Fall Crafts for Kids

Last Updated on April 27, 2026 by Jordyn Koveleski Gorman

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The leaves are getting crunchy, their vibrant summer greens turning into beautiful bouquets of yellow, orange, and red. Somewhere in the distance, you can hear a combine harvesting a cornfield. (No? Just me? Okay then.)

All of this can only mean one thing…fall has arrived! Break out the craft cart, because we have a whole new season to celebrate with arts & crafts!

People have told me that when they think about Eat Play Say, they think about doing crafts. We didn’t set out to be pioneers in the kids arts & crafts space, but here we are. Powered by our amazing occupational therapist, we have created the best simple crafts for kids that work on developmental skills littles need.

Our crafts are for everyone and every age. Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers can gain so much from engaging in these activities! They can help boost creativity and imagination, provide opportunities to work on cognitive and fine motor skills, and provide language opportunities.

We hope you enjoy creating these with your child, making sweet memories in the process!

Easy fall crafts for kids

These easy fall crafts can be completed in 15 minutes or less and only require the most basic supplies. No need for a special trip to the store for these! They are perfect for the changing of the season and some even help you get outside. Although no special supplies are necessary for these crafts, you can find our favorite craft supplies here!

Silly leaf person craft for kids

This is such a fun leaf craft for kids. It gets you outside in nature first before sitting down to finish the activity. I love this craft because it offers amazing sensory exploration, and the finished product is adorable!

Supplies needed: leaves, twigs, googly eyes, glue stick, construction paper

Time to complete: prep time is ~10 minutes, craft time is 10 minutes

Ages appropriate: 15+ months

Fine motor skills it supports: pincer grasp, hand-eye coordination, writing utensil grasp (with glue stick)

Directions:

1. Get outside! Find some fun colored leaves (not too crunchy) and twigs.
2. After gathering leaves, head inside and build your leaf person!
3. Glue the leaves and twigs on construction paper, using the leaves as the “body” and the twigs as the “arms” and “legs.”
4. Add silly googly eyes on top! If your little one isn’t ready to use the glue stick, have them help you by pointing where they want to put the glue.

Leaf wreath fall craft

This leaf wreath is a cute fall craft for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Tearing tissue paper is great practice for getting the hands moving in different directions to complete tasks. We call this bilateral coordination!

Supplies needed: paper plate, scissors, tissue paper, leaves (optional), glue stick

Time to complete: 10 minutes 

Ages appropriate: 12+ months

Fine motor skills it supports: pincer grasp, fine motor coordination, hand-eye coordination, writing utensil grasp, cutting (toddlers)

Directions:

1. Head outside to gather some colorful leaves, or stay inside and tear up tissue paper.
2. Cut out the center of your paper plate to make an open circle or “wreath.” (If you are doing this craft with a toddler 2.5 years or older, fold the paper plate in half and let them try to cut out the middle section.)
3. Help your little one open the glue stick and spread glue all over the wreath to get it nice and sticky.
4. Create your fall wreath by sticking the colored tissue paper (or leaves) onto the plate! Your new fall wreath will look great hanging up in the house or on your little one’s bedroom door!

Fingerprint tree fall craft for kids

This toddler craft is simple and sentimental, too. You’ll love the finished product.

Supplies needed: construction paper, finger paint, paper plate

Time to complete: 10 minutes 

Ages appropriate: 12+ months

Fine motor skills it supports: isolating pointer finger

Directions:

1. Draw a tree trunk with some branches on construction paper.
2. Then, squirt some fall colored paint out into trays or a paper plate for your little one.
3. Encourage them to isolate their index finger, dip their finger into the paint, then “poke” around the tree branches to make leaves.
4. Let it dry and hang up or put it into a frame to display!

Why are crafts beneficial for kids?

Crafts are a fun way to add variety to your days. They also support development for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. 

Crafts support sensory development

When children engage in crafts, they are using multiple senses during hands-on play. Crafts offer a variety of textures, such as soft, wet, smooth, sticky, or crunchy. This builds tactile awareness. Crafts also provide visual stimulation with bright colors, shapes, patterns, etc. This supports visual-motor coordination, like peeling and pressing stickers and gluing pieces down. 

Crafts support fine motor development

Crafts support fine motor skills in a fun way. They involve using small muscles in the hands, fingers, and wrists to support everyday activities like eating, dressing, and writing. Crafts work on hand-eye coordination, grasping, bilateral coordination, pre-writing skills, and more.

Spend your fall days crafting!

When you have a cozy day at home, bring out the crafts! If you’re looking for some spooky fun crafts, check out our Halloween crafts post!

We created our free Fall Crafts for Babies & Toddlers download to help parents find fun and easy activities during the autumn season. You might even get some stunning new home decor from it!

From pumpkin stamps, garlands, and leaf crafts for kids, we’ve got you covered. The 10 simple fall crafts in the download require 10 supplies or less (that you probably already have at home) and take 15 minutes or less!

For all of our other freebies, head to the Freebies page to download as many as you’d like!

Click to download Fall Crafts for free!