Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Easy Fallen Leaves Tree Craft

I came home from work the other day to discover these displayed in our living room:
I guess my Mother-In-Law made them with the girls while I was gone and they were so cute I had to share them.  Who knew my Mother-In-Law was crafty?  I didn't!

If you want to make these with your kids, here's what you'll need:
  • A bunch of dried leaves with long stems (maple leaves work well)
  • Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
  • Cardstock, cardboard, or thicker paper (my Mother-In-Law used the back of clothes gift boxes so the project stood on it's own when done)
  • Tape

1)  Have your kids draw the trunk of the tree on the cardstock/cardboard.  Let them add what ever other decorations they want to the base of the tree.

Step 2)  Bunch the leaves together like a bouquet of flowers lining the stems up together.

Step 3)  Tape the stem bunch to the cardstock/cardboard over the top of the drawn tree trunk.
Step 4)  Display and enjoy!


2 comments:

  1. This is super cute. I love how you used real leaves. We alwasy collect a lot in the fall & I love that my kids could actually do something with them! Thanks for linking up to TGIF!
    Beth =-)

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  2. So cute! My kids collect fallen leaves in our yard all the time and beg to bring them inside. They would love this craft!

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