Category: Art
18 months & up. Explore shapes and patterns in nature with this set of 12 wooden leaf tiles. Bring the outside in by using the tiles to make leaf rubbings, printings and molds of each leaf species. Includes 2 tiles of 6 different leaf patterns: oak, birch, aspen, maple, sweet chestnut, and beech. Made from sustainably sourced beechwood. Tiles measure 2.5".
My toddler grabbed these before I could even pull them out of the box, and the leaf shapes are so distinct that we've been matching them to real ones in the yard. The rubbings come out crisp even with a chunky crayon, which surprised me for the price.
The wood has a nice heft to it, and the raised veins on each tile pick up so much detail when we do rubbings with crayons. My toddler loves matching them to our actual backyard leaves, which makes this a fun bridge between indoor art time and outdoor exploring.
My toddler picked out each leaf by its shape before we even got to the printing part, and the wood feels sturdy enough to survive being thrown across the room. We've used them for both rubbings and molds, and the different species really do show up distinctly in the patterns.
