Our Fall Tree

Things you need:

• tape
• contact paper
• a willing and excited child

Whenever we leave the house these days I get this..... "Mommy, its so beautiful outside.  Look at all the colors.  Fall is in the air.  I see reds, and yellows, and oranges everywhere!  It sure is a beautiful day."   I asked him today if he would like to make our own fall tree and he said yes.  First we brainstormed together about what we might need.....then it was off for a collection walk.  

 We went out....in pajamas.....to collect leaves.  The whole time he was saying, "Im a collecting machine, Mommy".  LOL

 Putting the leaves in his Step 2 car

 This tree was 100% child-led.  Everything from the trunk, to the leaves, to the placement of the leaves was all him.  I didn't want to interfere with this process even a little.

  (Clear contact paper on the window....sticky side facing out....held up by tape)

 He told me that the leaves at the bottom were falling leaves.  Brilliant!

 ADMIRING HIS WORK!

- AK (MESE, MECD)

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