Hi! Here are 5 easy ways to say that sentence so a 6-year-old can understand. I also added a tiny note about each change.
- "In fall the ground looks like a colorful blanket of leaves."
("Fall" is another word for "autumn" and "blanket" is like a soft cover.) - "The ground is covered with pretty leaves in autumn."
(This says the same idea but uses "covered" which is simple to picture.) - "Autumn makes the ground into a bright carpet of leaves."
(Says that autumn turns the ground into a leaf carpet.) - "Leaves lie all over the ground like a soft carpet."
(This uses "lie all over" to show leaves are everywhere.) - "The earth is wearing a beautiful coat of autumn leaves."
(A fun picture: the earth is 'wearing' leaves like a coat.)
Pick the one you like best or try making your own by swapping words (autumn → fall, carpet → blanket/coat).