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Over 25 Fall Nature Crafts for Kids to Make This Autumn

September 10, 2018 by Selena Robinson 7 Comments

I just love making crafts during the fall. There’s something about the cooler air, warmer clothing, and changing colors that makes even me (a non-crafty person) feel like creating. And it has the same affect on my kids!

This year, though, I wanted to share more of the actual fall season with the kids, which means not just making things about it but creating things with the natural world around us. And that’s why I wanted to find some beautiful fall nature crafts for kids to make!

Over 25 Fall Nature Crafts Kids Can Make

We’ve already made a few of these, but I’m looking forward to trying as many as we can this autumn!

These would be a wonderful addition to a fall leaves unit study or to go along with some of your favorite fall books for kids. While you’re here, don’t miss our list of fun leaf activities for kids to share even more fall learning fun!

Share these fall nature crafts with your children to make some unforgettable memories this autumn!

Over 25 Fall Nature Crafts to Make with Kids

1. Fall Leaf Snow Globe – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Bark Owl Craft – Fireflies + Mudpies

3. Fall Leaves Fish Nature Craft – Rhythms of Play

4. Fall Leaf Mobile – Buggy and Buddy

5. Fun Nature Tree Craft for Kids – Rain or Shine Mamma

6. DIY Acorn Marble Necklace Nature Craft – Rhythms of Play

7. Acorn Bells – Fireflies + Mudpies

8. Adorable Acorn Mice – Kids’ Craftroom

9. DIY Fall Wreath – Mommy’s Bundle

10. Fall Collage for Toddlers – Happy Hooligans

11. Autumn Stuffed Pine Cone Craft – Kids’ Craft Room

12. Pine Cone Pumpkin Craft – Fireflies + Mudpies

13. Oak Apple Nature Craft – Rhythms of Play

Fall Playdough Mats

Over 25 Fall Nature Crafts for Kids to Make

14. Easy Fall Leaf Garland – Look! We’re Learning!

15. Leaf Lanterns – Red Ted Art

16. Autumn Leaf Suncatchers – Fireflies + Mudpies

17. Paper Plate Hedgehog Craft – Easy Peasy and Fun

18. Autumn Mobile – Red Ted Art

19. Four Seasons Nature Trees – A Little Pinch of Perfect

20. Acorn Wreath for Kids – Craftulate

21. All Natural Leaf Threading – Kids’ Craft Room

22. Decorate Pinecones – Buggy and Buddy

23. Glitter Acorn Necklaces – Arty Crafty Kids

24. Fall Leaf Pinecone Turkey Craft – Mom Explores the Smokies

25. Fall Leaf Crowns – Mama Papa Bubba

26. Pinecone Owls – Fireflies + Mudpies

27. Autumn Leaf Bowls – Red Ted Art

Get outside with the little ones this fall and gather up natural materials to make these lovely fall nature crafts!

Which of these fall nature crafts do you plan to make first? Tell us about how it went in the comments!

Looking for more ways to celebrate autumn with the kids? Don’t miss these ideas!

These adorable apple crafts for kids are perfect for welcoming fall!

These When the Leaf Blew In printables are a fun way to extend this classic fall story with early learners!

Use these printable fall sight word flashcards to help early learners practice sight reading!

And see more fun things to do this fall on my Fall Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

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Preschool Playdough Mats: Alphabet and Number Fall Playdough Mats

September 19, 2017 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

We’ve been enjoying releasing all of our newest fall-themed products lately! Today we’re wrapping things up with a set of Alphabet & Number Fall Playdough Mats!

If you’re teaching toddlers or preschoolers this year, you’ll love using these mats to help them work on fine motor skills and letter/number recognition!

Plus, it’s always fun to play with playdough, even for adults!

Alphabet Fall Playdough Mats for Kids

By the way, don’t miss our other preschool playdough mats, including our apple tree counting mat – another easy fall project for PreK!

Use these printable fall playdough mats to teach your little ones to form letters and numbers!

Preschool Playdough Mats: Alphabet & Number Fall Playdough Mats

To use these preschool fall playdough mats, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links provided here for convenience. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper
  • Laminator
  • Playdough

Fall Alphabet Playdough Mats

This pack includes:

  • 26 letter mats showing both uppercase and lowercase letters
  • 10 number mats showing the numbers 0-9

Fall Playdough Mats for Kids

To use these mats, show the kids how to roll their playdough into rope-like shapes.

Alphabet Fall Playdough Mats

Once they form the playdough ropes, they can connect them together to trace the shapes of the letters and numbers on the mats.

Printable Fall Alphabet Playdough Mats

We decided to use fall-themed colored playdough as well.

Fall Alphabet Playdough Mats for Kids

There are mats for each letter – from A all the way to Z! So if you’re using letter of the week with your preschoolers, you can choose one letter per week and work on practicing forming the letters as you go.

Fall Number Playdough Mats

Plus, there are printable fall playdough mats for the numbers 0-9 as well!

