The perfect season for cosy and hands-on playtime does not exist…oh wait, it’s actually fall! The most treasured season of all for every mom out there, and the ideal time for fall crafts for kids.

Whether you’re a fellow mom or a preschool teacher exhausted from looking for ideas on Pinterest, this list of fall crafts will come in super handy. They are also toddler-friendly, so if you have multiple children at different ages, it will still all work out.

And the best part? You can save yourself a trip to the store because you most likely already have all the supplies at home. Think leaf printing, pinecone animals, apple prints, or edible play dough—we will go through adorable, seasonal, and creative ideas that keep little hands busy during those chilly days.

So grab your pumpkin spice latte and cinnamon rolls, and let’s dive into these extra-special fall crafts that kids will love. 🍂

45+ Easy Fall Crafts for Kids (Including Toddlers)

These fall crafts for kids of different ages are rich in sensory stimulation and provide a lot of fun and entertainment, especially during those rainy days when you are stuck at home all the time.

1. Pumpkin or Apple Cutting Craft

Print some apples or pumpkin shapes and let your child cut the shapes out with safety scissors. The smaller the prints are, the more challenging it will be.

2. Bird’s Nest Nature Collage

During a sunny fall day, take your kid outside and collect leaves, twigs, and grass. Once you get back home, glue them into a nest shape. You can also add little “eggs,” pom-poms, and plastic feathers.

3. Sticker-on Leaf or Apple Printables

Reuse the printed apple shapes from earlier and let your kid fill them in using stickers. This activity is perfect for hand-eye coordination and some quiet time.

4. Leaf Suncatchers with Contact Paper

Take some colourful tissue paper and some clear contact paper. Cut two leaf outlines from the clear paper and then stick the colourful paper onto them. It will create a beautiful stained-glass effect and cute little suncatchers for your window.

5. Playdough + Pipe Cleaner Spiders

Use fall-themed colours of playdough and roll it into balls. That will be the spider’s body. Then poke in pipe cleaners—those will be the legs. It’s an adorably spooky fall craft.

6. Nature Color Match with Fabric Swatches

Create paint or fabric scrap samples with your child that colour-match outside with whatever they find—leaves, stones, or twigs.

7. Toilet Paper Roll Tree Stamps

Take a toilet roll and flatten one end of it into a tree shape. Dip it in paint and then use it as a stamp on paper. Such a cool way to create a whole forest of fall colours.

8. Yarn-Wrapped Sticks from Nature Walks

If you prefer a more relaxing craft, this one is perfect for a calm activity and strengthening fine motor skills. Simply pick up a small stick outside and use yarn to wrap around it.

9. Sticker Mandalas on Paper Plates

This craft is great for practicing pattern recognition and symmetry. Use paper plates and colourful stickers to create a mandala-like pattern craft. You can also use colourful paper to cut different shapes or markers.

10. Cereal Gluing on Cardboard Shapes

Prepare a cardboard and cut out some apples or pumpkins. Then let your kid glue a dry cereal (Cheerios or Fruit Loops) to fill in the shape. Such a snackable fun!

11. Paper Plate Apple with Raisin “Seeds”

All you need are paper plates, fall-themed paint, and raisins (or black beans). Paint the paper plates red, yellow, or orange and glue raisins in the middle part. Sneaking is sometimes counted as an extra activity.

12. Apple Lacing Cards

Use some of the apple shapes you cut out before and punch holes around the edge. The sturdier the paper or cardboard, the better. Then let your kid thread yarn through the holes. This is great for practicing coordination and patience.

13. Popsicle Stick Apple Trees

On a sheet of paper, glue some popsicle sticks, shaping them like a tree. Then add paper apples or pom-poms to create a cute little orchard.

14. Tissue Paper Apple Collage

You will need red, yellow, orange, brown, and green tissue paper, glue, and a printed apple shape. Tear and scrunch the tissue paper and then roll it into tiny balls. Glue those balls onto the apple outline. It creates a beautiful 3D piece.

15. Apple Stamping with Halved Fruit

Cut apples in half, dip them in paint, and stamp away. A classic sensory activity that’s easy and satisfying for toddlers.

16. Sponge-Painted Apples

While you’re on the previous activity, you can also cut sponges into apple shapes (or purchase some) and let your kid dip them in paint and then stamp them onto paper. Especially toddlers love the squishiness and texture of sponges.

17. Apple Tree Dot Marker Sheet

You already have some printed apple shapes – use markers to fill them in. It’s a colourful, fun activity that helps with building hand control.

18. Leaf Creatures

If you have spare leaves you gathered outside, you can glue them on a sheet of paper into silly creatures. Use googly eyes, draw silly faces, and add tiny arms—it’s a fun craft where nature meets your kid’s imagination.

19. Handprint Leaf Wreaths

Let your child print their hand on a colourful sheet of paper, then trace and cut it out. Glue the cuts together to create a beautiful wreath.

20. Paper Leaf Rubbings

This one is such a lovely and cool craft! Place some real leaves under a sheet of paper and colour over them with crayons. You will get beautiful and detailed prints of all veins and textures.

21. Leaf Painting with Salt

Use real leaves and paint them with watercolours. After that, sprinkle some salt on top, and as it dries, it will create pretty, crackly patterns. Kids love to watch that happen.

22. Bubble Wrap Leaf Prints

Take a clean sheet of paper and place some leaves all over it. Then use bubble wrap, paint it, and press it on the top of the sheet with leaves. Once you’re done, remove the bubble wrap and leaves, and you will have a beautiful and fun print.

