On the walk back from school the other day the wee girl collected leaves. Well, she pointed at the ones she wanted and I collected them for her (she was in the stroller!). Woe betide me if I picked up the wrong one…!
After the success of our flower garden painting, as soon as we got home, she asked if she could do painting with leaves, so we decided to make a collage with autumn leaves.
Of course she could!
So, out came the supplies:
How to make a collage with autumn leaves
Paper
Paint
Glue (no pink sparkly stuff this time, but I also couldn’t find any PVA, so used fabric glue! It did the job)
Paint brushes
Paper plates (to use as a paint palette, must buy her a reusable one!)
Plus, our collection of beautifully coloured autumn leaves :)
She chose purple paper and blue, purple, white and brown paint.
And, off she went. She struggled to squeeze the glue out, so I splodged it as directed, but that was my only input.
It was very easy to set up and she really enjoyed deciding where to put the leaves, painting around them and putting the odd swish of paint actually on a leaf.
Another brilliantly engaging activity for her and allowing her free rein is just wonderful to watch. She is definitely making decisions now based on what she would like to see, rather than completely random splodging!
Looking for more ideas for fun autumn activities?
Sounds like an amazing craft. I love doing crafts designed for kids even though I’m an adult. I have motor deficits and can’t do the harder crafts, but this one sounds great.
Thank you Astrid x
Beautiful colors and great activity for kids. We miss the autumn so much here in UAE. £LetKidsBeKids.
Thank you :) We love autumn!
I love her little masterpiece!! Z is forever on his hands and knees right now picking up and collecting leaves :)
Thank you, I thought it turned out really well :)
Aww what a gorgeous activity, looks like she is having so much fun!! Also loving the fact you were the leaf slave collecting them all for her lol! :) xx #letkidsbekids
Yup, she is definitely in charge :)
What a beautiful picture your daughter created! My kids are mad for collecting leaves as well and they re fascinated with all the changing colours. Autumn in definitly my favourite season. #tuesdaytutorials
I love autumn, it’s my favourite season too :)
Love your photos!! Looks like such a fun craft activity!
Thank you, it was fun :)
Very beautiful leaf painting. I love just letting them have a go at it without my input, it turned out really nice.
Thank you! It’s fun watching what they come up with :)
Awww looks so much fun! Just look at how happy she is while doing this craft! This gave me an idea on what to do this coming half term! Yey! #letkidsbekids
She really did enjoy it, it was lovely to see x
What a lovely craft. The concentration on her face is just precious x #letkidsbekids
Thank you, she enjoyed it a lot :)
What a lovely activity. I love her picture, it’s always lovely to see children get creative on their own, I love seeing what they come up with.
Thanks for linking #LetKidsBeKids
It was really fun watching her decide what she wanted, she’s getting very definite about it!
She looks really engrossed in the activity and like she had a great time, we have done leaf painting this week too #minicreations
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Grace says – One of the prettiest #minicreations EVER…… I loved this and think you’ve done an AWESOME job xx
Thanks for linking to #minicreations