Make · Ages 1 to 3
Fall crafts for toddlers
17 things to make for Fall, most searched first. Every one shows the level, the time and the cost before you start.
Painted pie pumpkin
A real little pumpkin your toddler covers in color, then it sits on the porch all October.
Nature playdough prints
Leaves, pine cones and bark pressed into flat dough, leaving prints your toddler can peel up and study.
Pumpkin washing station
A tub of soapy water, a few small pumpkins and a scrub brush, which is all a toddler needs for a happy half hour outside.
Nature walk bracelet
A tape cuff with the sticky side out, so your toddler can stick every leaf and petal they find on a walk.
Nature paintbrushes
Sticks with leaves, grass and pine needles tied on, so every brush makes a different mark.
Leaf suncatcher
Fall leaves pressed between clear sticky paper that glow orange and red when you tape them to a window.
Pumpkin squish bag
A taped-up bag of orange gel your toddler can poke, squish and smoosh with zero mess to clean.
Fall oat sensory bin
A bin of oats, big leaves and scoops for pouring, hiding and finding, and it's fine if a little gets tasted.
Pumpkin pie playdough
Soft orange dough that smells like pumpkin pie, made in 10 minutes from pantry staples.
Crayon leaf rubbings
Leaf shapes that appear like magic when your toddler scribbles over a leaf hiding under the paper.
Pine cone roll painting
Pine cones roll through paint in a box and leave wild tracks all over the paper.
Leaf color sort
A pile of fall leaves and 3 colored buckets, so your toddler can sort leaves on the lawn.
Apple stamp painting
Apple halves dipped in paint make perfect apple-shaped prints, star and all.
Tissue paper plate pumpkin
A bright orange pumpkin made from scraps of tissue your toddler sticks on 1 piece at a time.
Letter A apple collage
A giant letter A covered in red paper apples, for a first taste of the alphabet.
Handprint fall tree
A brown handprint tree with fingertip leaves in red, orange and yellow, and a fall keepsake to frame.
Paper plate turkey
A round turkey with bright paper feathers your toddler glues around the edge.
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