Let's make tissue paper leaves by crumpling, crinkling and balling the tissue paper to create both texture and color. Kids of all ages volition savour this traditional autumn tissue newspaper arts and crafts that works great in the classroom or at abode.

Tissue paper crafts are really fun considering tissue paper can be smoothed, shredded, chopped, crinkled, crumpled, decoupaged then many other crafty forms of fun!

Fall Craft: Tissue Paper Leaves - finished tissue paper crinkle craft of autumn leaf shapes arranged next to a stick as a tree limb
Let's crumple tissue newspaper and brand autumn leaves!

Cockle Tissue Paper Leaves Craft for Kids

I can't believe it'south time again to brand autumn crafts with the kids! I'yard not ready for summer to finish notwithstanding, merely have to admit that I love to make crafts with fall leaves.

The fall leaves colors are cute and fall is my favorite time of year! Although, I am planning a version of this crumple tissue paper craft for spring leaves by just changing the tissue paper colors. The possibilities are endless…

This is an art project that y'all may remember from your own school days.

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Fall Craft: Tissue Paper Leaves shown next to a stick as a tree limb with autumn colors like orange, red and colorful combination
Earlier you know it, we will have a fall leaf craft!

And then pull out the tissue paper (you lot do save it from birthday parties right??) and let's get started!

Supplies Needed

  • This free autumn leaf template printable – or a pencil to outline your fall leaf pattern on regular paper
  • Tissue paper in fall colors* – yellow, gilt, orange, dark green, calorie-free greenish, low-cal brown, nighttime brown, reddish, cranberry and using metallics like gold, bronze, copper and silver tin exist pretty too!
  • White glue
  • (optional) Pigment brush to spread glue
  • Scissors or preschool safety scissors
  • (optional) Stick from the backyard to utilise to attach leaves – yous could also apply brown tissue paper or brown paint and a paint brush instead
  • Background canvas – this craft can be displayed on construction paper, card stock, poster lath, painted canvas or on the classroom bulletin board.

*If you are making this with a crowd of kids or enjoy making a lot of tissue paper crafts, check out these pre-cut tissue paper squares which would piece of work great for this fall foliage craft.

Directions

Watch Our Short How to Make Tissue Paper Leaf Craft Video Tutorial

Step 1

Print out the leaf template printable and cut out the specific leafage shapes y'all desire to employ. If you want larger leaves, then enlarge them by 200% on your printer.

Or using a pencil and paper, outline fall leaf shapes using the pictures seen here every bit a guide.

Alternatively, proceed a walk before doing this arts and crafts and choose some leaves from nature to bring back as a template for this fall leafage craft.

Fall Craft: Tissue Paper Leaves - first step showing cut out leaf shapes from leaf template and red tissue paper squares
Cut out the leaves from the leaf template and take hold of your tissue paper.

Step 2

Cut or tear tissue paper into squares. These do non have to be exactly the same size since they will be crumpled and crinkled.

Fall Craft: Tissue Paper Leaves - step 3 adding glue to the leaf cut outs and red tissue paper squares laying beside
Add a lilliputian gum at a time so you have time to work before information technology dries.

Pace 3

Apply white gum to a minor section of ane of the leaves. Spread information technology around liberally or use a pigment brush to evenly glaze the leaf template surface.

Fall Craft: Tissue Paper Leaves - red tissue paper squares are now crumpled next to the leaf with glue on it
Crumple and cockle the tissue newspaper squares into little tissue paper balls.

Step 4

Crumple squares into a ball.

For older kids utilise smaller squares, while younger kids will do better with larger tissue paper pieces.

Fall Craft: Tissue Paper Leaves - little tissue paper crumple balls are added one by one to the glue on the leaf template
Add your little crumpled tissue paper balls one by i to the glued area on the leaf shape.

Step 5

Press the crumpled newspaper into the glue.

Go creative and use multiple colors if you like.

Fall Craft: Tissue Paper Leaves finished tissue paper leaf shapes next to a stick as a tree limb
Arrange the tissue paper leaves next to your limb created from a stick, tissue paper or paint.

Step vi

Add a stick to your background and strategically suit the leaves around it. Alternatively, y'all could use rolled up brown tissue paper as the tree limb or pigment a brown tree limb on the background.

This makes a cracking classroom action. Decorate an entire bulletin board to await like a tree with each child responsible for a leafage or two. Information technology is a proficient collective art project.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 15 minutes

Full Time 20 minutes

Difficulty easy

Estimated Price gratis

Materials

  • autumn leaf template printable – or a pencil to outline your fall leaf blueprint on regular newspaper
  • Tissue paper in fall colors – yellowish, gilded, orange, night light-green, light green, lite dark-brown, nighttime chocolate-brown, red, cranberry and using metallics similar gold, bronze, copper and silverish tin exist pretty too!
  • White mucilage
  • (optional) Stick from the lawn to use to attach leaves – you could besides utilise brownish tissue paper or brown paint and a paint castor instead
  • Groundwork canvas

Tools

  • (optional) Paint castor to spread gum
  • Scissors or preschool safety pair of scissors

Instructions

  1. Print out the leaf template or depict your own leaf shapes and cut them out.
  2. Cut tissue paper into squares.
  3. Crumple the tissue paper into balls.
  4. Glue a small area of your outset foliage cutting out.
  5. Push the balls gently into the glued surface.
  6. Continue until yous have all the leaf template covered.
  7. Add a tree branch shape using a stick, tissue newspaper shape or chocolate-brown paint on your groundwork.

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How did your autumn tissue paper leaf craft plough out? Did yous crinkle or crumple the tissue paper {Giggle}?

Amanda Formaro is a well-known arts and crafts expert and author of the   books "Condom Ring Mania" and "Duct Record Mania", the get-go two in a series of craft books for kids. She has been writing and crafting on the Net for over fifteen years. Find out more on her web log,  Crafts past Amanda, where she shares tutorials with pace-past-footstep photos for adults and kids akin.