From wall art, to home accents, cute banners, fall signs and other spooktacular projects, your kids will want to do them all. Some of the projects are simple so younger kids can participate and others are more time-consuming that tweens will enjoy. That way, no matter how old your kids are, everyone in your family can get creative with some fall crafts for kids. Plus, seeing how most of these fall craft ideas involve items that you already have at home—like paper, markers, toilet paper rolls, paper plates and coffee filters—along with cheap (and even free!) items—like leaves, paint and googly eyes—it won’t cost a lot to round up the supplies. So what are you waiting on? It’s time to DIY. Check out the 75 DIY fall crafts for kids below to see which one your kids want to do first.

75 DIY Fall Crafts for Kids

  1. Ombre pumpkin Painting a wooden pumpkin sign from the Dollar Store in an ombre color pallet, is the perfect fall craft. Kids of all ages will love it!
  2. Candy corn headband Just print out a cute candy corn face and attach it to some construction paper for the most adorable fall headband. It’s fun and easy for kids to DIY!
  3. Leaf forest critters Take your kids on a walk outside and collect different shaped leaves. Then, glue each one to a piece of paper and draw woodland critters with them using a marker and googly eyes.
  4. Finger painted tree If you don’t mind your kids getting a little messy, this craft is for them. Just sketch a tree with branches for them and then place several small paint drops in red, yellow and orange on the branches that your kids can dip their fingers in to make leaves.
  5. Seed art On pieces of cardboard, draw an outline of simple fall objects, like a ghost or a leaf. Then, set out seeds in all kinds of colors and let your kid glue them down inside the object you drew.
  6. Pastel leaves Gather some extra-large leaves from outside for this DIY craft. Once you have them, let your kid paint them in pastel shades and then toss sprinkles on them while they’re still wet so they stick.
  7. Turkey dot art! Your kid will need two pieces of paper and paint for this craft. Have one piece of paper cut out in a turkey shape and lay it on top of the other piece of paper and paint dots all around it. Then, remove the turkey piece of paper to reveal your turkey’s shape.
  8. Paper plate witch hats Cut out witch hats and stars from a paper plate. Then paint the hat and stars and glue the stars on once the paint dries.
  9. Paper apples Use a sponge brush to paint a small paper plate red. Once it’s dried, cut out a leaf and stem from colored construction paper and add them to your apple.
  10. Fox leaf mask The trick to pulling off this craft comes down to finding giant leaves. Once you find one, cut eyeholes in it, and then paint on the ears and other fox facial features.
  11. Paper owl art Who can’t wait to do this fall kids’ craft? You just need some scissors and some brown, tan, yellow and orange construction paper that you can cut and glue together.
  12. Artsy scarecrow You and your kiddos can make your own adorable scarecrow together. Just use a paper plate for its face, some yellow yarn for its straw hair and some construction paper for its hat.
  13. Leaf girl If you have a little girl, she will love using fall leaves to make a leaf dress and hair for a little leaf person. All you have to do is draw a head and then you can let her use her imagination to do the rest.
  14. Pumpkin turkey Find a tiny pumpkin and glue a leaf on its backside for its feathers, then cut out its facial features and feet from paper. It’ll be a sweet craft.
  15. Grateful wall To ring in Thanksgiving, have your kiddos create a grateful wall. They just need to cut out leaves, then use yarn to create a line they can be hung on with clips. Then, each day everyone can write something they are thankful for on each one.
  16. Beaded corn What kid doesn’t love crafts that involve beads? If they use beads and pipe cleaners, they can create beaded corn that can be used to decorate your table this fall. Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
  17. TP roll turkey Cut out feathers from paper and have your kiddos color them. Then glue them to the back of a TP roll, add some googly eyes and a triangle beak to create the most precious turkey craft.
  18. Halloween logs If you live out in the country and have access to logs, you can make the cutest creatures. You just need some white paint if you want to make a ghost or some orange paint if you want to make a ghost.
  19. Fruit turkey With a watermelon and some other slices of your favorite fruit, you and your kids can make a turkey that will catch everyone’s eyes. You’ll want to gobble it right up once you’re done.
  20. Paper animal napkin rings Let your littles help you decorate the dining room table. With some colored paper, markers and googly eyes you can craft any animal you want.
  21. Mason jar candle Kids will love helping you makeover your house with fall decorations if they can DIY some. One that’s easy for them to do are mason jar candles. Just have them glue some orange and yellow tissue paper to the outside of a mason jar.
