48 Awesome Fall Crafts for Kids

When my oldest daughter was a toddler, we went on a nature walk to hunt down some amazing fall leaves on Thanksgiving day. (Remember, Thanksgiving is in October here in Canada). We found tons of brightly coloured leaves, but I didn’t know what to do with them. I ended up drawing little happy faces with names under them with a sharpie, and then we set them out on the Thanksgiving table as place cards. And even though they weren’t fancy, they were so adorable!

Grandpa’s leaf had a smiley face with a beard. Grandma’s leaf had glasses and curly hair. Everyone was excited to see the face we had drawn on the brightly coloured leaves. That was back in the day that we only had one baby, so it was much easier to just sit at the kitchen table and focus on our crafts. (Ah, seems so relaxing now…)

Now that my oldest is five years old, she’s at the age where she loves to collect beautiful leaves on her walk home from school. We have a pile of them sitting on our dryer right now (on top of the Costco sized case of Diet Coke… where else are you supposed to store so many cans of Coke??). I’d pull out the sharpie again, but I’m pretty sure she’d want to use it herself, and then my three year old would want to use it too, and then we’d end up with sharpie on hands, faces, walls, and tables. Or at least that’s the image of the chaos I have in my mind.

These fall crafts for kids are wonderful! I’m always amazed how creative people are! There are lots of leaf ideas here, a few Halloween ones, some Thanksgiving ones and then lots of general craft ideas that my kids are going to LOVE. I hope your kids will love them too. : )

Fall Crafts For Kids

There are so many great ideas! Which one would you try first?

Leaf People Fall Craft via Fantastic Fun and Learning

Paper Sticky Wall Fall Tree via I Heart Crafty Things

Glow Stick Broomsticks via One Little Project

Pumpkin Spice Playdough via Small + Friendly

Toilet Paper Roll Leaf Stamping via Crafty Morning

Turkey Cone Craft via Crafty Morning

Homemade Pine Cone Bird Feeders via Freebie Finding Mom

Curly Paper Pumpkin Craft via Meaningful Mama

Pony Bead Pumpkins via Cutesy Crafts

Styrofoam Cup Spiders via One Little Project

Rolled Paper Pumpkin Craft via One Creative Mommy

Flying Ghost Rockets via Growing  a Jeweled Rose

Apple Stamping Tree Craft via Crafty Morning

Paper Bag Scarecrow via Easy Child Crafts

Fall Leaf Painting via Minne Mama

Leaf Suncatchers via eHow

Corn Sun Catchers via Sow Sprout Play

Tin Can Pumpkins via Suburbia Unwrapped

Paper Plate Raccoon via Glued to my Crafts

Fall Leaves Craft via Ko-Ko-Ko Kids

Celery Stamped Owl via Crafty Morning

Toilet Paper Roll Tree Craft Using Fruit Loops via Crafty Morning

Alphabet Turkey Match via I Heart Crafty Things

Leaf Turkey Craft via Crafty Morning

Q-tip Painting via La Classe Della Maestra Valentina

Popsicle Stick Scarecrow via Crafty Morning

Autumn Mobile via Red Ted Art

Pumpkin Printing with Pool Noodles via Toddler Approved

Fall Popcorn Tree via Happy Hooligans

Fine Motor Fall Yarn Wrapping Craft via Cutting Tiny Bites

Leaf Handprints via House of Burke

Hedgehog Craft Using Leaves via Crafty Morning

Handprint Wreath via Education

Paper Plate Owl via Huppie Mama

Owl Pinecone Craft via Meaningful Mama

Lego Stamped Indian Corn Craft via Crafty Morning

Acorn Painting Craft via Home Stories A to Z

Yarn Pumpkin Kids Craft via Enchanted Homeschooling Mom

Lolly Pop Spiders via One Little Project

Kool-Aid Pumpkins via Housing A Forest

Paper Bag Fall Tree via Pikadilly Charm

Halloween Popsicle Stick Puppets via Crafty Morning

Hand Print Spider Halloween Craft via Ipinnedit

The Art & Science of Leaf Rubbings via Edventures

Leaf Mason Jar Candle Holder via Spark & Chemistry

Fall Tree Craft via B-Inspired Mama

Pumpkin Moon Sand Recipe via Growing a Jeweled Rose

Handprint Acorn Craft via Crafty Morning