Here’s an easy project to use an excuse to get outside in spring, summer or fall. As an added bonus, you probably already have all the materials on hand.
What You Need:
- Paper Roll
- Rubbing Crayon
(with the paper wrapper peeled off)
- Pencil, Markers, Stickers or Crayons
(with the paper wrapper peeled off)Instructions:
1. Gather a sheet of paper and a crayon before going for a walk.
2. As you are on your walk, find a tree you like with some nicely textured bark.
3. Place the paper on the tree bark and use the crayon lengthwise to make a rubbing of the bark.
4. Once you return home, set out everyone’s tree rubbings and compare them. Did some trees have bigger ridges in their texture that are farther apart than others? Was the bark texture stringy (long ridges), peeling (shredded/curling ribbons) or tessellated (scale-like)?
5. Decorate your tree rubbing with an animal or plant that lives in a tree. Possible choices include birds, insects and ferns…but not aliens.
