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Autumn garland with six kinds of leaves

Autumn garland with leavesCut out the leaves and thread them on a string through the holes.cut

For parents

How to make it

about 25 minutesmedium

  1. Colour the leaves in autumn colours: red, orange, yellow, brown and a little green.
  2. Cut them out along the dashed line around each leaf.
  3. Poke through the two holes at the top of each leaf (ask a grown-up to help).
  4. Thread a string through one hole from the front and through the other from the back. Slide the leaves into a row and hang up the garland.
  5. Do you know which leaves they are? Oak, maple, chestnut, beech, ginkgo and birch. Look for them outside!

What you need

  • Colouring pencilsFor fine areas and small hands
  • Children's scissorsWith a rounded tip; don't let young children cut on their own
  • String or ribbonFor hanging things up or tying to a present
  • Wax crayons · optionalThick and sturdy, great for the youngest
Autumn garland with six kinds of leaves · Kleurhoek