Leaves Fall...in the Fall.

A few days ago, the boys and I went on a walk to collect different types of leaves. I thought it would be fun to collect them, and glue them on a piece of paper. Both boys seemed to enjoy picking up leaves off the sidewalk, and putting them in their bag. I think they learned a lot on the walk. We tried to pick out different colors and sizes. We also picked up some pine cones, acorns, and sticks for a later project. All in all, the walk was the best part of this project. They seemed to laugh when I kept explaining that the leaves fall...in the Fall. I'm not sure what is so funny about that...but Mattox has always had a thing for alliteration and such. They also thought it was hilarious that we ran over dog poo; specifically, that I was so grossed out by it. When I used the word, 'grody,' it sent them into hysterics. That was definitely the highlight of the walk for them.

As far as the project was concerned,itt frustrated me a bit. Mattox kept trying to put glue on the leaves that had already been glued onto the paper. I noticed this on one of his projects he brought home from preschool the other day as well. I guess we need some practice with the glue. Ha.
Despite my frustration, I kept hearing a friend (former educator) saying, "It's not the final product....it's the process that's important." So, I tried to relax and let him do whatever he wanted with the glue. LOL

I put glue in a small dish and let them put it on the paper with paint brushes. I thought it may be a bit cleaner that way. I was surprised how quickly Sam picked up what we were doing.

After a few minutes, Sam decided to taste the glue. He only did that once.

Final product....but remember...it's the process that is important. :)