10 Fall Crafts That Kids Can Do This Autumn
With autumn just around the corner, there’s plenty of inspiration for these 10 fall crafts for kids!
Fall is in the air! And with the cold weather coming, it’s important to have indoor activities for your children. That’s why we made this list of fall crafts for kids!
Fall is in the air! The crisp air, the colorful leaves, and the scent of pumpkin bring joy to the heart of every child.
One of the best things about autumn is that as the air cools, kids want to get outside more. It’s a nice break from the oppressive heat of summer! We love finally getting out of the hot weather when we feel like we’re going to litereally melt. (We live in Houston. It’s hot here!)
Fall also brings the start of the school year, which means that you have less time together as a family. And after a long day of school and work, you may not want to do much at the end of the day. It’s tempting to just veg in front of the TV, but don’t do that!
The changing colorful leaves are the perfect source of ideas for these 10 simple fall crafts that you can do with your kids.
Check out our other fall posts:
- 21 Fall Recipes (That Don’t Include Pumpkin)
- 44 Unique Fall Pumpkin Recipes
- 19 Cute Fall Decor Ideas
- 10 Simple Fall Crafts That Kids Can Do
- Fall Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
- 20 Pinecone Crafts for Kids
You may also want to read these fun books about fall for kids.
Fall Crafts for Kids
If you like making crafts with your kids, check out these 20 pinecone crafts and 34 mason jar crafts.
Fall Scented Cooked Playdough Recipe
Are you looking for a fall playdough recipe? This fall scented cooked playdough recipe is a variation on our best playdough recipe, and allows you to whip up perfect homemade fall playdough in just a few minutes!
Kids will love that they were able to help make play dough with their own hands, and adding essential oils to the mix makes this dough smell MUCH better than what you can find in the store!
Just make sure your kids know they still can’t eat the dough- essential oils are not meant to be consumed, and play dough is not designed to be eaten!
DIY Squishies for the Fall Kids' Table
These DIY squishies for the Fall are darling and supportive in creating a quieter and calmer dining experience. The special foam designed by Fairfield World works great for this project and can be found at local craft stores.
Squishies are all the rage with kiddos right now in a pretty big age range so these are fabulous for most all ages. The big bonus is that while they add a dimension of activity to the table, they are also super decorative and fun.
Wax and Watercolor Leaf Resist Art
Whether you are taking a scenic drive into the mountains to collect leaves or exploring your neighborhood, this is a fantastic project. Creating seasonal artwork with kids offers such a fabulous chance to mix up creative time with learning.
As the season changes from summer to autumn, kids become fascinated with leaves. This fun art lesson helps them discover the beauty of the leaf and the details that it possesses. This project is great for kids of all ages as it is quick, easy and beautiful.
Kids DIY Autumn Leaf Wreath
This Kids DIY Autumn Leaf Wreath is simple enough for kids of any age to make, and is something can do with your kids after school and on the weekends that wouldn’t take up too much time.
Free Printable Autumn Word Search Coloring Page
Welcome autumn with this Free Printable Autumn Word Search Coloring Page! It’s the perfect mix of brain games and a coloring book! With school just starting, this is the perfect worksheet to incorporate autumn vocabulary words!
What are you waiting for?! Go grab some colored pencils and a pencil sharpener and get to work on this great fall craft for kids!!
Seasons of a Tree Artwork
This easy art project uses cue-tips to paint trees with leaves to match the changing seasons. Great for all ages, as it’s simple enough for a small child to do but fun for older kids as well.
Start with the green leaves and then do a version that showed how they would change…as October folds into November and the leaves changed from green to orange, ask your kids which of the trees on the fridge the leaves were looking more like now.
The Cutest Fall Tree Craft for Preschoolers
Try this super fun fall tree craft using tissue paper! It is fall and the leaves are falling down. We may be sad to see the first sign of winter coming.
But if your kids are anything normal, they are THRILLED with a great new activity, jumping in leaves! To celebrate this season, make this beautiful fall tree craft for preschoolers!
Easy Fall Leaf Craft for Preschoolers and Toddlers
A step by step guide for this easy fall craft with preschoolers and toddlers using contact paper and paper leaves. Great activity for practicing gross motor skills. It’s a perfect fall craft for kids!
No Sew Fabric Pumpkins – Upcycle Your Old Shirts and Sweaters
These adorable little fabric pumpkins are all over Pinterest! They are so easy to make! If you have any old shirts, sweaters, or come across a cheap yard sale find, this is a brilliant way to upcycle the fabric into these cute and festive fall pumpkins.
How to Make Fall Slime
Make this special fall slime recipe that’s too fun not to share with friends. It’s a stress reliever to play with for adults, too! The acrylic pieces (even the pumpkins!) stayed suspended in the slime in spite of being a little heavier than what you typically add to slime.
Just replace eyeballs with plastic pumpkins and leaves!
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The tree activities look like so much fun!!
These are great! Will be trying the no-sew pumpkins and slime with my daughter! Thanks for the ideas.
I love doing crafts with my son and I’m positive he’ll love each of these. Thank you. the cloth pumpkins or slime will probably be the ones we try first.
L:OVE these crafts! The fall slime looks like the most fun. Can’t wait to try a few 🙂
This all looks like so much fun – I really like the Fall Slime!! Not only for my daughter but myself lol
Great ideas!! I am pinning this!
-Kristen
These all look like so much fun!
I’ve tried most of them, but cannot wait to try those no sew fabric pumpkins!!!!
I love finding other hands-on activities for my children.
Very interesting activities. Thanks for sharing.
Great post! I’m just getting ready to plan out the next few weeks with my preschooler! I know he would especially love the slime activity! The messiest ones are always the most fun! haha Thanks for sharing!