I have written posts about decorating for autumn (tips for classy autumn decor and autumn items on amazon for homemaking), but I would be remiss to not mention one of the loveliest components of seasonal decor around a home – art made by children! Even with next to no budget, your home can be filled with beautiful seasonal colors and charms from making art with your children. And the activity session to make it together is part of the autumn festivities too.
Helping children grow up into making and building beautiful things is a key part of motherhood.
MATERIALS
- paper
- brown or black marker
- rubberband(s)
- cotton swabs
- red, orange, and yellow paints
INSTRUCTIONS
- Draw the base of the tree with a wide trunk. Add three main branches and smaller branches coming off of each. Have the base of each branch begin wide and taper to smaller.
- Bundle a small handful of cotton swabs together with rubber band.
- Dab cotton swab bundles into paint and stamp onto tree to paint leaves.
Here you can see more ideas for art with children and more posts about autumn.
