Weather-wise, this is my favorite time of the year. It's still warm from summer, but cooling off in preparation for winter. Fall brings leaf color changes, festivals, and of course fall crafts. While artisans and craftsmen are hawking their wares at apple pickings, leaf viewing parties, or mountain festivals, you can make your own fall-themed crafts at home! Check out these fun fall crafts, and be sure to let us know which one is your favorite.
Leaf Etchings
One of the easiest fall crafts, but with so many uses. Grab some leaves, place them under a piece of paper, and rub a crayon across the spot where the leaf is. The shape of the leaf will begin to take shape on the paper as you color.
Hand Print Leaf Wreath
Have the kids trace their hands, and cut the tracings out multiple times. Once you have around eight hands, all using fall-colored construction paper, glue the hands together into a circle. Your handprint leaf wreath is done!
Paper Bag Owl
Add a face to a paper bag. Glue leaves to each side of the back of the bag so that the leafy part hangs out to the left and right as the owl's wings. Then, bend pipe cleaners as the owl's ears and feet and glue those on as well.
Button Tree
Draw a tree and let the kids color it in and place the fall-colored buttons around the tree as its leaves. The best way to glue them down is a hot glue gun, so help the kids with this step, or simply do it for the smaller kids.
3D Leaves
Fold Fall-colored construction paper into an accordion-type fold. Then, cut the folded paper into the shape of a leaf. This proved difficult for us if there wasn't a leaf drawn out. So, after the first leaf turned out...not quite leaf-like, we drew a leaf on the paper before folding it.
Fall Leaf Tree Art
The leaves in this fall tree were made by bending a toilet paper roll into an oval, dipping that oval into paint and using it to stamp the page with a leaf mark. Use multiple roles and different fall colors to make it scream Autumn.
Leaf Wreath
Make a ring to affix your leaves to. We made ours out of paper towel rolls. Next, stroll around your yard or neighborhood with your kids collecting colorful leaves. Then, glue or tape those leaves to your ring. You'll want enough leaves so that they don't look sparse on your ring.
Leaf Pressings
Whether you put them in a scrapbook or simply use self-lamination sheets or put them between 2 sheets of wax paper and iron the 2 sheets together, storing your favorite leaves for years to come by pressing them in an airtight sealed page helps preserve the leaf and the memories.
Leaf Hedgehogs
A favorite of all fun fall crafts for the little ones. Cut a body and face out of a fall colored piece of construction paper. Add a little, cute face. Then cover the body with leaves, making sure to leave some points at the top of the body to mimic the hedgehog's spines.
Hopefully, you and your children have fun making these great fall crafts. Remember, they don't all have to be "Pinterest-level". The important thing is the fun you have together, and the memories you make. Be sure to check out our other seasonal craft ideas!