Monday, August 29, 2022

Activity: Leaf Rubbing

 

You Will Need:

  • Real leaves  
  • Paper (preferably thin or lightweight)
  • Crayons or oil pastels

 

 

Instructions: 

Step 1: Collect leaves of various shapes and sizes. You can use fresh leaves or dried fallen ones!

Step 2: Place a leaf with its bottom side facing up. The bottom side will have a lot more texture on it than the top!

Step 3: Place a sheet paper over the leaf.

Step 4: Rub the side of a crayon or an oil pastel gently on the area over the leaf. As you do this, you'll see the colored areas start to take the shape of the leaf! Continue until you’ve rubbed over the entire shape of the leaf.

Step 5: Remove the leaf from under the paper. This completes the basic steps for making a leaf rubbing.

Step 6: Make more leaf rubbings using other colors and different leaf shapes. Overlap the leaf rubbings to create a more interesting picture!



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