Freshly fallen leaves are my favourite thing about Fall. The way they blanket our backyard in bright colours of yellow, gold, orange and red always makes me happy.
But I also get excited because I know I have a huge supply of a free and fun material for activities – leaves!
For this idea we used freshly fallen leaves with stamps for a fun and easy letter recognition activity.
Here’s what you’ll need to get started.
Supplies
- Freshly fallen leaves
- Alphabet Stamps
- Washable Ink Pad
- Black Sharpie
Set Up
Nature Walk
The prep for this activity is very easy.
First, a fun nature walk. Nature walks are a great way to get outside during the Fall. But they can also be a great way to introduce new Fall related vocabulary.
Letter Leaves
This next part is for you. Using a black sharpie right the letters you want to work on with your toddler and preschooler.
Stamp Away
Next break out your alphabet stamps and ink pad and let the stamping begin!
On some leaves my daughter stamped just a several times and other leaves she just stamped once.
She used both the upper and lower case stamps on each leaf.
With each letter we discussed the sound and thought of words (Fall related, if we could think of them) that started with that sound.
This was a fun and easy letter recognition activity as well as a great fall activity!
WILL YOU TRY LEAF LETTER STAMP WITH YOUR TODDLER AND PRESCHOOLER? SHARE IT WITH OTHERS!
WILL YOU TRY LEAF LETTER STAMP WITH YOUR TODDLER AND PRESCHOOLER? SHARE IT WITH OTHERS!
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kindavoguish
This is such a creative fall craft idea. I wish my toddler would sit still long enough to do it!
Mandisa Watts
Thank you! I know the feeling, just keep trying! Sometimes one day my 3 three year old isn’t interested in anything and other days she is totally into whatever I put in front of her.
101foodtravel
This is such a great idea for the kids. Thank you for sharing.
Rhonda
This is such a cute idea. Gets them out the house, gets them walking around, and also gets them familiar with letters. I love it.
mominthegolane
Fantastic idea! This is is perfect for the leaves in our front yard! My kids would have a blast with this!
katlynchledder
Oh my gosh this is such a sweet activity, definitely saving for future use when my little one is old enough!!
Natashya Newman
What a fun idea! My kids would love it!