Exploring the Great Outdoors - Meridian International Center

Fall Activities
Leaf Rubbings
Materials: many leaves (try taking a “treasure walk” outside to collect
especially interesting or beautiful leaves!), crayons or colored pencils,
white paper
Procedure:
1. Arrange your leaves in whatever pattern you like. Then place a sheet of white paper over top
of your leaf-design.
2. Gently rub the crayon or colored pencil over the paper, and watch as each leaf’s image appears
on your paper.
3. Try using many different colors, and various sizes of leaves!
Cloud Art
Materials: Drawing boards, light blue or gray paper, white chalk or pastels, and imagination!
Procedure:
1. Go outside on a partly cloudy day.
2. Lie on your back and watch the clouds move past. What types of shapes do you see Do the
clouds look like anything to you
3. Now select a cloud. Put a piece of light blue or gray paper on your drawing board, and try to
draw it using the white chalk or pastel.
4. Now you can draw another cloud, or perhaps you would like to turn your cloud into something
that you think it resembles!
Seasonal Activities
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