Here’s a fun and easy fall kids craft using sticks, leaves, and watercolor paints:

🍂 Watercolor Leaf & Stick Collage

Materials Needed:

• Fallen leaves (different shapes & sizes)
• Small sticks or twigs
• Watercolor paints
• Paintbrushes
• Cup of water
• White cardstock or watercolor paper
• Glue or glue stick

Directions:

1. Collect Nature Items
   Take a short nature walk and gather colorful fall leaves and sticks. Try to find a variety of leaf shapes.
2. Paint the Leaves
   Use watercolors to paint directly onto the leaves. Kids can make them bright, rainbow-colored, or stay with warm fall tones (reds, oranges, yellows, browns). Let them dry on paper towels.
3. Paint a Background
   On the cardstock or watercolor paper, have kids paint a simple background—a light blue sky, a sunset, or just a splash of blended fall colors. Let dry.
4. Create a Collage
   Once dry, glue the sticks onto the paper to form tree trunks, branches, or fun shapes (like a leaf frame). Then glue the painted leaves onto the branches, or scatter them around like falling leaves.
5. Optional Details
   Kids can add grass at the bottom, draw pumpkins, or flick watered-down paint with the brush for a “fall splatter” effect.

Finished Craft:

You’ll have a colorful 3D fall tree collage where real leaves and sticks mix with watercolor art. Every child’s version will look unique!