Little Steps Care · Autumn workshop

The autumn basket

Gather leaves with different edges, paper, wax crayons and pencils. Use a pale surface to see the veins clearly.

  • 4–6 · 6–8 · 8–12 years
  • About 10 minutes
  • Materials

What will your child practise?

Choose leaves that help you see particular features.

What you need

A basket, pale paper, three different fallen leaves, a crayon and a pencil.

Step by step

  1. Lay the leaves on the paper and turn them over. Which side shows the veins best?
  2. Make an investigation basket together. Choose one leaf for its edge, one for its colour and one for its veins.
  3. Hand the basket to someone with a challenge such as “Find the leaf with the clearest side vein”. Check the choice together.

Books to read together

Ik kan het zelf! · Nicola Kinnear · 3–6 years

Jip the squirrel wants to fetch the winter supplies alone. On which page would you offer to help? Then choose what to put in your autumn basket together.