30 Best Fall Crafts for Kids to Keep Them Entertained All Season

It hardly gets any cuter than these woodland creatures! Once the little ones are finished gathering up their favorite leaves, they can use them to create little fox friends using paint and googly eyes.

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A charming craft, a cute centerpiece, and a tasty treat all in one! Paper cones and brown crepe paper streamers come together to form the base. Then, you'll load it up with all sorts of seasonal sweets.

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You can really capture the beauty of the season by adding a few leaf suncatchers to your windows! Bits of tissue paper give this craft a stained glass look that's reminiscent of all the changing colors outside.

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Kids and adults alike will find so mush-room in their hearts for this adorable art project! Save a few toiler paper rolls and yogurt cups for the base, then decorate them with paint, felt, pompoms, and googly eyes.

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Leaf it to nature to offer the best crafting supplies! Not only will kids love collecting leaves, but they'll be all smiles as they assign each hedgehog a facial expression.

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Thanks to this idea, you can still put your summer toys to good use in the fall! Grab some orange and green paint, then cut a few pieces off the end of a pool noodle to serve as a stamp. You'll also need a plastic spoon to make the leaves.

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Just imagine these whimsical fall windsocks blowing in the crisp breeze! A toilet paper roll, paint, crepe paper, yarn, and construction paper is all you need to make it happen.

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This little scarecrow won't actually scare anyone—and we love that about him! His face is made with a paper pinwheel that's dressed up with a paper hat and nose, pipe cleaner mouth, googly eyes, and raffia hair.

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Believe it or not, these little works of art are made with shaving cream. Simply stir in paint in all of your favorite fall colors and use a squeegee to apply the marbled mixture to real or paper leaves. You can use the painted leaves to make a garland, or scatter them on your entryway table.

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Ask your kids to finger paint paper in festive fall colors like red, orange, and yellow. Then cut out little pieces of their painted paper and use it to create this beautiful mosaic-inspired acorn art! They'll be so proud when they see the final product.

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Put those little hands and fingers to work for this one. Your child's hand and arm makes the perfect stencil for a tree, and they can use their fingers to paint fall leaves overtop.

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Candy corn is a divisive fall treat—you either love it or hate it. But who wouldn't love this cute candy corn sun catcher that looks like faux stained glass? When you're done crafting, hang it in the window to admire it in all its glory.

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There are plenty of fallen pinecones around in autumn. Ask the kids to gather some, then glue on colorful little pom poms to create this cute craft.

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For an autumnal twist on the classic handprint turkey craft, add colorful fall leaves to serve as some of the feathers.

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Popsicle sticks are the key to this cute scarecrow craft. Once you glue them together, the kids will have fun decorating their scarecrow's face and adding accessories like a hat.

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This cheery craft calls for long pointy leaves, preferably in shades of yellow to mimic sunflower petals. These little potted flowers would look so cute on a desk or end table in your home, but would also make great back-to-school presents for teachers!

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Entertain your kids and impress all of your guests with this easy project. Your little ones will enjoy gathering the leaves on a walk, learning how to preserve them, and then transforming them into a gorgeous placemat using nothing but laminate.

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To create this simple pumpkin art, you'll need contact paper and craft paint in all the fall hues. You can do it on paper or on a small canvas that's ready to hang.

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