Fun Fall Crafts for the Kids

Fun Fall Crafts for the Kids

Whether you’re a teacher, a mom, or both, this blog is for you! Keeping the kids busy is no easy task and as the
weather gets colder in New Jersey, they can’t spend as much time outside. Bring the outdoors and all of that fall beauty inside with these great Fall Crafts for Kids! Do you remember the days of ironing leaves between two pieces of wax paper? While that’s still a classic fall craft, if Pinterest has taught us anything, it’s that there are WAY too many great DIY projects and crafts out there to do the same one over and over!

Leaf Mobile (fabric, heavy paper, string, small branch): Glue colorful and different fabrics to both side of several pieces of heavy paper. Cut leaves from this. Tie a string on each leaf. Suspend the leaves from a small branch. Hang where the leaves will catch the breeze and flutter.

Paper Bag Scarecrow (Small & medium brown paper bags, colored paper, markers, crayons, newspaper, tape): Assemble body by stuffing medium brown paper bag with crumpled  newspaper. Fold the top closed and tape it shut. Assemble head by filling small paper bag with more crumpled newspaper about 2/3 full. Twist and
tape shut. Make a hole in the body to insert the twisted end of the head into then tape into place. Cut arms and legs out of brown paper and glue or tape to body. After this, make “hay” by cutting paper bags into thin strips about 2-3″ long (longer for hair). Glue “hay” around neck, wrists and ankles. Also glue longer strips to head for hair. Decorate using markers or crayons and colored paper to create a face for your scarecrow and patches for his clothes

Leaf Silhouettes (An empty pump spray bottle, liquid tempera paint, water, newspaper, white or  colored paper and leaves): You may want to do this outside when the wind is calm. If you do this inside, la down several pieces of newspaper first. Fill the spray bottle with diluted paint (one part paint to two parts water). Use as many colors as you have spray bottles. Ask the children to chose leaves whose shape they like and arrange them on a piece of paper. If needed, help the child aim the spray bottle at the leaves to spray around them. The child can then lift the leaves off and see the silhouettes they leave behind.

Miniature Fall Trees (Branches, old playdough, fall colored tissue paper, and brown paper): We used little branches, (more like twigs ), stuck them in a ball of old play dough and then glued bits of fall colored
tissue on them for leaves. We wrapped the ball in a piece of brown paper and tied a label on with yarn.

Corncob Printing (Corncobs, paper towel, paint, shallow container, and paper): Wash corncobs and allow them to dry for several days. Make paint pads by placing folded paper towels in shallow containers and pouring on yellow tempera paint. Have the children first roll the corncobs on the paint pads. Then let them roll the cobs across their papers to make prints.

Now that the kids are inside more, make sure their home is as safe as it can be! Call our agents today and do a check-up on your New Jersey home insurance policy. You never know when accidents will happen and it’s important to be covered. There’s nothing more important than the safety and well-being of our family and having the right insurance coverage can make a big difference.

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Whether you’re a teacher, a mom, or both, this blog is for you! Keeping the kids busy is no easy task and as the
weather gets colder in New Jersey, they can’t spend as much time outside. Bring the outdoors and all of that fall beauty inside with these great Fall Crafts for Kids! Do you remember the days of ironing leaves between two pieces of wax paper? While that’s still a classic fall craft, if Pinterest has taught us anything, it’s that there are WAY too many great DIY projects and crafts out there to do the same one over and over!

Leaf Mobile (fabric, heavy paper, string, small branch): Glue colorful and different fabrics to both side of several pieces of heavy paper. Cut leaves from this. Tie a string on each leaf. Suspend the leaves from a small branch. Hang where the leaves will catch the breeze and flutter.

Paper Bag Scarecrow (Small & medium brown paper bags, colored paper, markers, crayons, newspaper, tape): Assemble body by stuffing medium brown paper bag with crumpled  newspaper. Fold the top closed and tape it shut. Assemble head by filling small paper bag with more crumpled newspaper about 2/3 full. Twist and
tape shut. Make a hole in the body to insert the twisted end of the head into then tape into place. Cut arms and legs out of brown paper and glue or tape to body. After this, make “hay” by cutting paper bags into thin strips about 2-3″ long (longer for hair). Glue “hay” around neck, wrists and ankles. Also glue longer strips to head for hair. Decorate using markers or crayons and colored paper to create a face for your scarecrow and patches for his clothes

Leaf Silhouettes (An empty pump spray bottle, liquid tempera paint, water, newspaper, white or  colored paper and leaves): You may want to do this outside when the wind is calm. If you do this inside, la down several pieces of newspaper first. Fill the spray bottle with diluted paint (one part paint to two parts water). Use as many colors as you have spray bottles. Ask the children to chose leaves whose shape they like and arrange them on a piece of paper. If needed, help the child aim the spray bottle at the leaves to spray around them. The child can then lift the leaves off and see the silhouettes they leave behind.

Miniature Fall Trees (Branches, old playdough, fall colored tissue paper, and brown paper): We used little branches, (more like twigs ), stuck them in a ball of old play dough and then glued bits of fall colored
tissue on them for leaves. We wrapped the ball in a piece of brown paper and tied a label on with yarn.

Corncob Printing (Corncobs, paper towel, paint, shallow container, and paper): Wash corncobs and allow them to dry for several days. Make paint pads by placing folded paper towels in shallow containers and pouring on yellow tempera paint. Have the children first roll the corncobs on the paint pads. Then let them roll the cobs across their papers to make prints.

Now that the kids are inside more, make sure their home is as safe as it can be! Call our agents today and do a check-up on your New Jersey home insurance policy. You never know when accidents will happen and it’s important to be covered. There’s nothing more important than the safety and well-being of our family and having the right insurance coverage can make a big difference.

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