23. Leaf Lantern Jars

Glue real or faux leaves onto glass jars—the taller the better. Place some battery-powered lights inside and watch them glow during those cosy fall evenings.

24. Contact Paper Tree Sticky Wall

Stick contact paper (sticky side out) to the wall. Then draw a tree (this step is optional). Let your child add leaves, fabric bits, and nature finds. It’s a fall-themed wall of fame!

25. Painted Pine Cone Trees

Collect pinecones, and once at home, prepare your painting station. Dip those pinecones in fall-themed paint or use a tiny brush to create an ombre effect—such cute mini evergreen fall trees.

26. Pom Pom Painted Trees

Find a clothespin and pin a pom-pom to it. Then use this crafty tool to dip in paint and dab on a paper or tree shape.

27. Magazine Leaf Trees

All you need are old magazines, a glue stick, scissors, and blank paper. Cut leaf shapes from magazines and then stick them onto a paper tree. This is a great activity to practice scissors skills and to explain what recycling is.

28. Paper Bag Acorns

Grab old brown paper bags and stuff them with scrap paper or other paper rubbish. Then twist the top to close it. Lastly, use markers, paper cuts, or twigs to decorate it.

29. Lacing Acorns

This one requires a bit of preparation ahead. You will need to punch holes in acorns, pinecones, or whatever you choose (you can also buy acorn-shaped beads). Then let your kid lace them on a string.

30. Squishy Fall-themed Bags

Use plastic zip bags and fill them up with a bit of water. Then add some glitter, food dye, leaves, beads, or stickers. It’s such a calming, yet cool sensory play.

31. Fall-themed Snow Globe

Dig out an old, clear jar or bottle and prepare fall-themed glitter, twigs, pine cones, acorns, leaves, or paper cuts. Try to glue most of it onto the lid. Place the rest inside the jar to float freely. Then fill the jar with water to the top.

32. Pumpkin String Art

Cut a pumpkin shape out of cardboard and then use orange yarn to wrap around the shape with holes.

33. Fingerprint Pumpkin Patch

Let your kid dip their little fingers in orange paint and then dot them across blank paper. Add green stems and veins with a marker.

34. Stamped Pumpkin Art with Sponge

If you prefer mess-free crafts, then instead of letting your kid dip their fingers in paint, use sponges instead. Similarly to the previous craft, add stems with green markers.

35. Pine Cone Turkeys

Glue googly eyes and colourful paper feathers onto pine cones to make adorable turkey decorations.

36. Hedgehog Leaf Collage

Use paper or cardboard to cut out a hedgehog body. Then glue real leaves to resemble spiky fur. What an adorable nature-themed fall craft!

37. Build a Scarecrow

Head to my Pinterest, and in the “Autumn Mom” board, find one of the Build a Scarecrow prints. Print mix-and-match scarecrow pieces, and let your kid create different faces with hats, noses, and silly eyes!

38. Fall-themed Sensory Bin

Fill plastic bins with pinecones, scoops, rice, fabric leaves, and small seasonal trinkets for open-ended, hands-on fun. For specific ideas, head to my “The Best Fall Sensory Bins for Toddlers” post.

39. DIY Scarecrow Puppets

Use craft sticks, paper plates, felt scraps, and paper cuts or previously printed paper shapes to create scarecrow characters that toddlers can play with and decorate.

40. Glow-in-the-Dark Pumpkin Art

You will need to purchase some glow-in-the-dark paint or stickers. You can use it on either real pumpkins or paper pumpkin-shaped cuts. Best visibility during the night.

41. Walnut Shell Boats in Leaf Pools

Use half walnut shells to craft tiny sailboats that are topped with a toothpick and a leaf. You can actually use them in a shallow dish or even outside.

42. Halloween Sensory Bottles

Find a tall, clear bottle and place some Halloween-themed glitter, beads, stickers, or plastic spiders and ghosts in it. Then fill it up with a mixture of baby oil and water.

43. Corn Rolling Painting

Spare a corn from dinner (not boiled) and let your kid dip it in paint and roll it all over a long sheet of blank paper.

44. Corn on the Cob Bubble Wrap Painting

If you did not find any real corn to complete the previous craft, don’t worry. You can always grab some paper towels from the kitchen towels and wrap them up with bubble foil. Then let your kid dip in paint and mimic corn kernel painting.

45. Apple Basket Weaving Craft

Draw or print a simple apple basket outline. Then let your kid weave strips of brown paper through slits cut into it. You can add some small paper apples on top. Great for fine motor skills and an intro to weaving!

46. Ghost Footprint Art

For this craft, you will need to paint the bottom of your child’s foot with white paint. Then let them step onto black paper. Once it dries, add some googly eyes, a mouth, and other details on the footprint.

Final Thoughts

Fall is the favourite season for moms when they can just slow down, get cosy with their children, and spend those lazy afternoons crafting while creating beautiful moments and memories. I believe that these simple but fun and mostly mess-free crafts will bring a lot of smiles to both your and your child’s faces.

Whether you decide to craft spooky pumpkins early this year or some more aesthetic pieces, these crafts are here to inspire you and remind you to be present. So grab those stickers, papers, and a cup of something warm, and let the creativity (and cuddles) flow. Don’t forget to share your craft ideas for other moms in the comments below! 🍁✨