I love spreading christmas cheer and there is something so magical about having a christmas tree at home. Christmas trees and toddlers can be a bit much although, it is one of my favorite traditions to go on a ski adventure to find the perfect tree in the forest. BUT our house is not very big and with four toddlers needing every inch of that space to play during the coldest time of year, I wasn’t willing to get a real tree this year. We did this last year as well and it worked really well for us. We happened to have all this stuff laying around and put it together really quick but you may need to pick up a few things so here is the list:
What you need
- 2 pieces of lumber, ours is 3/4 inch by 3 1/4 inch and a little over 5 feet long, but these 2″ x 4″ would work just fine.
- A pack of 2 inch screws
- Brackets to attach the lumber
- Pads for the back of the tree to protect your wall
- 3 longer screws to attach the tree to the wall
- Garland, we used three 10 foot pieces of the green and silver garland and 1 of the red.
- Ornaments, we just used bows that are on twist ties which make it really easy, all of our other, more special ornaments, have string for hanging rather than a hook so it was harder to put those up on the garland
- Star, ours is twist tied to the tree frame
- One 50 foot string of lights
Here’s how to do it
- Cut the lumber at the angle to your prefered tree width.
- Use the brackets, screws and a drill to secure the lumber in place
- Add screws along the outside of the lumber, pictured below
- Add pads to the back of the tree, near brackets and bottom of the tree
- Sand down the bottom in case little fingers are reaching for it.
- Find the perfect spot on your wall, preferably into studs
- This part will take two people, one person holds the tree in place, the other person drills the tree into the wall
- Decorate! I attached the star first, and then laced the green garland around the screws, then added the red, the lights, and the bows. We kept it simple but I would love to see other that have crazy fun trees!
Green and silver garland base
Stay tuned for my next post about Christmas gifts for parents if you want to know what we’re gifting this year.
Let me know how this went for you! I would love too see how others have navigated Christmas trees and toddlers.
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