50+ Fall Crafts for Kids to Make This Season Extra Creative

Fall Crafts for Kids: Fall is the season when children are pushed, at play anyway, into creativity. They change color, leaves fall off, and there’s enough inspiration outside finally to turn a boring old afternoon into a crafting one. If you’re looking for fun, low-mess and achievable ideas that won’t turn your home into a war zone of craft supplies, you’ve come to the right place.

Fall Crafts for Kids for a Cozy, Creative Weekend

This guide offers you more than 50 fall crafts for kids. Each idea is simple, employ regular supplies and actually occupies kids in the best possible way. You can work with them at home, at school or on weekend family sessions. Let’s break it down.

Leaf Crafts Kids Will Love

• Leaf Rubbing Art – Lay it under your paper and color over top of the leaf to show off the veins; it teaches kids about textures while encouraging them to create something fast and beautiful.

• Painted Leaf Garland – Paint leaves in dusky autumn hues using fall shades, and string them up for great room or classroom decoration.

• Leaf Animals – Consider using leaves for bodies, ears, wings and tails, then glue on googly eyes so they become owls, fish or foxes.

  

• Leaf Sun Catchers – Sandwich vibrant leaves between two clear contact paper squares and drape over windows for lustrous fall color.

• Leaf Collage Art – Children glue a variety of leaf shapes to one sheet of paper to create a landscape or abstract design.

• Leaf Stamping – Dip them in paint and press onto paper to make patterns, great for sensory play.

• Leaf Crown – Glue leaves around a strip of cardstock to create an adorable fall crown or nature-inspired costume.

• Leaf Wreath – Glue leaves all around a cardboard circle and hang it on the door as an easy holiday wreath.

• Glitter Leaves – Dab leaves with paint and sprinkle glitter, ideal for table decoration or as bookmarks.

• Leaf Bookmark – Press a leaf, laminate it and tie it with ribbon for an easy, useful and great classroom activity.

Pumpkin Crafts That Add Fun to Fall

• Paper Plate Pumpkin – Paint a paper plate orange and glue on construction-paper eyes and mouth; classic, simple and perfect for preschoolers.

• Yarn-Wrapped Pumpkin – Kids spiral orange yarn around cardboard pumpkin shapes to work on fine motor skills.

• Pumpkin Patch Collage – Cut out several pumpkin shapes, embellish and glue into a “patch,” good for group projects.

• No-Carve Pumpkin Painting – Children can decorate small pumpkins with paint, glitter or stickers, zero mess compared to carving.

• Tissue Paper Pumpkin – Scrunch pieces of orange tissue and paste them onto a pumpkin shape; soft to the touch and easy for small hands.

  

• Pumpkin Fingerprint Art – Make pumpkins on paper out of orange fingerprints and add tiny green stems.

• Paper Strip Pumpkin – Glue strips of orange paper together into a sphere to resemble a 3D pumpkin.

• Popsicle Stick Pumpkin Frame – Paste glue sticks into a square frame, paint them orange and stick a pumpkin cutout inside.

• Pumpkin Playdough – DIY orange playdough and toss in pumpkin-pie spice for aroma, sensory gold.

• Pumpkin Patch Sensory Bin – Fill a container with beans, small pumpkins, scoops and cups, perfect for toddlers.

Nature-Inspired Crafts for Curious Kids

• Pinecone Owls – Glue on felt wings and googly eyes to pine cones for some offbeat cuteness.

• Acorn People – Use acorns as small heads and twigs as bodies so children can draw faces and create mini characters.

• Pinecone Painting – Paint pinecones and roll them across paper to create surprising patterns.

• Stick Weaving – Children wrap yarn around crossed sticks to make rustic weavings.

• Stone Painting – Gather smooth stones and let kids paint symbols of fall like leaves, favorite character or cartoons.

  

• Nature Collage Tray – Collect leaves, seeds, twigs and petals and let children paste them onto trays or boards.

• Twig Picture Frame – Glue sticks to the edge of a cardboard frame for a comfortable weekend craft.

• Acorn Cap Jewelry – Create pretend necklaces or bracelets using acorn caps.

• Pinecone Turkeys – Affix colored feathers to a pinecone for a festive fall turkey craft.

• Stick Rafts – Tie sticks and twigs together to make miniature rafts kids can float in a puddle or tub.

9 Fall Art Projects for Kids They Can Actually Do

• Handprint Trees – They use handprints as tree trunks with fingerprints in autumn colors for leaves.

  

• Torn Paper Autumn Tree – Children tear small pieces of colored paper and glue them in the shape of a tree.

• Fall Color Wheel – Make a color wheel using yellow, orange, red and brown leaves or paint.

• Autumn Watercolor Resist – Draw leaves or pumpkins with a white crayon and paint over them with watercolors.

• Scarecrow Craft – Children create their own scarecrow using sticks, straw, fabric scraps and paper faces.

• Apple Stamping – Slice each apple in half, dip it into paint and stamp for simple shapes.

  

• Puffy Paint Fall Leaves – Use puffy paint to make raised, textured leaf art.

• Tissue Paper Fall Tree – Paste bright tissue balls on a tree diagram.

• Doily Leaf Art – Paint around doilies to form fine leaf shapes.

• Q-Tip Dot Painting – Kids use Q-tips to make dotted fall patterns and designs.

Easy Fall Crafts for Preschoolers

• Fall Sensory Bottles – Fill bottles with glitter, leaves, beads and water to calm kids instantly.

• Apple Pie Playdough – Add cinnamon to playdough for a sweet-smelling fall scent.

• Handprint Pumpkin – Create a pumpkin by layering handprints in orange paint.

• Fall Sticker Collage – Children make scenes using leaf, pumpkin and acorn stickers.

• Leaf Painting with Cotton Balls – Dip cotton balls in paint for easy stamping.

• Pom-Pom Apple Tree – Kids glue red pom-poms as apples onto a tree template.

• Coffee Filter Leaves – Color filters with markers and spray water to blend the shades.

• Fall Color Sorting – Sort leaves, beads or pom poms according to fall tones, great for toddlers.

• Paper Bag Scarecrow Puppet – Decorate a paper bag with straw hair and a cute scarecrow face.

  

• Apple Garland – Cut apple shapes from paper, decorate them and string them like bunting.

• Leaf Counting Cards – Children place the correct number of leaves on numbered cards for quick learning.

• Autumn Sensory Tray – Enjoy open-ended play with lentils, scoops, tiny pumpkins and acorns.

Why Fall Crafts Are So Important

Fall isn’t one more crafty season. When everything around them changes, children naturally tune into textures, colors and shapes. Every project you just saw:

• builds fine motor skills

• teaches color recognition

• encourages imagination

• improves focus

• makes kids feel like they are getting something done

Whether you’re a teacher planning out your fall activities, a parent creating fun weekend plans for the kiddos or half-brother to 14 sets of multiples, these are highly engaging activities we feel confident sticking with this year.