Preschoolers are fascinated by the changing colors of fall leaves. This simple preschool art activity will let preschoolers create their own autumn tree. Preschoolers will strengthen their small motor skills as they trace their hand and practice using safety scissors.

What You Need

Colored Construction Paper (yellow, brown, green, red, orange and a background color of your choice)
Safety Scissors
Glue

What To Do

Talk to preschoolers about the changes that happen in autumn. Ask preschoolers what type of clothing they wear in the fall. Ask the preschoolers what kinds of activities they do in the fall. Talk to preschoolers about what happens to the trees in the fall. Tell them that the leaves start to change colors and then they fall off the tree.

Help each preschooler trace their hand on a variety of different colors of paper. Let them choose from a variety of fall colors, such as yellow, brown, orange, and red, and explain to them that these are the colors that the leaves on the trees turn in the fall.

After they have traced their hands on a variety of different colored paper, let each preschooler cut out the hands they have traced using a pair of safety scissors. Preschoolers may need help if they become frustrated trying to cut around the fingers.

Trace a simple tree trunk on a piece of brown paper and either cut it out for each preschooler or help each preschooler cut out their own tree trunk. Have the preschoolers glue their tree trunk to another piece of paper. Have preschoolers glue their colored handprints to the top of their tree trunk to create colored leaves.