With the striking fall leaves surrounding us, and the warm Indian summer sunshine toasting the autumn season, today seems like the perfect day for leaf painting.
We started by gathering the last of the hardy green leaves that are still stubbornly clinging to bushes and vines. The larger leaves, with a sturdy vein structure, work the best.
Next we coated each leaf, on the vein side, with different colors of tempura (washable) paints.
Bounce and Scooter used their painted leaves to create block prints on paper. They really enjoyed making rainbow leaves.
Rainbow is Bounce’s favorite color.
 Leaf abstract Poetry seems like a natural extension of leaf painting. We read many poems about fall. This one is our favorite. Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child’s Garden of Verses, 1885 |
| In the other gardens And all up the vale, From the autumn bonfires See the smoke trail!Pleasant summer over And all the summer flowers, The red fire blazes, The gray smoke towers. Sing a song of seasons! |
Author of Bounce's Book of Poetry (Allia)
Bounce wrote numerous “leaf” poems. He also wrote, “Bounce’s Books of Poetry”
Here is Bounce’s favorite from his personal collection.
Fall Leaves
Leaves, Leaves, Leaves
Sprinkle colors as they fall
Reds and yellows, blues and greens
Building piles for us all
Jump, Jump, Jump
Leaves crackle in the breeze
Nipping at your nose
As your toes begin to freeze
Let Me Count the Days: Homeschooling is welcoming the new season with Art and Poetry.
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