This fall themed mosaic bead craft is a fun way to celebrate the fall season using simple supplies. It is great for a wide range of ages - young and old. All you need is beans, a variety of beans or lentils, and glue! This would make a fun fall or Thanksgiving day activity.
Brent had a rare day off from work the same day as my oldest's harvest party at school. It allowed me to volunteer in his classroom for the first time EVER (like his entire school career - he's in third grade!). I wanted to come up with a craft that was simple, fun, and of course, cute! It ended up being a hit and I love how they came out. Even his teacher and some of the parent volunteers came over to make their own!
I prepped as much as I could ahead of time as the students would have many activity stations to choose from. Each kid took anywhere from five to ten minutes to complete depending on how intricate of a design they chose. And it was a great way to talk with the kids while the worked.
I cut out pumpkin and leaf designs using thin cardboard from food boxes (like cereal or granola bar type boxes). And then I purchased a few different bean varieties including a bean soup mix. If you want a wider range of colors (like orange), the bean soup mix is where you will find it. I then spent DAYS organizing all the different colors. But it made it so much easier and faster with the colors seperated. I also made two examples to show to the kids.
To outline the shapes with white beans, I glued these on first and then filled in. A lot of the kids just spread the glue and sprinkled on beans randomly. They still came out adorable! This is a really easy project that you truly can't get wrong. My younger kids made some at home as well and there's were a huge glue mess - yet they dried beautifully.
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