  22. Faux pumpkin pie Cut up pieces of orange and brown paper so your children can glue them to a triangle-cut paper plate. Then top them off with a cotton ball and you’ll have the best pretend pumpkin pie.
  23. Porcupine shavings craft Don’t throw out your pencil shavings! Why? Your kids can use them to create texture on little porcupine drawings that you can hang up.
  24. Hand tree Drawing trees can be hard, but not if you trace your kid’s arm and hand and then let them glue on colorful paper leaves. It’ll be an easy, but fun craft.
  25. Scarecrow puppet Adding a smile, some eyes, a nose, eyes, straw hair and a hat is all your kid needs to do to transform a paper bag into a puppet. It’ll keep them busy playing all day long.
  26. Leaf wall art You’d be surprised how beautiful a stick with leaves hanging down from it that are tied to strings look. It’s a fall craft any kid can display in their room once they make it.
  27. Painted acorns No matter what age your kid is, they’ll have fun painting acorns. They can pick any shades and then you can display them in a bowl on your coffee table once they are dry.
  28. Leaf people Want a playful craft for your kids! They can use leave cutouts with googly eyes and pipe cleaners to make their own leaf characters.
  29. Popsicle stick scarecrows Save your popsicle sticks so your kids can use them to make scarecrow faces. They’ll be so darling with their googly eyes and painted faces.
  30. Pumpkin flower pots Carve out tiny pumpkins and use them as vases/flower pots to put on your table. It’ll be a fun craft for your whole family.
  31. Apple stamps Want to make some handmade cards? Cut apples in half and have your kids stamp them in paint and apply them to blank index cards.
  32. Leafy lion Talk about a roaring project! Print out a lion face and then have your kids glue down leaves around it for its mane.
  33. Fall necklaces Your kids will be proud to wear a craft they make this fall. You just need to have them paint a cool-shaped leaf, then use a hole puncher and put string through it to make a necklace.
  34. Pumpkin birdfeeder Do your kids love animals? Then help them make a birdfeeder by slicing a pumpkin in half, hanging it from a branch and filling it with birdseed.
  35. Felt turkey wind mobile What do you get when you combine felt pieces, a glue gun, fake leaves and a marker? A turkey wind mobile.
  36. Fall gourds Gourds are a fall staple, which is why your kids should decorate them. Gluing tiny leaves all over them will make them even more festive.
  37. Seashell turkey If you and your kids live near a beach, go and collect some shells. Then, glue them to a turkey drawing instead of coloring inside the lines.
  38. Paper stain glass art If your kiddo glues down pieces of tissue paper inside a fall object you cut out, like an apple, the sun will shine through it. It’ll be such a festive craft.
  39. Hand leaves One cute fall craft idea combines paint and your child’s handprints. Use green, yellow and red paint and have them stamp their hands all over a sheet of white paper, then use a pen to draw in the leaf veins.
  40. DIY placemats What’s cuter than placemats created by your kids? Nothing! That’s why they need to make this craft that uses their handprints to make turkey feathers.
  41. Pumpkin fairy house Instead of carving a Jack-o’-lantern, help your child carve out a door and some windows to make a fairy house. Don’t forget to give it a roof and place it in your garden for a magical fall craft.
  42. Ghost leaves There’s nothing spooky about this craft. If your child paints different-sized leaves white and gives them faces, they’ll look just like ghosts!
  43. DIY garland Don’t go buy fall garland this year, ask your kid to make you some. It’ll be something you’ll treasure forever and just requires some paper, string and paint to pull off.
  44. Black cat craft Help your son or daughter cut out a cat using a paper plate. Then paint it black and use googly eyes and a pom-pom to make the purrrfect cat.
  45. Noodle sunflowers Your kids can use noodles for the sunflower’s petals, seeds for the flower’s center and pipe cleaners for its stem and leaves. It’ll be the prettiest craft project.
  46. No-paint pumpkins Avoid the mess of paint, but let your kids still create a colorful pumpkin. Just buy white pumpkins and give your kids strips of colorful tissue paper that they can glue on.
  47. Ghost rocks Even the tiniest of tots can enjoy this craft! Have them gather up rocks from outside, wash them off and then give them a fresh coat of white paint and add three dots for its eyes and mouth to complete your ghost rocks.
