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8 Easy, Inexpensive & Creative Leaf Activities

August 19, 2012 by 13 Comments

As I was thinking about Fall Activities for my 3 and 1.5 year old, I discovered so many amazing Leave Activity ideas on Pinterest, I decided I had to share them with you. Photos are sourced from respective blogs with a link back to the post.

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Living Montessori Now has a great round up of activities including this one by To The Lesson!

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Love the creativity in this leave activity from Full Circle.

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My Kids Make has two activities that I adore a Leaf Rubbing and a Leaf Connect the Dot.

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These leaf prints from Kleas are gorgeous and so easy!

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One of my favorite blogs, Happy Hooligans, incorporates movement into their fall activity.

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I love the simplicity and honesty in working with younger children in this fall activity post by Gigi’s Joy.

Leaves foliage friends halloween craft photo 260 FF1006EFCA02 8 Easy, Inexpensive & Creative Leaf ActivitiesThis “foliage friends” from Family Fun @ Disney are too adorable not to include in this list.

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This Leaf Sun Catcher from Adventures in Reading With Kids is simple and beautiful. I love the use of branches for the frame.

I hope you enjoyed this list! What are your favorite Fall Leaf Activities? Leave a comment, let me know!

Thanks for visiting!

Marnie

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Marnie Craycroft

Founder, Publisher, Writer & Editor at Carrots Are Orange, Inc.
Marnie began Carrots Are Orange in 2010 after the birth of her first son. Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori inspired homeschooling blog for parents and educators. She hails from Maine, a wonderfully down to earth place to grow up. Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999, currently living in Seattle with her husband and two young boys. She is pursuing Montessori certification.
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  1. Deb says:
    August 19, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    Those are great ideas for leaf activities, Marnie! Thanks so much for linking to my post! :)
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  2. Montessori Motherload says:
    August 20, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    What a gorgeous site you have! I love the leaf activities that you linked because there are some that I could definitely do some with my 2-year-old. Sometimes it seems all the best creative activities that I find are for older kids! Thanks for sharing.
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  3. Kim says:
    August 24, 2012 at 5:27 am

    Thank you so much for including our bird collage! These are all great ideas and I can’t wait to try them out in the fall!

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  4. JDaniel4's Mom says:
    August 31, 2012 at 11:28 am

    What a wonderful ideas! I want to make the leave maze!
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  5. Marnie says:
    September 2, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    Thank you for the feature! :-)
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  6. Marnie says:
    September 30, 2012 at 11:22 am

    Thanks for the feature!

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