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Preschoolers are curious by nature, so the changing of seasons is a fun time for them. Take advantage of the transition to fall by leading your preschooler in some fun fall crafts that use items you find in nature!
Grab a basket or bag and head out for a nature walk with your preschooler to collect items to create the following projects. Look for seeds, seed pods, sticks of various sizes, acorns, pine cones, and various types of leaves. Remind your preschooler to respect nature and to only collect items that the plants are done with and have dropped to the ground. Once your preschooler has collected a good amount of nature finds, head home for some fun crafting time!
Leaf People
This activity will help your preschooler practice body parts. Guide her in creating leaf people from sticks, leaves, small seeds, and tiny rocks collected on your walk. Talk about the different body parts, how we use them, and where to place them. Your preschooler can also use googly eyes or other small crafting items to create the faces for her leaf people, instead of seeds and rocks.
Nature Collage
Supply your preschooler with a sheet of clear contact paper. Allow your preschooler to stick his nature finds to the sticky side of the paper. Seal off the creation with another sheet of clear sticky paper or simply fold the other half of the sheet of sticky paper over the decorated half. Use a section of twine to hang the collage from a stick found on your walk and display on the wall.
Leaf Insects
Your preschooler will love reading books about insects and then creating insects from the leaves, sticks, and seeds she collected on the nature walk. She can use sticks or seed pods as the body and add leaves for wings or add tiny twigs for legs.
Paper Plate Wreath
Cut the center out of a plain uncoated paper plate to create a wreath. Assist your preschooler in arranging the items she found on the nature walk around the wreath and attaching it with glue. Hang her precious wreath on the front door or in a prominent place in the house to be enjoyed during the fall season!
Hopefully, these nature themed fall activities will keep your preschooler busy and learning and supply you with some quality time with your little one!
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