  48. Pumpkin cork Older kids will love this pumpkin cork craft. Just have them paint all but one cork orange and then arrange them in a circle shape. Finish by placing paper leaves and a cork stem.
  49. Pumpkin seed rainbow Your kid can achieve a pumpkin seed rainbow, by painting a handful of seeds each color of the rainbow. Then they just need to glue them down on a piece of cardboard or paper so you can frame it.
  50. Pinecone mermaids Gather up some pinecones you find outside this fall, some seashells, yarn, large wood beads and paper to help your kids make their very own mermaid. It’ll be a magically good time.
  51. Pom pom spiders Your kids won’t be afraid of these crafty spiders. Just have them dip a pom pom into black paint and stamp it several times on paper. Then, they can draw legs and place googly eyes on each of them.
  52. Floral pumpkin One flower you’ll see a lot of in the fall are mums. Pick several blooms and let your kids use them to make floral pumpkins.
  53. Fall unicorn If your child is obsessed with unicorns, help them create a fall unicorn. They just need cardboard, glue, some straw or wheat stems, flowers in fall colors, glitter paint, a sharpy and a pink crayon.
  54. Spiderweb wall art Grab a giant piece of cardboard and sketch a black spiderweb on it. Once you’re finished tell your children to paint it in with different colors.
  55. Googly eyed haunted house Draw an outline of a haunted house, complete with a door and some windows and have your child cut it out. Once they’re done, tell them to glue googly eyes on it.
  56. Coffee filter ghosts If you have candles and coffee filters in your home, your child can make some 3-D ghost crafts. How cute are these?
  57. Handmade tiny witch brooms Some straw, string and a stick can be transformed into a witch’s broom in no time. Your littles will love making and playing with them.
  58. Paper apple pie Your kid will wish they could eat a slice of pie after they make this delicious craft. It just requires a paper plate, some paint and construction paper.
  59. Festive spoons Cook up a cute craft with a few wooden spoons. Let your child use paint to design ghost and pumpkin faces on them.
  60. Handprint spider Help your adorable tot DIY a spider with their hands! It only requires construction paper, scissors, googly eyes and white paint.
  61. Paper acorn character Print out a cute acorn pattern, have your child cut it out. Then, use pipe cleaners for its arms and legs.
  62. Caterpillar leaves Collect 6-8 leaves and help your child cut them into circles. Then glue them in a row and add googly eyes, a smile and an antenna to its head. Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
  63. Fruity pumpkin snacks Grab some oranges and ask your kiddo to draw pumpkin faces on them and spider webs. It’ll be the yummiest craft.
  64. DIY spiderweb Your kids can make a spider with some paper and googly eyes. Then to create a web, they just have to spread glue around and let it dry.
  65. Leaf prints Even tiny tots can do this fall craft. Have them dip different shaped leaves into paint and then stamp them onto paper.
  66. Beaded pumpkins Older kids will love this sophisticated pumpkin craft. They just need some paint, paper, straw and beads.
  67. Candy corn craft Draw a rounded triangle shape and cut out tiny squares of yellow, orange and white paper. Then let the kids in your family use them to color in the class fall candy.
  68. Ghost feet A simple DIY fall project your littles will love combines them dipping their feet in white paint and stamping them on black paper to make ghosts. Fun, right?
  69. Cardboard leaves What’s better than leaves in the fall? If you cut some out of cardboard for your kid to paint or color in they will last much longer.
  70. Pumpkin seed sign Instead of writing a typical thankful sign, let your kids paint pumpkin seeds and glue them to a paper sign. It’ll be so adorable to hang up.
  71. Leaf forest animals If your littles collect a few leaves, they can draw cute animal faces on them. Your kids will love using their imaginations playing with these!
  72. Egg carton wreath If you love wreaths, have your kids make you one. They can make the main circle using the ring of a paper plate and glue painted egg carton pieces to it.
  73. Stick tree If your kids gather a few twigs, they can make trees by cutting out paper leaves they can hang on them. So cute!
  74. Leafy porcupine One simple fall craft you can do involves you cutting the body of a porcupine out of cardboard and then letting your child use real leaves (or paper ones) to fill in as its quills. It’s fun and doesn’t take much time at all.
  75. Leaf doodle art Challenge your kids to show off their creative sides by painting leaves. Tell them to paint each section of the leaf they choose with different shapes. Check out…Thanksgiving Table IdeasFall Quotes
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