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Apple Stamping Activity for Preschoolers (with Real Apples and Leaves)

Apple stamping – making prints with apples and real leaves from the garden is a fun fall activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Apple stamping is one of those classic art activities that take you...

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Apple Tree Craft For Preschoolers with Foil, Corks and Sandpaper

This easy Apple Tree Craft is great for toddlers and preschoolers to make for fun or to go along with a preschool apple theme this fall. Using sandpaper, corks and tin foil adds a great sensory element...

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Hand Print Apple Tree Craft with Tissue Paper and Buttons

This easy handprint apple tree craft is great for an apple theme in preschool. Toddlers and Preschoolers will enjoy exploring new materials and will create a lovely piece of fall art for home or the...

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Fall Leaf Lacing Cards – Homemade Lacing Activity for Toddlers

Here’s a fun fall activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Turn coloured paper or wallpaper samples into a fall leaf lacing activity to help young children strengthen their fine motor skills and learn...

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Fall Napkin Rings Painted with Credit Cards

Here’s a fun activity for kids! Make Fall napkin rings with a creative art technique called scrape painting! We’ll show you how to do it with paint and an old credit card! Grab some toilet rolls too!...

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Fall Colour Apple Stamping for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Fall Colour Apple Stamping – a great way for preschoolers to explore fall colours with a classic apple stamping activity. Oh, I do love all the fall crafting we’re doing right now in my daycare.  We’ve...

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Paint Chip Apple Tree Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers

A few twigs and a handful of paint swatch cards are perfect for putting together a Paint Chip Apple Tree. We’ve made lots of fall tree crafts here in my home daycare over the years.  This apple tree is...

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Bark and Paint Swatch Trees

Bark and Paint Swatch Trees: kids can explore nature’s colours and textures while creating beautiful Fall art. At this time of year, the hooligans and I are still spending most of our hours outdoors,...

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Tissue Paper Fall Wreath

This simple but beautiful Tissue Paper Fall Wreath remains to be one of my all-time favourite Fall crafts for toddlers and preschoolers. It poured rain for the better part of the day, and because we’re...

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Paper Plate Owls

Turn some paper plates and fabric scraps into a bunch of adorable paper plate owls. Here’s a cute, and easy  fall craft for your kids to make!  We made these paper plate owls on a total whim today when...

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Scrape Painting Technique for Kids – Fall Art

“Scrape Painting” with a credit card – kids can use this simple painting technique to create autumn art or a backdrop for a beautiful fall collage. Looking for a fun and interesting art process for...

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10 Fun Fall Activities for Kids to Do in the Backyard

Ah, Fall!  It’s almost here!  We love playing outdoors here in my home daycare, especially in the fall.  There are so many colours, shapes and textures to explore in Fall, and they provide much of the...

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Adorable CD Owl Ornaments

Turn a bunch of old cds into a family of adorable owls! Hang them in a tree, or in the classroom or playroom! Honestly, is this not just the cutest little craft? The post Adorable CD Owl Ornaments...

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How to Make a Gorgeous Fall Wreath out of a Paper Bag

Who knew a paper bag could look this gorgeous? Honestly! Would you ever, at a glance, guess that this beautiful fall wreath was made with nothing more than a paper bag and a few thrift shop finds? I...

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6 Fall Tree Crafts for Preschoolers

6 fall tree crafts for preschoolers and toddlers to make!  A fun collection of easy, inexpensive fall craft ideas for kids! Fall is a terrific time or observing leaves and trees with preschoolers....

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Wine Cork Turkey Decoration for Kids to Make

This simple wine cork turkey decoration is a super-easy craft for kids to make for Thanksgiving.  Use your turkeys to decorate a tabletop or a window sill, or just use them for some silly turkey play....

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Painted Paper Plate Turkey Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Ok, this might be our cutest turkey craft yet! It's so simple to make, but it's vibrant and colourful and downright adorable! This paper plate turkey is a great craft for kids to make for Thanksgiving...

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CD Turkey Decoration for Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the hooligans and I have been crafting up tons 'o turkeys here in my daycare. Check out our latest turkey craft: adorable cd turkey decorations that catch the...

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Painted Rock Turkeys for Kids to Make for Thanksgiving

This is just a quick and simple thanksgiving craft that I made on a whim the other day when the girls were painting some rocks. I turned a smooth, round beach stone into a turkey. He can be used as a...

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Wine Cork Crows – a Quirky Little Cork Craft for Fall

Ok! We have another ADORABLE addition to our growing collection of wine cork craft! We made these little crows in a matter of minutes, and they're so darn cute! Great little Halloween decoration or...

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