Leaves

Children love leaves. Babies inspect leaves carefully between their fingers and toddlers rush into piles of fallen Autumn leaves. Preschool children may use leaves to create elaborate artworks and ask questions about plants.

Learning experiences

Make things from leaves

Children can use leaves to make crowns.

Hold a leaf-blowing race

Find large dry leaves. Each child has a leaf and blows it along the ground from a starting point to the finish line. Experiment with different types of leaves. Which ones move the easiest? Why?