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Leaf Creatures






 

Leaf Creatures

[20 Minutes]

Take a walk and collect some leaves. Then marvel together at the intricate shapes and sizes of the leaves you have collected.


You'll need:

• a few fall leaves • glue • crayons or markers • paper

What to do:

  1. On a fall walk, gather a few leaves with your child and talk about their shapes and colors.
  2. Challenge him to make a leaf into an animal, a person, or a make-believe creature.
  3. Encourage him to glue a leaf onto paper and add features such as legs, faces, and hair with crayons or markers.
  4. Invite him to add background scenery also.
  5. Help your child write or dictate a story about the leaf creature and its adventures: Where is it going? What will it do?
  6. Write down the words to his story.

Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.

  • Look at and compare the leaf shapes we collected. Can any one of the leaves be made into a creature?
  • If your leaf creature could talk, what would it say?

Useful information:

While you are having fun together, this activity helps your child develop small muscle skills and language skills.



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