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/

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/

Fingerprint Trees

White glue makes the tree trunks for this fall tree paint from mad town macs.  After the glue is set kids use their fingers to make all of the leaves.   Find all of the details on mad town macs.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://madtownmacs.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-birch-tree-paintings.html

My bored toddler uses a brown tree.

Get the instructions here:
http://myboredtoddler.com/autumn-tree-painting/ 

Projects for preschoolers uses cutout paper trees.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.projectsforpreschoolers.com/fingerprint-art-fall-tree-craft/ 

Momdot uses fingerprints to paint the tree trunk too.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momdot.com/fingerpainting-a-fall-tree/

Autumn Leave Glass Jars

Glass jars are dressed up with colorful autumn colored leaves from ginger bread snowflakes.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://gingerbreadsnowflakes.com/node/102

Autumn Tissue Paper Lanterns

Fall inspired tissue paper is glued onto a plastic cup to make these pretty, seasonal lanterns.  Find all of the details on the mucky macbook.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.themuckymacbook.com/2010/10/kids-craft-autumnal-table-lanterns.html

Kids craft room uses cellophane.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidscraftroom.com/colour-mixing-lanterns-autumn-fall-craft-for-kids/

Autumn Scavenger Hunt

Fall is a great time to get kids outdoors and explore nature.  U create with kids has this great autumn scavenger hunt having the kids look for the images on the bag.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ucreatewithkids.com/2012/11/brown-bag-fall-hunt-by-cami-at-tidbits.html

Fit family has a similar version.

Get the instructions here:
http://fitfamily.hubpages.com/hub/Get-Kids-Moving-with-a-Fall-Scavenger-Hunt 

Imagination soup includes some really creative ideas in her list including listening for bird sounds.  She also asks questions about what the kids find and how they're different and offers activities such as bringing them home for art and crafts. 

Get the instructions here:

http://imaginationsoup.net/2010/10/autumn-fall-scavenger-hunt-for-kids/

Fall Animal Pipe Cleaner Finger Puppets

Pipe cleaners are twirled around to make the base for finger puppets of woodland creatures traditionally associated with fall.  Pompoms and googly eyes complete the faces. Craft jr shares all of the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftjr.com/fall-kids-crafts-finger-puppets/

Autumn Playdough Recipes

Homemade play dough is always so much fun because you can add scent and make great unique colors.  Nurture store shares some great ideas for scents and colors and activities with their tutorial on how to make fall play dough.

Get the instructions here:
http://nurturestore.co.uk/fall-play-dough-recipe

Fall Framed Leaves





Make a fake fall leaf with Lowes.  Although they use a cardstock leaf a real fall leaf might be more fun to find and mount.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lowes.com/creative-ideas/decorate-and-entertain/fall-leaves-wall-art/project

Fallen Seed Sculptures

Filth wizardry has a beautiful way to turn fallen seeds into pretty flowers or dragonflies using paint and glue. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.filthwizardry.com/2012/10/autumn-woodland-treasure-sculpture.html

Fall Leave Bowl

Hello lucky makes a beautiful leaf bowl using fallen autumn leaves, a balloon and mod podge. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellolucky.com/wordpress/2012/10/25/diy-autumn-leaf-bowls/

Vivint shares a version of a diy leaf bowl as well.

Get the instructions here:
http://neighborhood.vivint.com/good-neighbor/diy-fall-decor-leaf-bowl/

Fall Tree With Hand Cutouts

An autumn version of the hand print tree is hosted on pinterest using fall color construction paper for the cut outs of the kids hands. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

View the image here:
http://pinterest.com/pin/202943526929560283/

Manualescanigo cuts out the arm too to use for the trunk in her version.  She uses cardboard for the tree and crayon colored paper cut outs for the leaves.

Get the instructions here:

http://manualescanigo.blogspot.com/2010/10/el-brazo-arbol.html

About family crafts uses fabric cut leaves for her version and glues them on to the hand and arm cut out.

Get the instructions here:

http://aboutfamilycrafts.com/handprint-fall-tree-craft/

Crushed Autumn Leaves Tree

Our house shares an autumn inspired tree craft using ink, straws and crushed colorful leaves.  Kids will have lots of fun crushing and spreading the leaves.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ourhouse.typepad.com/full_circle/2007/10/autumn-trees-cr.html

Hole Punch Autumn Tree

Kokoko kids has a cute take on the autumn tree using autumnal colored paper hole punched cut outs. 

Good for ages five and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kokokokids.ru/2011/10/fall-art.html

Fall Leaf Tree

Homeschool activities has an idea of how to use fallen leaves to make a craft project tree just add glue.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.homeschool-activities.com/fall-crafts-for-kids.html

Preparing your child for preschool uses colorful leaves with a large green leaf as the backdrop for the treetop.

Get the instructions here:
http://preparingyourchildforpreschool.com/blog2/2010/11/15/easy-crafts-for-kids-tree-with-real-leaves/

Paper Tube Autumn Tree

Paper towel rolls make great tree trunks in this cute craft from easy preschool craft.  They cut the roll on the top to make branches and add torn colorful tissue paper leaves.  They even cut a hole out of the trunk and paste a cute critter inside. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://easypreschoolcraft.blogspot.com/2012/02/paper-towel-roll-spring-fall-summer.html

One plus one plus one equals one adapts a fall tree project from jennwa to crease a cute fall leaf tree using a paper cardboard tube and craft leaves and paint.

Get the instructions here:
http://jennwa.blogspot.com/2008/10/paper-towel-roll-fall-trees.html

Bean Leaf Mosaic

A mommy's adventures turns a leaf shaped piece of paper into a work of art by gluing on various beans.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.amommysadventures.com/2009/09/open-ended-art-mosaics-with-beans.html

Autumn Sensory Box

To make a fun sensory bin for fall start with a package of dried bean soup mix, add in colorful dried leaves, acorns, pine cones, seed pods, and other items fallen items from nature.

Framed Autumn Leaves

 

Kasia crafts has a simple idea to make an easy art display using a picture frame, burlap, fallen autumn leaves and a book page.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://kasiascrafts.blogspot.com/2010/09/catching-up-with-fall.html