The Fall Nature Walk and Collage

As the season begins to change it would be a good idea to go for a nature walk in a park near the house to spot the different colors of fall. It will not be long before winter sets in and outdoor outings will become scarce. So take your children on a nature walk and enjoy the great out doors.
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Gather your raw material

Explain the concept of the tree’s life cycle to your homeschoolers and have them collect material for a fall collage. This could include leaves, flowers, dried branches, berries and anything else that they can find. Take a basket along to collect all the treasures without damaging them. Not all of it will actually be used in your collage, but it’s good to have enough stuff to choose from.

 Sort and organize the material

If you have gathered enough stuff to make a “colors of fall” collage you should empty your basket out and organize the material once you get home. You can use the undamaged bits to make a three dimensional collage that captures the essence of fall. Have the children balance the textures and colors as they prepare their individual collages. Add in some poster paints and glue and get set to make the chart paper beautiful.

Make collages and other art projects

The leaves that you pick can be used with a spray painting technique to make negative leaf impressions. Simply place the leaf on the paper and dip a toothbrush in water colors and spray it onto the paper. Gradually lift the leaf off and you will have a beautiful leaf impression on the paper. In other art projects you could use the bit and bobs that you have collected to decorate a photo frame. Have a card paper of two inch width cut out and presented to the children for decorating.

Your kids can pick out other projects to use their fall nature walk collectibles. Let them come up with ideas of their own and work on their own craft projects. Their imaginations may just end up surprising you.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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