Help your child make this fun leaf animal craft

Help your child create their own forest friends out of leaves! This fun nature craft is a great way to spend a Saturday morning. 

Art made with ‘items’ collected during a nature walk, from your garden, or from your local park has added meaning. Children love creating something out of their treasures because it adds so much significance to the activity.

What you need

• Leaves of various shapes, colours, and sizes
• Acorns
• Googly eyes
• Craft glue
• A4 Cardboard

How to make it

1. After collecting leaves, press the leaves so they are flat. An old phone book works best for pressing leaves.
2. If you don’t have a spare phone book or yellow pages, wrap the leaves in a kitchen towel or newspaper and stack a hefty book on top. Two days of pressing is usually enough time to ensure the leaves are flat. 
3. Children are frequently scared to commit to something permanent, for fear of getting it wrong. Helping your child to arrange the leaves on a piece of cardboard before sticking them is a terrific way to promote confidence because children can see exactly what their animal will look like before they commit to it!
4. Log onto YouTube for some creative leaf art suggestions, or watch the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjQ k4x2Jpg