Tilted Brush Stroke

Leaf Rubbing Art For Kids

Yellow Leaf
Green Leaf
Plant

Leaf rubbing is always a popular activity for kids, and now you can turn a classic activity into a leaf art project!  A great way for preschoolers and elementary kids to make colorful art from nature. 

TEXTURE RUBBINGS

Texture rubbings are made by carefully pressing paper onto a textured surface so that the paper forms to the pattern of the item underneath. They are considered one of the oldest form of printmaking.

Yellow Leaf
Green Leaf

LEAF RUBBING ACTIVITY

> Various leaves > Glue > Card stock > Aluminum foil > Tape

Step 1

Collect several leaves of various shapes and sizes.

Glue them to your card stock.

Step 2

Wrap the card stock and leaves in a sheet of aluminum foil, shiny side down. Tape in the back.

Step 3

Step 4

Rub the cotton swab on top of the foil, over the leaves. Rub gently but firmly until you see the leaf designs begin to appear.

Step 5

Once you have revealed all of the leaf designs, you can use markers to add color to your leaves. Gently rub the markers over the patterns.

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