Author: karlafreystudio

Ready or not, fall is here! The weather may not be spot on, but September is undeniably the beginning of the fall season! Kids are back in school, pumpkin spice everything is making it’s annual debut, and the leaves are changing colors and dropping from the trees. I love season changes! I’m a super festive person. Any reason to celebrate, am I right?!

If you’re a mom of little kids like me, now is the perfect time to start the fall art projects. My daughter is 2.5 and learning about season changes, learning (& getting so good at) knowing her colors, and is extremely passionate about figuring out things for herself (“me do it!”). These activities are educational and very fun… and keep your little one busy!

1) Leaf Color Match Search & Find

First up, start with this project! It’s time to collect leaves for your craft projects, and this turns it into a fun game! Talk about how leaves change colors. Depending on how old your child is you can talk about photosynthesis. Bonus if you know the type of leaves you find! We kept our game pretty basic with just being excited over finding pretty leaves and talking about the colors.

After this project I put all our leaves in between pages of a book to press them flat. I highly recommend this step if you want your next projects to last more than a day. If you use the leaves same day, they will end up drying and curling. It only takes about 2 days for the leaves to be pressed and ready to use!

2) Autumn Leaf Wreaths

For this project I cut out the inside of a paper plate. I happened to have paper plates from a different craft project, but you could use cardboard or paper as well. Apply glue liberally and have fun! Cute fall decor to have around for the next few months!

3) Leaf People

This one is pretty self-explanatory, but cute and fun! My daughter got a kick out of watching me draw these little characters. Bonus round if you’re a supermom, cut them out and laminate so your kids can play with them!

4) Leaf Prints

This one ended up being trickier than anticipated! It was a little more advanced than my 2.5 year old had patience for! That’s ok, it was still educational and we can try again a different day! Make sure to apply paint liberally to the leaves so they leave a good print mark.

Bonus fun: my daughter loved squirting glue all over a piece of paper and then adding leaves where she wanted. Sometimes the most fun projects are unstructured! Be creative and let your kids get messy! They’re only little once!

Let me know if you try any of these projects with your kids! Any other fun art projects you like to do in the fall? I’d love to hear! Leave a comment below!