Creative Minds

Kid’s Corner

{Week 2: Art}

Activity: Fall Leaves by Briana

Theme: Fall Days         Color: Orange

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Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}.

Description:  Your child will learn the colors of fall leaves by completing an art activity.

Materials:

·         White Construction Paper

·         Green, Red, Orange, Yellow Kid Friendly Paint

·         Paper Plate

·         Paper Towel or Toilet Paper Roll

·         Brown Marker

·         Ice Cream Scoop

Directions:

1. Cut four 2 inch strips out of the paper towel roll.
2. Flatten the four strips to create a leaf shape. 
3. Draw a tree using the brown marker onto the white construction paper. 
4. Place four paint colors onto the paper plate.
5. Arrange the paper, paint, and paper towel leaves onto the table for your child to use.
6. Demonstrate how to dip paper towel leaves into the paint and onto the paper to create leaves.
7. Have your child dip leaves into all four paint colors and paint the leaves onto the tree.
8. When finished, ask your child a few questions for a CM learning opportunity:
1. How many leaves do you see?
2. How many green leaves do you see?  {Repeat with orange, red, and yellow}.
3. What colors can leaves be in the fall?
9. Then praise your child for a job well done and hang up his/her artwork in the house to display.

Learning Opportunity: 

1. Your child will practice using their motor skills by painting the leaves.
2. Your child will learn the colors of fall leaves by completing the activity.
3. Your child will practice counting and observing during the activity.

Read Aloud:  

Fall Leaves {By Briana}

Fall leaves are yellow,

Blowing in the wind,

Fall leaves are red,

Bright and beautiful,

Fall leaves are orange,

Moving left and right,

Fall leaves are green,

They are a pretty sight!

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

*Stallone Tested and Approved:  This art activity is a fun way to recycle your paper towel rolls.  Stallone enjoyed making his artwork. He enjoyed dipping the leaves into the paint and placing them onto the paper.  It was fun to see him arrange his leaves onto the tree.  He learned about the colors the leaves can be in the fall as well.  This is such a fun activity to try with your child!

  Finished artwork sample :)

 Materials needed for the activity.

Paper towel rolls cut into fours, then flattened to create a leaf look.

Draw a tree with a brown marker to create tree base for leaves.

Dip paper leaves into paint.  Be sure to coat all the edges.

A glimpse of the finished piece.