Activities to do with Real Leaves!

We are going on a leaf hunt!  We're going to find some colorful ones!  That is what we did today.  We went on a walk and found a bag full of colorful leaves.  This post will feature some great, free activities to do with leaves you find outside!

The first thing we did is sort our leaves by color.  I simply took a large sheet of paper and drew the different color circles on it and let my kinder sort the leaves into the appropriate spots.  You can also graph the different colors to see which one you have the most or least of.  You can also have students choose a favorite color leaf and make a classroom graph.

Next, we chose a few nicely textured leaves that laid flat and made leaf rubbings! I have never done rubbings with my kids before and my daughter was amazed that she just rubbed a crayon on the paper and the leaf came through.  She had to pick and try out several different leaves!

Another art project we did was leaf prints.  We dipped different shaped leaves in paint and pressed them on our paper.  We found that less paint was better if you wanted to see the ridges in the leaves.

We also made leaf collages.  I told my daughter to pick out any leaves she wanted and glue them onto her paper.

This last activity was by far my daughter's favorite.  I pulled out our brand new magnifying glass and let her look at the leaves through it.  She was mesmerized at how the leaves looked so big under the glass.  She then proceeded around the house to view everything she could!

If you are looking for other fall themed activities, be sure to check out my Fall Themed Pinterest Boards:  Pre-K and Kindergarten Themed Activities and All Grade Level Activities.

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