Fall Puzzle Tree

To make the trunk and branches: Start by making a tree trunk and branches out of the brown paper bag. After cutting strips off the bag (a larger one for the trunk and smaller ones for the branches), scrunch them up to look like wrinkly tree bark. Glue them onto the piece of construction paper.

To make the leaves: Use puzzle pieces from puzzles that are missing too many pieces to keep! To get a cool marbled effect, put squirts of red, yellow, and orange paint next to each other on the plate.

With the end of your paintbrush, swirl the colors together until they look marbled. Dab your brush into the paint and then onto the white side of the puzzle piece. Tip: Dab the paint carefully to transfer the marble. If you brush the pieces, the colors will blend into one color.

To make the picture: While the puzzle pieces are drying, use a fork and green paint to make grass around the truck. Once the puzzle pieces are dry, glue them all over the tree like leaves. You can overlap some of the pieces to give it more dimension!