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.
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 …read more

So pun-based title aside, it is actually smart to leave your leaves alone. Right now you’re probably not all that concerned with leaves falling from your garden trees, but soon enough summer will be over and fall leaves will start a blowing in the wind.

Allow your leaves to fall, and then lie where they land. Leaves can protect your grounds from protect eroding during rainy seasons and windy season.  Leaves left alone start to naturally compost and then add nutrients to your soil that nurtures other trees, small plants, and fall flowers. Leaves left on the ground also acts as …read more