crafts for kids
A delightful way for kids to develop an appreciation for the beauty of nature is by enjoying nature arts and crafts. Below is an assortment of nature crafts for preschoolers ... select one and let your child wow you with natural creativity!
Leaf Art
Materials
- Glue and liquid tempera paint or food colouring; or thinned coloured glue
- Paintbrush
- 2 equal-size sheets of wax paper
- Colourful leaves
- Flowers, pine needles, and other natural objects (optional)
- Glitter
- Hole punch
- Piece of string, less than 12amp;#148; in length.
Instructions
- Mix glue with paint or food colouring, or use coloured glue thinned with a little water.
- Paint the glue onto one sheet of wax paper.
- The paper should be well coated with glue.
- Have your child stick colourful leaves onto the paper.
- If you like, add other natural objects.
- Sprinkle glitter over the leaves.
- Paint glue onto the other sheet of wax paper, then place it on top of the first sheet.
- Press the sheets together, punch a hole near the top, then use string to hang the picture in a window.
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