Leaves and wax paper craft

First you collect the leaves, after you rake them in a big pile and play in them : ) Set-up your iron on a table and pull out the wax paper and a towel or two. Place some colorful fall leaves between 2 pieces of wax paper. Then lay a towel over the wax paper and iron on a medium high setting, pressing down but not rubbing back and forth too much. Remove the towel, let it cool down and trim the edges. Then hang them up in a large window that gets a bunch of sunlight. The leaves will hold…

Wax Paper Pressed Foliage Bookmarks: Wax paper can be sealed to itself if you iron it. The heat melts the wax, and when it cools it now has a light seal. I wanted a way to preserve some leaves and flowers I collected in Korea, and I thought of sealing them in wax to hang as art on the…

When I picked up my son after work about a week ago, my mother in law showed me what they had done that day: collected and waxed leaves! They were preserved and…

Leaf rubbing activity - a STEM project for kids from preschool to teens! Make leaf prints with tracing, foil, wax paper, crayons & pastels!

When I picked up my son after work about a week ago, my mother in law showed me what they had done that day: collected and waxed leaves! They were preserved and…

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A leaf suncatcher is a great autumn craft for kids! Use transparent contact paper and fresh autumn leaves to create these lovely suncatchers.

Kids love to help decorate for fall. Here's a simple and easy fall craft to make with kids that will be perfect to decorate for fall with. Wax Paper Suncatchers.

Follow this easy guide on how to preserve leaves in wax and use them to make a beautiful gratitude tree. How to preserve leaves in wax Watch this video to see how to preserve leaves in wax and make a Gratitude Tree: Keep the beauty of autumn with you all year round by […]

Here is a quick project to do with the kiddo's to get your Monday going. It is perfect for the autumn chill I feel in the air today. Fall leaf stained glass. First you need to take the kids on a little walk and collect colored leaves. Then follow these steps. The frame is just strips of construction paper stapled around the edges. The wax paper won't be clear after ironing. It will stick together, but it will be kind of blotchy and uneven. Like this. This kids dimples just kill me. The…