This activity is a great way to get children excited about nature. Not only will they have of lots of fun exploring their creativity, they’ll gain an appreciation for the beauty of the natural world.
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Bring the outdoors indoors and use your tree trunk patterns to make a colourful display on your bedroom wall.Equipment needed
- Paper
- Pastels, pencils or crayons
About the activity
This activity can be enjoyed wherever there are trees – the garden, park, forest, pathways etc. Place a white piece of paper on the trunk of a tree, making sure the bark is dry. Then simply rub over the paper with a pencil, pastel or crayon, so that the bark creates an interesting pattern on the page.
Encourage the children to keep an eye out for fascinating shapes and details on the trees around them. What different patterns can they make? They can use lots of different colours, too, to make their artwork more exciting!
