Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Leaf and Surface Rubbings

Leaf and surface rubbings with kids

Did you make leaf rubbings as a kid? Yes of course you did... it is a classic. There is something about the whole discovery aspect that makes rubbings so much fun. I keep a small batch of cheap, waxy crayons just for rubbings, these crayons are useless for drawing but are perfect for rubbings. Oil pastels (my favourite type of crayon) do not make very good rubbings. I don't know why.

Leaf and surface rubbings with kids
Rainbow leaf rubbings – ferns work really well
After a morning of ripping leaves out of the garden for rubbings I then encouraged the kids to roam the house with paper and crayon in hand. I sent them on a hunt for interesting textures. It surprised me how much they liked this. They took rubbings of the textured glass in the doors, the tiles in the fireplace, the speakers on the tv, the nail holes in the floor boards, the bottom of a plastic tub, the top of a stool and the tiles in the bathroom. It kept them very busy and happy on a rainy afternoon.

Leaf and surface rubbings with kids

Leaf and surface rubbings with kids

My next plan is to venture down the street with paper and crayons and see what textures we can find in the neighbourhood.

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6 comments:

  1. RedTedArt13 February 2013 at 22:23

    Wonderful. We had a "rubbing session" a couple of months ago and the kids loved exploring and see what happened. Great fun and great arty exploration.

    Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

    Maggy

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  2. veens14 February 2013 at 07:35

    This is such a great idea :) I personally love doing this but when I did ask Aarya to do it couple of months back- he was not interested :( I think I should try again :)

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  3. Katie @ Gift of Curiosity14 February 2013 at 15:31

    Last time I tried leaf rubbings with my kids they were not into it at all. But seeing your kids have so much fun with it, I think I'll have to try it again sometime. :-)

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  4. jmommymom15 February 2013 at 21:56

    I remember creating texture rubbings with my friend. Great memories. It would be great if you linked up with Hobbies and Handicrafts.
    http://highhillhomeschool.blogspot.com/2013/02/hobbies-and-handicrafts-feb-15.html

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  5. Unknown17 February 2013 at 23:18

    I loved this activity when i was younger...thanks for inspiring me to pull it out of the archives! They look so happy and busyxx

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  6. Unknown5 March 2013 at 02:24

    This is gorgeous!

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