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Leaf and stick pictures: a play idea for 4 and 5 year olds

Making art from nature means looking closely at shapes and colors. It takes about 20 minutes and uses leaves and sticks you collect, paper, glue or tape.

Checked October 29, 2026.

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How to play

Leaf and stick pictures4 and 5 year olds · about 20 minutes

You need: leaves and sticks you collect, paper, glue or tape.

  1. Collect leaves, sticks and petals that have fallen.
  2. Lay them on paper to make a picture: a face, a tree, an animal.
  3. Glue or tape them down.
  4. Ask your child to tell you about their picture and write a title for it.

Builds: moving and using hands and language and talking. Making art from nature means looking closely at shapes and colors.

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