How to Make a Leaf House out of the Leaves you Rake

Raking leaves brings back memories of making a leaf house with my grandmother when I was younger. Here's how.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Rake
• Leaves
• Imagination

1. 

   RAKE LEAVES: First rake all of your leaves into the same area where you want your leaf house to be.

2. 

   PLANS: Imagine what you want your house to look like. How many rooms will it have? How big will the rooms be? Don't forget your kitchen and bathrooms.

3. 

   MAKE YOUR HOUSE: To make your house start raking the leaves into lines on the ground to represent walls. First make your outer wall of the house, don't make it too big or you will be wore out by the time you start making the inside walls of the house. Once you have the outer wall done, start putting walls inside the house to separate the rooms. Kids will love this leaf house to play in, and it will last for days!

[byllz]

on 11/7/2008 cool article...sounds like FUN!!

[showpup]

on 9/19/2008 Never heard of this. Sounds like a great way to get kids outside to play and have fun.

[huggingthecoast]

on 9/14/2008 What a sweet idea.

[celticeagle]

on 9/14/2008 How cute! I remember doing just this very thing at my grandma's house when I was about five. Nice memory!

[Sprice]

on 9/13/2008 very cool! i never thought of this!