You
will need:
Colorful leaves
Old phone book or newspapers
Wax paper
Iron and ironing board
Scissors
Ribbon or yarn
What to do:
Go for a walk in your neighborhood or park and look for colorful
leaves. See how many different shapes and colors you can find. Try to
avoid leaves with holes or brown spots.
Put the leaves between the pages of an old phone book or newspaper and
put a heavy weight on top to flatten them.
Leave them for only a day or two. You do not want to leave them for too long or they will turn brown.
You will need a grown-up for the next step.
Put an old piece of cloth on the ironing board.
Put a piece of wax paper on the cloth, wax side up and arrange the leaves
on the paper. Check it to make sure you like the way it looks.
Put another piece of wax paper on top of the leaves, wax side down.
Have your grown-up helper set the iron on the low setting and carefully
iron the wax paper for a few seconds until the wax melts.
Once the wax paper has cooled, trim the edges. Poke a hole in each top
corner and make a yarn or ribbon hanger. Hang the suncatcher in your window
and enjoy the pretty colors.
Outdoor Activities
Make a Fall Suncatcher
Fall is the time of year when the leaves turn from green to yellow, gold,
orange and red. We are lucky in Maryland to be able to see trees of many
different colors. In order to save some of these beautiful leaves, try
making a fall suncatcher.
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