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I know some of you are “team fall.” Honestly, I am all for summer. However, one thing I DO love about fall is the pretty leaves! So, I went outside collecting some beautiful red, orange, and yellow leaves to make an awesome fall leaf craft for kids.
This is a super simple fall leaf craft. Though, if you are feeling ambitious, you can make it into something more elaborate. But, of course, it will also depend on the age of your kiddos.
Now, I like options. I know many kiddos do too. So, I created 3 worksheets to use with this fall activity. Then, you just need to gather some leaves, a glue stick, and some crayons, and you are good to go.
Let’s get started!
Table of Contents
- Fall Leaf Craft for Kids
- Directions
- Ways to Use the Worksheets
- What I Like About this Fall Leaf Craft
- Fun Fall Leaf Craft
Fall Leaf Craft for Kids
As I said, I’ve tried to make this fall leaf craft as easy as possible because we are all busy moms and/or teachers. Yet, we like to have fun activities for the kids to do. So, you’ll only need a few common supplies and a printer.
In this fall activity, kiddos will hole-punch fall leaves and glue them on the worksheets to make pretty fall pictures. You have 3 different worksheets to choose from.
Now, I’ll share with you how to do this fall leaf craft.
Fall Craft Supplies
The first step is to gather a few supplies.
- Leaves
- Hole punch
- Glue stick
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils (paint if you are feeling ambitious)
- Leaf Worksheets (choose 1, 2, or all 3!)
You are now ready to get creative!
Directions
Step 1: Gather. Collect fall leaves. You can do this together or collect a bunch ahead of time.
If you collect leaves for your kids, make sure you don’t do it too far in advance. When leaves dry out inside, they become crumbly. Then they begin curling up, making it harder to deal with.
Step 2: Print. Print off the worksheet or worksheets you want. You can use regular copy paper or cardstock for more durable pages. Cardstock works best if you are using paints.
Step 3: Color. Kids can begin by coloring their worksheets. They can use crayons, markers, colored pencils, oil pastels, paints, etc.
I colored after I glued things on, making it more challenging. Okay, so I didn’t wait for the glue to completely dry before I started coloring. That was part of the problem. Don’t make my mistake. Color first!
Step 4: Hole Punch. Give kiddos a hole puncher and let them punch holes all through their leaves. They will need to empty the little basket on the back periodically.
I also had a cute star-shaped hole punch used in scrapbooking. It was SOOO cute. I HAD to use it. So, you can get creative with your hole punchers, too.
Step 5: Glue. Now that you have a bunch of colored leaf circles, it is time to start gluing.
It is that simple. And really cute, isn’t it?!
Ways to Use the Worksheets
I tried to make sure the accompanying worksheets were very simple and left room for lots of creativity! So, here are a few suggestions on how to use them.
Fall Leaf Craft with Tree Worksheets
- Kids can glue the leaf pieces for the tree worksheets, so there are leaves on the trees, blowing through the air, or piled on the ground. They can make the trees full or almost bare.
- Kids can add more to the picture. They can draw pumpkins, scarecrows, kids trick-or-treating, a spooky house or fence, or anything else they can dream up!
- After kids make their pictures, use them as a story starter/writing prompt. I also have a collection of 20 Fall Writing Prompts if you’d like some other writing ideas.
Ideas for Leaf Shapes Worksheet
For the leaf worksheet, kids have so many options.
- Use the leaf circle pieces inside the leaf pattern.
- Color the leaves and use the hole-punched pieces for AROUND the leaf patterns.
- Decorate the leaves with crayons (or other mediums) and use the leaf punches to add more decoration to the colored leaf patterns.
- Decorate the leaves with the punched-out leaves and cut out the leaf patterns to make a leaf wreath or garland, or hang individual leaves around the room.
- Take learning further. Learn what the leaves of different trees look like and what colors the leaves change to for those trees. See if there is a reason why.
What I Like About this Fall Leaf Craft
There are a few things that I like about this simple fall project.
Outdoors
I love this fall leaf craft because you can get kids outside! Kids can run around collecting their favorite leaves. This way, kids can get fresh air and burn some energy off before sitting to do the craft.
Fine Motor Skills
Between hole punching and coloring, kids are working on their fine motor skills. Hole punching and coloring help kids build up hand and finger strength. Plus, it is a fun way to work on those fine motor skills.
{You might also like: Fall Worksheets for PreK-1: Fine Motor Skills}
Extra Learning
Kids can take this simple leaf craft as a jumping point into further learning.
- Read books about leaves.
- Use their pictures as writing prompts.
- Work on leaf identification.
- Do a science experiment on why and how leaves change color.
- Leaf scavenger hunt.
- Fall Op Art (leaves)
- More fall art projects.
- Lots of Fall learning Activities at My Teaching Library.
- Fall Reading Bundle from All About Learning Press.
Of Course, Creativity
This fall leaf craft allows kiddos to be creative! They can use a variety of art supplies, add to their pictures, and build on them (like using the leaf patterns for different projects).
The worksheets are just the beginning. Kiddos can use their punched-out leaves in so many ways with each worksheet.
Fun Fall Leaf Craft
Whether doing this as a fun family project, in a youth group, or in your homeschool or classroom, kids are sure to have fun with this fall leaf craft. Adapting to different ages, group sizes, and purposes are easy.
I hope you and your kiddos have a lot of fun with this craft! Enjoy the beautiful fall leaves and get creative.
Happy Homeschooling!
