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Leaf Wreath
Leaf Wreath:
Make a wreath out of grapevine for Thanksgiving or just for the fall. All you need is some glue and an assortment of leaves (artificial leaves may be the best in this situation). Simply glue the leaves on the wreath in an attractive way and voila! You’ve got a lovely fall wreath.
Leaf Chart
Leaf Chart:
This is an educational and attractive craft that can be done with or without your children. Collect various types of leaves that you find in and around your neighborhood. Then research the leaves and find out what kind of trees they come from. Then make a chart for future reference, hanging the leaves up on the chart with a short description. You could even frame the chart and hang it on your wall somewhere.
Magic Box
• Materials
1 large shoe box
1 small shoe box
Sticky tape
Ruler
Scissors
Marking pen
PVA glue
Green color sticky back plastic
“Good luck” stuff
• Instructions
Tape the ends of the boxes closed.
Cut the top off the small box
Use a marker pen and a ruler to draw a line along one long and two short edges of the large box
Cut along the lines you just drew carefully to make a hinged lid on the large box
Flip the large box over and repeat the process, but make sure that the hinged lid is on the opposite edge of the large box
Tape or glue the small box to the inside of one of the hinged lids. (The opened top of the small box must face where the lid is hinged. So that when the lid is opened the closed back faces up the free end)
Cover the entire box with the green sticky back plastic. Cut two strips of the plastic to make tabs and fix the tabs to the outside edge of the lids. Fold the tabs in half and fix them to the inside edge.
Put the “good luck” stuff you have found inside of the smaller box
Just keep in mind that these are only a few of the shoe box crafts that you can choose from, there are still plenty of other crafts that are available. The best places to find shoe box craft ideas are on the Internet or in crafting magazines.