Paint a Fox from a Maple Leaf

🎂 6 + years ⏱️ 20 min 📍 Forest & Meadow ⭐ medium

Imagine you're outside, the wind is blowing through your hair, and the leaves crunch under your feet. It's autumn, and colorful maple leaves are scattered everywhere. Red, yellow, orange. You bend down and pick some up. They feel light, like little treasures of nature that you've found. But wait! What if these leaves are not just leaves? What if they suddenly turn into little foxes? You look at a maple leaf, and suddenly you see it. The tips could be ears, and the shape is just right for a face. Honestly, how cool would it be if you could conjure an animal from a simple leaf? Ready for your creative adventure? Let's go!

What you'll need

pressed maple leaves
black marker
white marker

How it works

Now take your pressed maple leaf. Right above the stem, use the black marker to draw a small, triangular nose. That's the start of your fox's face!
Now comes the soft, fluffy fur of the fox. Color the bottom part of the maple leaf white, just to the right and left of the nose. This white area will be the typical fox face.
Now for the ears! Look at the two side tips of your leaf. Draw a small white triangle on each tip. Foxes have very sharp ears, which help them hear well what's happening around them. With these triangles, your fox now looks really curious.
Finally, draw the eyes. Take your black marker and draw two small dots above the nose. And there you have it, the fox! So simple yet so special, right?
Maybe you can hang it as decoration in your room or by a window, where it shines beautifully in the light? Or you could make even more foxes. A whole fox family. And who knows? Maybe you'll think of other animals you can create from leaves.