Leaf Printing
Paint the leaf, press it down, lift slowly
If you live in Texas like me, you won’t see a huge variety of fall leaves… at least not in the city! There has been a bit more color this year than last, from what I’ve seen, but not a whole lot. Lorelai and Daddy scavenged a local park for some dried leaves and pine cones for a school project. We kept a couple to ourselves so that we could do some fun fall crafts…. this was one of them. The directions are simple:
- Paint the vein-y side of a leaf.
- Press it down onto paper.
- Lift slowly.
That’s it! See, very easy!
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