Go on a scavenger hunt for leaves and make these leaf name collages!
We had a great time today collecting some leaves and flowers from the garden and then creating a master piece with it. For this activity any items can be used such as buttons, beads, seeds, mosaic tiles or even pieces of paper. We chose to explore the garden for our project.
First, write the name to decorate on a piece of board or paper that can be laminated(if you wish to keep it longer), use an outline font to make filling easier.
Then, the fun part, do the collecting aka scavenger hunt. To get into the garden was such fun. We looked at the different colors and shapes of the leaves. It is winter in South Africa now and our leaves have different shades of brown but we also have ever green trees whose leaves are green, so this came up as a discussion point. We also identified the different types of leaves how they differ in color, size and shapes- a whole lesson on its own!
Use glue in the border of the name and then paste the leaves on it until the name is complete. We crushed some of the dry leaves and others we had to tear into smaller pieces to fit. Great for fine motor skills of the younger kids too.
The kids were very proud of the end results. Im just glad we didn’t come across a worm or a spider because that would probably also had to come on the board. ?
Such a fun way to practice name recognition and make pretty decor too!
Also see this Name Bean Collage!
[…] This is another of the fall leaf crafts that are perfect for preschoolers. It will get your child out into nature collecting natural crafting supplies and let them work on their letters all in the same fun fall leaf craft! Find the full tutorial at Teach Me Mommy- Leaf Name Collage. […]