I LOVE fall. Love. it. I love crafts. The kids love crafts. But I am a bit of a "real marker"- phobe (along with real paint). Especially when S eats what ever we are crafting. Also, real little ones can't get the hang of watercolor painting. So this is a good craft for little ones- they think they are painting and you know they really are not!
What you will need:
- coffee filters
- markers (we used washable)
- paintbrush with water
- hole punch
- yarn
1. Fold coffee filter in half and cut off that bumpy edge. Then cut out a half-leaf shape (of your choosing) on that fold. When you open up the paper you will see the whole leaf.
2. Using the markers, draw lines dots and squiggles on the leaf. You can even do this ahead of time so the little ones don't play with the markers.
3. Then "paint" the markered leaves with just water. We also tried dipping the leaves in water and misting them. "Painting" seemed to work the best.
4. Let them dry. Then hole punch where you want to string them. Cut the yarn to the length you want and string the leaves on the yarn. Display proudly.
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