One Leaf, Two Leaves, Three Leaves all around Crafts

Fall Leaves with hand arm print and yarn
Fall Leaves with hand arm print and yarn

Mallette shared with us last month some fun  ideas through September Learning Time. This month she returns with a bunch of fun activities involving leaves and Fall Poetry. The cold weather has definitely started the leaves changing colors which is great for some of the activities below. But don’t fear if you don’t have leaves, you can make your own!

 

To make the craft Yarn Tree in the above picture:

  1.  take your child’s arm and hand and put orange, brown or green paint on it to make the “trunk” of the tree.
  2. Then either cut up various pieces of yarn to create the leaves.
  3. If child is old enough to use scissors, with supervision, have them cut whatever size yarn they want for the leaves.
  4. Have the child paste/glue them on the “tree trunk” or even the ground for fallen leaves.
Button Tree
Button Tree
Button Tree
Button Tree

 Fall Button Trees:

  • You will need some sort of canvas or even a piece of cardboard covered in white paper for the base.
  • Various sizes and shapes of buttons for the “leaves”
  • Twigs & Sticks to form the tree trunk and branches
  • Glue Gun or glue

 

  1. After collecting everything, you will want to use a glue gun or heavy glue to adhere the “trunk & branches” to the canvas.
  2. Then you let the kids glue the buttons all over the tree branches to create their Fall tree.  They can layer the buttons in sizes, by color or whatever they decide.
  3. Let dry overnight
  4. Enjoy this beautiful new piece of artwork for your home.

 

If you do any of the activities let us know as well as the author of the activity.  If you find any other great things let us know here in the comments so others can try them out too!

About Mallette P.:
Mallette is from MN. I am honored and excited to contribute fun activities to do with kids.  I have been a nanny for 18 yrs. now and I love each and every day. I just celebrated my 2 years with them. They are a wonderful family with 3 children ages a 6, 4 and soon to be 2 yr. old.    I am co-founder of Twin Cities Professional Nannies (TCPN). I continue to be an active member, organizing events and contributing to the quarterly newsletter.  Last year we celebrated 10 yrs.  In my spare time I love to go for walks, hang with friends, read and surf the net. I just discovered Pinterest and look for ideas to do with the kids.  Each nanny position has contributed to my growth as a professional nanny and as a person. Seeing them develop is truly amazing. I take pride in the part I play in their development. In my eyes there could not be a more rewarding job than caring for children.
I love having a career as a nanny. I love what I do and I do what I love!

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