Nature Prints Gather a small assortment of leaves, weeds, flowers, herbs, and so forth. Cover tables in newsprint. Ask each student to select three or four items, dip them in tempera paint, then arrange them on a section of newsprint. Have children clean hands, then give each child a piece of heavy paper or cardstock. Tell children to press their paper against the paint-covered objects.
Pressed Leaves Give each child two identitical pieces of waxed paper.
On a heat resistant surface, place the leaf arrangement between two cloths or towels. Press with a warm iron. Do not let children do ironing. The hot iron will seal the pages together. Ask children to tie their strings around the small ends of the pine cone.