Erin's Easel: Thanksgiving Leaf Cards

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Thanksgiving Leaf Cards

Using leaves, some paper, and your imagination, you and your children can make beautiful cards for Thanksgiving, or any day. This is a wonderful way to remind children to be thankful for all the people in their lives.

Materials Needed:

- Leaves (dried or fresh)

- 6 x 9 inch piece of cardstock or construction paper, for each card made

- 5 ½ x 4 inch piece of regular white paper, for each card

- Crayons, papers removed (we used natural colors, such as red, orange, yellow, green, and brown)

- Glue sticks

- Book (to place on top of cards while drying so that they dry flat)

- Invitation Envelopes, if you are mailing

1. Cut all papers to size and fold construction paper in half to make base for the card.

2. Have STUDENT place leaf, spine up, on table. Place white paper on top of leaf. Being quite certain to hold leaf and paper in place with one hand (my kids needed help with this) rub back and forth on paper with the long side of your unwrapped crayon. For the best details, firmly place crayon parallel to the spine on each leaf, and rub outwards towards the edge.

3. Have STUDENT glue the back of the finished white papers and adhere to the front of your folded piece of construction paper to make a card.

4. Place cards under a book to dry, so that they will dry flat

5. Have STUDENT help clean up

6. Address and mail those cards! (I am always late with this step!)

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John 1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
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