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Easy Fall Leaf Garland Craft for Kids

September 19, 2019 by Selena Robinson 4 Comments

Make some autumn memories with this easy DIY fall leaf garland kids can make!

Since fall finally made its appearance down here in the South, we decided to round up some of the fall leaves in our yard and make a garland.

I’ll admit: I’m not really one for home decor. I didn’t learn much about it as a child and I’ve been a tad stubborn about doing it as an adult.

But, after sharing this easy fall leaf garland craft with the kids, I’m committed to adding a bit more “home” to our house.

Fun and Easy Fall Leaf Garland Craft for Kids

This is a really simple fall craft that kids will have fun making. It’s easy, it only requires a few supplies, and it adds a sweet reminder of fall to the home.

For more fun fall kids’ activities, don’t miss our list of 50 fall books kids will treasure!

Make this easy fall leaf garland craft with little ones this autumn! A perfect fall art activity for kids!

Easy Fall Leaf Garland Craft for Kids

To make this DIY fall leaf garland craft, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Assorted fall leaves (choose the most colorful you can find)
  • Tempera paint (optional)
  • Paintbrushes (optional)
  • Clear tape
  • Bright yellow yarn
  • Hole puncher

Making an Easy Fall Leaf Garland

Rather than making leaves out of construction paper or some other medium, we just thought we’d hang actual leaves.

We let them dry out for a couple of weeks so they’d be easy to punch holes in.

Easy Fall Leaf Garland Craft

Choose your leaves about two weeks before you intend to make your garland. Sit them on a counter or in a plastic bag so that they’ll have plenty of time to stiffen before you make the craft.

I helped the kids place the hole punch, but they pushed the lever (which they loved).

To keep the holes from spreading and cracking the leaves, we punched them as close to the center as possible and towards the stem end.

Simple Fall Leaf Garland Craft for Kids

Since these leaves were just brown, we wanted to add a bit more color.

Tempera paint to the rescue!

Easy Fall Leaf Garland Craft for Kids

Fall Playdough Mats

We didn’t choose any particular art designs in advance. It was more of a “paint and see what happens” open-ended art activity.

Simple Fall Leaf Garland Craft for Kids to Make

All that was left to do was string the leaves on our yarn!

Painted Fall Leaf Garland Craft for Kids

When we made a fall leaf garland a few years ago, we found lots of different colored leaves.

Those were gorgeous as is, so we just hole punched them all and let the kids get started stringing the leaves on a long piece of yarn.

Making a Fall Leaf Garland

Everyone had a designated pile to work with and they took turns adding their leaves to the garland.

Threading a Fall Leaf Garland

This was such a nice afternoon activity. Threading the leaves was good fine motor practice for the kids.

Easy Painted Fall Leaf Garland Craft

We all had fun choosing leaves together. And it was nice to see something we made together hanging in the home all autumn long.

Simple Fall Leaf Garland

Want more fall activities? Check out these posts!

This easy oak tree life cycle activity is such a fun way to teach kids about how trees grow during fall! Take it with you on a nature walk or use at fall centers!

Use simple supplies to make this easy fall color matching activity for preschoolers! Perfect for fall preschool lessons!

Use this fun fall leaves preschool concentration game to help little learners practice number skills and counting!

Plus, get more awesome fall inspiration on my Fall Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

This easy fall leaf garland craft is a perfect autumn art project for kids! Gather fall leaves from the neighborhood and make this simple garland to hang in the home or classroom!

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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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