Leaf mandalas

Big collaborative land art from autumn's free art supplies — sort by colour, build outward from the centre, photograph from above before the wind takes it back.

How it goes

1. Collect in colour teams: reds, yellows, browns, greens, 'treasure' (seed heads, berries on the ground).
2. Clear a circle of ground and place the centrepiece together.
3. Build rings outward, alternating colours and textures.
4. Photograph from above (adult on a log, not a climb).
5. Leave it for the wind — part of the point.

Kit

• Collecting bags
• A camera