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by Rachel Paxton

I love fall. I love all the colors of the leaves that fall off the trees. I don’t even mind raking them as long as it’s only a bag or two! Kids always love giving raking a try, and even more love to play in the leaves. Why not let them pick out some pretty leaves and make some fall leaf projects with them?

Leaf Rubbings

For this craft you will need white paper, some fall leaves, and some crayons. Help your child hold the leaf under the paper and have him use the crayon to rub on top of the paper, over the leaf, to make the leaf rubbing. Make sure he holds the crayon horizontally (paper should be removed from crayons).

I found this neat fall leaf poem you can use with your leaf rubbings. They suggest making a “Leaf Book of Fall Leaves”, creating a different colored leaf rubbing for each page, and adding the fall leaf poem at the end.

Fall Leaf Collage

These leaf collages are always fun. For these all you need is clear contact paper and some fall leaves. Cut two pieces of clear contact paper. Peel the backing off of one and arrange the leaves on the sticky side. Carefully place the other piece of paper on top of the leaves and press together. These look great hanging in a window. You can also use the contact paper to make fall leaf placemats for Thanksgiving. Cut two pieces of contact paper to the shape of a placemat, and place the leaves between the two sheets. These are really easy and fun to make. You can also add crayon shavings in with the leaves and use a warm iron on top of the contact paper to melt the crayons.

Fun book about fall leaves: We’re Going On A Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger

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by Rachel Paxton

This week’s library story time was all about pies. My boys heard the story I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie and for their activity they made pretend pumpkin pies. This activity is fun because your child gets to sprinkle real spices on his “pie”, so it smells like a real pie.

For this activity you will need a small paper plate, glue, pumpkin pie spices (sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg), and a cut-out of a pie.

Have your child glue the pie to the paper plate. Next place glue on top of the pie. You can use any kind of glue, but glue sticks work fine for this project. Next have your child sprinkle the pumpkin pie spices on top of the glue. That’s it! A quick, fun activity to do when reading books about pies.

Books about pies and Thanksgiving:

• I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson
• 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston
• The Turkey Ball by David Steinberg