{"id":1234,"date":"2013-10-09T00:55:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T00:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/?p=495"},"modified":"2015-02-13T21:55:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:55:05","slug":"foliage-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2013\/10\/09\/foliage-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Foliage Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2010\/09\/foliage-friends-halloween-craft-photo-420-FF1006EFCA02-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"foliage-friends-halloween-craft-photo-420-FF1006EFCA02\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use your imagination (and some paper, glue, and a pen or pencil) to turn ordinary backyard leaves into a whimsical menagerie.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Materials <\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul>\n<li>Autumn leaves from your yard<\/li>\n<li>Paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Glue<\/li>\n<li>Pencils, pens, or crayons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<div id=\"ffPopInBox\">Instructions<\/div>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<ol>\n<li>Go outside and see what kinds of animals are hiding in your leaf  piles. Below are some possibilities. When you\u2019ve found leaves in your  yard whose shapes you like, glue them to pieces of paper and use pencil,  pen or crayon to make your creatures complete. To preserve your  creations, press them between two books.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyfun.go.com\/assets\/cms\/crafts\/steps\/foliage-friends-halloween-craft-step2-photo-150-FF1006EFCA01.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage Friends - Step 2\" \/> <strong>MAPLE:<\/strong>These leaves have three main points and lots of smaller ones; count them as they flutter by.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyfun.go.com\/assets\/cms\/crafts\/steps\/foliage-friends-halloween-craft-step3-photo-150-FF1006EFCA04.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage Friends - Step 3\" \/> <strong>ROSE:<\/strong>The rounded shape of this bush\u2019s leaves makes them look a lot like little shields.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyfun.go.com\/assets\/cms\/crafts\/steps\/foliage-friends-halloween-craft-step4-photo-150-FF1006EFC.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage Friends - Step 4\" \/> <strong>BIRCH:<\/strong> As big and tall as this white-bark tree can get, its leaves are as small and as light as feathers.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyfun.go.com\/assets\/cms\/crafts\/steps\/foliage-friends-halloween-craft-step5-photo-150-FF1006EFCA02.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage Friends - Step 5\" \/> <strong>GERANIUM:<\/strong> You might flip your wig if you find one of these wild-looking leaves in your yard.<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyfun.go.com\/assets\/cms\/crafts\/steps\/foliage-friends-halloween-craft-step6-photo-150-FF1006EFCA05.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage Friends - Step 6\" \/> <strong>BARBERRY:<\/strong>While this plant doesn\u2019t live underwater, its leaves resemble raindrops.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use your imagination (and some paper, glue, and a pen or pencil) to turn ordinary backyard leaves into a whimsical menagerie. 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When you\u2019ve found  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2013\/10\/09\/foliage-friends\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[122,132,182],"class_list":["post-1234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-fall-fun-with-kids","tag-foliage-fun","tag-leaf-projects"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Foliage Friends - Diane&#039;s Au Pair In America Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Foliage Friends - Diane&#039;s Au Pair In America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Use your imagination (and some paper, glue, and a pen or pencil) to turn ordinary backyard leaves into a whimsical menagerie. 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