Check out these super fun fall crafts for kids that will keep them busy for hours! From apple crafts, to crafts using leaves, you’re kids will love them!
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Crafts are so fun to do and the sky is the limit on what you can make. Nothing can turn out wrong, even if you feel you made a mistake. It just gives another way of making something. But why should you have your kids make crafts and who are crafts good for? You’ll find these answers below!
What Are Fall Crafts For Kids Good For?
There are many reasons to have your kids do crafts and here you’ll find just a few of those reasons to sit the kids down so that they can get their craft on.
They Beat Boredom
When your kids are not sure what to do with themselves, crafts is a good activity to have them do. All the fun fall crafts for kids are so pretty, the beautiful fall colours of red, orange and yellow make you feel like your outside enjoying a nice crisp day. Fall days might sometimes be a bit cool and the kids might not want to go outside. So choose one of these super fun crafts and help them make their masterpiece!
Crafts Build Up Your Child’s Imagination
We’re going to be providing a list of super fun fall crafts for your kids, which will give you ideas of what can be done. You can also ask your children what they would like to make….. take them out on a walk to pick up leaves and see what they can come up with as craft ideas. Or since fall is the time for apples and apple picking, take them out to pick apples and then have them think up fall crafts for kids using apples.
They Help Younger Children With Learning Aspects
There are so many pretty colours that come out in fall. So if your child is in the preschool age category, see if they can tell you the colours of the leaves that you might be using in your fall crafts for kids. If they are not sure of them, hand them a leaf one at a time and tell them which colour it is. These crafts might also require some cutting of paper. So this will help your young kids with dexterity in having to cut in a straight line.
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Who Are The Fun Fall Crafts For Kids Good For?
Of course, these awesome fall crafts are good for kids, they will mostly be the ones making them. But who will be the ones to show the kids these crafts?
They Are Great Ideas For Teachers
Back to school is right around the corner and those first few weeks of school are usually a bit slower to allow the kids to kind of settle in and get into the groove of it all. These crafts are a perfect project for teachers to provide to their students. They’re fun, creative, kids can put their own little spin on it and they are an easy back to school project. They can then take them home to hang on the fridge.
Parents Can Do The Fall Crafts For Kids At Home
If your kids ever decide they want to have friends over just before the school year or in the fall, give them some of these fall crafts for kids ideas for them to do. It will pass the time while they have their friends over, it can be something to do other than them watching tv or playing video games and then your kids friends can take them home to show their own parents!
What Should You Have On Hand For Crafts?
You might need to have a few different items on hand to complete these fun fall crafts for kids. Here is a list of some basics you should be prepared with.
- Glue sticks or white glue
- Construction paper (red, orange, yellow and browns are best for fall)
- Scissors
- Yarn (orange for pumpkin, red and green for apples)
- Acrylic Paint
- Mod Podge
- Tissue Paper
- Pastel Art Crayons
21 Fun Fall Crafts For Kids
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1. Easy Leaf Printing On Rocks
These pretty rocks make for nice coffee table decorations or paper weights. Go out for a nice nature walk with your kids and look for the flattest rocks you can find. You’ll also need to pick up some leaves, since you’ll be using them to make the impressions on your rocks. Once you have those 2 things, just get out your acrylic paint and get crafting! For instructions on how to do the leaf printing on rocks and for other fall crafts for kids, visit Projects With Kids.
2. Apple Stamping Craft For Kids
This cute fall craft uses real apples as the stamps. Your kids will use some brown construction paper to make the wooden looking basket to ‘hold’ the apples. Then using a halved apple that’s dipped in paint, they’ll stamp it onto a white piece of paper to make them look like apples. And be sure to keep the apple seeds to glue onto the paper. For the full list of required items, check out Premeditated Leftovers.
3. Stuffed Paper Apples
Another cute apple craft to make during apple season! This craft incorporates a few different techniques for kids to use. From cutting, to painting, to weaving with yarn to put the two pieces together. So many fun things for your kids to learn! Teachers can use this as super fun fall craft for kids in the class. Visit Buggy and Buddy for the information on how to complete this craft.
