18 Oct
Posted by Little Mummy as 5-7yrs, How to..., Inspiration, Pre-school Activities, Preschooler, Toddler, Toddler Activities
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
Michelle
October 18th, 2006 at 9:32 am
1I love that, I’ve done it with leaves but not with bark.
Heather Mundell
October 20th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
2This is a great activity that I’ve never heard of! My kids will love it.
Heather
October 22nd, 2006 at 5:00 pm
3Great 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.
Kailani
October 24th, 2006 at 11:37 am
4My daughter did something similar to this in school. It’s such a great creative idea!
Here via Carnival of Family Life.
Little Mummy
October 25th, 2006 at 12:56 am
5Thanks, 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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