Fall Leaf Collage

Fall is a great time for kids to do fall crafts. Leaftwo piecesof waxed paper to the desired size.
collagesare easy to make and can provide hoursYou will be pressing theleaves between the
of fall fun. Kids enjoylooking for the leaves as wellsheets of waxed paper.
as using the leaves to createtheir creativeYou will be using crayon shavings to get the
collages.sheets of waxedpaper to stick together. This also
Here's what you need for this fun fall craftadds some color to thecollages. Choose some old
project:crayons in a variety of fall colorsand use the old
Fall leavescheese grater to get some shavings from
Ornamental grassesthecrayons.
Flower petalsWorking on a piece of newspaper, lay one sheet
Waxed paperof waxed paperdown and arrange the leaves,
Old crayonsgrasses, and flowers as desired.
Old cheese graterSprinkle crayon shavings all over the sheet of
Newspaperwaxed paper, sothat when you iron the sheets
Irontogether, they will completelystick together.
This project can be done on two different days.Next use the iron to press the two sheets of
One afternooncan be spent outside looking forwaxed papertogether. Unless you're using an old
different colored leaves, prettyornamentaliron, you should use a thincloth between the
grasses, and interesting flower petals. Afterwaxed paper and the iron, or you might
thekids have a good collection, have them laygetcrayon shavings on your iron, which will
everything out on somenewspapers to dry.transfer onto the nextthing you iron...believe me, I
On a rainy day when there's nothing else to do orknow!
maybe onThat's it! These leaf collages look great hanging in
Thanksgiving Day while you're waiting for dinnera window asa pretty fall decoration. You could
to be ready,bring out the dried leaves andalso hang them on therefrigerator, frame them,
grasses to create the leafcollage.or even use them as placemats.
Start by choosing the size of the collage. Tear off