Grade:  K-4
Age:  4-9

What to do with that big pile of leaves in your backyard?  Make leaf people of course.

What You Need:
Leaves (all shapes, all sizes, all colors)
Small twigs
Glue
Scissors
Construction Paper

What You Do:
Have a look at a small pile of leaves to see if their shapes sugges heads, arms, bodies, etc.
Choose some leaves that resemble people parts and glue the shapes down on construction paper.  You may need to do some cutting and rearranging to come up with a pleasing shape.
If you have the leaves (and the time) you could create a huge leaf person by drawing out a body shape and gluing leaves all over to fill in the shape.
You can use twigs and construction paper scraps to add details to your leaf person.

you can also look at this lesson plan on the website located at:
        http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/leaf.htm

*This art activity is made out of recyclable goods that can be made into something rather than letting the leaves deteriorate.  The teacher would need to laminate this project to keep the leaves from getting dry and flaking off.