FREE Early Years Finger Paint Autumn Leaves Activity Template
🍂 Bring the colours of autumn to life with our wonderful FREE Finger Paint Autumn Leaves Activity Template! This engaging printable resource is perfect for EYFS children, providing a fantastic way to support creative expression, fine motor skills, and an understanding of the natural world through a fun and sensory activity.
Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, this template is a brilliant tool for a seasonal topic on autumn, encouraging great messy fun and hands-on learning.
This fantastic FREE sample pack features:
A simple and elegant tree outline template.
A fun, finger painting activity: The resource prompts children to use their fingerprints to create autumn leaves on the tree using colours like red, yellow, brown, and orange.
A learning opportunity about the natural world: The activity can be used to reinforce the concept that leaves grow on a tree, change colour in autumn, and eventually fall to the ground.
(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)
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Our FREE Finger Paint Autumn Leaves Activity Template is incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years environments:
Creative Art Session:
Provide a variety of autumnal coloured paints in shallow trays.
Encourage children to dip their fingertips into the paint and press them onto the tree outline to create a beautiful, colourful tree full of leaves.
This is a wonderful way to explore colour mixing and textures.
Sensory and Fine Motor Skills Development:
The act of dipping and pressing their fingers on the paper is a fantastic sensory experience that helps to strengthen hand muscles and develop fine motor control.
Exploring the Natural World:
Use the activity as a starting point for a discussion about autumn. Take children on a walk to collect real leaves.
Talk about why the leaves change colour and why they eventually fall from the trees.
You can then use the template to help children visually represent this process.
Communication and Language:
As children are painting, talk about the colours they are using. Ask questions like, "What colour is this leaf?", or "What happens to the leaves in the autumn?"
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This engaging resource supports key developmental areas within the EYFS framework:
Expressive Arts and Design: Children explore and use a range of media and materials, and express their creativity and ideas through art.
Physical Development (Fine Motor Control): The acts of dipping and pressing their fingers on the paper helps to strengthen hand muscles and improve dexterity.
Understanding the World (The Natural World): Children learn about the changing seasons and the life cycle of a tree.
Communication and Language: Children can talk about the colours they are using and the changes they see in the natural world.
Download our FREE Finger Paint Autumn Leaves Activity Template today and add a delightful, educational, and fun touch to your autumn topic! 🎨
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