Leaf Family

October 6, 2008

Over the past few weeks we have been collecting leaves and putting them into our leaf press.  After reading the book, Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert, the girls got very excited about the idea of creating leaf people.  When the leaves were ready they got straight to work. They were having so much fun that my husband and I joined in and together we created a leaf family.

I love these moments, when our whole family gets involved in a project together.  The conversation that comes up while we sit & create together is very insightful.  We had a great time, sipping tea, chatting and working together on our leaf family.

The next morning, the girls decided to make a “Leaf Family” book and movie based on another Lois Ehlert book called Snowballs.

Materials & Resources

Leaf Man Activity Sheet – Printable

More Leaf Man Activities

What Tree Is It? – Leaf Identification

Mariah

Mariah

Founder at Playful Learning
Mariah Bruehl is a parent, educator, entrepreneur, and author of the book Playful Learning: Develop Your Child’s Sense of Joy and Wonder (Shambhala Publications, 2011). In 2008 Mariah brought her expertise online, creating the Parents’ Choice Gold Medal award-winning Web site Playful Learning. In 2011 she launched the Playful Learning Ecademy, which takes virtual-learning experiences to a new level by incorporating the best practices in education with engaging hands-on lessons, bringing parents and children together from all over the world into a unique, creative community environment.
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