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Fall Leaf Painting with Edible Paint

By Shaunna Evans 11 Comments · This content may contain affiliate links.

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This month the members of the Poppins Book Nook are sharing book-related activities about the seasons. Since it’s fall we decided to share one of the fall crafts we made this year.

We don’t get real fall leaves where we live, but that doesn’t stop us from enjoying great fall books and learning about the signs of fall. One of the books we are especially enjoying this year is Fletcher and the Falling Leaves. Fletcher, a young fox, is alarmed when leaves start falling off his favorite tree. He tries to keep them from falling, but he can’t make it stop. One morning he awakes to a surprise that finally helps him understand. My girls love the tree’s beautiful transformation and the great illustration at the end of the book.

Fall Leaf Painting with Edible Paint

2-ingredient fall paints that are safe for kids of all ages

FIND ALL OF OUR LEAF THEME ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRINTABLE LESSON PLANS
FOR HOME PRESCHOOL AND PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS.

We tried painting with sweetened condensed milk earlier this year, and the girls loved the thick yet smooth texture of the paint. Tinker was especially intrigued by how the paint drips slowly of the paint brush. I knew they’d both be excited to give it another try.

Lovey took the lead on mixing up our paint. We divided the sweetened condensed milk between three bowls, because we were planning to make red, yellow, and orange paint. Then Lovey slowly added food coloring until and stirred until she was happy with her “fall colors.”  She loved mixing the red food coloring with the yellow food coloring to make orange.

Mixing Up Paint

These were her finished paints!

Sweetened Condensed Paint-Edible Paint for Babies and Toddlers

Using card stock I cut out a few leaf shapes (okay maybe they aren’t the most realistic shapes…whoops!).  I set the leaves, paint, and paint brushes up with a few books that included pictures of fall leaves. Before the girls started painting we spent some time looking through the books and discussing fall leaves.

Learning About Fall Leaves-Art and Science Activity

Once we started painting, Tinker was again fascinated by watching the paint slowly slide off the brush.

Baby Safe Paint

 She used that method to paint her leaves.

Edible Paint for Toddlers

Over and over again she got more paint and let it drip onto her leaf. This ended up making a very cool swirl of colors. She enjoyed it so much she painted two leaves.

Toddler Painting

Lovey tried a more traditional painting method. Then after a while she remembered that I said this paint was safe for kids to eat, so she asked if she could taste it. I LOVE the skeptical look on Tinker’s face. She just kept telling Lovey, “No, Sissy! We don’t eat paint.”

Tasting the Paint

Our fall leaves have been on display most of fall. At first when the paint dries it has a glossy look to it. Then over time it dulls a bit and hardens even more. The girls have been intrigued by the subtle changes.

Fall Leaf Art

Here is another fall leaf craft we had fun making together.

Fall Leaf Suncatcher

 

 

PRINTABLE LEAF THEME LESSON PLANS

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

This set currently includes active hands-on learning ideas and the following printables:

1) Roll and Say Fall ABC Game (uppercase and lowercase versions)
2) Roll and Count Leaves Math Game
3) Small Leaf Cards for Sorting and Patterning
4) Sight Word Trees Activity Mats, Letter Cards, and Sight Word Cards
5) Color Word Leaf Cards
6) Leaf Number Cards (0-35)
7) Sorting Leaves Color Mats and Leaf Cards
8) Fall Leaves Emergent Reader (3 versions)
9) Leaf Observation Recording Sheet

GET YOUR LESSON PLANS

Home Preschool Leaf Theme Lesson Plans

Preschool Classroom Leaf Theme Lesson Plans

Also available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

 

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  1. Maria

    November 7, 2013 at 7:25 am

    Such beautiful paints! And I love that they are edible -my youngest continues to be a taster (or an all-out-eater, I suppose) so I am always on the lookout for art materials that won’t harm the artist/eater.

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    • Shaunna Evans

      November 8, 2013 at 2:44 pm

      I hope your little one enjoys these then!

      Reply
  2. Crystal @ Crystal's Tiny Treasures

    November 3, 2013 at 6:36 am

    What a lovely way to bring book to life! i love books that can be expanded upon. Thank you for sharing with Mom’s Library, I’ll be featuring you this week at Crystal’s Tiny Treasures.

    Reply
    • Shaunna Evans

      November 9, 2013 at 8:10 pm

      Thanks so much for featuring this post, Crystal!

      Reply
  3. Anna@The Measured Mom

    November 1, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    Love the edible paint idea! Thanks for linking up at After School.

    Reply
  4. stacy

    October 29, 2013 at 2:56 am

    I’ve been eyeing that awesome paint of yours for awhile now! I need to break down and do it with my preschooler sometime this week

    Reply
    • Shaunna Evans

      November 9, 2013 at 8:40 pm

      Thank you so much, Stacy! It really is a neat experience worth trying. I hope your little one likes it!

      Reply
  5. Ashley

    October 28, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    The leaves turned out beautifully! The girls really enjoyed painting with condensed milk a couple summer ago, and the glossy finish was so pretty!

    Reply
  6. Jill

    October 28, 2013 at 2:46 pm

    Love the edible paint and looks like so much fun! The art project turned out just lovely. This storybook has always been a favorite in our household during the Fall season 🙂

    Reply
    • Shaunna Evans

      November 9, 2013 at 8:43 pm

      Thank you, Jill! It’s a great easy paint recipe, and I can see why the book is one of your favorites. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Natalie F

    October 28, 2013 at 1:36 pm

    I remember reading this book when my daughter was younger. Painting with condensed milk is an intriguing idea, and it looks so much fun. Thanks for sharing your project with Afterschool!

    Reply

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