Leaf Magnets

Materials:

1. Cardstock or heavyweight paper: The back of a cereal box will do.
2. Fall leaves; The more variety the better.
3. Tissue paper: Yellow, green, brown, orange and red.
4. White glue
5. Paper plate
6. Marker
7. Scissors
8. Magnets

Directions:

1. Have children find autumn leaves in different shapes and colors.
2. Place one of the leaves on a piece of cardstock.
3. Help children trace around leaf with a marker.
4. Carefully help children cut out the leaf from with scissors.
5. Use different leaves for a variety of shapes.
6. Pour some glue onto paper plate.
7. Have children tear tissue paper into approximately 2 inch squares.
8. Crumple each square into a tiny ball.
9. Dip them, one at a time, into the glue and attach them to their leaf cut-out.
10. Continue glueing until the entire leaf cut-out is covered.
11. Set aside to dry.
12. When glue is dry, attach a magnet to the back of the leaf.