Every year, we celebrate  the theme of alternative, stress-reducing ways to experience the holidays. This primitive, Shaker-esque Christmas drawn in chalk caught our eye, with its curiously big vibe. WHY NOT draw a tree, or….?

If you’ve got a chalkboard painted wall OR slab of wood, or a huge sheet of paper —we’re thinking of the big 4-foot-wide roll of Kraft paper we keep on hand — you can draw a tree or ANYTHING in chalk or pastels.  Here’s some inspiration:

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