The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs

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I’ve found that it’s helpful for young children to sketch out the “body” of a person on a sheet of paper. It’s used as a template for them to see how they want to glue their leaves to create the leaf person craft. If your children are older, they probably don’t need this extra step! This resource is also great for use at home, if you want to keep your child occupied during a weekend in the autumn, then this make a leaf man autumn art activity is a great way for your child to spend some time doing a creative arts and crafts activity. Ms Armit: That's right. Palisade cells are at the top of the leaves to maximise photosynthesis. This is one of the adaptations of leaves so that they maximise the amount of light they absorb for photosynthesis. Another adaptation of the plant leaves is the waxy cuticle. Upon returning home, have your children spread out all of their leaf project items on a table so that you can see if any might need time to dry first. Ms Armit: Yeah. During the day and night, the plants are constantly respiring to release the energy in glucose so they can live - just like you. It's only during the day that plants photosynthesise. Any idea why?

Cal: OK. Right. My Blue Peter moment. Here's one I made earlier. Um... OK. So some nail varnish here, I'm going to pull it off. I mean, it looks like really... really bumpy. Cal: Right, now, I'm not I'm not saying that I don't trust you, Ms Armit, because I do, but I can't see it. So I can't be certain that those tiny holes are actually there. My name is Katie I work at the Eden Project, and I'm a skilled horticulturist. I work in the outside gardens.

Making a Leaf Man is so much fun, and a great way to incorporate learning about the autumn season! This fun craft works on fine motor skills, visual-spatial skills well as simple science and conversations about our environment. This free nature craft for kids is one of our very favorites, because it’s truly zero prep and you don’t have to spend any money to have a great finished product. This fall craft is the perfect activity for the fall season, because each time your child create leaf creatures they are new and different! Here are the simple step-by-step directions:

Cal: OK. Right. I'll do this one here. So I'll put some on that side. Put some on the other side, like that. So is this what people mean by a well-manicured plant?

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Both of these resources are great for use in the autumn, either in the classroom or at home, to give children a fun and engaging arts and crafts task to complete. Why are autumn art activities important for children? Cal: If they've got all those chloroplasts, then you'd need them to be near the top of the leaf to get that all-important sunshine. The roots have a type of cell called a root hair cell. These project out from the root into the soil, and have a big surface area and thin walls. This lets water pass into them easily.