October 5, 2026

10 Easy Fall Leaf Crafts to Do with Kids This Weekend

Fall leaf crafts made with children on a low table
Fall leaf crafts made with children on a low table

A bag of leaves is enough for a whole weekend of making. These ten fall leaf crafts stay simple: glue, paper, and a walk outside.

What you need

  • Dry leaves in a few colours
  • Paper, glue, and a stapler
  • Crayons and a tray

Ten crafts

  • Leaf crown: staple a paper strip into a band and glue leaves around it.
  • Leaf rubbing: cover a leaf with paper and rub a peeled crayon over it.
  • Leaf owl: one large leaf for the body, two small ones for wings, and paper eyes.
  • Window leaves: tape the prettiest leaves to a sunny window.
  • Leaf confetti: crumble dry leaves and glue the bits into a shape.
  • Nature frame: glue leaves around the border of a drawing.
  • Leaf animals: add paper legs and a face to a leaf body.
  • Sorting tray: sort leaves by colour, then glue one of each onto a strip.
  • Leaf printing: paint the back of a leaf and press it onto paper.
  • Gratitude leaf: write one thankful word on a paper leaf and hang it up.

Want the mess to stay at the studio? Open Studio in Milton is a drop-in hour for this kind of making. Weekend sessions are on the events page.