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Did you collect some leaves over the weekend? They’re really starting to fall now at our home.
The boys did. We don’t have a lot of leaves in our yard, but enough to have a raking session, and collect a few colorful leaves for a project!
I’ve been thinking about a way to decorate our big front window with some leaf garland for fall for quite some time. I wanted it to be something completely made by the boys. But everything I came across had sewing involved, or something more intricate that I’d be doing part of it.
So I simplified the process.
Scotch tape. Leaves. Done.
Henry pulled a good length of scotch tape across our coffee table and simply stuck the leaves the collected to it.
With a step stool close by, he hung them up as high as he could in the front window.
And that’s it!
A very simple, and pretty, window that’s decorated for the fall season.
Last year, we made a collage with collected leaves and added them to some painted leaves that we cut out of paper. I love the colors of fall!
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Stuthi says
Great idea !!
Worked great even for my 2.5 year old kid !
Thanks :)
Armida says
Super for my kids.
Alix - TAM says
Great, I will show it on the Facebook page of Tête à Modeler, a website for kids !
http://www.facebook.com/teteamodeler
Cassi says
I love how simple this is and that even young kids can make a leaf garland all by themselves! I’ll be featuring this on The Crafty Crow :)
Diane Hurst says
This looks really nice!
Jamie Reimer says
Thanks!
peggy says
I love that idea! too bad I haven’t thought of it myself in the past, but next fall I will have some pretty leave garlands hanging in my window too! ..thank you for sharing.
Kalea says
This was a hit with my 4.5 yo daughter today. Thank you for sharing!
Jennifer Hughes says
I’m writing because I run a sensory site and am looking for great ideas for Thanksgiving. And as any parent, we’re looking for terrific Thanksgiving crafts and ideas for kids with Sensory Processing Disorder and on the Autism Spectrum. Would you add a link to a craft idea or two on our blog? Here’s the link to share and get more traffic to your site…
http://thesensoryspectrumblog.com/2012/11/04/calling-all-bloggers-fun-family-thanksgiving-crafts-ideas-wanted/
Lisa Nolan says
Love this idea! My son has been really into tape recently, now that he can tear it off! Also, we have a big, glass sliding door!
Liz says
We made leaf garlands too (on ribbons and added candy corn)
Love how yours turned out.
Two Small Flames says
I love this. I made paper versions of this. But really, I think putting up the actual leaves would have been easier!
there’s a photo at the bottom of this post http://twosmallflames.blogspot.de/2012/10/autumn-leaf-decorations-that-last-more.html
Sugar Aunts says
This looks great. My kids would love this activity!
Melissa @ The Chocolate Muffin Tree says
I love this simple idea! We will definitely try this.