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FUN WITH FALL LEAVES

DRY LEAF PICTURES

Dry fall leaves.
Let your children help crush leaves into small pieces.
Cut out simple leaf shapes.
Have children spread glue on a leaf shape.
Then, have them sprinkle crushed leaves over the glue.
Hang leaves on the wall or on crepe paper strips from some place high.
 
LEAF PUPPET
Draw a face on a fall leaf.
Glue or tape a large craft stick to the back of the leaf.
Let your child or children hold the puppets while you sing a fall leaf song.

DANCING LEAVES
Have your child or children pretend to be twirling dancing leaves as you sing the following song to the tune of “Kookaburra”

Pretty Fall leaves, in the breeze
Twirling down, from the trees.
Dance pretty leaves,
Dance pretty leaves,
Dancing in the breeze.
Jean Warren



PILE OF LEAVES
Rake up a pile of leaves (if you can)
Let your children play and fall down on the pile.
 
LEAF SORT

  Collect four fall leaves from two different kinds of trees.
  Mix up the leaves in a pile on the floor.
  Let your children take turns sorting the leaves into two piles by type of leaf.
Variation: As children get better at this activity, add leaves from a third and fourth tree.