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Handicrafts with colored leaves and construction paper

There are many things for your children to discover outside on a walk in autumn. Lying on the floor Chestnuts, Acorns, beechnuts, hazelnuts, walnuts and also lots of colorful leaves from the trees. Together with construction paper, a variety of things can be tinkered with.

  • Together with your sunshine, collect a brightly colored bouquet full of leaves. For the subsequent handicrafts at home, be sure to collect at least two sheets of the same variety. However, 3 is better, then you have a replacement if something goes wrong with drying.
  • Spread a large cloth on the floor at home and put the collected leaves together. If the leaves are still damp, they need to be dried first before crafting.
  • To do this, put each sheet between two white A4 sheets of paper. After that, pack a pile of books on top and let the leaves dry for at least 3 days.
  • In the meantime, get at least 3 large sheets of construction paper. These do not necessarily have to be different in color. Since construction paper is mostly available in colorful sheets, you have enough supplies for the next handicraft lessons. If you don't have one, don't forget to buy craft glue and craft scissors.
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An autumn game made of construction paper - the leaf memory

  1. Spread the dried leaves in pairs on a cloth in front of you. Take 2 leaves per leaf type.
  2. Now cut out 16 square cards of the same size with the dimensions 10 x 10 cm from construction paper together with your child.
  3. It is helpful if you first cut out a card and then use it as a template for the remaining cards.
  4. Place the template on the construction paper and draw the remaining, square cards with a pencil. Have your child cut these out.
  5. Now attach a leaf of leaves to a card with the craft glue. At the end you have 16 cards, each with a pair of leaves.

Make a hedgehog without spines

  1. Draw a hedgehog shape on the construction paper and cut it out together with your child.
  2. Cut out an eye and a nose for the hedgehog from a different colored construction paper.
  3. Now attach the remaining leaves to the hedgehog with the glue.
  4. Finally, glue the eye and nose onto the hedgehog as well.
  5. The hedgehog fits perfectly in the window or on the clothesline, which is stretched as a picture gallery in the children's room.

Have fun with the autumn Handcraft with construction paper!

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