Preschoolers love gluing and sticking and this Autumn leaves and tree sticking craft is a great craft for preschoolers and is a simple and pretty much mess free activity. By preparing all the items you need before you can leave it as a great invitation to play.

Fall leaves activity

Preparation

Cut out a selection of leaves and acorns in different sizes and colours
Draw or cut out a bare tree

Activities – three and under

Let your child feel and explore the leaves
Discuss the way they feel
Discuss the colour of the leaves and ask your child to point out the colours to you
Ask which leaves are smaller or larger
Point out acorns
Count the leaves with your child
Provide your child with a glue stick or glue and let them sick on the leaves as they choose

This is a great activity for over three’s too. It is a brilliant activity for after school or quiet times. It can also be a super activity for scissor skills as your child can cut out the leaves if they want to.

Activities – over three

In addition to the above discuss why leaves change colour, you can find some great posts about it here at Teach Beside Me or Ingles 360
Encourage your child to colour in the bark
Why leaves fall off trees
What acorns are
Discuss patterns that they might make with the leaves
Talk about how many leaves they are sticking on each branch
Discuss the size of the leaves

Like this, then why not take a look at my Autumn/Fall activities Pinterest board.

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