Fall Craft Ideas to Do With the Whole Family

Now that the weather is finally cooling down outside and the chaos of the summer is over, it’s the perfect time to get crafty! Festive crafts are a fun and interactive way to celebrate Thanksgiving and this gorgeous autumn season, and it’s also a super great activity to do with the whole family. Let’s get crazy, creative, and crafty! 

Nature-Inspired Fall Crafts

When it comes to fall crafts, sometimes, you just have to look outside your window. Everything you need to transform the natural into something extraordinary is right outside! Here are some creative ideas that repurpose natural materials and give them a second life. 

Leaf Artwork

Mother Nature truly becomes an artist during the fall. Multicolored leaves are the perfect medium for crafting. Here’s how to get started.

• Collecting and Preserving Leaves: Go on a nature walk to collect some beautiful leaves. Choose ones of varying sizes, shapes, and colors, and you can even press them between the pages of a heavy book to preserve their shape and color!
• Creating Leaf Collages: Use your leaf collection to create a collage on a canvas. Glue them down to create an image, and you can even use tools like scissors to cut up your leaves and get creative! Make an owl, or a tree, or whatever your heart desires.
• Crafting Leaf Garlands: If you want the leaves to shine just as they are, make a garland! String leaves together with twine or ribbon to make a beautiful decor piece that you can hang indoors or outdoors to bring that fall spirit to the home. 

Pinecone Crafts

Pinecones are another fantastic natural material for crafting, and during the fall, they are everywhere! Here are some ideas to transform pinecones into bona fide art. 

• Making Pinecone Owls: Use pinecones as the body of the owl, and grab the hot glue gun. Glue some googly eyes, felt wings, and a paper beak to create a family of cute little owls, perfect for perching on a shelf in your home!
• Decorating with Painted Pinecones: Pinecones aren’t exactly the most colorful thing ever, but you could change that. Get the whole family involved by painting pinecones vibrant colors, and use them as table decor or to add a pop of color to your fall decor! 
• Pinecone Wreaths for Fall: For a beautiful piece to add to your door, glue pine cones onto a circular base to make a pinecone wreath! Add some ribbons, glitter, or ornaments to give it a more festive touch. 

Festive Crafts

Is it even fall if you don’t get really creative with pumpkins? Here are some pumpkin crafts you can enjoy. 

Painted Pumpkins

Of course, pumpkin carving is the go-to fall activity, but it’s not always the most practical. If you have small children, it’s not the safest craft, but you know what can be? Painting pumpkins instead! No sharp objects needed, painting pumpkins is the ultimate creative craft for the whole family.  

• Choosing the Right Paints and Brushes: Use acrylic paints for vibrant colors that will harden when dry, and get a variety of brushes so that you can get the details you want. A wide, flat brush is perfect for painting the whole pumpkin, medium sized brushes are good for big details like eyes and mouths, and small, thin brushes provide the precision you want when detailing! 
• Creative Painting Techniques: Brushes are great and all, but if you want to get a cool textured look, try using a sponge! You can also get some stencils online to create fun, creative shapes. 
• Theme Ideas for Painted Pumpkins: To make it even more fun, have your party follow a theme! The assignment can be spooky monsters, cute animals, or festival holiday designs–this is where you can let your imagination run wild! 

Hand Turkey Craft

If there’s one thing kids love, it’s tracing. If there’s two things kids love, it’s tracing their own hands. Let’s turn this into a classic holiday craft–the hand turkey! All you need is a pen and paper. Have them trace their own hand, carefully cut it out, and decorate it as a turkey. Easiest craft ever! If you want to get even more creative, here are some ways to spice it up.

• Unique Colored Paper or Felt: Use vibrant colored paper and felt to add texture and help your turkeys stand out from the crowd.
• Making Your Turkey a Hanging Decoration: Once your turkey is decorated, punch a hole at the top and hang your turkeys up with string. Now you have a whole flock of turkeys that are a delightful decoration for your home! 

Kitchen and Food-Themed Crafts

If your vibe is less “nature and woods”, and more “baked goods”, you can get creative in the kitchen with some fun, edible crafts that bring the whole family together. 

Edible Crafts & Fall Treats

Edible crafts can be super fun activities, and the best part? They’re a great treat as a party snack or party favor! Try some of these tasty ideas.

• Making Caramel Apples: Dip apples in some delectable caramel and let the kids go crazy with decorating! Sprinkles, nuts, or chocolate drizzle makes any boring apple into an exciting craft.
• Autumn-Inspired Cookie Decorating: Get a fall themed cookie cutter set, and go to town! Bake some cookies, and let your little ones decorate them to their heart’s content with sprinkles, icing, and chocolate!

Homemade Festive Fall Candle

Crafting Homemade Pumpkin Spice Candles: If you’re crazy for pumpkin spice anything, why don’t you try to make some homemade pumpkin spice candles? All you need is some pumpkin spice seasoning, cinnamon and nutmeg spices, and soy candle wax to make mini candles that smell like fall.

Crafting is such a great way to take advantage of the bursting beauty of fall. When you’re in the depths of DIY, don’t forget to keep the fun going with GoGo squeeZ® Fruit Blend Snacks! Made from 100% fruit, it’s a great snack to pair with all of the creative homemaking you’re about to get up to with the whole family. Happy crafting!