This art and craft started off as a totally different activity actually. We went on a bug hunt in the garden to find, observe and maybe catch some insects. We only found ants! A few years ago, there were a lot more insects like beetles, spiders, ladybirds, butterflies, tiny millipedes etc. So now you know, my garden has been sadly neglected! We ended up selecting different types of leaves for a leaf rubbing activity. In a way, this ties in with the science theme of plants that his kindergarten was doing before the holidays. I thought it’d be good to show him real plants, the different parts of a plant, different plants etc to help him relate better to what was taught.
In kindergarten, a lot of what’s taught is from workbooks, or a drawing done by the teacher on the whiteboard, or from the e-teaching software projected on the wall. For this theme, she did bring the kids to the kindergarten’s garden to point out the parts of a plant.
I did the leaf rubbing activity with him because it requires the usual fine motor practice but one difference is in the way you hold the crayon.
I think this was the third or fourth time doing a leaf rubbing, over the last 2 years. It was clear that he enjoyed it the most this time. So, that makes me happy too.
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