Now that the leaves are changing colour and falling from the
trees, if you want some inspiration for alternative craft activities to do with
your little ones, autumn leaves are ideal. Young babies will enjoy simply exploring
a tray of autumn leaves, but with toddlers and beyond there are various
directions you can go with autumn leaf crafts. Here are five craft ideas using
leaves to get you started.
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Tree collage
Draw around your lower arm and palm, or that of your
tots, on a sheet of paper to represent a tree trunk and branches. Colour or
paint your tree base and then use glue to stick leaves to the branches as
foliage
Leaf rubbing
Use tape to stick a few leaves to a hard surface –
whether a table, worktop or kitchen floor – and cover with a piece of white
paper. Secure the paper with tape at the corners so that it doesn’t slip and
rub a crayon over the leaves. If your crayons are wrapped in paper, you’ll need
to take this off before you begin.
Leaf printing
Paint your leaves – it’s up to your little ones whether they
choose traditional autumn colours or alternative colours, and whether they
paint the leaves one colour or multicolour – then put them paint-side face down
on your paper. You can get your kids to just press down, but they might have
more fun using a rolling pin.
Leaf ring
Take a paper plate and cut out the inner circle. You can
then let your youngsters stick leaves around the rim to make an autumn wreath.
Autumn leaf confetti
Place your autumn leaves in a shallow container and get
your children to help you scrunch up your collection of leaves into tiny bits.
Spread glue on some paper and scatter your leaf confetti over so that it
sticks. Alternatively, cut out cardboard leaf shapes to cover.
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