Fall Number Playdough Mats for Kids

Be sure to laminate them before you use them with any playdough, especially if you want to reuse them at another time.

Scroll down to get your Alphabet and Number Fall Playdough Mats!

Toddler Books about Fall:

Make this activity into an easy fall pre-k unit with these fun toddler books about fall!

1. Fall Is Here by Frankie Jones

2. Fall Mixed Up by Bob Raczka

3. I Love Fall! by Allison Inches

4. Fall by Roger Priddy

Homemade Playdough Recipes:

Need some ideas for making your own playdough for use with these mats? Check out these simple recipes!

1. DIY Edible Playdough – Look! We’re Learning!

2. No Cook Playdough – The Imagination Tree

3. Kool-Aid Playdough – Look! We’re Learning!

4. Cotton Candy Playdough – Mama Miss

Don’t miss these other fall activity posts!

50 Fall Books for Kids

Fun Fall Leaf Activities for Kids @ Look! We're Learning!

Use these free fall printables for preschoolers to help your little ones learn about autumn!

Fun Fall Playdough Mats

To get your copy of our Fall Fun Literacy Mats, check out the details below!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Pumpkin Craft

August 17, 2017 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

This year is just moving right along, isn’t it? August is halfway gone and we’re looking at September. Wow. Now is the right time to start planning our fall crafts and activities for the kids, and that’s why I’m sharing a brand new one of our coffee filter crafts for kids – a cute coffee filter pumpkin craft!

Kids can make this craft with very little help, if any at all! While we made ours with traditional colors, if the kids want to make a purple pumpkin or a gold pumpkin, who’s to stop them?

Fun Coffee Filter Pumpkin Craft for Kids

This would be a great addition to a fall unit, a farm unit, or a harvest unit! Be sure to share some great fall books for kids along with this activity too!

Share a simple fall craft with this easy coffee filter pumpkin craft the kids can make!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Pumpkin Craft

To make this coffee filter pumpkin craft, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • One white basket coffee filter
  • Construction paper
  • Crayons
  • Glue stick
  • Child-safe scissors

Coffee Filter Pumpkin Craft Project

Start by flattening out the coffee filter and coloring the entire thing orange.

Easy Pumpkin Craft for Kids

Now use the scissors to cut the filter into a pumpkin shape. To do this, cut the bottom into a flat shape and then cut a slight heart shape into the very top. Leave the sides as is.

Easy Coffee Filter Pumpkin Craft

Now glue the filter onto the construction paper.

Simple Pumpkin Craft for Kids

Use a brown crayon to draw a thick stem at the center of the top of the filter.

Simple Coffee Filter Pumpkin Craft

Now add a few lines on the pumpkin using the brown crayon. These are the “curves” that make the pumpkin appear ridged.

Making a Coffee Filter Pumpkin Craft

Add a little decoration, if you want, and you’re done!

Simple Pumpkin Craft for Kids to Make

Ta-da!

Need more easy fall craft projects? Try some of these other coffee filter crafts that work well with fall themes!

Get the kids ready for fall with this easy peasy coffee filter apple craft!

Make this sweet coffee filter pig craft with the kids for an easy art project!

Find more awesome fall crafts, activities, and lessons on my Fall Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

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25 Leaf Activities for Kids

September 2, 2016 by Selena Robinson 7 Comments

Did I mention I love fall? I think that I say that every time I write about a fall activity.

But it’s true! Fall is my favoritest time of the year. Well, second favoritest after summer. (Also – is favoritest a word? It should be.)

We’ve made lots of leaf-themed activities before, including leaf flashcards, leaf garlands, and leaf snow globes.

But you can never have too many leaf ideas! These leaf activities for kids are a beautiful way to start discovering the season with the family!

Fun Fall Leaf Activities for Kids @ Look! We're Learning!

 25 Leaf Activities for Kids

1. Have some art fun with this Leaf Painting for Kids activity!

2. Learn about the special features that make leaves turn colors with this Leaf Chromatography experiment!

3. Try this How Do Leaves Breathe Experiment to find out how leaves get carbon dioxide!

4. These lovely Negative Leaf Impressions are a simple way to add art into your fall unit!

5. Gather the prettiest leaves in the neighborhood and make this Preserved Leaf Mobile!

6. Hand your smallest one some of these Fall Leaf Stickers and let them decorate a gift box!

7. Download this All About Leaves Printable Pack to talk about science and language arts with leaves!

8. This Autumn Leaf Threading activity is perfect for preschoolers!

9. There aren’t a lot of nature crafts that take my breath away, but this Stick and Leaf Butterfly Craft is downright gorgeous!

10. Let the kids set up an Autumn Leaf Investigation Table to encourage open-ended exploration!

11. Use those old toilet rolls to make this beautiful Toilet Paper Roll Leaf Stamping Tree!

12. Help tots learn their colors with this Fall Leaf Color Matching Activity! 

13. Get a Maple Leaf Paper Punch and let the kids cut out leaf shapes!

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