Autumn Inspired Art

I did this project with Will's K/1st grade homeschool coop art class earlier this week. The class has been learning about the elements of art; this week was texture. This watercolor/crayon resist leaf from Art Projects for Kids was fun and had beautiful results. The kids were thrilled!

Will's painting...

We didn't use corrugated cardboard. I just cut up a cardboard box to place under the paper for the crayon rubbing. I imagine a roll of corrugated cardboard would have produced a more pronounced texture. This project gave me an opportunity to talk more about about color - warm, cool, and complementary.

Hannah wanted to do it later in the week...


We made little yarn pumpkins (from Make and Takes) in Pre-K coop class. They are very cute.


A few more of our fall favorites...

• coffee filter leaves
• decorating with pressed leaves
• turkey hand prints