11 great projects you can do with your kids this autumn
Colorful leaves, pine cones, acorns, pumpkins, woodland creatures: these icons of autumn have an irresistible charm and what could be better than celebrating the season by creating cute decorations with them? Here are 11 easy and fun crafting projects you can consider taking on with your kids this autumn:
1. Snails from pine cones
A cardboard toilet paper tube,a pine cone, some pencils or markers and something to use for antennae (such as small flowers or stems, berries, scraps of paper or even pipe cleaners: in just a few steps, you can make cute snails like the ones shown here, and using a pine cone for their shells.
2. Leaves instead of spines
Video tutorial via mamahoch.fuenf/Instagram
You can also make cute hedgehogs with very few materials. All you need are some toilet paper tubes and some leaves to glue on to represent the spines. Finish off by coloring in or painting and drawing on eyes, noses and mouths with a marker.
3. A flag to salute nature
Video tutorial via @heyyitsashleynicole /Instagram
Pay homage to autumn with this cute, seasonal flag. Use sticks to create a triangular flag frame and, instead of fabric, use strips of transparent scotch tape to display colorful leaves you and the kids pick up on your walks. Once your "leaf mosaic" is ready, you can finish off by securing and protecting the leaves with a second layer of tape.
4. A 3D autumn tree
Video tutorial via @heyazka/Instagram
Take a piece of cardboard, draw on a trunk and branches and punch small holes into the tips of the branches (or along them). Place colored leaves and/or flowers into these holes and now, you have a three-dimensional picture of an autumnal tree!
5. Pumpkin lantern
Video Tutorial via @bibbels.diy, @jessica_bisceglia/Instagram
A length of flexible white ventilation tubing, a string of battery-powered lights and a branch: that's all you need to create a a pumpkin-shaped lantern like the ones shown here!
6. Autumnal calming jar
Video Tutorial via @studio_rosie/Instagram
A calming jar is always nice to have around the home. And to make one with an autumn theme, take a branch with multiple forks in it and place it into a glass jar (making sure it's a few centimeters shorter than the jar). Then, glue the branch to the jar's lid and glue leaves to the branch. Once done, fill the jar with water and confetti made from shredded, colorful leaves. Put the lid back on the jar, turn it upside down and now, your autumn calming jar is done!
7. Colorful acorns
A paintbrush, some acrylic paints and a black marker: use these items to make a colorful collection of cute, acorn heads - like the ones shown here - which will look great as a grouped display.
8... and glitter too!
And for those who like a "sparkly" finish, you could use glitter paints for this project (or paint a little white glue onto the acorns and then dip them into colorful glitter).
9. Embroidered paper
If you have wool in bright, autumn colours at home, you can take on this easy project: take a sheet of cardboard or paper, punch holes into it and now you can embroider trees, leaves, words and more onto it, creating a cute decoration!
10. Pumpkin stamps
Any cardboard tube can be bent in the middle to create a shape that resembles the outline of a pumpkin or an apple! Dip the end of the tube into a little paint and it instantly becomes a stamp that you can use to decorate almost any surface!
11. From leaves to cute foxes
Lots of orange-colored leaves, a little white paint, some glue and cute stick-one eyes: that's all you need to make these adorable, decorative foxes!
Are you ready to take on any of these autumnal-themed projects?
