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Autumn crafts and activities

August 29, 2021 By Kate 2 Comments

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Today we’re sharing over 40 Fall or Autumn crafts for kids! 

We’ve included everything from art ideas, nature crafts incorporating real leaves, printables, preschool crafts, clay leaf crafts and more.

You might also like these 40+ apple crafts and activities

over 40 Fall crafts and activities for kids

Autumn is such a magical time of year with the cooling temps, the warm hues, and the beginning of comfort-food cooking.

The weather is perfect for going outside to collect nature items like leaves and acorns and there are so many things you can make with them. Use your leaves as the main craft material, or as inspiration for your project.

Today we have a huge range of gorgeous art and craft ideas suitable for different age groups. Some are from our own craft library but most of them are from kid bloggers and crafters around the world.

40 Fall themed crafts for kids

Autumn leaf projects

Fall suncatcher crafts

  • Make a suncatcher from real leaves and sticky back plastic like this one by The Gingerbread House
  • How gorgeous is this stained glass leaf suncatcher by Adventure in a box
  • Create leaf suncatchers from coffee filters, this one is by Mombrite

Fall tree crafts

  • I love this cereal Fall tree by 123 Homeschool for me
  • How cute are these little leaf family puppets?by Homeschool Preschool
  • Make a cork printed Autumn tree with a handprint trunk, by Rainy Day Mum

More fall tree craft ideas

  • Create a quilled paper Autumn tree – so pretty! by Artsy Craftsy Mom
  • Toddlers and preschoolers will love this toilet roll sticky leaf fine motor tree by Taming Little Monsters
  • Here’s a simple pom pom painting tree idea by Jinxy Kids

Fall leaf art ideas

  • Get creative with real leaves and make some Autumn leaf faces like this one by Picklebums
  • Use a leaf printing technique to create beautiful leaf print mandalas
  • This pretty leaf pattern art is a fun way for kids to practice pre-writing patterns, by Rainy Day Mum
  • Create leaf rubbings over at Our Family Code

  • Create leaf art with negative space with this simple project by Little Bins for Little Hands
  • Use our printable autumn leaves to create comic leaf art – this is a fun creative thinking project kids will love
  • I adore these black glue watercolour resist artworks by Rhythms of Play
  • Hammer out some leaf prints – go on, you know you want to! This one could double as a useful stress releif activity for parents too, By KC Edventures

Leaf art ideas using real leaves

  • These paper leaf lanterns are so beautiful! By Red Ted Art
  • Create pressed leaf art with coloured recycled cardboard bases
  • Kids will love getting crafty with real leaves and glitter glue, by Live Well Play Together
  • Learn about the science of leaf veins with this leaf vien tracing activity, by Go Science Kids

incorporating nature into crafts

  • Make some funny leaf people using recyclables and real leaves like these cuties from Crafts By Amanda
  • Collage real leaves to make pictures with this simple idea from Take Them Outside
  • Create a beautiful gradient leaf banner, by Barley and Birch

Autumn themed printables

Autumn printable ideas

  • Get kids to think about putting on the right clothes for the weather with these Autumn dress up paper dolls by Adventure in a box
  • Print and create a paper play set of woodland animals complete with a forest in Fall
  • Print and colour this cute fox hat using our free template
  • Give the kids’ fine motor skills a workout with these pretty paper weaving templates, by Artsy Craftsy Mom
  • Make and design Autumn nature heads with this free printable by Mother Natured

Hegdgehog crafts

hedgehog crafts for kids

  • Make a pom pom hedgehog in every colour of the rainbow using our free printable template
  • Create a super cute paper plate hedgehog with this tutorial by Simple Everyday Mom
  • I love this sweet paper hedgehog fan, by Steamsational
  • Print and colour a paper hedgehog hat to match your fox one using our free template
  • These Fall Hedgehogs are so pretty with their paper leaf spikes, by Fireflies and Mudpies

crafts using paper leaves

  • Use our paper leaf templates to create simple Autumn doodle art
  • Decorate for fall with a paper leaf wreath like this one by Artsy Fartsy Mom
  • Make a mixed media leaf art collage with this easy idea by Barley and Birch
  • This paper leaf mosaic artwork is also created with our paper leaf templates

Clay leaf projects

clay leaf crafts

  • My preschooler loved making this easy clay leaf mobile (many years ago now!)
  • I love these beautiful clay leaf bowls over at Red Ted Art
  • Use polymer clay leaves to make a marbled leaf thankful tree, this one is by Rhythms of Play

Autumn painting ideas

easy Fall preschool art ideas

  • Preschoolers will love this mess-free pumpkin painting idea, by Teaching 2 and 3 year olds
  • Corn looks like so much fun to paint with! This art idea is by Taming Little Monsters
  • Make a fist bump pumkin family print, this idea is by Thrifty Jinxy
  • Let toddlers have fun getting messy with this Autumn process art activity by The Lady Birds Adventures

 

acorn crafts for kids

  • You can find the printable for this magnetic falling acorn craft over at The Joy of Sharing
  • Decorate for Fall with some bright painted acorns, by Crafts by Amanda
  • Here are some cute thumbprint acorns by Fun Handprint Art blog

Fall books for kids


 

More seasonal craft and activity ideas for kids

  • Here are over 40 Apple crafts for kids
  • Here is a huge list of Spring crafts and activities
  • Make one of our favourite Halloween Printables
  • Here are some fun printables for Christmas

over 40 Fall crafts and activities for kids

 

 

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Comments

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    Iulia says

    October 6, 2020 at 10:35 pm

    Hello, can you please send me the link for the forest animals craft? I can’t find it in this article. Thank you-

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      Kate says

      October 7, 2020 at 7:32 am

      Thanks for pointing that out! I accidentally left that link out but have updated it now. Here is the forest animal craft link
      https://www.thecrafttrain.com/woodland-animal-paper-play-set/

      Reply

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    I’m basically a big kid who never grew up and still loves to muck around with paint, glitter, glue and toilet rolls. With the crafts shared here on this website I’m hoping to give other parents and carers inspiration to get crafty with their kids at home – make our projects, or use them as a source of inspiration to spark ideas of your own. When it comes to crafting no rules apply!

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