R2D2 Pencil Holder

An empty tin can is upcycled into a felt R2D2 pencil holder with crafts by amanda.  First she wraps the can in white felt and adds the appropriate blue and grey felt strips to complete the look.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/star-wars-craft-r2-d2-pencil-holder/

Apple Mobile

Red paper plates are tied to rope which in turn is tied to a stick to make a festive apple mobile.  Moms and crafters turns the plates into apples by adding green pipe cleaners.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momsandcrafters.com/apple-craft-for-kids/

Washi Tape Labels

Washi tape makes a cute and super easy label idea.  Just wrap the tape around whatever you need labeled or stick it right on.  Engineer mommy shares the details.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://engineermommy.com/2014/diy-preschool-labels-daycare-labels/

Leaf Straw Ornaments

Tiny colored paper leaves are cut and glued onto a straw decoration to make it more festive for fall.  Chica circle shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/fall-leaf-thanksgiving-party-straws-diy/

Paper Pine Cone Ornaments

Brown paper squares are layered one upon the other to make a paper pine cone.

Good for ages 10 and up.

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Painted Acorn Garland

Acorns are painted in bright opposing colors and tied onto a string to make a unique garland for fall with at home in love.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.athomeinlove.com/diy-painted-acorn-garland/

Clay Football Tray

Clay is molded into a football shape, poked with holes and baked to make the base of a football tray.  Once dry it's painted brown and threaded with string to complete the look with crafts for all seasons.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/football-coin-holder.html

Acorn Candy Costumes

Gold wrapped candy is covered with a brown felt cap and brown paper stem to make these cute little acorns with organized 31.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://organized31.com/2014/11/easy-candy-acorns.html

Autumn Leaf Butterflies

A butterfly cut out is punched through colorful fall leaves.  They're next glued onto paper to make a unique display with chica circle.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/fall-leaf-butterflies-craft-and-wall-display/

Puffy Paint Owls

Owls are painted in puffy paint on wax paper with fun templates from chica circle.  Once dried, she peels them off and sticks them in the window.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the template here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/fall-leaf-and-owl-puffy-paint-window-decorations/

Printable Alphabet Letters

Print the lowercase letters for tracing or coloring.  Download them from a moms take.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.amomstake.com/2014/09/lowercase-abc-templates-free-printable/

Origami Alphabet

Fold your way to the ABCs with origami club which shows two ways to fold each letter.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://en.origami-club.com/abc/index.html

Painted Leaf Garland

Leaves are painted gold and glued onto a fine thread to make a delicate garland with minted.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.minted.com/julep/2014/11/03/diy-fall-leaves-garlan/

Glittery Leaves

Veins of colorful fall leaves are outlined in glue and then covered with glitter for a unique fall kids craft with artful parent.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://artfulparent.com/2013/11/glitter-leaves-a-simply-beautiful-autumn-leaf-craft.html

Football Planters

A terra cotta pot is painted green with white yard lines painted around the top.  Craft sticks sticks are painted yellow and made into a goal post for this nifty football field inspired plant from one artsy mama.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2014/10/mini-football-field-craft.html

Maple Syrup Scented Playdoh

Maple syrup is the star of this playdoh recipe from fireflies and mud pies.  She even uses four shades of brown to pretend they're different grades.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/2014/03/22/graded-maple-syrup-playdough/

Paper Bag Scarecrows

Paper bags are stuffed with hay, given googly eyes and a drawn on mouth and nose, and topped with a construction paper hat to make these cute scarecrows with we made that.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/paperbag-scarecrow/

Crayon Letters

Colorful crayons are cut into smaller pieces and glued onto a block letter to make a nifty crayon initial.  Frugal life project then places them into a frame for a unique teacher's gift.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.frugallifeproject.com/2010/06/diy-crayon-initials.html

Alphabet Beans

Letters are written on large white beans and then used to make words and practice spelling with ukkonooa.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ukkonooa.blogspot.com/2014/09/papuaakkoset-butter-bean-alphabet.html

Eraser Bracelets

Tiny holes are cut into mini erasers are threaded onto elastic to make fun bracelets with babble dabble doo.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://babbledabbledo.com/back-school-craft-eraser-bead-bracelets/

Painted Leaf Napkins

Plain white napkins are painted with yellow, orange, brown and green leaves to make festive autumnal napkins with me and my inklings.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meandmyinklings.com/index.php/2014/09/17/hand-painted-fabric-napkins-for-autumn/

Fabric Folders

Fun fabric patterns are cut and glued onto regular paper folders to make them more exciting with tikkido.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tikkido.com/blog/back-to-school-fabric-folders-notebooks

Counting Games

Pipe cleaners are labeled with a number and kids are given colorful beads to try and see if they can put the correct number of beads on the corresponding pipe cleaner as well as work on their fine motor skills.  Partially perfection shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.partiallyperfection.com/11-correspondence-activity-for-preschoolers/

The mud kitchen uses leaves and clothes pins.