4. Fall Tree Craft
I love this awesome fall craft! Who would have known that all those random puzzle pieces that you have hanging around can be used for fall crafts for kids. We absolutely love puzzles in our house, so this is the perfect craft for us. Just get yourself set up with the supplies and you’ll be using red, orange and yellow paint to paint the puzzle pieces. Check out I Heart Crafty Things for the instructions on how to complete this cute tree.
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5. Handprint Tree
This cute tree is really fun. Made in the fall colours of red, yellow and orange, the leaves are made using handprints. What’s fun is that you can make different sizes of leaves. Just have each member of your family trace out their handprint and then have your kids glue it on to their tree. This is a pretty simple craft for kids to do in school also, since they have almost all the supplies on hand. To get the full instructions for this fall craft, visit The Best Ideas For Kids.
6. Fall Hedgehog Craft
This little hedgehog is a fun and easy craft for even the littlest crafters! They can practice cutting, since templates are provided for the hedgehog and the maple leaves and then it’s all about glueing. The maple leaves, which I love, can be placed in random directions on the hedgehog’s back. Visit Fireflies and Mudpies for this and other fun fall crafts for kids.
7. Yarn Pumpkins Using Balloons
This super cute and fun craft will require the help of an adult. Balloons need to be blown up, so that you can get the shape of a pumpkin. Just try not to blow it up too much or you’ll end up with an oval shaped pumpkin! It can also get a little bit messy, since you’ll need quite a bit of white glue to make this craft.
So make sure to cover up the kids with a smock and an apron for yourself (or some really old clothes that you don’t care getting all full of glue) and then you’re ready to get to work! For the full instructions on how to complete this awesome craft, visit One Little Project.
8. Autumn Leaf Butterflies and Dragonflies
This is another fall crafts for kids that you’ll find when you visit One Little Project. What I love about this craft is that it’s almost completely free. Chances are you’ll have the glue and paper at home. So then gather around the family and the dog (if you have a dog) and go on a nature hike. The purpose of the hike? Well spending time together as a family for sure, but also trying to find cute little leaves and twigs. This is what you’ll use to make you’re little butterflies and dragonflies. So don’t forget to visit One Little Project to find this and other awesome fall crafts for kids!
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9. Coffee Filter Turkeys
These coffee filter turkeys can be made in fall, when your kids go back to school and then why not keep them up as decorations?! They would be a perfect decoration for Thanksgiving, and they have the colours of the holiday. Your kids can show them off to all your family and friends that you have over on Thanksgiving. For explanations on how to complete these fun fall crafts for kids, visit Darcy and Brian.
10. Fall Winsock Craft
This craft is fun to make and also great because once completed, your kids can hang them outside to see the wind blow through it. They can also be hung inside the house next to a window. There are a few different steps in completing this craft, so you might need to sit next to your kids in case they need help. Visit I Heart Crafty Things for a step by step on how to complete this craft and also a video tutorial.
11. Leaf Clay Dish
These fall crafts for kids that’s better for older kids, although you can make it a fun little project to complete with younger kids also. What’s fun about this craft is that once it’s completed your kids can keep it in their room on a shelf and can put little trinkets in it. Or they can give it as a gift, which would be a nice DIY gift to receive. Check out The Best Ideas For Kids on how to complete these awesome fall crafts for kids.
12. Fall Slime
Oh my gosh, this is the best fall craft for kids. All kids these days LOVE slime, my kids can play with it for hours, just letting it run through their fingers. And to add a bit of fall to this craft, all that’s needed is some fall coloured glitter. Playing with slime can be a good calming activity for kids, they kind of get mesmerized by watching the slime. Teaching Mama will give you the list of what’s needed and the steps on how to complete this craft.
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13. Autumn Tree Painting With Cotton Balls
Making fall crafts for kids gets your kids prepared for the fall season by seeing the colours and textures used in the crafts. You also see a lot of trees and leaves in fall crafts and this craft is all about that. It includes a template for the branches, which makes it a bit easier to complete and also gets your kids practising their skills of cutting paper with scissors.
