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By Bella Kostolni Special to The Freeman WAUKESHA — Staring at the same four walls for the past five months is bound to become repetitive. Children's Services at the Waukesha Public Library recommends making leaf sun catchers in order to spruce up your home and occupy children with a fun fall craft. In order to make these window decorations you will need: • White coffee filters • Liquid watercolor paints or food coloring (can be diluted with a few drops of water) • Leaf templates or a real leaf to trace • Scissors • Eyedropper or paintbrush • Small plastic container/ tray to place leaf on while painting • Plastic wrap or wax paper First, trace and cut out leaf shapes from coffee filters. Shapes can be downloaded from the internet or you can trace leaves found outside. Next, place leaf shapes inside the plastic container and use an eyedropper or paintbrush to apply the water- colors to the coffee filter. If you don't have liquid watercolor paints, you can use food color- ing that's diluted with just a few drops of water. Then, allow the leaf sun catchers to dry on a non- absorbent surface such as plastic wrap or wax paper. This will result in more vibrant colors than drying on paper towels. Finally, hang the dry leaf sun catchers on your window with clear tape. Now you can admire your handiwork as the light streams in the window and catches the beautiful colors. Children's Services at the Waukesha Public Library offers a number of programs and activities for children of all ages. For more information, visit waukeshapubliclibrary. o r g / c h i l d r e n _ p r o g r a m s - registration. 4 FALL FUN GUIDE / SEPTEMBER 2020 Leaf sun catchers: A fun fall craft for kids Photo courtesy of Waukesha Public Library In order to make the leaf sun catchers, you will need white coffee filters, liquid watercolor paints or food coloring diluted with a few drops of water, leaf templates found online or a real leaf to trace, scissors, an eyedropper or paintbrush, a small plastic container or tray and plastic wrap or wax paper. Photo courtesy of Waukesha Public Library Making leaf sun catchers is a colorful way to spruce up your home while also providing your children with a fun fall craft. Make multiple leaf sun catchers and decorate your whole window as a way to bring the outdoors in.

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