Clay leaf fossils

We went on a nature walk last Friday.

Today we made leaf fossils out of clay with the leaves we collected.

First of all we rolled our pieces of clay into a ball.

Next we flattened this ball of clay a little.

Then we pressed the leaf into the clay (the side with the veins next to the clay).

When we pulled off the clay we could see the imprint of the leaf left in the clay.

This is the way fossils are made.