Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree With Fall Leaves

My first grader came home with a homework assignment to

create a picture with fall leaves.

Inspired by the book Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert.

We took a stroll around the neighborhood to collect

our collage materials (assorted leaves, bark, twigs)

First, she made a Bird/ Leaf Man:

I made an underwater fish scene

(Hey, mom wanted to play too!).

Then, she decided to make a tree.

(logical idea when you're working with leaves and bark!)

She started by tearing green paper for a ground line,

glued it onto a blue sheet of paper,

and added a piece of real bark as a trunk.

A variety of leaves filled the top,

but it needed something more....

Then the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree

on our fridge inspired her to grab mom's stash of sharpies

and make this:

What kind of art can your kids make with some

natural materials?