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8 Leaf Crafts Perfect For Fall!

October 21, 2014 in DIY & Crafts

This fall, combine two things your little ones love the most: painting and collecting leaves! Provide your child(ren) with orange and yellow paint and allow them to create their own design. Afterwards, go on a leaf hunt; taking the opportunity to have a brief leaf preschool lesson too.

Once the paint is dry, teach your child to trace the leaves onto the backside of his/her painting. Cut leaves together and draw on veins (again, this is a great opportunity to hold a brief preschool lesson).

After your leaves are cut and veins are drawn on, crinkle leaves for added effect.

Tape leaf creations to your favorite window.

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Can’t get enough leaves?

Take a look at the SEVEN MORE leaf crafts below!

Let’s start at Homework! There, Carolyn has more leaf painting ideas. She teaches us how to use crayons and watercolors to make leaf imprints that are naturally beautiful! While you are there, add a craft for mom into your schedule with her Faux Wood Leaves. She uses her leaves as vessels to show what she is thankful for. Scattering them about in a shallow bowl makes for a noticeable entryway table accent.

Does your little one love to collect things? Instead of keeping bags of leaves and fall collections tossed about your home, allow your child to paint a beautiful memory box instead. Confessions of an Overworked Mom has a beautiful memory box painted with leaves! Before I had the opportunity to read her tutorial, I thought she created a stunning piece of wall art instead… it really is a work of art that you must see!

Amanda, of Crafts by Amanda, has two versions of leaf finger puppets for you to choose from. The first Leaf Finger Puppets are made with felt and decorative embellishments. (They fit perfectly on little fingers.) The second is an upcycled craft that uses toilet paper rolls and collections found about your yard/or nearby park. These Fall Leaf Finger Puppets are the perfect craft for families on a snug crafting budget.

Did I tell you that Amanda is my most creative friend on the block? I still have two more of her amazing leaf crafts to tell you about! Up next is a sparkling project that kids of all ages will enjoy. Using recycled paper grocery bags, paint a glittery masterpiece and then…. stop…. that’s all I can say! See what she does next when you visit Crafts by Amanda and read about her Glitter Paper Leaves!

I may have saved the best for last! This next craft is a great project to complete before a fall field trip or family vacation. Use stamps to make a Fall Leaves Shirt. Make one for everyone in the family – just be sure you aren’t having so much fun stamping that you forget to get the kids involved.

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  1. Felt Leaf Finger Puppets, Crafts by Amanda
  2. Fall Leaf Finger Puppets, Crafts by Amanda
  3. Faux Wood Leaves, Homework
  4. Fall Leaves Shirt, Crafts by Amanda
  5. Leaf Imprints & Watercolor, Homework
  6. Glitter Paper Leaves, Crafts by Amanda
  7. How to Paint with Leaves (Memory Box), Confessions of an Overworked Mom
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  1. scentednights2002@yahoo.com'Ellen Christian says

    October 22, 2014 at 9:41 am

    Thanks so much for sharing my craft. Off to check out the others. Sharing!

    Reply
  2. twoofakind868@aol.com'Dee says

    October 23, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    Our leaves haven’t really started changing yet, but they will soon. We will have to do some of these!

    Reply
  3. rm29303@gmail.com'Rena McDaniel-The Diary of an Alzheimer's Caregiver says

    October 23, 2014 at 4:23 pm

    What a great idea! These are so creative and imaginative. I love leaf art you can do so many different things with.

    Reply
  4. Rebeccabryant562@hotmail.com'becca says

    October 23, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    what fun crafts for fall. Nature makes the best craft items.

    Reply
  5. pamwattenbarger@yahoo.com'Pam says

    October 23, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    I love all of these fall craft ideas! The leaf puppets are especially cute.

    Reply
  6. bloodcravephotography@gmail.com'Lady Lilith says

    October 23, 2014 at 8:52 pm

    Fun ideas. I love the hands on learning for kids. Fall is such a fun time to do leaf activities.

    Reply
  7. krystalsousa@gmail.com'Krystal's Kitsch says

    October 23, 2014 at 11:21 pm

    so many awesome ideas! my toddler will love a lot of em!

    Reply
  8. inkscrblr@rogers.com'paula schuck says

    October 24, 2014 at 12:08 am

    These are very fun! My kids would enjoy this. Plus who doesn’t love Fall leaves. Might as well craft with them as throw them out.

    Reply
  9. massmommie@gmail.com'Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    October 24, 2014 at 1:03 am

    Those are all so cute. I will have to do a few of these.

    Reply
  10. Kristen@theroadtodomestication.com'Kristen from The Road to Domestication says

    October 24, 2014 at 1:21 am

    Great ideas! Anytime we can make our own leaves is good…we don’t have many fall leaves here in Florida LOL

    Reply
  11. annb10@rogers.com'Ann Bacciaglia says

    October 24, 2014 at 3:01 am

    I love finding new projects to try. I want to try a few of these this weekend.

    Reply
  12. thrillofthechases@gmail.com'Alice Chase says

    October 24, 2014 at 4:25 am

    We are making glitter leaves this week. Kids love leave projects and I love the time we spend together collecting our favorite ones.

    Reply
  13. erica@healthyfamilymatters.com'Erica Brooks says

    October 24, 2014 at 2:29 pm

    Cute and fun ideas. My daughter would enjoy the painting leaves craft.

    Reply
  14. amandalove1976@outlook.com'Amanda Love says

    October 24, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    I love doing crafts with my toddler and these leaf crafts looks simple enough for me to do with her. Thank you for sharing them.

    Reply
  15. 4tamimarie@gmail.com'Tami says

    October 24, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    Love all of these ideas. We always do a leaf craft at school with the kiddos, it’s one of their favourite activities.

    Reply
  16. chrystal@yumeating.com'Chrystal @ YUM eating says

    October 24, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    These are great. We always go through our yard to find unique and the biggest leaves we can find. I’ll have to poke around and look at some of these crafts. I think kiddo will enjoy them.

    Reply
  17. info@casavilorainteriors.com'Veronica says

    October 24, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    these are some cute craft ideas! I love them!

    Reply
  18. pam@imperfectwomen.com'Pam says

    October 24, 2014 at 11:19 pm

    I remember doing a lot of things with leaves when I was young both in school and with my family. I love that kids are still crafting with leaves. Great ideas!

    Reply
  19. danielle@motivatingmommy.com'Danielle says

    October 25, 2014 at 12:24 am

    This is awesome, i am definitely going to do this with my little princess. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  20. mariac@toughcookiemommy.com'Tough Cookie Mommy says

    October 25, 2014 at 2:51 am

    I always use leaves for my sons’ school projects. These are very creative too.

    Reply
  21. soaringplaces@gmail.com'Rosey says

    October 25, 2014 at 9:27 am

    We have a yard FULL of leaves right now. It’s perfect for project making, let me tell you. 🙂

    Reply
  22. aishakristinechong@gmail.com'Aisha Kristine Chong says

    October 26, 2014 at 3:17 am

    This is so interesting. I want to do something like this too!

    Reply
  23. themommyfiles@gmail.com'Shannon Gosney says

    October 28, 2014 at 5:00 am

    These leaf projects sound like so much fun! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply

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