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Autumn Crafts for Kids

October 22, 2020

We love Autumn! All those beautiful autumn colours – reds, yellows and oranges. The wonderful fall nature finds – such as acorns, conkers and fallen leaves and the woodland creatures that are so iconic for autumn. All these different themes lend themselves for wonderful Autumn Crafts for Kids! Oh how we love Easy Kids Crafts all year round.

Autumn Crafts for Kids - the best collection of easy and fun Fall DIYs for kids. From nature crafts, to leaf crafts, to garlands and woodland creatures. Plenty to keep you busy in the classroom and at home!

I personally, have wonderful childhood memories of going off and finding acorns and conkers and then coming home and making nature creatures out of them. It is such a pleasant memory of mine and I think all children should experience this type of fall crafts for kids!!!

Fall Crafts for Kids

So. Without further ado, here are our favourite autumn crafts for kids – please note, I have tried to group them “sensibly for you”. I also picked out all the most appropriate Autumn Crafts for Preschoolers again, as I know this is a special group to craft with! The end of this articles also has links to further collections of kids autumn crafts, that include not just Red Ted Art’s ideas but additional outside crafts too! ENJOY!

Apple Crafts for kids

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  • Yarn Apple Garland Craft
  • Super Easy Apple Pinch Pots – the kids will love this easy Autumn craft!
  • Plastic Bottle Apple – these are super simple to make and great to put some little teacher’s gifts inside.
  • Apple Pom Poms – the perfect back to school back pack charm.
  • Apple printing gift wrap paper – who doesn’t love a bit of apple printing?!

More Apple DIYs (includes non Red Ted Art ideas)

20 Wonderful Apple Crafts

Pinecone Crafts for kids

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  • Take some pine cones, some felt, an old pair of tights and turn them into these adorable and colourful Pinecone Fairies
  • This Autumn Mobile is a great way to celebrate the seasons, as well as your “local environment”. We all live in different areas with different local fauna. Celebrate your finds by turning them into these lovely decorations.
  • A simple little gift idea, is to turn old pine cones and old candles into easy to make Pinecone firelighters
  • If you have small pine cones, save them for these Pinecone babies – they make great little ornaments for the Christmas tree
  • We also love making Pinecone Owls they look great as both Autumn decorations, but also on the Christmas Tree
  • Younger kids may enjoy this Pinecone Snowy Owl version. I love the contrast in textures when working with pine cones and cotton wool
  • This Pine Cone Tree Ornament is equally fun from a textures point of view. Work with pom poms and pine cones to make this colourful decoration.
  • It is also surprisingly easy to turn pine cones, peanut butter (no salt variety) and seeds into fun Pine Cone Bird Feeders
  • Rainbow pinecone mouse family for those mini pine cones again, though can use large pine cones too!
  • Wonderful Pine Cone Hedgehogs using your nature finds and some homemade salt dough.

More Pinecone DIYs (include non Red Ted Art ideas):

Pine Cone Craft Ideas - nature crafting at it's best

Conker Crafts for kids

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  • One of our favourite conker crafts of all times are these counting Chestnut Snake – make them using 10 conkers and you have a great way to practice your number bonds. Alternatively, they are just super tactile and wonderful to fiddle and play with.
  • We also love these Chestnut Spider the contrast betwene the pipe cleaners and the smooth conker shell is just lovely!
  • We had fun creating this cute conker Horse a while back
  • Playdouh chestnut creatures are probably the easiest way to work with conkers – no glue, no holes to make, just lots of colourful fun.
  • These Chestnut Pencil Toppers are surprisingly effective and last really well.
  • How to Play Conkers Game  – no conker’s round up would be complete without a game of conkers!!
  • Chestnuts – Spider Webs -turn your classic God’s Eye, into an Autumn Weaving project
  • Chestnut Streamer Toy – a fun make to play with at the park
  • Conker Faces combine conkers, conker shells and wool to make these fun critters!

