Fall is a great time to do some fun arts and crafts with your kids. Every year as a kid, I would sit on my great aunt's front porch and we would make clove filled apples or I would paint or carve pumpkins. Fall is around the corner and the cool weather and colorful leaves make it perfect for creating cute projects. Here are four easy fall-themed crafts that you can make together at home, along with some helpful websites for inspiration.
1. Leaf Printing
What You Need:
Fresh fall leaves
Paint (various colors) or Waterbased Block Printing Ink
Paper or cardstock
Paintbrushes
Brayer or Small Roller
How to Do It:
Collect some colorful fall leaves.
Brayer or roll paint or ink onto the leaves and gently press them onto paper to make leaf prints.
Let the prints dry and use them to make cards, bookmarks, or decorations.
Why It’s Fun: Kids get to use real leaves and paint to make unique and beautiful artwork.
2. Pumpkin Paper Plate Crafts
What You Need:
Paper plates
Orange paint
Green and brown construction paper
Glue
Scissors
How to Do It:
Paint the paper plates orange to make them look like pumpkins.
Cut out leaves and stems from green and brown construction paper.
Glue the leaves and stem to the top of the painted plate to finish your pumpkin craft.
Why It’s Fun: This easy craft helps kids create their own pumpkin decorations for fall.
3. Handprint Turkeys
What You Need:
Construction paper (brown, red, yellow, and orange)
Scissors
Glue
Markers or crayons
How to Do It:
Trace your child’s handprints on brown construction paper and cut them out.
Glue the handprints onto a piece of paper to make turkey feathers.
Use other colors of construction paper to cut out a turkey’s beak, wattle, and legs, and glue them on.
Why It’s Fun: Kids can make a special decoration featuring their own handprints.
4. Cinnamon Apple Ornaments
What You Need:
1 cup applesauce
1 cup ground cinnamon
String
Cookie cutters
How to Do It:
Mix applesauce and cinnamon to make dough.
Roll out the dough and use cookie cutters to create shapes.
Make a small hole at the top of each shape and let them dry overnight. Then, thread string through the hole to hang the ornaments.
Why It’s Fun: These ornaments smell great and make wonderful decorations for the fall season.
These four fall-themed arts and crafts projects are easy and fun for kids. They provide a great way to enjoy the season and make something special together. Have fun creating these crafts and making memories with your family!
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