20 Autumn Leaf Activities for Kids
Autumn leaves are the best thing to craft with – they are cheap and easy and fun! I love the season of Autumn. Summer really went so quickly, I still have so many Summer adventures that I have not yet written up! The big two went back to school this week – leaving the little two at home but not for long…… Orla will join her brother and sister at school in a week or so…… more on that soon. I’ve been trying to make the most of the last few days where we have just have the two littlest at home during the week and so this week we went Autumn leaf collecting to make Autumn Leaf Crafts. We’ve got to make sure we do one Autumn leaf activity a year! A couple of years ago we made these Autumn Leaf People as our Autumn kid’s craft and I’m pleased the kiddos still remember them!
September was a favourite time of year, growing up. I loved the name alone, I was thrilled to go back to school, I suppose it seemed special because of my birthday, but mainly I loved the sights and smells of Autumn. It seemed I could not take it all in, no matter how deeply I breathed or how much I tried to see. As I think I mention every year – Autumn is still my favourite season!
So, after our leaf collecting session on the way back from the school run – we sat down and made lots of hedgehog Autumn crafts. I’ve no idea why everything we made seemed to turn into hedgehogs – I guess they’re appropriate for the season – plus they’re cute!
Toilet Roll Hedgehog
- Paint a toilet roll in brown and then leave it to dry.
- Stick some leaves at the bottom of your picture to make the hedgehog’s bed!
- Draw a hedgehog face shape on a piece of white paper and cut out.
- Stick the face onto the paper and add a pom-pom or paper pink nose.
- Finally, fold toilet roll in half and cut it widthways. Glue these on their sides to make the spikes.
Toilet Roll Leaf Hedgehog
- Paint a toilet roll in brown and then leave it to dry.
- When dry, poke some holes in with the scissors and feed the leaves through to make the spikes.
- Draw the face on or add stickers for the eyes!
Simple Autumn Craft for Preschoolers
Here’s a simple Hedgehog craft for preschoolers.
Cut a hedgehog shape out of paper or card (we used wallpaper!) Glue Autumn leaves on to make the spikes.
If you’d also like to make some seasonal Autumn crafts for kids – here are some of our favourites that we’re hoping to try this season…….
Autumn Crafts for Kids
Lemon Lime Adventures – Autumn Leaf Sensory Activity
And Next Comes L – Autumn Leaves Soup Water Sensory Play
Powerful Mothering – Toddler Autumn Sensory Bin
Kids Craft Room – Leaf Sensory Bags
Rhythms of Play – Windy Autumn Leaves Sensory Bottle
Fun at Home With Kids – Autumn Leaf Suncatchers
Simply Designing – Autumn Leaf Wreath
A Little Pinch of Perfect – Autumn Leaf Science Experiment
Pre-K Pages – Autumn Leaves Sensory Bin
Rhythms of Play – Autumn Leaf Lacing
Gift of Curiosity – Autumn Leaves iSpy Printable
Mom on Time Out – Stained Glass Autumn Leaves
Living Well Mom – Salt Crystal Autumn Leaves
Playdough to Plato – Leaf Chromatography
Go Science Girls – Autumn Leaf Veins Activity
KinderArt – Autumn Leaf Crayon Resist Art Project
A Little Pinch of Perfect – Autumn Leaf Math Activity
Pre-K Pages – Autumn Leaf Counting Activity
Rhythms of Play – DIY Marbled Clay Autumn Leaves
Gift of Curiosity – Autumn Leaves Sudoku Printable
Happy Autumn leaf collecting everyone! Find some fun Autumn conker activities here too!
You can find our BUMPER list of Autumn Outdoor Activities for Kids here!
