50 Easy Fall Crafts for Kids to Keep Them Entertained All Season Long
Fun and creative autumn projects for students of all ages.
Fall will be here before you know it, and one of the best ways for kids to celebrate the season is by crafting. Our roundup of easy fall crafts for kids puts a spotlight on nature's bounty — leaves, acorns, sticks, pumpkins and more. You can easily help little ones gather these elements during your strolls in the park, while using the time to teach them about one of the coziest seasons of the year. Adults can even enjoy these simple kid-friendly crafts, although we have a unique roundup just for grownups, too!
For toddlers, preschoolers, elementary and middle school students, we have wooden spoon scarecrows, acorn necklaces, pinecone hedgehogs and paper apple trees. Celebrate Turkey Day early with a few Thanksgiving projects, such as handprint turkeys and turkey windsocks, or indulge in Halloween crafts, from ghost leaves to craft stick crows. Not to mention the many leaf-inspired DIYs, including leaf people, puff-painted leaves and leaf window clings.
We added these fall kids craft ideas to the list because they're enjoyable and easy to make. Plus, other than the outdoor elements, the only other materials really needed are glue, paper, paint and anything else you can find in your kitchen and craft box. That means you'll spend less time sourcing materials and more time crafting with the kids!
Pumpkin Animals
Believe it or not, it's not hard to make these adorable creatures. Gather leaves, acorns, nuts and sunflower seeds to transform pumpkins into your not-so-furry friends.
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Pumpkin Pie
We're pretty sure this paper pumpkin pie might have them craving the real thing! They'll need a large paper plate, cardstock and orange tissue paper for this craft. Use cotton balls for the whipped cream.
Turkey Windsocks
DIY your own flock of turkeys with a tin can and googly eyes! Then, customize them with ribbons and feathers.
Coffee Can Scarecrow
Don't throw away your coffee cans just yet! Use them to make these festive scarecrows. A straw hat, button eyes and rope for the smile will finish your new friend's look.
Leaf Lion
Use leaves for the lion's mane and brown paper for the head. After that, draw the lion's nose, eyes and face with a black marker or charcoal pencil.
Apple Tree
This cute apple tree requires just a few basic materials: a paper plate, green tissue paper and glue. It can even include your child's handprint for a personal touch!
Sponge Stamp Tree
Instead of painting their own leaves, they can have fun stamping them! Show your little ones how to trace simple leaf shapes onto sponges. Cut the shapes out, then let them press their leaf sponges onto paper and their tree drawing.
Spray Painted Fall Leaf Art
Let the leaves be your silhouettes. Tape them to paper with masking tape before spray painting your colors all around them. Then, voila! You have art worth framing for fall!
Turkey Coloring Cups
These turkey coloring cups are practical and cute! Plus, they're easy to DIY using construction paper and googly eyes.
Cereal Box Turkey
That empty cereal box can now be turned into a turkey. Let kids write down what they're grateful for on the DIY'ed feathers and use these turkey pattern pieces to start.
Ghost Leaves
If your kids are obsessed with all things Halloween, then this is the perfect craft for them. Create these spooky ghosts by painting leaves white, then drawing eyes and mouths with a black Sharpie.
Pumpkin Stress Balls
After filling orange balloons with rice, use a Black Sharpie to draw fun and silly faces for these stress-relieving pumpkin balls. Whenever your child is anxious, have them give the balls a squeeze.
Tin Can Pumpkins With Hummus
This blogger taught her little one how to make pumpkin hummus, then had them transform the tin cans left over using orange craft paint, small wooden knobs and wired twine!
Leaf People
Make use of the pile of leaves you raked together in the backyard by turning them into adorable leaf people. Glue the leaves to your paper or cardstock, then use puffy paint for the faces and markers to draw the arms and legs.
Leaf Cake Toppers
Minimal materials are needed for these leaf cake toppers. Your future baker can help DIY these treat decorations with paper, paint and twigs.
Puffy Painted Leaves
Use the leaves as art prints or paint them yourself with puffy paint. Think rainbows, hearts and stars, but in 3D.
Leaf Window Clings
There's a good chance those dollar-store window clings won't stick. With this DIY version, trace the leaf print on wax paper, then color on top with paint.
Tree Art With Foil Printed Leaves
Aluminum foil is a crafter's favorite material. They're great for drawings, sculptures and making printed leaves for your DIY tree.
Owl Handprint
These handprint owls are made using feathers, newspaper and colorful cardstock. The tree branches are an extra autumn-themed touch.
Handprint Turkey
We can't forget about turkey time! Kids will need paint, a canvas and their hands for this decorative fall display.
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