Fun Fall Crafts For Kids

It's the fall season and you can feel the air getting cooler, which means it's time to start thinking about doing indoor activities with your kids. The weather outside may be less than ideal, but there are tons of fun things you can do inside to keep the kids entertained. We've put together a list of some of our favorite fun fall crafts for kids!

Toilet Paper Roll Scarecrow

Get creative with these materials you will use to decorate your scarecrow. You can also make two or three and create a fun little scarecrow village!

Materials:

• 2 toilet paper rolls
• 1 long piece of string (approximately 1 foot long)
• Paper scraps
• Googly eyes
• Scissors
• Glue
• Pens (for decorating)

Directions:

1. Cut one of the toilet paper rolls in half lengthwise.
2. Use one of your long pieces of string to tie a knot around the center of each cut end. This will help keep the two halves together when you stand them up.
3. Grab your paper scraps and googly eyes and get creative! You can glue on whatever you want to decorate your scarecrow.

No-Sew Sock Monster

If you have kids that love monsters, try making a sock monster! It’s easy to do and so cute!

Materials:

• Socks of different colors
• Buttons, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, yarn, and glue (optional)

Directions:

1. Cut off the toe of each sock to make a hole for your monster’s face.
2. Attach buttons or googly eyes with yarn to make eyes and attach pipe cleaners for arms and legs if desired.
3. Glue on buttons or googly eyes for eyes if you wish; glue yarn onto one side of the sock to make hair; use glue or sew on buttons for the nose; add felt details with fabric paint if desired

Paper Plate Yarn Pumpkins

Bring out your inner crafter and use the supplies you have on hand to create these fun paper plate yarn pumpkins.

Materials:

• Paper plates
• pencils
• markers for decorating
• yarn
• scissors
• glue

Directions:

1. Draw a design on each paper plate using a pencil or marker. Cut out your pattern pieces using the scissors. Glue the pieces together to make a pumpkin shape.
2. Wrap yarn around the base of each pumpkin until it is covered with yarn; secure ends with hot glue or tape if desired.
3. Cut a hole in the top of each pumpkin and thread yarn through it to make a stem. Add buttons, googly eyes, and other finishing touches so that your pumpkins look like they have faces.

Pool Noodle Spider Web

This fun project is a great way to use up some of those extra pool noodles you have lying around. It’s also a great way to get older kids involved in crafting with younger ones.

Materials

• Pool noodles
• Hot glue gun
• Black yarn or pipe cleaners (optional)

Directions:

1. Cut a long strip of pool noodles and lay it flat.
2. Use hot glue to secure one end of the strip down and begin winding it around itself to create a web shape.
3. When you get to the end, secure with more hot glue.
4. Add black yarn or pipe cleaners if desired to make spider legs on each side of your web.