Creating Leaf Placemats
September 23, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
Among the many autumn crafts I created with my daughter when she and her cousins participated in my 4-H Club were leaf placemats. These were easy for the youngsters to make and resulted in fun gifts to give their moms.
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We collected leaves around our home and admired the various colors we found. I also had the children learn about the different trees.
- We would lay colored leaves on craft paper, colored paper or oak tag of the desired size.
- They could draw around the leaves and color them.
- They might put a dab of glue under each leaf to hold it to the paper and arrange a number of them this way.
- They could cut draw around leaves on colored paper and then glue them to the backing.
Next, carefully place clear contact paper over the designs on the front. Do it a little at a time so there won’t be bubbles or creases. Cut to size at the edges. Then put clear contact paper on the back.
If you desire, make designs or place leaves on front and back for reversable placemats.
What kind of leaf crafts have you done with your youngsters?
