{"id":327,"date":"2020-11-19T09:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T17:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/?p=327"},"modified":"2020-11-18T21:32:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T05:32:04","slug":"leaf-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/2020\/11\/19\/leaf-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaf Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">I absolutely love the colors of the fall.\u00a0 If you are like me, you sure\u00a0 can\u2019t resist collecting those autumn colored leaves from the ground.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">Have you ever tried pressing them and creating all kinds of fun projects with the kids? Try this simple and cute fox to start with, than you can experiment with some more complex ones.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-328 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/files\/2020\/11\/07e517c4ff31d6e6af47b87a9ee589a0-e1605763049149.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/files\/2020\/11\/07e517c4ff31d6e6af47b87a9ee589a0-e1605763049149.jpg 355w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/files\/2020\/11\/07e517c4ff31d6e6af47b87a9ee589a0-e1605763049149-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">What you need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>white card stock<\/li>\n<li>black cardstock<\/li>\n<li>googly eyes<\/li>\n<li>white glue<\/li>\n<li>paint brush to apply to glue<\/li>\n<li>scissors<\/li>\n<li>marker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Head outside to find your art materials. Look for leaves with a variety of shapes, textures, and colors.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-330\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/files\/2020\/11\/bafaf3318b30f988221d761e7dad8469.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/files\/2020\/11\/bafaf3318b30f988221d761e7dad8469.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/files\/2020\/11\/bafaf3318b30f988221d761e7dad8469-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After bringing all the leaves home you could rinse and pat the leaves dry.\u00a0 Or, just press them as is.<\/li>\n<li>Pull out the leaves, gather your supplies, and get crafting!<\/li>\n<li>Encourage kids to take time moving the leaves around and experimenting with various shapes and colors.<\/li>\n<li>Once the kids are happy with their designs, they can use paint brushes to apply glue on the backs of the leaves before pressing them into place.<\/li>\n<li>Add the black cardstock circles and the googly eyes.<\/li>\n<li>Draw some whiskers.<\/li>\n<li>Display the finished art so the whole family can enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Looking for more ideas?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-329\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/files\/2020\/11\/0671401095f452c7cd12efae904d9bc2-e1605763378527.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/files\/2020\/11\/0671401095f452c7cd12efae904d9bc2-e1605763378527.jpg 396w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/files\/2020\/11\/0671401095f452c7cd12efae904d9bc2-e1605763378527-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fallen-leaf-art-japan\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=organic\">this site for more leaf art inspiration<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I absolutely love the colors of the fall.\u00a0 If you are like me, you sure\u00a0 can\u2019t resist collecting those autumn colored leaves from the ground. Have you ever tried pressing them and creating all kinds of fun projects with the kids? Try this simple and cute fox to start with, than you can experiment with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10008,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327\/revisions\/331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/edmonds-strongstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}