Things to Make and Do, Crafts and Activities for Kids - The Crafty Crow

Nature Craft Turkey

Gather items from a nature walk and your kitchen cupboards
to make this turkey craft found at Better Homes and Gardens.

Fall Paper Leaf Garland

Krokotak shows you how to make this gorgeous fall
paper leaf garland to decorate your windows or frame. 

Simple Autumn Wreath With Yarn

I love the simplicity of this fall wreath. Just wrap a
wreath base of flexible branches with seasonally colored
yarn scraps. More details are at UpCraftClub.

Salt Dough Leaf Prints

Making leaf prints in salt dough is such a great way to preserve
the beauty of autumn leaves. Found at The Imagination Tree.

Squirrel Art for Kids

I love this easy squirrel art project at Leon Pas Sur Les Murs.
It's perfect to display all year round!

Fall Leaf Stitchery

Do Small Things With Love shares a simple stitchery idea that is
perfect for beginners. Trace a leaf then embroider it with straight
stitches in different directions. Click over for more details!  

Fall Mobile Wall Art

Use some fall leaves as patterns to create a cheerful seasonal
wall hanging with this tutorial at Make It Your Own.

Beautiful Leaf Print Art

I love the surprise of printing fall leaves with white paint on
black paper at Deep Space Sparkle. The colorful backgrounds
make them really pop too!

Paper Leaf Craft for Fall

Check out this gorgeous accordion folded fall leaf paper craft
at Pink Stripey Socks. It's an easy tutorial and something
that kids of different ages can enjoy doing together.

Autumn Leaf Window Art

 
Visit Kids Craft Room and find out how to use leaves and paint
to create beautiful autumn silhouettes for your windows.

Pine Cone Owl Craft

Find out how to make these pine cone owls at WhiMsy Love. 
There's also directions to make pine cone hedgehogs.

Fall Egg Carton Wreath DIY

I can't resist saving egg cartons so I thought I'd
make a fall wreath to put a few of them to good use. If
you haven't made an egg carton wreath you really must
give it a try. They make a great family craft and the results
are so pretty. Meanwhile, you've made use of something that
usually goes in the trash. The directions are fairly straight
forward: cut an egg carton into flowers and leaves, paint
them, then glue onto a wreath shape. 


What You'll Need: 

2 - 3 egg cartons 
scissors (kitchen shears work best) 
acrylic paint in fall colors 
paint brush 
cardboard for the wreath base 
thick white glue


Directions: 

Cut a wreath shape from the cardboard. I traced a small
plate for the outside edge and a plastic lid for the inside.
The diameter of my wreath is about 8 inches.

Paint the wreath brown and let it dry. 

Cut flower shapes from the egg carton cups, and leaves
from the flat areas. I cut the blue flowers from the tall spacers
between the egg cups. I suggest an older child or adult do the
cutting as it can be a bit of a chore. You might want to
cut the flowers out ahead of time. 

Paint the flowers and leaves with acrylic paint and let dry. 

While the flowers are damp with paint they are fairly pliable
so if you'd like to give them a little shaping give it a go,
but once they are dry they are very sturdy. 

Place the flowers and leaves in a pleasing way around the wreath
and when you're happy with your design then glue them on.


The little flat flowers are cut from the very bottom of the egg cup.  


I've been crocheting these round place mats and
I thought the wreath looked so pretty on this one.  


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