Printing Activities Create leaf rubbings and leaf prints. These prints will show the vein patterns of individual species of leaves. Try putting a white piece of cloth over a fresh green leaf and pounding it with a rubber mallet or hammer. You will get a print and learn about cholorphyl at the same time. Collage Activities Bring in a variety of plant seeds and invite children to make seed collages.
Children can glue their seeds to posterboard or cardboard.
Show examples of Roman and Greek mosaics and other ancient cultures. Do mosaics with seed collages. Focus on creating color and shape patterns. Create a collage of flowers with the different parts of the flowers being made out of different materials, each part having its own material. Try using string, cloth, macaroni, screws and nuts or anything else you have on hand.