gum drop tree make-and-take for all the children at your christmas celebration

Doesn't anyone use twigs from the yard anymore?!?!?


I could not find one single image of a gumdrop tree made from a twig. So, here's the silver-plated one and a link to how to make a real old-fashioned gumdrop tree.

And this link to a short article about an old-fashioned gumdrop tree that you absolutely must read.

I suppose no one uses twigs because of germs. I recommend simply putting rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle, spraying the twigs, rinsing them under hot water, and letting them dry before the craft hour arrives. That way, no germs will get into the bodies of the sanitary-conscious-children-who-never-meet-with-germs-in-their-day-to-day lives and thus have bodies which cannot ward them off ;)

Or, you could just go this route using toothpicks and Styrofoam cones.