Water Coloring Leaf Painting (Great Kids Project 2 and up)

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Various leaves

2 sheets of white copy paper

Glue stick

2 paper clips

Orange and green crayons

Water color paints: brown, orange, yellow, red

1 sheet orange construction paper

1. Place a piece of white paper onto the work surface. Arrange leaves face down, onto the paper. Tack them in place with a glue stick. 
2. Place the second piece of paper over the top of the first and hold together with a couple of paper clips.
3. Use orange and green crayons to color over the top of the leaves on the paper, causing the imprint of the leaves' veins to show through. 
4. Remove the paper clips and take the paper with the leaves out from underneath your rubbing.
5. Paint over the top of the entire picture using brown watercolor paint. Water down the paint so it is rather thin and add a bit more paint when painting over the leaves since it will bead up a little. Spread the paint around with your fingers and spread it around. You will see the colors of the crayons come through the paint. 
6. Mount the white paper on a larger piece of colored construction paper  to give it a framed look.