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For the Kids

Craft projects simple enough for little hands — and messy enough to actually be fun.

Two cardboard faces with hair made from colorful fall leaves Kids Craft

Leaf Hair: A Free Fall Craft

Cardboard, scissors, a marker and a pile of fall leaves are all it takes to give a drawn face a colorful head of hair.

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Finished DIY fall leaf wreath with velvet pumpkins and acorns Kids Craft

DIY Fall Leaf Wreath

Two cardboard rings, a bag of Dollar Tree leaves, and a lot of glue — a fall wreath little hands can actually help make.

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Materials for the balloon bomb experiment: vinegar, baking soda, balloons, funnel, and gloves Kids Craft

Balloon Bomb Experiment

A baking soda and vinegar reaction, sealed inside a balloon, that inflates itself when the kids stomp on it.

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Two finished paper mache pumpkins painted orange with green stems Kids Craft

Paper Mache Pumpkins

Balloons, craft paper, and a length of rope turned into ridged paper mache pumpkins.

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Finished rainbow yarn unicorn tail with a braided top and a fluffy fringed end Kids Craft

DIY Unicorn Tail for Halloween

A braided pastel yarn tail on an elastic waistband that ties in a bow, made when the unicorn costume came without one.

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Bouquet of painted pinecones on sticks in a mason jar with a burlap flower Kids Craft

Painted Pinecone Bouquet

A free fall activity: collect pinecones and sticks on a nature walk, paint them, and arrange them in a mason jar.

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Finished cream sock pumpkin with a stick stem, twine ridges, and a burlap leaf Kids Craft

No-Sew Sock Pumpkin

A plain sock, some stuffing, twine, and a stick from the yard turned into a cozy fall pumpkin.

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A smiling leaf person with googly eyes, a rhinestone nose, and marker-drawn arms and legs on orange craft paper Kids Craft

9 Fall Activities & Crafts for Kids

Free and easy fall ideas for kids and toddlers, indoors and out — mostly Dollar Tree finds and things you already have.

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