WELL IT,S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAD TIME TO UPDATE . WE DECIDED TO START OFF WITH SOMETHING EASY AND FUN- RUBBING ! THIS ONE ONLY REQUIRES CRAYONS , TYPING PAPER, AND A LEAF !!
FIRST DECIDE WHAT COLORS YOU WANT YOUR LEAVES AND PEEL THE PAPER OFF THOSE CRAYONS! WE DECIDED TO DO GREEN BECAUSE IT'S SUMMER BUT RED AND ORANGE MAKE REAL PRETTY FALL LEAVES TOO....
PUT YOUR LEAF UNDER THE PAPER AND HOLD IT DOWN FIRMLY, THEN RUB ALL OVER IT WITH THE SIDE OF YUR CRAYON- DONT LET IT MOVE AND THE LEAF WILL APPEAR ON YOUR PAGE ! USE THE DARKER COLOR AS THIS WILL BE THE VEINS AND EDGES OF THE LEAVES .
AFTER YOU COMPLETE THE LEAF MOVE IT TO ANOTHER SPOT AND RUB THE PARTS NOT UNDER YOUR FIRST LEAF...PRETTY SOON YOU'LL HAVE A FORREST GOING ...
NOW COLOR IN THE LEAVES WITH A LIGHTER COLOR ONCE AGAIN HERE WE USED GREEN FOR SUMMER..FOR FALL LEAVES YOU COULD RUB IN BROWN AND COLOR IN RED YELLOW AND ORANGE .
NOW OUTLINE EACH INDIVIDUAL LEAF HEAVILY IN THE SAME COLOR YOU RUBBED , THIS MIGHT BE THE PART YOU WANT MOM OR DAD'S HELP WITH ( PLEASE EXCUSE DAD'S DIRTY HANDS AS HE WAS FIXING MOM'S CAR AT THE SAME TIME AS HELPING JESSY WITH THIS ) ! YAY MULTI TASKING ?!
NOW COLOR THE BACKGROUND VERRY DARK TO MAKE THE LIGHTER LEAVES STAND OUT AND FILL IN THE WHITE AREAS WITH COLOR . YOU DONT HAVE TO DO THIS STEP BUT IT MAKES THE WHOLE THING LOOK MORE FINISHED .
HERE'S THE FINISHED PICTURE - NOT BAD FOR 7 YRS OLD HUH!