Fall Pictures

Description

Great beginning paint and collage style activity for toddlers as early as two years of age.
Cornucopia picture for young kids using construction paper and paint.

Materials

  • Construction paper in brown, red, orange, yellow, and purple
  • Glue stick
  • White Paper (construction paper, scrapbook paper, water color paper or card stock for background)
  • Glitter Paint in a sheer color
  • Paint Brush (a wide brush is easier for young toddlers)

Steps

  • Select colors to be used and cut out shapes of fruit. Have the real fruit handy if possible to talk about it as you make shapes for your child.
  • Cut out the Cornucopia.
  • Have your child use glue stick to glue on the cornucopia first and then the cut out fruits.
  • Paint with brush over picture

Tips and Suggestions

  • If you prefer a pattern instead of cutting it freehand, type "free printable cornucopia or fruit" in google and you can find a number of pictures you can use as patterns.

Other Fall Pictures

Cut out leaf shapes and draw a simple trunk on the paper. Have your child glue on the leaves. Using the sheer glitter paint to add some sparkle to the picture.
Fall leaves picture.

Fall Leave Mobile

Cut a paper plate into a spiral and then glue leaves on it from the center out. Then secure the plate from the middle piece and hang to create this Fall Leaf Mobile.

Here is a free printable Maple Leaf Pattern