Fall Leaves

2 or more players
Ages: 2 - 5

Fall is a beautiful time of year and perfect for playing matching games with your kids.

On a beautiful autumn day, take the kids outside while you rake the leaves. Let them help you rake them and gather them up in a pile.

Have your child choose one leaf and then tell him to find a leaf that resembles the first one as closely as possible.

This allows your child to play detective, go through piles of leaves and search for similar shapes and colors.

As an added bonus, he'll help you gather the leaves and learn the importance of teamwork.

This game is fun because it's not easy to find two similar leaves. They may look alike at first glance but when you look closely at them you'll see that they vary in color and shape.

Explain to your child why leaves turn colors and fall off of trees.

Look at one leaf together and pick out all the colors that you see. Can you see the separations in the colors or do they blend together?

Are there two colors overlapping that form a new color? What is that color?

As an extra bonus, let your child collect as many colors as he can find then tape them on construction paper to make a fall collage.

And, kids will be kids, so let them jump and play in the pile of leaves that you just raked up!

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