Early Lit Bits: Learning with Crafts — Leafy Hedgehog

Leafy Hedgehog

A crisp fall morning is a great time to enjoy a walk together. All kinds of interesting natural items fall to the ground in autumn. Talk about textures in nature with your child. Can you find leaves that are rough, wrinkly or spiky? Take a walk outside and collect a few interesting leaves to use to make a hedgehog craft.

Materials

Paper plates
Scissors
Markers
Glue
Dried leaves

Directions

Fold the plate in half
Trim to match the profile of a hedgehog
Add eyes, ears, nose and a smile with markers
Fringe the curve of the plate with scissors OR
Attach dry leaves to the curve with glue

Learn more about hedgehogs in the Homework Help section of KDL’s website. Then curl up together and read The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle in which a little girl searching for her lost handkerchief visits a very peculiar little hedgehog.

— Dana D. at KDL’s Kentwood (Richard L. Root) Branch

 

 

This article originally appeared in our Early Lit Bits eNewsletter. Read the most recent issue online or sign up to receive this monthly update highlighting early literacy tips and resources for parents and caregivers.