7 Fall Crafts For Kids
Fall is a great time to get creative with crafts, especially ones you can use around the house.
These seven are not only fun for kids but useful so that parents can actually enjoy them after their kids finish making them.
Apple-Stamped Handprint Tote Bag
Materials.
- canvas tote bag (you can find these at your local craft store)
- acrylic paint in a variety of colors (you’ll need more than one color for the apple-stamped handprints)
- foam brush
How To Make It.
- Paint the bottom of your canvas bag with a solid coat of blue paint. You’ll want it to dry completely before moving on to step 2.
- Dip your child’s palm into any kind of white or light color and place their hand on top of the bag, pressing down firmly so that there’s good contact between their palm and bag without overlapping fingers and leaving any gaps where paint won’t be able to cover everything properly when it’s all said and done! Once you’ve placed all four hands onto each side of the bag (8 total), use another brush dipped into red or orange acrylic paint mixed with some water so that it’s thinner than usual but still covers up everything else nicely when brushed over the top
Pumpkin Pie in a Jar Candles
What you’ll need.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Pumpkin puree (canned pumpkin)
- Vanilla extract
- Vegetable oil, coconut oil, or olive oil (olive oil will be more liquid than the other options)
- Beeswax beads or pellets (You can buy them at a craft store.) Note. One pound of beeswax will make about 14 candles. If you want to make candles for family and friends, you might consider buying them in bulk online because it’s cheaper that way. Candles wick material—you can find this at any craft store or online retailer as well; there are many options available so just choose the one you like!
Beaded Apple Necklace
Materials.
- Apple stickers
- Beads (any size)
- String or yarn
Steps.
Cut a piece of string roughly five times your desired necklace length, plus some extra for tying the ends together and attaching the clasp on one end. You can make it longer or shorter depending on how high or low you want your necklace to sit.
Cut your apple sticker into half circles—you should have two circles per sticker sheet (you’re using larger beads). The number of circles will depend on how many beads you want in total, but three is a good amount for an average-sized apple pendant!
Now it’s time to make that pretty pendant that’s going to hold all of our awesome beaded apples together! Starting at one side of each circle, put down a bead and then use some glue or tape to secure it in place before moving onto another bead so they’re all spaced out evenly around each circle/pendant piece. Don’t forget about those pesky edges where there is no room for another bead…use something like scotch tape along with those areas instead so nothing falls off during assembly later on when we use thread to sew them together
Now that all our pieces are ready, we can start making them into one necklace! Threading through some yarn/string first helps us keep everything organized as well as makes sure everything stays tight when pulled through at different angles during assembly steps 5 & 6 below 🙂 Once threaded through both ends carefully attach everything together by sewing along one side edge (from hole A). It’s easiest if someone holds it taut while another person sews across; however, if no helpers are available try using large safety pins instead–just remember not too close together because these will leave permanent marks which could affect wearability over time.”
Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake
Ingredients.
- Springform pan (if you don’t have one, you can use a glass or ceramic pie dish)
- A water bath to bake the cheesecake in
- Kitchen torch (optional but recommended for caramelizing the top of your cheesecake)
- Food processor or blender to make crust and filling (if using a food processor, do not over-process!)
- Mixer or electric hand mixer to blend ganache Ingredients: flourless chocolate cookie crumbs, butter, sugar.
Caramel Corn Recipe
Ingredients.
- 2 cups of popped popcorn
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup (or golden syrup)
Directions.
Place the popped corn in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together the sugar and corn syrup until well combined and no lumps remain. Pour mixture over popcorn and toss to coat evenly. Sprinkle with salt if using, or other seasonings if desired. This caramel corn is great as-is but it can also be made extra special by adding chocolate chips or nuts!
No-Carve Pumpkins with Construction Paper Faces
- Cut out a face shape from construction paper, then glue it to the pumpkin with a glue stick.
- Use black markers to draw on facial features and cut them out with scissors.
- Punch holes in the eyes, nose, and mouth with a hole punch.
Clothespin Bookmark Monster
- What you will need.
- Clothespins, a marker, and some paint.
- How long does it take to make, 15 minutes.
- How to make it: Use the clothespin as a base for your monster’s face, then draw eyes and mouth on with the marker. You can also add hair or horns if you like!
Paint over your creation and let dry completely before moving on to step 4 (if you’re not worried about drips of paint). Once everything is dry, attach it with string or yarn so that they can be hung up as bookmarks in your library books!
For an extra touch, add details like buttons or glitter glue around their eyes and mouths if they haven’t already been painted yet.*
What you can do with them: Hang them up in front of children’s bookshelves where they’ll serve as adorable reminders not only why reading is important but also what kinds of stories each person enjoys reading most often–and maybe even encourage them try some new titles too!”
The Subtitle, These Crafts Are Not Just Fun To Make, They’re UsefulToo.
These crafts are not just fun to make, they’re useful too. They’re easy enough for kids to do on their own and can be a great way for parents and children to bond over something that’s creative. If you have kids in your life, or if you are a parent yourself, here are some of our favorite DIY crafts that will help the little ones get excited about art and crafting!
Conclusion
We hope you try some of these fun and easy crafts for kids this fall. Both parents and kids can enjoy crafting together, or kids can do the crafts on their own with supervision. For example, bookmarks are a craft that kids can make and give to friends, teachers, or family members as gifts.
The tote bag would be a great way to bring snacks on a trip to an apple orchard this fall. Kids will love helping cut up apples, then dipping them in paint before stamping them onto paper bags they can use later on. And the best part is you get to eat all the extras!
