Every time we go outdoors (which is a lot!) the children are currently fascinated by just how many leaves are on the ground at the moment. They look at the colours and watch them blowing from the trees and often decide that they want to bring their favourites home, giving me the task of thinking of new ideas for using these items that they have such great fun collecting!
We have attempted wax crayon leaf rubbings in the past but the children favour activities that result in more vibrant colours, particularly the younger ones who do not yet have the strength to press down the crayon sufficiently. This is where I thought painting over the crayon with watercolours would help.
The children enjoyed watching the patterns of the leaves occur when they used their crayon but got particularly excited when the paint appeared, they all loves painting! They set about painting over the leaves, the older ones able to distinguish between the leaves to paint them different colours while the younger ones simply enjoyed covering the paper with the vibrant colours.
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