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Leaf Book Craft

What better way to spend a fall afternoon than by going on a leaf hunt with your kids! After you've collected your leaves, follow our steps here to create your own leaf book - done with no wax paper or ironing! This is a fantastic fall craft for kids of all ages and it's a great preschool science craft. Our daughter loved every second of this activity and the resulting craft. This fall craft was a great way to have our daughter learn and observe all the changes that happen in nature in autumn and she asked some great questions too, like why don't pine trees change colors or have real leaves? This was a great craft that our whole family participated in and we hope that it's as big of a hit in your house too.

What you'll need:

  • A bag to collect your leaves in
  • Clear contact paper
  • Scissors
  • Construction paper
  • Stapler
  • Leaf template
  • Glue stick (optional)
How to make your Leaf Book Craft:
  1. Go on a walk outside and collect leaves in your bag. Make sure to point things out to your kids on the walk - pretty leaves, different colors, etc.
  2. When you get back home, dump the leaves out on a piece of newspaper to examine your stash.
  3. Cut 2 pieces of contact paper that are the same size. We decided to cut our sheets so that they are about an inch smaller than a piece of construction paper, so they would fit nicely in our construction paper cover.
  4. Peel the back off of one piece of contact paper. Arrange your leaves on the contact paper. When the leaves are stuck down, peel the back off the second piece of contact paper and carefully lay it on top of the first piece. This works best if you start on one side and "roll" the second piece over the first to avoid bubbles. Press the two pieces together well.
  5. Repeat step 4 as many times as you need to to get all of your leaves "pressed".
  6. Use two pieces of construction paper as covers to your book. Cut them as needed to fit your contact paper.
  7. Staple the contact paper leaf sheets between the two covers.
  8. Print our leaf template and cut it out. Trace onto construction paper and cut it out. Glue it onto the front cover of your book and write "my leaf book" on it. You could also trace the leaf directly onto your book cover instead.


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