The story behind it
By TurkeyMom · November 2012
Ages3–5 yrs
Prep—
Activity—
Leveleasy
MessMedium
Works for1:1 · Small group · Class
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.
⚠️ Safety first
- Use washable, non-toxic kids' paint and supervise young children while they paint.
Steps
Talk with the kids about how fall and spring look different.
Paint a brown tree trunk and branches on a sheet of paper.
Print leaves in red, orange and yellow around the branches for fall.
On a second sheet, print rings of colored dots to make spring flowers.
Draw green stems and grass under the flowers.
Add a sun and the ground, then let both pictures dry.
Put the two pictures side by side and compare the seasons.
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