Have your children gather a small bag of fallen leaves.
Dry them out completely, then have your child
crush them up.
Next, cut a piece of paper into a leaf shape
and give it to your child
Have her cover the leaf shape with glue
Then, sprinkle on the crushed leaves.
PAINTED LEAF MOSAIC
Follow directions from activity above, but after collecting
and slightly drying the leaves, have your child paint the leaves
with tempera or watercolors.
Then dry completely, and continue as above.
LEAF PEOPLE
Have your child collect 2-3 large fall leaves.
Have him glue the leaves onto one or more pieces of paper.
Then, give him a black marking pen and have him draw arms
and legs coming out of the leaves to create leaf people.
LEAF RUBBINGS
Have your child collect 2-3 fall leaves.
Help her to tape the leaves to the top of a worktable.
[Roll the tape, so that the sticky side is out, then place
the tape under the leaf and press it onto the table.]
Next, have her lay a piece of white paper over the
leaves and rub over them with the sides of unwrapped crayons.
LEAF PRINTS
Have your child collect 1-2
large fall leaves.
Then, have him lay the leaves
on top of a piece of newspaper.
Give him some red and yellow
paint to paint across the leaves.
Next, lay a piece of white paper
on the table and have your child pick up their painted
leaves and lay them up-side down on the white paper.
Have your child rub his hand
across the back of the leaves, transferring the
paint to the white paper.
Remove the leaves and hang up
your child's leaf prints.
