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Gather up one or several sturdy leaves from outside. Have your child paint the under side of the leaves (the side with more prominent veins). Then, ask your child to press the paint-coated side of the leaves onto a sheet of paper, leaving behind unique and colorful leaf prints.

Tip: If using watercolor paint, be careful not to use too much water as it will make it harder for the paint to stick to the leaves.

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Use the marker to draw the outline of a sheep, with a fluffy body, oval head with two ears, four rectangular legs, and a cute little tail. Then, ask your child to create the lamb’s fur by gluing the cotton balls onto its body. Finally, have your child create the lamb’s face, gluing down the googly eyes and drawing in a mouth and nose.

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Cut a lemon in half and have your child pat it dry. Add yellow acrylic paint to a paper plate and gently press the lemon into it. Then, gently press the lemon onto the sheet of paper, being careful not to squeeze it. Once the lemon stamps have dried, use a marker to outline them and create their segments.

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Cut out a circle from a piece of yellow construction paper. Use a black marker to draw on a nose, mouth, and whiskers onto it. Do not add the google eyes yet. Then, cut out long strip from the yellow, orange, and brown construction paper.

Flip the yellow circle over. Work with your child to fold the strip of construction paper in half, forming loops. Glue the folded strips all around the back edge of the yellow circle. When the glue dries, flip the yellow circle right-side up, glue on the googly eyes, and admire your awesome lion!

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Draw or print out the outline of a letter J onto your paper or card stock. Have your child draw lines inside the outline of the letter L, forming whatever pattern they would like. Then, ask them to fill in the letter L with their paint, using one color or many colors. As they work, they’ll see their lines revealed as the was from the white crayon repels the paint.

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Have your child use the green paint to create three long stalks. Then, have them add two long leaves to each stalk. Next, have them use the purple paint to add small dabs along either side of each stalk, forming the lavender’s petals.

Tip: Turn this into a sensory exercise by showing your child a real lavender plant and/or letting them smell dried lavender or lavender essential oil.

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Work with your child to cut a large oval from the red construction paper. Then, use the marker to add small black circles all over the red circle, forming the ladybug’s spots. Next, cut a semi-circle, six long rectangular pieces, and two skinny strips from the black paper. These will be the ladybug’s head, legs, and antenna.

Arrange the ladybug’s head, legs, antenna, and body on a sheet of paper and glue them into place. Then, give your ladybug a name, like Leslie, Larry, Laverne, or Lester!

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Staple or glue a craft stick to a piece of paper. Then, pick two different colors of playdough. Roll out several long, even lengths of each playdough color. Then, press the ends of the playdough ropes together, and loop them around each other, creating a large circle-shaped swirl. Gently press this swirl on top of the craft stick, creating a lollipop.

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Draw or print out the outline of a letter L. Next, work with your child to draw small leaf shapes on the green construction paper. Then, use a scissors to cut out the little leaves. Embellish each leaf with small lines to create veins. Finally, glue the leaves into the L, counting how many leaves you can fit.

Tip: If you have access to real small leaves outdoors, use those instead!

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Draw groups of lemons, ranging in numbers from 1 to 5. Then draw a small box near each group of lemons. Work with your child to count each group of lemons, then write the answer into the box.