Wonderful Fall Leaf Crafts Ideas

When it comes to fall crafting, nothing beats fall leaf crafts!

It’s one of the most fun and frugal nature crafting materials ever, and you can easily plan your fall leaf projects for every age group – there are a whole lot of possibilities!

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We love making all kinds of crafts with real leaves as it’s different shapes and colors allow many creative projects. You can make all kinds of different animals and creations with imagination being your guide.

When it comes to toddlers and preschool, our favorite thing to make is to supply kids with a bunch of leaves, googly eyes, glue and a sheet of paper and just let them create their arts and crafts. You’ll be amazed at all sorts of crazy cool things they will be coming up with (you’ll find some inspiration right here too).

We also have some cool ideas to share with you that will be great to use with a themed unit.

Fall Leaf Art With Printable Prompts

Fall Leaf Art With Printable Prompts

Draw simple forest animals or use our fun printable leaf art prompts to create a gorgeous fall-themed display. If you press and preserve leaves these artworks will stay as they are for years to come.

Easy Leaf Printing Art for Kids

Easy Leaf Stamping Art

Why use regular brushes when you can use leaves as one? Paint the leaves and make all kinds of wonderful artsy creations. We have a simple-to-follow leaf art tutorial that will guide you through all the steps for making a fall forest scene.

Bat Leaf Art

Leaf Bats Craft

Gather maple leaves and transform them into the one and only flying mammal – the bat. See how we made our leaf bats.

Lion Leaf Craft for Preschoolers and Kindergarten

Lion Leaf Craft for Kids

This magnificent lion leaf craft comes with a fun template for kids to color in, so it’s a great activity with leaves that focuses on fine motor skills and pencil grip.

For a more open ended process version skip the template and have the kids design their own lion head with a variety of materials offered to them – construction paper, paints, fabric, googly eyes…

Leaf Crafts With a Paper Plate

Paper Plate Hedgehog Craft

This paper plate hedgehog craft is one of my personal favorite paper plate crafts ever. Oh, the pointy spikes! Adorable!

And with deep paper plates, this one will easily stand on its own – with regular ones just tuck a paper roll between them to spread them a little, and it will work out just fine.

Why only use paints and paper when you can make an awesome-looking hedgehog with real leaves? Can there really be a more fitting fall leaf project than this one?

Paint them

Ladybug Leaf Craft

Give your little ones some paint and let them get super creative transforming real leaves into little creatures of all kinds…

They could be making leaf ladybugs, bugs, foxes, or anything really.

Draw on them

Leaf Hedgehogs Craft for Kids

Give the kids a selection of dry leaves and a black marker and watch them create. From silly faces to these adorable hedgehogs. Only their imagination is the limit here!

Another Fun Template to Print and Get Creative With

Turkey Leaf Craft Template

Turkeys are another fun theme to make in the fall time and to make things easier, we have prepared a printable turkey craft template… Just grab some real leaves on your next walk, and you have yourself a nice little fall leaf activity.

Pair Paper Rolls with Leaves

Toilet Paper Roll Turkey Craft

When two super popular crafting materials clash… Magic happens!

Combine leaves with paper rolls and create wonderful creatures. We loved making this paper roll turkey, and we just know a peacock would turn out pretty cool too.

Make Flowers

Sunflower Leaf Craft

Gorgeous-looking flowers are another fun thing you can do. You can make them stand up like we did with this sunflower craft or have the kids glue the leaves on a sheet of paper.

Another Leaf and Paper Plate Combo

Paper Plate Turkey Craft with Leaves

Use a paper plate as a base to stick all your leaves on and create a wonderful turkey craft or even a peacock one.

Pinceone + Leaves

Pinecone Turkey Craft

Why stick with one material from nature when you can have two? Pick up a pinecone and let the crafting fun begin!

More Wonderful Leaf Arts and Craft Ideas

Leaf crafts for kids. Super fun Fall craft activities for kids to make.

Art activity – get crazy creative with this simple activity from Arty Crafty Kids.

DIY crowns – what better way to celebrate fall season than to make yourself a wonderful crown out of nature’s materials like Red Ted Art did.

Pressed dishes – combine clay and leaves to make the most adorable little dishes – a great tutorial from The Best Ideas for Kids

Bookmarks – this cool technique from Buggy and Buddy can be used to make the most gorgeous fall bookmarks ever.

Dreamcatchers – falling asleep will be easy with these gorgeous dreamcatchers made by The Craft Train.

Zombies – the silliest idea from Mother Natured.

Mobile – you won’t believe how amazing a mobile made out of leaves can be! by hello, Wonderful

Leaf Prints – oh so colorful! I Heart Crafty Things

Another crown – this time it comes with a template you can decorate with either real leaves or other fun materials. by Twitchetts

Suncatcher – you can make great suncatchers with leaves, just check this one by Fireflies and Mud Pies

Threading Leaves – another wonderful fine motor activity by Kids Crafts Room

Fun Leaf Crafts for Kids

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