Fall is such a magical season—crisp air, crunchy leaves, pumpkins on every porch, and cozy afternoons indoors.
For parents, it’s the perfect time to keep toddlers busy with fun, hands-on crafts that celebrate the season.
Crafting not only sparks creativity but also helps toddlers develop fine motor skills and learn about textures, colors, and nature.
Here are 15 detailed fall toddler crafts you can try at home.
1. Leaf Rubbing Art
Take your toddler on a little nature walk to collect colorful fall leaves.
Place a leaf under a piece of paper and let your toddler rub crayons over the top to reveal the shape and veins of the leaf.
This activity introduces kids to textures while also creating beautiful fall patterns they’ll be proud to hang on the fridge.
2. Handprint Trees
Using brown paint, help your toddler make a handprint trunk and branches on a large sheet of paper.
Then, dip their little fingers in red, orange, and yellow paint to make leaves.
This is a keepsake-worthy craft that doubles as seasonal art for your home.
3. Pumpkin Paper Plates
Grab some orange paint, paper plates, and green construction paper.
Toddlers can paint the plate orange, and you can help cut out and glue a stem and leaf on top.
For extra fun, cut out eyes and a smile to turn it into a pumpkin face.
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4. Pinecone Bird Feeders
Toddlers love messy fun! Take a pinecone, cover it in peanut butter (or sunflower butter for allergies), and roll it in birdseed.
Tie it with string and hang it outside. Your little one will enjoy watching birds come to snack, making it both a craft and a nature lesson.
5. Apple Stamping
Cut an apple in half, dip it in red or green paint, and let your toddler stamp it on paper. They’ll love the surprise of the apple shape appearing.
Add a little brown stem and green leaf to turn their stamps into adorable apple art.
6. Fall Sensory Collage
Give your toddler a pile of fall materials—dried leaves, tissue paper in autumn colors, bits of fabric, and acorns.
Provide a glue stick and let them create a sensory collage. The different textures make this activity especially exciting for curious little hands.
7. Tissue Paper Pumpkins
Draw or print a pumpkin outline on paper. Cut orange tissue paper into small squares, then show your toddler how to crumple them into little balls.
They can glue them onto the pumpkin outline to make a 3D pumpkin craft.
8. Scarecrow Faces
Cut out a large circle for a scarecrow head. Toddlers can glue on yarn for hair, fabric scraps for clothes, and a triangle nose.
Let them stick on googly eyes and draw a smile for a fun, silly fall character.
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9. Acorn Painting
Place a few acorns in a shallow box or tray. Drop in a piece of paper and a few dabs of fall-colored paint. Then let your toddler roll the acorns around by tipping the tray.
This creates a unique abstract painting while also practicing coordination.
10. Coffee Filter Leaves
Give your toddler coffee filters cut into leaf shapes. They can color them with washable markers, then lightly spray with water.
The colors will blend together, creating a beautiful stained-glass effect when hung in a window.
11. Popsicle Stick Pumpkins
Glue popsicle sticks side by side to form a square or rectangle. Let your toddler paint it orange and add a green paper stem.
For extra fun, you can turn it into a pumpkin patch sign or a mini jack-o’-lantern with cut-out faces.
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12. Leaf Crowns
Help your toddler collect leaves and glue or tape them onto a strip of construction paper. Fit the strip around their head to make a crown.
Your little one will feel like fall royalty with this nature-inspired headpiece.
13. Corn on the Cob Painting
Wrap a small piece of bubble wrap around a cardboard tube and dip it in yellow paint.
Toddlers can roll it on paper to create a corn-on-the-cob effect. Add green paper husks to complete the look.
14. Apple Tree Craft
Cut out a tree trunk from brown paper and glue it to a background sheet.
Toddlers can use red pom-poms or fingerprints dipped in paint to make apples on the tree. It’s a colorful, hands-on way to celebrate harvest season.
15. Fall Playdough Fun
Make homemade playdough in fall colors like orange, brown, and yellow.
Add pumpkin spice for a seasonal scent. Provide cookie cutters shaped like leaves, pumpkins, and acorns for a fun, open-ended sensory craft.
FAQs About Fall Toddler Crafts
1. What age are these crafts best for?
Most of these crafts are perfect for ages 2–4, but older kids can join in with more detailed versions.
2. Do I need special supplies?
Not at all! Most crafts use basic items like paper, paint, glue, and nature finds like leaves and pinecones.
3. How can I keep things mess-free?
Use washable paints, cover the table with newspaper, and keep baby wipes handy. Outdoor crafting is also a great option.
4. Can toddlers actually do these on their own?
They’ll need some guidance, but the focus is on participation and exploration rather than perfection. Let them enjoy the process.
5. Are these safe for toddlers?
Yes—just supervise closely, especially with small items like acorns and pom-poms that could pose a choking hazard.
✨ With these fall toddler crafts, you’ll have plenty of fun activities to keep little hands busy and happy while making memories together this autumn.
