Spray Paint Leaf Art
Leaf art made with spray paint and fall leaves.
Idea from Artsy Momma
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By TurkeyMom · September 2014
Ages3–8 yrs
Ideas36
From32 blogs
Leveleasy
MessMedium
Works for1:1 · Small group · Class
A roundup of easy, practical fall art projects, crafts and learning activities from fellow kid bloggers, including leaf suncatchers, painted fall trees, acorn and pinecone crafts, leaf threading and nature play. Click through to each original activity.
⚠️ Safety first
- Several ideas use small items such as acorns, acorn caps, buttons, beads, googly eyes and popcorn. These are choking hazards for young children, so supervise closely.
- Adult handles any heat or spray: the melted crayon idea involves heat, and the spray paint leaf art uses spray paint, which should be used by an adult in a well-ventilated area or outdoors.
- Check collected leaves, pine cones and twigs for sharp bits and wash hands after nature collecting.
36 ideas
Fall Scented Sticky Paint
A homemade fall-scented paint in autumn colors, set out in a muffin tin with brushes.
Idea from Learn Play Imagine
Fall Leaf Watercolor Resist Art
Leaf shapes painted in red, orange and yellow watercolors, with white resist outlines around each leaf.
by Fun At Home With Kids
Fall Leaf Suncatcher in a Twig Frame
Arrange bright fall leaves into a suncatcher, framed with twigs tied together at the corners.
by NurtureStore
Leaf Drawing and Doodling
Draw and doodle on fall leaves and arrange them into leaf mandalas.
by The Artful Parent
Egg Carton Fall Tree
Preschoolers paint fall trees using egg cartons.
by Teach Preschool
Leaf Art Project for Kids
A process art project with fall leaves and liquid watercolors.
by What Do We Do All Day?
Blotto Painting in Fall Colors
Fold-and-press blotto painting in fall colors for a mirror-image print.
by Buggy and Buddy
Melted Crayon Leaves and Apples
Melted crayon art in leaf and apple shapes.
by Life With Moore Babies
Autumn Cork Painting
Stamp the leaves of a fall tree with corks dipped in red, orange, yellow and brown paint.
by The Picky Apple
Q-tip Fall Tree Painting
Paint a fall tree by dabbing on the leaves with cotton swabs.
Idea from Mess for Less
Pine Cone Splatter
Splatter art made with pine cones.
Idea from Mess for Less
Fall Puffy Paint Tree
A fall tree painted in puffy paint, with dots of red, orange, yellow and green for the leaves.
by Fun Littles
Stamping with Acorn Caps
Use acorn caps as stamps for fall art.
Idea from My Nearest And Dearest
Paper Roll Fall Tree Craft
A standing fall tree with a paper roll trunk and paper leaves, set on a painted base.
Idea from All Done Monkey
Cotton Ball Fall Tree Craft
A fall tree with a canopy of painted, glittered cotton wool balls.
Idea from Our Little House in the Country
Stained Glass Fall Leaves
Leaf suncatchers made of colorful tissue paper inside black leaf outlines, displayed in a window.
Idea from Mom On Timeout
Fall Popcorn Tree Craft
A fall tree craft for preschoolers made with popcorn.
by Happy Hooligans
Autumn Jigsaw Puzzle Tree and Sensory Tub
A fall tree made from jigsaw puzzle pieces, plus an autumn sensory tub.
by Sunny Day Today Mama
Autumn Mobile
A hanging fall mobile kids can make.
by Red Ted Art
Fall Tree Centerpiece
Twigs decorated with little red, orange and yellow pieces, set in a burlap-wrapped can as a table centerpiece.
by Housing A Forest
Acorn Toadstools
Turn acorns into tiny red toadstools with white spots.
by Twig and Toadstool
Leaf Wall Hangings
Wall hangings made with fall leaves.
Idea from Things To Share and Remember
Coffee Filter Fall Trees
Fall trees made with coffee filters.
by The Iowa Farmer's Wife
Collage Owls
Owl pictures made as collages.
by Creative Family Fun
Pinecone Black Crows
Black pinecones become crows with googly eyes, orange beaks, feathers and tiny straw hats.
Idea from We Made That
Autumn Button Branch
Lay a real twig on colored paper and add fall-colored buttons along its branches.
Idea from Rub Some Dirt On It
Fall Leaf Poster and Nature Graph
Sort collected leaves by color onto a poster to make a nature graph.
Idea from The Mommy Talks
Fall Sticky Trees
An invitation to create: decorate a cone-shaped tree with fall leaves, little acorns and glitter.
Idea from Two Daloo
Leaf Man
Build a leaf person from leaves, a pine cone and pine needles, inspired by the picture book Leaf Man.
by Inspiration Laboratories
Autumn Leaf Threading
Thread fall leaves and colorful beads onto string to make a hanging.
by Picklebums
Magnetic Fall Tree
An invitation to play with a magnetic fall tree.
Idea from Two Daloo
Fall Tree Pretend Play
A small-world play setup under a paper fall tree, with leaves and baskets of loose parts.
by Buggy and Buddy
Build a Nature Wall
Stick collected leaves and flowers onto a wall to build your own nature wall.
Idea from Meri Cherry
Decorate a Window for Fall
Decorate a window with fall designs.
by Inner Child Fun
Fall Tree Sticker Scene
An invitation to create a fall tree scene with stickers.
by Fantastic Fun and Learning
What readers say
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Deborah · Sep 2014
I looked and looked and couldn't find anything from me on this list! I better step up my game!! LOL!
TurkeyMomAuthor · Sep 2014 · replying to Deborah
OMG Deborah! I'm soooo flattered!!