We know that the imagination of children is something important for their development and that today, as they move up a grade, they are being denied a little more the use of imagination in schools, where the same model is used more for all the children.
To motivate them and cheer them up to that from small to part of school, at home they have exercises with which to express that imagination and express themselves, we are going to give you an idea to to draw in a different way and using part of the nature, leaves. Is about prints done with leaves of trees.
This information It is widely used in cabbages Infant so it is likely that the little ones already know it and if not, then they already learn something new. It consists of drawing something on role in using natural leaves of different sizes and colors. We will have to select some leaves natural and with a brush and tempera se my the reverse to place it on a white paper and press gently.
We raise the sheet and we can see that it has been irregularly stamped silhouette. We will replace it and perform the same step since with the painting that we have put before will give us several silhouettes. We can use Various colors and make the print on different textures like on fabric, but using the suitable textile paints. They can be very cool assemblies and with the imagination that the little ones have, surely one of them is going to hang on the wall.
Benefits and educational objectives
Fresh or dried plants, used as a mold or "ink", help to experiment with botany, recover craft techniques and strengthen the bond with the environmental care, encouraging playful and meaningful contact.
Materials and creative proposals according to the season
En autumn collect tender leaves to print on paper or in linen, cotton o sound; In spring, eco-prints flowers with a maza (with supervision) and creates Tables, bookmark or unique garments with natural pigments.
Exploration and play: from the garden to paper
Amount potato stamps, beetroot pigment, distinguishes oak y brown and reuses corks like tampons: the ecological footprint It is ephemeral, beautiful and respectful.
Choose whole leaves, protect the table; a layer of painting r in multiple prints. In fabrics Use textile paint and fix it; always with adult accompaniment.
Art and nature nourish the imagination, fine motor skills and scientific curiosity with eye-catching results to decorate or give as a gift.
