30 Fall Crafts for Kids

Pile on the fall fun this year while making lifetime memories with your little ones. Treat your kiddos to our favorite fall craft and recipe ideas for tots, teens and kids any age in between. The best part? All of these ideas are tech-free. Read on to find the best 30 fall crafts for your kiddo, including thumbprint artwork, pumpkin carving, stamped leaf napkins, paper straw necklaces, gobble-worthy treats and more.

It’s never too early to enlist your kiddos to make some charming, homemade Thanksgiving decorations. This festive foam-and-straw table turkey is the perfect project to work on together while watching your favorite fall flicks. All you need to get started are foam balls, paint, seasonal striped paper straws and googly eyes aplenty. Check out the link below for the materials list, plus easy-to-follow instructions to use at home.

It’s true what they say: One kid’s trash is another kid’s pumpkin. Gather your crafty kids or tweens to create a patch of pumpkins using trash and paper you have on hand. A word to the wise? Forage their bedroom for supplies — you’ll never come up short there. Cram their bounty of spare paper into a plastic shopping bag until it creates a plump pumpkin shape; follow our step-by-step tutorial below to transform the surface into a farmhouse-inspired pumpkin with paper mache pulp and a few coats of paint.

Falling leaves and visible tree limbs make autumn one of the best seasons to make feathered friends. Invite your craft-loving kiddo into the kitchen and make these delicious DIY birdseed hangers for the cardinals, blue jays and finches in your neighborhood. Follow our trusty seed recipe, then cut the mixture into festive shapes like maple leaves or pumpkins with seasonal cookie cutters.