Age: 3+
Skills: art appreciation, literature appreciation, knowledge of fall, fine motor
Materials: Leaf Man, by Lois Elhert; fall foliage, white glue (not glue stick), construction paper
Background: Leaf Man is a fun picture book with illustrations made entirely of leaf collages. Leaf Man gets blown by the wind and encounters many creatures, who are artfully composed of leaves.
1. Read Leaf Man and look carefully at the illustrations. Note all of the things that were created by leaf collages-- chickens, fish, an orchard, etc.
2. Take a nature walk and collect your own foliage.
3. Create your own pictures by gluing the foliage to the construction paper.
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