8 Kid’s Crafts Using Fall Leaves

Autumn is the perfect season for simple nature crafts, especially when kids are already coming home with pockets, bags, and little hands full of colorful leaves. From bright yellows and fiery reds to crunchy browns and speckled oranges, fall leaves are one of the easiest and most beautiful craft supplies you can find for free. They invite children to slow down, explore the outdoors, and turn what they discover into something creative.

Crafting with fall leaves is also a lovely way to mix fun with learning. Kids can talk about the seasons, notice how leaves change color, compare shapes and textures, and even learn a little about the science behind why trees transform in autumn. It is hands-on, messy in the best way, and a great excuse to head outside for a leaf hunt before settling in for an afternoon of creating.

These 8 kids crafts using fall leaves are full of easy, seasonal inspiration for home, school, or weekend fun. Whether you are looking for a quick activity for younger children or a creative way to use up that growing pile of leaves on the kitchen counter, these ideas are a fun way to celebrate the season and make the most of nature’s prettiest supplies.

Take a look through our list and see if any of them can fit into your next lesson. If you are looking for more Fall activities check out these Fall themed Coloring Books.

1- Leaf Finger Puppets from Make and Takes

2- Leaf Glitter from Parents.com

3- Autumn Tree Craft from Crafts On Sea

4- Apple Suncatchers from Fireflies and Mud Pies

5- Fall Leaf Turkey from Baby Center

6- Autumn Leaf Prints from Our Day Our Journey

7- Fall Leaf Animals from kokokokids

8- Autumn Luminaries from Martha Stewart

Looking for more thanksgiving crafts ? Check these out on our sister site Craftbits.com

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Paper Turkey Centerpiece — CraftBits.com

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Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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