LEAF RUBBINGS

Good old-fashioned leaf rubbings! This was one of my favorite activities as a child — it’s so simple, yet completely magical at the same time! This Tu B’Shevat, give your kiddos a chance to take a really close look at leaves and appreciate their beauty and uniqueness by setting up an invitation to create leaf rubbings. Depending on the climate where you live, this may require some advanced planning as some people have snow on the ground on Tu B’Shevat. You can collect the leaves in the summer or fall and keep them pressed safe in a book until Tu B’Shevat — what an exciting surprise that will be!

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:

-Assorted leaves
-Regular weight white paper (recycled is of course the kindest to trees)
-Crayons in whatever color(s) you like

HERE’S WHAT YOU DO:

(1) Place your leaf on a flat surface such as a table. (2) Put a piece of paper on top of your leaf and make sure the entire leaf is covered. (3) Get a sense of where your leaf is located, and then hold it in place with your hand so it doesn’t move. (4) With quick and continuous side-to-side motions, move your crayon on your paper where your leaf is located. (5) Right away you’ll start to see the edges and details of your leaf — it’s so exciting! (6) Do this until your entire leaf is revealed — it’s magic! (7) You’ll surely want to make more than one leaf rubbing, so make as many as you like — in different colors, too! When you’re done, if you like, you can use your leaf rubbings as Tu B’Shevat decorations!