More Conker Crafts (includes non Red Ted Art DIYs)

This is one of my most precious childhood memories - crafting with conkers (also known as horse chestnuts or buckeye crafts) - I love the smooth texture and the fun chestnut crafts you can make. Here re 15 lovely ideas for Fall

Leaf Crafts for kids

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  • Leaf Lanterns
  • Simple Leaf Decoration
  • Leaf Collages
  • Leaf Faces
  • Woodland People
  • Leaf bowls
  • Leaf rubbings
  • Leaf Crown
  • Newspaper Leaf Garland

Check out these beautiful Oak Leaf inspired Watercolour Leaf Bookmarks (incl. free printable)

More Leaf Crafts (include non Red Ted Art DIYs)

20 Wonderful Leaf Crafts for Autumn - so many beautiful ideas here. Perfect for celebrating autumn or incorporating into your Thanksgiving decor and activities

Other Nature Crafts for kids

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  • Gumnut Babies (ornaments)
  • Gumnut Octopus Pencil Toppers
  • Acorn Bracelet
  • Acorn Tea Set
  • Acorn Animals
  • More Stick Men
  • Simple Autumn Sensory Box
  • Fairy House TeePee
  • Acorn People
  • Nature Angel
  • Snowflake Prints from Poppy Seed Husks & Glitter Flakes
  • Physalis Fairy Lights

More Nature Crafts for Fall

Nature Crafts for Fall

Owl Crafts for kids

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  • Owl Cupcake
  • Stone Owls
  • Pom Pom Owl & Books
  • Hedgehog Bookmark DIY
  • Doodle Owls
  • Pumpkin Seed TP Roll Owls
  • Pine Cone Snowy Owl
  • The Owl & The Pussycat
  • Walnut Owls
  • Hama Bead Owl Keyrings
  • Easy Owl Pinata
  • Juice Carton Owl Bird Feeder
  • Easy Origami Bat (so cute!)

More Owl Crafts (includes non Red Ted Art DIYs)

15 Owl Crafts - What a Hoot

Other Autumn Crafts for kids

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Four Seasons Activities

  • Autumn Tree (Four Seasons)
  • Four Seasons – Tissue & Contact Paper
  • 4 Seasons Bubble Wrap Printing – Autumn

More lovely Autumn inspired crafts:

  • Pipecleaner Elves & Mushrooms
  • Cheerio Bird Feeders
  • Arty Newspaper Leaf Garland
  • Adorable Scarecrow Bookmark – part of our Autumn Bookmark Designs

Woodland Creatures

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  • Fox Corner Bookmark
  • Arty Cardboard Hedgehog DIY
  • (Rein)Deer Corner Bookmark
  • Fantastic Mr Fox Mask
  • Hedgehog Pom pom
  • Pom Pom Spider
  • Pom Pom Bats
  • Autumn Bird Marionette

Autumn Colouring Pages

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  • Woodland Deer Coloring Page
  • Squirrel Coloring Page
  • Flying Owl Coloring Page
  • Owl mother and baby coloring page
  • Woodland Trio Coloring Page for Adults
  • Turkey & Leaf Mandala Coloring Page
  • Sugar Skull Coloring Pages

More Fall Coloring Pages (includes non Red Ted Art ideas)

free adult coloring pages for fall

If you want to see the above list with the most appropriate Autumn Crafts for Preschoolers take a look here:

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We also have a GREAT set of easy fall garland diy ideas for you to browse here:

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Autumn Crafts for Kids - we adore the Autumn DIY season - so many great themes and topics to explore for Fall Art Projects to Nature DIYs, you will find something for everyone!! Awesome. I want to them all now, NOW!

I hope this comprehensive Autumn Crafts for Kids list keeps you and the kids busy!

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  1. Angela Kitst says

    September 23, 2017 at 7:41 pm

    Hi Maggy, thank you for sharing your craft ideas. All of them looking so good. Now, because I’m German I would like to know which paper you choosed for making the leaf lanterns and how do you stick the leafs on? Would love to make such a lantern with my boys. Thank you, kind regards, Angela Kirst

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    • Red Ted Art says

      September 23, 2017 at 8:23 pm

      Hi Angela,

      We used “baking paper” – either stuff you use to line oven trays with, or to wrap sandwiches in! You can see the FULL instructions here – https://www.redtedart.com/leaf-lanterns/

      Enjoy!

      Maggy

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