👦🏻 “Mama, why are all leaves green?”

👩🏼 “The chlorophyll inside the leaves makes them green.”

👦🏻 “Chloro….what did you say???”

👩🏼 “Chlorophyll sweet boy, chlorophyll. “

HA! Not an easy word to say but it is super fun to demonstrate!

Gather up some leaves to test the chlorophyll inside. Kiddos can gather them up from outside or even from your refrigerator! Spinach has a very high concentration of chlorophyll and it is easy to get it to release, making it perfect for this project.

Note – leaves with a waxy or tough feel will not release the chlorophyll as easily as a soft leaf like spinach.

Print out the Chlorophyll Painting page and tape it securely or hold it down firmly as you work with the leaves.

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Now get to work! My kiddos found it easiest to bunch or bundle up the leaf and then press firmly to scrub across the page. The spinach was soft enough that even my 3-year old had no trouble participating in this activity.

It is fun to see how their chlorophyll painting adds leaves to the tree on the worksheet!

The final product – a fun little tree and a crumbled up pile of leaves!

This project is great at home, but it would be even better in a classroom setting. Have each child bring in a small bag of leaves and then see what different designs and paintings they come up with!

Don’t forget to grab your FREE Printable Chlorophyll Painting page HERE!

Happy Chlorophyll Painting!