Kindergarteners create colorful leaf people

Making leaf people is a great way to encourage creativity but the leaves this year are just plain dull. I figured I would take a chance with the kindergarden as I have lots of help and let them paint the leaves once the picture was completed. It was great fun and watercolors & tempera are good to work with as they are color dense but don't stain the kids.

Working with paper brings out the creativity in everyone

I wanted the kids to use a variety of textures to create a design of their own choosing. 2nd & 3rd grade was given cardstock, bubble wrap, sandpaper, corrugated cardboard, foam, fuzzy yarn, felt, glitter square, foil, paper plate edge, glass& plastic beads, wood shapes, scrapbook paper, curling ribbon, and paper shred to work with. It was a bit slow at first but once they "got" what they were supposed to do, there was no stopping them. There were a number of 3D designs too.

For the younger groups I limited the materials a little and had them do a quilt type design and identify each texture. Probably not as much fun but they did not seem to mind at all.