Leaf Hair!
Leaves as hair on a marker and crayon drawing at JC Crumpton Elementary School.
We love Marina, CA for lots of reasons, and one of them is the incredible diversity of this community. Marina is ranked as among the most diverse small cities in the U.S. - in part because of the nearby military bases that bring people from all over the world.
We celebrated autumn with a project that also gave us a chance to celebrate all the different shapes, textures and styles of hair in our class (real and imagined!)
Materials:
Leaves and/or petals (preferably pressed in waxed paper or paper towel)
Crayons and/or markers
Glue (like Elmer’s - glue sticks will not work)
Paper
Process:
Press the Leaves: About a week before class, collect your leaves and petals. Place a sheet of waxed paper or paper towel over the pages at the end of a heavy book.
Lay the leaves in a single layer over the paper in the back of the book. Close the book on the leaves, letting the weight press down. Add other books or weights on top.
2. Call attention to how hair can be all shapes and textures. What kind of hair do you have? Is it different than other people in your family? Does it look like the hair of any other grown-ups in your family? Your hair is beautiful!
3. Draw a person on your paper, leaving the hair blank. Is that person you?
4. Choose the leaves and petals that you want to use to create the hair style. Using glue, affix them to your drawing.
Note: some children will just want to draw and collage freely. I say, that’s great!
My son and his friend ignored the project prompt and did their own thing.