Get the instructions here:
http://themudkitchen.com/fine-motor-counting-activity/

Acorn Picture Frames

Acorn tops are glued to a wood photo frame to make a fun fall picture with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/acorn-frame/

Shape Bingo

Download this great printable shape game from partially perfection.  Kids will learn about stars, ovals, diamonds, circles, pentagons, rectangles and triangles as well as colors.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.partiallyperfection.com/shape-bingo/

Lunch Notes

The country chic cottage shares a fun lunch note printable to include in kids' lunches including messages such as have a great day, you r amazing, and u r super.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2014/07/mini-book-printable-lunch-love-notes.html

Hello wonderful shares ones with graphics.

Get the template here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/cute-free-printable-lunchbox-notes

Decorated Pencil Cube

A Styrofoam block makes the basis for this nifty pencil holder.  Simply poke holes into the Styrofoam and then decorate with beads and baubles.  Crafts n coffee uses grommets to store the pencils.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsncoffee.com/2015/06/09/kids-craft-idea-make-a-decoden-style-pencil-cube/

Bean Owls

With the help of a printout, kids can create a bean owl using white and brown beans.  Free kids crafts shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/bean-mosaic-owl/

Cork Painted Autumn Trees

A wine cork is dipped into yellow, orange and red paint to make a fall inspired tree with emma owl. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/cork-dotted-autumn-tree/

Tissue Paper Fall Trees

Makes and takes makes what she calls a stained glass version. 

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makeandtakes.com/stained-glass-tissue-paper-fall-tree

The resourceful mama uses a paper plate and toilet paper roll.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theresourcefulmama.com/fall-tissue-paper-tree/

Rice Leaf Sun Catchers

Wire is twisted into the form of a leaf and stuck onto contact paper to make the outline for a sun catcher.  Next, rice is sprinkled into the center to make rice leaves with cindy derosier.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2015/09/colored-rice-leaves-and-bunny.html

Felt Notebooks

Felt turns an ordinary notebook fun with moms and crafters.  She even adds a pocket for a pencil and a button closure.  She sews hers but glue could be used as well.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momsandcrafters.com/diy-felt-covered-notebook/

Leaf Sensory Bins

Colorful fall leaves are added to a clear plastic bag along with glitter, paint, and oil to make a fun sensory experience for fall from kids craft room.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/leaf-sensory-bags/

Book Bag Zipper Pulls

Kids can decorate their backpack by adding colorful beads to the zipper with a key chain.  One artsy mama shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/08/personalized-zipper-pull.html

Wax Resist Leaves

Leaves are placed under a paper with white wax rubbed on top to create the base for a wax resist water painting with kids craft room.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/art-projects-for-kids-wax-resist-leaf-painting/

Fun at home with kids uses the wax to outline the leaves and fills them with watercolors.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2014/09/fall-leaf-watercolor-resist-art.html

Autumn Pine Cone Trees

Yellow, orange, red and green tissue paper is squished into balls and glued onto a pine cone to make an autumn inspired tree with kids craft room.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/pine-cone-craft-autumn-trees/

After School Talking Game

Got kids who don't remember what happened at school?  This cute game is a great way to get them talking.  Simply roll the dice and take out the question number that matches to help spur the conversation.  One artsy mama shares the details.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/07/after-school-snack-chat.html

Pet Rock Owl

Rocks are painted brown, given glued on felt wings, beak and feet and googly eyes to complete the look with cindy derosier.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2014/12/owl-pet-rock.html

Magnet Bookmarks

Two opposite polar magnets are wrapped in fabric to make a nifty bookmark with lorelei jayne.  She even sticks a pen in the center.  Her version is sewn but glue would work too.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://loreleijayne.com/2014/09/magnetic-bookmark-and-pen-holder.html/

Felt Toilet Paper Roll Animals

Toilet paper rolls are covered in brown and grey felt to make bears, foxes and rabbits with salsa pie productions.  She adds button eyes and pompom noses.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.salsapieproductions.com/2014/12/diy-woodland-creature-ornaments.html

Pinecone Owls

Pine cones are given felt wings, eye, and beak to make a cute little owl with whimsy love.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.whimsy-love.com/2013/10/diy-pinecone-owl-hedgehog.html

Tree Bark Owl

Tree bark is cut into an owl shape, given acorn top eyes and a pumpkin seed nose with fireflies and mudpies.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/2014/08/30/bark-owl-craft/

Acorn Fairies

Acorns are turned into sweet fairy faces with markers and hung onto a string to make a fun necklace with one golden apple.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://onegoldenapple.blogspot.com/2009/10/another-happy-birthday.html

Thrifty fun makes the whole body.  

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf42651065.tip.html 

Life with moore babies makes acorn babies. 

Get the instructions here:
http://lifewithmoorebabies.blogspot.com/2012/11/milkweed-babies.html 

Twig and toadstool uses pine cones too.

Get the instructions here:
http://twigandtoadstool.blogspot.ca/2010/08/woodland-fairy-folk.html