Autumn is a great time to go bark-rubbing as there is so much to see.

Photo by flickr user idreamofdaylight

You will need:

White Paper

One piece of green, orange or brown thick paper for mounting

Scissors

Brown Wax Crayon

Watery paint in autumn colours (don’t need to take this with you!)

Paintbrush and water

1. Take your paper and crayon out, lay your paper against the bark of a tree and use the side of your crayon to gently rub until the pattern emerges.

2. Back indoors, paint over the wax rubbing with watery paint so that the bark rubbing shows though.

3. Cut the bark rubbing down to size and mount onto another piece of paper – orange, brown and green work well.

6 Responses to “Bark-Rubbing Activity”

1. Michelle says:

   October 18, 2006 at 9:32 am

   I love that, I’ve done it with leaves but not with bark.
2. Heather Mundell says:

   October 20, 2006 at 12:43 pm

   This is a great activity that I’ve never heard of! My kids will love it.
3. Heather says:

   October 22, 2006 at 5:00 pm

   Great idea! I’m sure that the Carnival of Family Life readers will love it. I may have to try it this week with my boys.

   Look for the Carnival tomorrow.
4. Kailani says:

   October 24, 2006 at 11:37 am

   My daughter did something similar to this in school. It’s such a great creative idea!

   Here via Carnival of Family Life.
5. Little Mummy says:

   October 25, 2006 at 12:56 am

   Thanks, I hope everyone has fun. I can’t wait until Erin is old enough to have a go (there I go, wishing her life away again!)
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