Leaf Rubbings

Make colorful crayon rubbings of different kinds of leaves.
Materials Real leaves Any thin sheet of paper Crayons or oil pastels

Steps

	1.	Collect leaves of various shapes and sizes.
	2.	Place a leaf bottom side facing up on a flat surface.
	3.	Put a thin sheet of paper on top of the leaf.
	4.	Rub the side of a crayon or an oil pastel gently on the area over the leaf. Observe as part of the leaf shape start to appear.
	5.	Continue until you've rubbed over the entire leaf.
	6.	Remove the leaf from under the paper.
	7.	Repeat using other colors and other leaf shapes.
	8.	You can also overlap the rubbings to create a leaf print collage.

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