# Printing Seasons: Fall & Spring
> Compare and contrast fall and spring through art and printing: a fall tree with red, orange and yellow printed leaves, and a spring meadow of printed dot flowers. The full how-to was TurkeyMom's guest post at B-Inspiredmama.
- URL: https://www.funlittles.com/seasons-activities-guest-post-at-binspiredmama/
- Ages: 3–5 yrs · Difficulty: easy · Mess: medium
- Time: prep none, activity varies
- Works for: one-on-one, small group, whole class
- Skills: seasons, compare-and-contrast, art, fine-motor

## Materials (one batch)
- 2 sheet White paper (household)
- Washable kids' paint
- 1 piece Paintbrush (household)
- Markers or crayons (green, black, yellow) (household)

## Safety
- Use washable, non-toxic kids' paint and supervise young children while they paint.

## Steps
1. Talk with the kids about how fall and spring look different.
2. Paint a brown tree trunk and branches on a sheet of paper.
3. Print leaves in red, orange and yellow around the branches for fall.
4. On a second sheet, print rings of colored dots to make spring flowers.
5. Draw green stems and grass under the flowers.
6. Add a sun and the ground, then let both pictures dry.
7. Put the two pictures side by side and compare the seasons.

## The original post by TurkeyMom (2012)

Today we have guest posted at [B-Inspiredmama.](https://b-inspiredmama.com/season-craft/) The kids and I compared and contrasted Fall and Spring through art and printing. Head on over there and see what we were upto. Hello Visitor, Thanks for stopping by our little space here. We encourage you to stick around and take a look at [**couple of**](https://www.funlittles.com/paint-with-spaghetti-brooms/) our [**popular posts.**](https://www.funlittles.com/animal-resist-painting/)

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