38 Festive Fall Crafts

Cheerful fall craft ideas for celebrating nature's harvest and change of season.

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Squash Softies

These warm and fuzzy fabric pumpkins will keep year after year.
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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Flower Arrangement

This beautiful pumpkin floral arrangement will make a great centerpiece for your Thanksgiving dinner table.
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Tree Sculptures

Create this trailside art project during your autumn hike.
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Autumn Leaf Garland

Greet your dinner guests with this colorful autumn leaf garland.
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Leaf Mobile

Preserve the colors of autumn to brighten your home all winter long.
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A Pom as Lovely as a Tree

Celebrate the fall harvest by creating a miniature apple tree -- or a whole orchard! -- from pom-poms. For a fruitless autumnal tree, use orange, red, green, and brown pom-poms.
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Acorn Necklaces

This nature-meets-fashion craft is a great activity for fall camping or hiking.
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Fabulous Foliage Art

Collaborate with your youngest on this fail-proof autumnal art activity that combines drawing, stenciling, and stamping.
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Family Sign

Personalize your fall campout with this decorative name sign.
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Family Survey and Place Mats

To spark some table talk, set out these place mats adorned with fun facts about your dinner companions.
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Foliage Friends

Use your imagination and drawing skills to turn backyard leaves into a whimsical menagerie.
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Waxed Leaves

Give the colorful leaves of autumn some serious staying power by dipping them in wax.
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Pretty Pomanders

In the Middle Ages, a time not known for good hygiene, people wore pomanders to mask bad odors. Nowadays folks hang pomanders wherever they'd like a spicy scent. Our recipe uses a lemon for a compact, ornament-size result.
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Nature Crowns

This easy-to-make accessory gives little naturalists a hands-free place to store leaves, twigs, and other small finds.
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Looping Leaf T-Shirt

Even a beginner sewer can make this hip top that celebrates fall.
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A Trail Tote

To help kids get the most out of communing with nature, Lizette Castano at the Children's Nature Institute suggests packing a canvas bag with a few of simple item, such as this colorful egg carton for collecting souvenirs.
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Easy Wreath Birdbath

Use an inexpensive grapevine wreath and a flowerpot saucer to create a refreshing spot for feathered friends.
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Leaf-Imprinted Coasters

Spruce up your Thanksgiving or Autumn table with fall foliage coasters.
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Personalized Nature Pals

This take on a classic camp craft inspires your family members to create versions of themselves with natural treasures from your own backyard.
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Winged Wonders

Turn colorful magazine photos into vibrant paper butterflies.
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Velvet Journal

Cover a notebook with fabric for an easy, yet elegant, gift.
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Pierced Sun Catcher

These colorful, perforated window decorations can really brighten up a room when sunlight shows through all the pinholes.
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Pumpkin Hat

An easy-to-make Pumpkin Hat for judging pumpkin contests or wearing to Halloween parties.
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Pilgrim Hats

Show some authentic Thanksgiving style with this easy-to-make hat.
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Glue-Batik Banner

This festive banner uses a glue-based resist technique to give the appearance of batik without the messy wax.
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Nutty Squirrels

Turn egg cartons into squirrels for a crafty tabletop game.
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Decoupage Pumpkins

This simple craft makes a great activity for a group, and if you use an artificial pumpkin, you'll have a lasting family memento.
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Student's Pet Tee

Take your pet with you to school -- on your shirt!
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Pumpkin Pie Play Dough

Your little one might not be old enough to bake holiday desserts, but she can still celebrate the season with this pumpkin-inspired play dough.
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Pumpkin Roll

Give your extra toilet tissue a festive look this Halloween.
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Fall Tableware Napkin Rings

These easy-to-make napkins rings will add a colorful fall flair to your Thanksgiving table.
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Funny Fall Napkin Rings

Have your kids make these appealing table settings to start the school day.
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Corn Husk Dolls

Use corn husks to make a classic Native American Toy to use as Thanksgiving decorations or a fun fall craft for kids.
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Swans a-Swimming

Turn a pocketful of fall pinecones into this pretty tabletop tableau -- "ugly" duckling and all.
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Pumpkin Centerpiece

This pumpkin centerpiece is an elegant and simple way to dress up your table for any fall gathering.
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Super Scoopers

These pie-plate gloves make it a breeze to gather -- and toss -- a pile of leaves.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Luminarias

You don't have to worry about these Thanksgiving turkeys burning -- they're lit by safe LED tea lights.
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