kindergarten art :: fall trees

art mom : : take one
: : fall trees : :

 

 

we read this book

i traced their hands & arms for the trees.
they decorated them with tissue paper leaves.
it was up to each child
how they wanted their leaves to look:
squares, little bunches, or cut leaf shapes.

~materials~

brownish paper for trees
{i used the inside of recycled cereal boxes}
pencil
{for writing their names on their trees}

washable black marker
{for tracing their hands}
glue

light blue paper for sky

tissue paper in fall leaf colors
{cut into small squares ~ 1.5 inches}

large black paper for mounting
white crayon

{for writing their names on the black paper}

i spread this project over 3 days:

day one,
i traced their hands onto brown paper.
{i cut them out at home.}

day two {the real "art day"},
the artists glued their trees onto pieces of "sky"
and added their fall leaves.

day three,
i mounted the finished artwork onto black paper
and had each artist sign their name
using white crayon.

~ voila! ~

♥