Little Steps Care · Autumn workshop

A circle of woodland treasures

Place a pine cone in the middle. Make a ring of leaves and acorns around it. Repeat two colours. Where does the next leaf belong?

  • 4–6 · 6–8 · 8–12 years
  • About 15 minutes
  • Outdoor play
  • Art & making

What will your child practise?

Make a repeating pattern someone else can continue.

What you need

Fallen leaves in two colours, a pine cone and a clear patch of ground.

Step by step

  1. Choose a centre point. Place yellow and brown leaves alternately around it until you have half a circle.
  2. Ask your partner to fill the next three places without an explanation. Did you use the same rule?
  3. Start another circle, perhaps with two yellow leaves then one brown. Remove a leaf and ask someone to fill the gap.