Daily STREAM Activity: Nature Pattern Art

Discover the beauty of nature!

Activity best for children age 3 and up

Explore nature and create colorful art using leaves and flowers!

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Materials you’ll need:

Old, light colored fabric

Rock

Flat, sturdy surface

Colorful natural materials

Directions

STEP 1
Go outside and explore! Collect your favorite colorful natural materials (Ex. Flowers, leaves, grass). Make sure you are only collecting things that are on the ground, not things that are growing!

STEP 2
Gather scraps of old, light colored fabric.

STEP 3
Place your fabric on top of a flat, sturdy surface (Ex. wood, the ground etc.).

STEP 4
Find a smooth rock that you can hold onto.

STEP 5
Place your natural materials on your fabric and carefully pound your rock on top to transfer the color and pattern.