8 Kid’s Crafts Using Fall Leaves

November 3, 2014 by Larissa Coleman 1 Comment

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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Thanksgiving Pinecone Turkey — CraftBits.com

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Kate Williams says
November 3, 2014 at 2:55 pm
Thank you for sharing my autumn tree craft, have pinned your round up image x

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Learn about Vikings for Leif Erikson Day

Leif Erikson Day is celebrated on Oct. 9, and it’s a great time to learn more about the Vikings and why we still remember Erikson all these years later.

If you don’t know about Leif Erikson (sometimes spelled Eriksson), he’s believed to have been born in Iceland, and is considered the first European to set foot on continental America, more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

123 Homeschool 4 Me has a printable mini book about Leif Erikson and the Vikings for kids to read and color. It talks about who the Vikings were, what kind of ships they used, how they got to America and more. It’s a good overview for younger kids to use.

A good unit study is available from Simple Living Creative Learning, which includes a page where kids can write what they know, what they want to learn and what they learned through the unit, as well as information on the Vikings, longships, helmets, clothing and more.

Get a printable Viking unit study with reading passages, comprehension questions and other activities aimed at grades 4-8 from Creative Classroom Core at Teachers Pay Teachers. (And see more Vikings content from TPT here.)

Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus has some great unit study ideas, too, including suggested books and videos. The post includes information about the Viking voyages, society, mythology and ships, as well as some vocabulary and a list of famous Vikings. While you’re over there also check out her free printable lapbook, which includes mini books on ships, a timeline, a Viking women coloring page, draw your own Vikings, geography, ancient runes and more.

Piqolo Kids has a lesson on Viking women with (available for purchase) worksheets about a day in the life of Viking women. Even if you don’t grab the printables there’s some good resources on that page and a link to a video on Viking women.

Learn how to draw a Viking ship with instructions from Drawing How to Draw, or grab Vikings coloring and labeling worksheets from Kids Puzzles and Games.

There’s a Leif Erikson Festival annually in Norway, Michigan, which you can learn more about here.

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