Rub a Leaf. Place your leaf under a piece of paper and using the side of a waxed crayon rub over it. Can you see the shape of your leaf? Take a closer look what do you see?
You could leave your picture as it is or if you have watercolour, paint over your leaf rubbing and see how the wax crayon resists the watercolour.
Find a good sized leaf and make holes round the edge, ideally use a hole punch if you have one. Choose some coloured wool or string to thread in and out the holes you have made. Or make your on natural jewellery!
Giving children the opportunity to weave helps them to develop many skills. Your wee one can get very creative when it comes to weaving, they might choose to use different objects or create patterns and it gives them the physical experience of spatial concepts of up, over and under. Your wee ones build their eye/hand coordination while strengthening their muscles used in a pincer grip. You can use a fence, garden canes, sticks or anything you can weave with.
Start with someone hiding something in your house. Whoever has hidden the item tells the person searching that they are HOT if they are close to the item or COLD if they are far from it.
What you can do with one leaf is quite incredible.
While you are out collect a leaf, it can be big or small. Then turn your leaf into a character. You might have more than one so you might create lots of characters.