Leaf Fish

After one of the longest winters in history, the weather is finally starting to improve here in Chicago. We are spending as much time as possible outside and on one of our trips to the park this weekend we collected some leaves to use for this project. I must admit crisp, autumn leaves would have been better for this one, but we did our best with the lush, green leaves we found.

On day one we painted the leaves white. We let them dry overnight and then added color to create the fish designs. My three year old son, Will, was not super into this project :) so his sister helped him out a bit. Tip: To keep the leaves flat, put them under a couple of heavy books overnight.

Another bonus of the improving weather is that we were able to paint out on our porch - my favorite room in the house!

The supply list for this project is pretty simple: Leaves, Crayola Washable Kid's Paint, Paintbrushes