Autumn Trees Craft

This is an easy craft for any age; even the youngest ones will have a finished tree they'll love.

You'll need ink with a dropper, paper, straws, glue and dry autumn leaves. I like using heavier card stock paper in natural tones. The leaves need to be very dry so they'll crunch up nicely. A little hint on the leaves... if they are not quite crispy enough, pop them in the microwave for a minute or so.

After gathering your supplies, first thing to do is crunch your leaves! Keep them in a bowl and set aside.

Now, using the dropper, squeeze out a line of ink in a simple tree design.

Pick up your straw and start blowing the lines of ink to make branches for your tree.

After it dries (it won't take long), add glue where you want the leaves to be.

Pour the "leaf glitter" on top your picture, making sure the glue is covered, and pat it down.

Now, shake off the excess "glitter" and you're done! Aren't they pretty?

Comments

[Barbi]

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing. I will use that in the class with kids. It looks amazing.

[Cristina]

WOW!
THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
I'll do this fun and great autumm project with my artists!

GREAT!
Gracias! :-D
Cristina from http://manualescanigo.blogspot.com/

[Visty]

I need to go buy some ink!!

[Allison G]

I love the leaf-glitter! This will make for a great fall class project.

[Karin Katherine]

What a great project and I just love the step by step photos. Thanks for sharing it!

[teaching tinytots]

that is really cool!

[DeeLight]

I totally love this!! Our leaves aren't turning just yet, but we will do this activity soon!! Thanks.

[Tiff Holt]

WOW...this is fantastic...I am definitely going to give this a go in my kindergarten class...they will have so much fun scrunching up all those leaves and blowing through a straw...wowzers...

[Christie]

These are AWESOME!

[Nevis]

What a wonderful idea!!!

[Zarlacht Atiqzoy]

simply gorgeous! I can't wait to try this with my 2 year old - thanks!

[... and baby makes four!]

This is a terrific idea! We have been thinking of a great fall activity for our MOMs group and I think this is the one! Thanks!

[melanie]

These trees are so lovely and I can't wait to try them out with my boys in the Autumn. Also, I noticed in another task that your youngest did a fantastic copy of my butterfly illustration - better than the original.
Keep up the fun.

[jenny]

i am so obsessed with this project. i keep coming back...i think it's the india ink ;-)

[MarySue]

Thanks for sharing another great idea. In Arizona we're still waiting for fall leaves so I can yet do this with my "grands". We loved your Hot Sock's and enjoyed making them.

[Becky]

I'll have to remember this for next year. What leaves we have left are on the ground and brown ... Your colors are absolutely gorgeous!

[Brit]

What a wonderful project! We have so many leaves outside our windows right now, but this is a way to bring some fall inside the house as well! Thanks.

[Gina]

These look wonderful, such rich colours! My girls and I will have to try next Autumn. [It's Spring here in Australia]. Thanks! :O)

[Ellen]

What a cool project and very different approach. I like the black india ink as the base. My kids will love this. Just have to find a spot in the house that'll withstand the mess. Maybe I should try this at our co-op.

[Kelly]

This was great FUN! Thank you for sharing!