The month of October is part of the fall season. It is also a time for exciting celebrations that children would love to participate in. Reds, yellows, and oranges are the prominent colors of this month.
Explore the tenth month of the year with these amazing crafts that young learners will indeed find delightful.
This tree craft provides a terrific experience for children to help improve fine motor and eye-hand coordination skills. Teaching the stamping technique in art and color mixing is a great activity.
Punch five holes on the bottom of the white cardstock. Insert the brown yarn measuring up to twelve inches. Leave an inch at the back and secure with sticky tape. Gather all the yarn and tie it into a knot. Children will need help with this part.
Use another piece of yarn to tie the top part to separate the branches. Punch holes on the top part of the cardstock and insert the yarn. Secure the ends with sticky tape.
Have the children lightly press the toilet paper roll to resemble a leaf shape. You can squeeze some paint on a paper plate and dip the end of the paper roll. Stamp this on the branches to create the leaf outline.
Use crayons or markers to add details on the leaves and grass at the bottom of the tree.
For this activity, you will need:
- Cardstock
- Hole punch
- Toilet paper roll
- Yarn
- Scissors
- Sticky tape
- Paint
- Paper plate
- Markers or crayons
For more information on this activity, go to 123Homeschool4Me.com.
Leaves come in different shapes, colors, textures, and sizes. Children are encouraged to build up their creativity and imagination in this activity. It is a perfect activity after a nature walk. Choosing the materials for this craft will also provide a great sensory experience.
The book “Leaf Man” by Lois Ehlert is a perfect read to inspire children on the activity’s objective. The author of the book creatively arranged the leaves to make familiar illustrations.
Let children gather leaves, stems, and pine needles on the next nature walk. Choose different types of leaves, but ensure they are intact and have no rotting parts. Clean the materials gathered to get rid of the dirt and bugs.
Arrange the leaves to resemble a butterfly’s wings. Mix and match to create an interesting pattern. Glue this on the paper. Attach the stem for the body and the pine needles for the antennae.
For this activity, you will need:
- Leaves
- Stem
- Pine needles
- Glue
- Scissors
- White paper
For more information on this activity, go to LivingLifeAndLearning.com. You might also want to check out our top-picked leaf activities for kids.
This beautiful apple tree craft is perfect for apple unit, fall season unit, and nature-themed lessons. Place this in the math center where children can use it in practicing their counting skills.
It is also an excellent craft for a pretend apple-picking activity. Assembling the craft will help improve children’s fine motor skills.
To make the tree, separate the egg carton tray and the lid. Cut sections on the tray as shown in the pictures on the site and arrange them to resemble a tree shape.
Cut slits on the end cups to make flaps and use this to attach the other cups on both ends. Have children secure this with glue and paint it green once the glue dries.
Cut out a trunk shape from the lid. Use the remaining sections on the cover to make the apple basket. Let the children paint the trunk and basket. Place the pouch caps in each of the egg cups.
For this activity, you will need:
- Egg carton
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Marker
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pouch caps
For more information on this activity, go to TamingLittleMonsters.com.
See more: Apple Crafts for Preschoolers
Turn paper plates into an apple core that can double as a math mat. Use this in centers in the fall for children to practice their counting skills. Just leave the coffee beans unglued. Cutting and painting will help improve their fine motor skills.
Choosing a leaf and stem from the garden and using coffee beans will provide a wonderful sensory experience for children.
Squeeze some paint into small containers. Provide each child with a paper plate and paintbrush. Have them color the ribbed edge of the paper plate. Let the paint dry.
Next, cut a C and an inverted C shape on both sides to resemble an apple that has been eaten. Have the children use the glue to attach the coffee beans in the middle of the apple core.
Next, they can attach the leaf and stem from artificial plants. If the children have access to a garden, let them choose a leaf and a twig to complete this craft.
For this activity, you will need:
- Paper plate
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Small containers
- Coffee beans
- Glue
- Artificial leaf and stem
For more information on this activity, go to HappyHooligans.ca.
When sunlight casts through these leaf suncatchers, the room will be filled with a burst of the fall season mood.
This simple-to-make craft will help children improve their fine motor skills and learn about color mixing, and the sticky contact paper will provide a wonderful sensory experience.
Prepare the leaf templates by downloading them from the site. These templates are free, and there are three designs to choose from. Print and cut these out. Use these to trace onto black construction paper to create a thick outline.
Make a pair of outlines for every suncatcher. Cut the contact paper and place the leaf outline on the sticky part. Set this aside.
Have the children cut the tissue paper into small squares. Use yellow, green, orange, and red to represent the fall season. Have the children stick these on the contact paper until fully covered.
Glue the second leaf outline and press another contact paper to laminate.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed leaf template
- Tissue paper
- Contact paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Black construction paper
For more information on this activity, go to TheBestIdeasForKids.com.
These adorable little pumpkins are versatile tools for teaching different concepts to children. Use these as counters in math centers or write letters of the alphabet or number symbols to help improve children’s letter and number recognition skills.
