, we'd love to see how it turned out!

debbie avatar

love this idea. I have purchased one from e bay to use. I think this would be great to share for those clients who are bed bound and use this as a theme for discussion and move it around to each person, changing the theme to their specific interests. Leave it in their rooms for a week in turn.

stimulate senses and aid one on one visits.

debbie

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Great Thank You :)

Karen avatar

I bought one at Costco but you can purchase on line as well.

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Love this idea - where can you purchase the trees from?

Lee avatar

Love this

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