Okay, I am as excited as the next gal for the upcoming joy that is the holiday season. In fact, I can't resist all the awesome ideas on Pinterest and I already have a pretty long list of winter to-makes. But, it's still fall folks. And fall is my favorite. I love the changing leaves and the call to craft without the Christmas frenzy. Plus, Thanksgiving is such an awesome holiday, all about gratitude and food. I'm not ready to trade in my pumpkin spice latte for an eggnog one just yet. So here at small + friendly we are going to savor the autumn season a bit more before switching into snowflake and holly high-gear.
See those beautiful leaves? I've got more than one project in the works for those beauties. But today I thought I'd share a fun process-based art project that turned out surprisingly pretty and fallish.
This little project couldn't be easier to set up: Dig into that wine cork stash, grab a piece of cardboard, a bottle of good old Elmer's, and let your little one get building. I ended up putting a pool of glue on a paper plate so that the corks could simply be dipped and stuck.
Once the glue dries, extend the fun with paint in a fall palette. Jude really enjoyed this simple project and I imagine older children could create some pretty elaborate sculptures.
I hope you'll join me in savoring this crisp and crafty season.
Happy Fall!
