One of my favorite times of the year is early Spring, when it's still really winter, but the fruit trees start to signal the change of season with their gorgeous display of pink and white blooms. While I grew up with Japanese cherry trees that were planted specifically for their Spring display of pink blooms, in Israel the first tree to bloom is the almond tree, whose blooms are also pink and lovely!
The first signs of Spring are remarkable and joyful, and definitely worth anticipating with a fun art project like this three-dimensional tree made from cardboard and tissue paper. While many of you may still be deep in snow in another three weeks, here in Israel we will be expecting to see the first hints of spring that coincide with the holiday of Tu B'Shevat. So break out the pink tissue paper and have some fun!