Looking for simple autumn-themed crafts toddlers will approve? I have compiled a list of our favorite Simple Autumn Crafts for Toddlers! For these craft ideas you’ll need minimal art supplies and prep, making them perfect for easy and on the go crafts!

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#1: Fingerprint Fall Tree Craft

This Fingerprint Fall Tree Craft is a beautiful and engaging craft for preschoolers.

You’ll need minimal materials for this craft, as well as little fingers and a free tree tree trunk. Kids will love to create colorful leaves using their fingers! It’s a fun craft to watch colors mix and change into new ones too.

materials:

White card stock
Finger paint (orange, red, yellow)
Tree trunk printable
Paper plate

Instructions:

Print out the free tree trunk printable.
Place a little bit of each paint color onto the paper plate.
Let those little fingers stamp colorful leaves all over the upper portion of the tree trunk. Let the paint dry.

#2: Bubble Wrap Sunflower Craft

This Bubble Wrap Sunflower Craft is a lovely, recycled craft idea for Fall.

You’ll be surprised at how easy and quick it is to prep this craft. It makes a wonderful, spontaneous craft any day. It’s perfect for kids of all ages and makes a wonderful craft project for classrooms.

For this craft you’ll need basic craft supplies, like paint, paintbrushes, card stock and craft scissors. Add bubble wrap to the list (save that bubble wrap from packaging) and you’re ready to go!

#3: Fork Stamped Hedgehog Craft

Who’s in for a cute hedgehog craft? This Fork Stamped Hedgehog Craft is precious, super easy to prep and loads of fun. After all, kids are using a FORK to make the hedgehog all needle-ish!

MATERIALS for Fork stamped Hedgehog:

#4: Cotton Ball Autumn Tree Craft

This Cotton Ball Autumn Tree craft is a fun one for sure. Kids love using droppers (mine definitely do!) and for this craft their coloring in the cotton ball tree using droppers!

Prep is super quick and I’m using lots of materials that you probably already have at home, like glue, paper rolls and cotton balls. I’ve prepped this cotton ball tree in under five minutes and let it dry a bit. Made the watered down paint and set everything up for the kids to use.

Kiddos stays happy and busy using the droppers to fill them with paint and releasing them over the cotton balls, watching the colors mix to create a beautiful Autumn Tree.

#5: Pool Noodle Stamped Apple Tree Craft

Do you have a pool noodle at home, maybe somewhere in the shed or the garage? Well, if you do then you’re going to love this simple activity! This Pool Noodle Stamped Apple Tree craft is an easy and fun Autumn craft that uses up, perhaps, old pool noodles.

Materials For pool noodle stamped apple tree:

Instructions:

Cut the pool noodle into a 1 inch slice with the knife. THIS STEP IS FOR ADULTS of course!
Pour a little bit of red washable kids paint onto the paper plate and spread it out (you can twirl the paper plate or use something to spread it such as a plastic knife).
Tape a piece of the white easel board paper to the wall using scotch tape.
Using the brown crayon draw a large tree on the easel board paper. That’s it, now it’s time for some apples!
Stamp the pool noodle into the red paint and stamp onto the tree.
Color in the apples and add some green to the tops of the apples for leaves.

#6: ACORN ART

This Acorn Art is a super easy and fun craft for toddlers and preschoolers. Perfect for this Fall season as acorns are everywhere!

Materials FOR acorn art:

Acorns
Bin with rims (storage bin works great)
Washable kids paint
White cardstock

Instructions:

Place a piece of white cardstock inside the bottom of a bin.
Add small dollops of desired washable kids paint.
Add that acorns and shake, shake, shake (kids love this part)!

#7: POM-POM PUMPKIN STAMPING

This Pom-Pom Pumpkin Stamping activity is so fun and adorable, and of course the most perfect craft to do this Fall!

Materials for pom-pom pumpkin stamping activity:

Instructions:

With a permanent marker draw a simple pumpkin patch with several pumpkins, vines and leaves, using different colors. Squeeze some paint into a paper plate. Clip a pompom by a clothespin. That’s it. Prep is done! Let kids enjoy this Fall craft by stamping their pumpkins with paint.

#8: PAPER PLATE APPLE CRAFT

This Paper Plate Apple Craft is going to give you all the Fall vibes. Apple-picking, apple cider, apple donuts, you name it. Autumn is a wonderful and beautiful time of the year for apples!

Materials:

Paper plate
Washable kids paint (red)
Felt (brown/beige, green)
Craft scissors
Liquid school glue
Foam paintbrush

Instructions:

Pour a little bit of the red washable kids paint onto a paper plate.
Let the kids paint another paper plate red using the foam paintbrush. Let dry.
Meanwhile, cut out a little stem out of the brown/beige felt and a leaf out of the green felt. *Adults can help little ones with this step*
Once the red paper plate has dried, add the stem and leaf by gluing to the backside of the paper plate. Let the glue set.

#9: BUBBLE WRAP CORN CRAFT

Create sweet-looking corn using bubble wrap! This Bubble Wrap Corn Craft is perfect as an Autumn craft and is simple enough for even the small kids to follow along. They’ll love the process and the final product!

Materials For Bubble Wrap Corn Craft:

Instructions:

Cut the bubble wrap using craft scissors into a “corn” shape, making one end of the bubble wrap round. You can leave the other end straight. This step is for adults and can be done ahead of time.
Now, let the kids paint the bubble wrap with yellow washable kids paint using the paintbrush.
Next, flip over the painted bubble wrap onto a white piece of cardstock paper and stamp. Press every corner gently to make sure the paint transfers onto the cardstock. Remove the bubble wrap and voilà! You’ve got corn
Now using the green washable kids paint, add some long greenery around the sides of the corn.

#10: FALL BOUQUET CRAFT

This Fall Bouquet Craft is the perfect craft idea for Fall. Simple, easy and beautiful! Kids will love the simple steps for creating these Autumn Bouquets and you will too! The prep for this craft is minimal. You’ll need a piece of cardboard, colored permanent markers and assorted Fall leaves, that’s it!

materials:

Cardboard
Colored permanent markers (can use crayons)
Liquid school glue
Leaves (assorted colors)

Instructions:

Using a beige or gray permanent marker, draw a vase on the cardboard.
Next, using a green permanent marker, draw several stems out of the vase.
Now, using the glue, glue the leaves on the stems to create a beautiful bouquet.

Have fun crafting!