Draw basic shapes to enhance children’s shape recognition skills. Draw identical objects for children to match. String these together to make them fall decorations.
Hide these pumpkins for an exciting scavenger hunt game. Completing this craft will help improve children’s fine motor skills.
Start by cutting the paper towel rolls into rings. Paint all sides of the rings orange. Once the paint dries, insert a ring inside another. Assist children on this part if necessary.
Next, cut a piece of green pipe cleaner and twist it in the middle. Use a hot glue gun to attach it to the top part of the pumpkin. Refer to the pictures on the site for the step-by-step process.
For this activity, you will need:
- Paper towel rolls
- Scissors
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Pipe cleaners
- Hot glue gun
For more information on this activity, go to TwoPinkPeonies.com.
This scarecrow craft may be too adorable to scare away birds, but it is a perfect craft for the fall season and farm unit study.
Children will improve their fine motor skills once they complete the craft. Modify the shape of the scarecrow’s mouth to teach emotions.
Have the children cut out a large triangle from the yellow construction paper. This will become the hat. Attach a burlap strip on the hat’s base and add some leaves.
Next, cut out a small orange triangle for the nose and two pink circles for the cheeks. Glue these on the paper plate.
Slightly bend a black pipe cleaner for the mouth. Attach this on the paper plate. Add an inch of pipe cleaner on both sides of the mouth. Next, glue some raffia on the sides of the paper plate for the hair and add glue to the hat.
Punch a hole in the hat for hanging.
For this activity, you will need:
- Paper plate
- Construction paper
- Burlap
- Artificial leaves
- Pipe cleaners
- Raffia
- Yarn
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
- Hole puncher
For more information on this activity, go to FindingZest.com.
An abundance of pinecones can be collected from the ground during the fall months. Turn these into wonderful crafts like this out-of-this-world spider that will be perfect as Halloween decorations.
Children can practice counting their legs and eyes. With a science lesson, discuss how these unique animals differ from insects and explore their different characteristics.
To make this craft, have children choose a clean and intact pinecone. Show them how to wrap a brown pipe cleaner around the pinecone, leaving both ends hanging for the legs. Let them repeat this step until all eight legs are visible.
Trim the ends of the pipe cleaners if necessary and bend the pipe cleaners in some areas to resemble the spider’s fuzzy legs.
Finally, use the hot glue gun to attach the googly eyes (this should be done by an adult). The site suggests looking at pictures of real spiders and deciding on the number of eyes glued on the pine cone. Use varying sizes to make it look realistic.
For this activity, you will need:
- Round pine cones
- Googly eyes
- Pipe cleaners
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
For more information on this activity, go to FirefliesAndMudPies.com.
See more: Spider Crafts for Preschool
Since Halloween falls on the last day of October, this puffy ghost is the perfect craft for young children to make for this celebration. Children will improve their eye-hand coordination skills, focus, and patience.
To make this ghost craft, change the shape of the mouth to teach emotions. Use an upturned crescent for sad, a zigzag for angry, a circle for shocked, etc. Make four more of the ghosts and use them for the nursery rhyme “Five Little Ghosts” to help children count backward.
Download and cut out the free ghost template from the site. Trace the ghost’s body on white cardstock and the eyes and mouth on black construction paper. Cut these out and set them aside.
Have children squeeze some glue on the ghost’s body and stick the cotton balls one at a time until it is fully covered. Glue the eyes and mouth to complete. Once the glue dries, the site recommends attaching a string for hanging.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed ghost template
- Cardstock
- Scissors
- Glue
- Cotton balls
- Construction paper
- Yarn
For more information on this activity, go to ThrivingHomeBlog.com.
October features fire prevention week and what better way to celebrate than by turning children’s handprints into adorable and hard-working firefighters? Making handprints provides a wonderful sensory experience for children.
Cutting, drawing, and pasting will help improve their fine motor skills. This activity goes with the poem “Five Little Firefighters,” on the site.
Squeeze some red paint on a small paper plate. Use the paint sponge to spread the paint on the children’s hands. Carefully let the children press their hands on white construction paper to make the handprint. Let the paint dry.
Next, cut out hats from red construction paper and circles from skin-tone construction paper. Glue the circles on the tip of each finger and use the marker to add the facial details.
Next, glue the hat and draw a hose, hands, and water. Use the blue glitter glue to add texture to the water coming off the hose.
For this activity, you will need:
- Glitter glue
- Marker
- Scissors
- Red paint
- Paint sponge
- Paper plate
- Construction paper
For more information on this activity, go to TippyToeCrafts.blogspot.com.
See more: Firefighter Preschool Activities
Conclusion
Celebrate this month in different ways and for various reasons. Encourage children to be aware of fire safety measures, participate in Halloween activities, or even appreciate the season’s colors. These crafts will surely entertain children as they learn.
Thank you for reading. Come back and check out our other craft articles soon.