Just dig out the cotton balls you might have stashed in your bathroom somewhere and put them to use by dipping them in paint and then patting them onto your paper as the pretty leaves. Check out Projects For Kids for the template and instructions for this and other fun fall crafts for kids!
14. Mason Jar Fall Luminaries Craft
This is a great craft and like the Leaf Clay Dish craft above, it’s something that you can use around the house once completed. Put it out as a table display on your kitchen table or use it on the coffee table in common areas of the house. In the evening you can turn on the little tea light candle inside for some nice ambiance lighting!
And don’t forget to have your kids tell all your visitors that these were some great fall crafts for kids that they completed either on their own or with a bit of help. For full instructions on how to complete these luminaries, visit Where Imagination Grows.
15. Easy Harvest Craft For Kids
Corn on the cob is such a staple for summer foods, but you also see a lot of fall decor that looks like corn. This cute craft uses some simple supplies and is easy enough for even the littlest crafters to complete. The fun part?? Since you’re using un popped corn kernels, use some of the extras to make a great snack of popcorn! Visit Kids Activities Blog for the directions for this great craft.
16. Cardboard Yarn Apples
Apples are a common fall fruit and are a great item to be used in fall crafts for kids, whether made at home with Mom or Dad or made at school with teachers and classmates. These cute little apples are made with red and green yarn, some cardboard and a few other items. Once completed, have your kids stick them onto the fridge with a magnet, so they can admire them whenever they would like. Check out One Little Project for this great idea and many others.
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17. Gorgeous Fall Leaf Chalk Pastel Art
This craft comes with a template for the leaf, but you can probably go hunting for big leaves also and use those to trace out the leaf on your paper. This craft speaks to me, since my daughter and I really love using pastel crayons. Once your kids have coloured in around the leaf with all the beautiful fall colours, they can use a Q Tip or tissue paper to blend the colours into the paper and it makes such a pretty effect. This art definitely needs to be displayed on the fridge! For the step by step on how to create this and other fall craft for kids, visit Projects With Kids.
18. DIY Fall Leaf Bowl
Here is another fall craft that uses leaves. So when you’re on those nature walks with your kids, be sure that you pick up and collect tons of leaves! For this craft especially, as the bowl is made out of leaves.
This cute craft is another one that should be put on display on the coffee table or kitchen table for all to see. It might require a bit of additional help from Mom or Dad, since the kids will need to blow up a balloon and then use glue or mod podge to get the leaves to stick and make the form of a bowl. Check out Made With Happy for the instructions for this craft.
19. Puffy Paint Caramel Apples
These apples are great fall crafts for kids. The caramel puffy paint is made with shaving cream, glue and brown paint and can get a bit messy, but most kids love mixing things together to make a mess! Just be sure to cover yourselves up and cover your workspace so that you and the kids don’t end up wearing most of the caramel paint! To finish, just add some sprinkles or glitter to make it look like your apple is covered in candy! For the step by step instructions, visit I Hearts Arts N Crafts.
20. Scrunched Tissue Paper Autumn Leaf
This is a great craft for teachers to provide to their students or for daycares to do with the kids. It’s simple and looks really cute when completed. You’ll be able to find leaf templates to use or if you have some great drawers, have them draw out the leaves themselves. The kids can choose any colours they like for the scrunched up leaves or they can use the browns, orange and yellows of fall. Visit In The Playroom for instructions on how to complete this craft.
21. Leaf Suncatcher Craft
This is such a cute craft to make and then display in your windows. Your neighbour’s will get to admire your children’s artwork and you will as well from inside. When the sun passes through the leaf, it almost looks like stained glass! Like some of the other crafts above, a template for leaves is provided so that all that’s required is printing it and then your kids can cut it out and get to work! To find the template and how-to instructions, visit The Best Ideas For Kids.
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So now that you and the kids have worked on some fall crafts for kids and school is around the corner, the next thing on the list to do is get the kids working on some great back to school printables!
Check out these Awesome School Worksheet Printables to get your kids back in the groove! You might also be looking for some School Lunch Ideas for Kids, if so check out this post!