As leaves start their colorful transformation, it’s the perfect time to get kids excited about the fall season with a fun art project! Celebrate the changing of the seasons by getting creative!
Your little ones can roll up their sleeves and grab the paint brushes to make this adorable paper plate acorn craft. They’ll be excited to proudly display their cute piece of fall decor.
Explore more fall crafts for festive projects that will keep little hands busy and imaginations growing.
Acorn Craft Idea
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Painting, cutting, and pasting this project together allows kids to develop fine motor skills, boost their creativity, and improve hand-eye coordination. Plus, they’ll enjoy the sense of accomplishment from creating their very own fall masterpiece!
Download the free template and grab a paper plate from your kitchen for kids to get started on their adorable acorn.
Supplies
Directions
Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this acorn to life!
First, guide your child to paint the paper plate with 1-2 thin coats of brown paint. Let it dry completely before moving on to the next step.
Next, help your child to glue the acorn cap to the top portion of the paper plate.
Now, glue the eyes to the center of the paper plate.
Position the mouth below the eyes and glue it in place.
Glue the tongue to the center of the mouth.
Next, glue the cheeks below the eyes.
Finally, encourage your child to draw the eyebrows on top of the eyes.
Be sure to check out our paper plate crafts while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun DIYs like this one!
Fun Fall Matching Worksheets
Preschool Ideas For Fall
Keep the fall fun going with preschool ideas that will make the fall season the best part of the year. We have plenty of inspiration to keep your little ones learning and entertained all season long.
Cozy up with a good book, get creative with a hands-on project, or enhance skills with an educational activity with the ideas below. Fall into fun with us and make this season unforgettable!
Fall Children’s Books
Next time you’re looking for fun storytime activities with your little one, grab a book from your shelf and read to them! Below are some of the top fall-themed books for kids.
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves: The mischievous old lady swallowed a handful of leaves! Her tummy started to rumble. So she swallowed some more items. Then, even more. But as her stomach grew full, the leaves began to poke out through her mouth… when suddenly – poofffff! – it turned into a scarecrow!
Pete The Cat Falling For Autumn: Pete is not a fan of fall. But he decides to do some detective work and finds out that there are many things about this season he loves, like corn mazes, hayrides, wearing scarves, and apple picking! This story helps kids learn that even though they might not love every season of the year, there are still good parts to each one.
We’re Going On A Leaf Hunt: The seasons are changing, the days are getting shorter, and children everywhere are starting to make plans for their favorite outdoor adventures – and what could be more fun than a Leaf Hunt?!
Easy Fall Themed Crafts
Pumpkin Emotion Craft – This emotional pumpkin is a fun way to introduce and explore different emotions with kids. It can help them understand their feelings and those of others by creating pumpkins with a range of faces like happy, surprised, angry or goofy.
Try this Little Acorn Craft
Handprint Acorn Craft – No paint? No problem. You can still make an adorable acorn by using your little one’s handprint. It’s a cute way to create something for fall and a cherished keepsake. Grab a few supplies and our free template to get started!
Apple Puppet Craft – Grab our free template and a paper bag, so kids can transform them into apple puppets. It’s a creative, hands-on way to celebrate the fall season and spark imaginations.What kind of adventures will your kids have with this puppet?
Scarecrow Puppet Craft – Kids can create their own outstanding scarecrow using a paper bag, our free template, and a bit of imagination. It’s perfect to include in imaginative autumn adventures or as a book companion to storytelling fun. This puppet will be a charming addition to their seasonal playtime!
Fall Activities For Kindergarten
The guardians of the field come alive in these scarecrow books for kids with a blend of fun and valuable life lessons. These cozy autumn reads from farmyard escapades to heartwarming tales are sure to interest young readers and add a touch of fall magic to their reading time.
Discover the perfect read for this season, and see why these scarecrows are “outstanding in their field” with one or more of the books in the collection.
These engaging fall graphing worksheets turn math practice into a celebration of fall with pumpkins, apples, and leaves. Kids will count, analyze data, and create their own colorful graphs—all while embracing the season’s beauty.
Easy Corn Craft
Three different activities will have your little learners enjoying building essential skills in a playful way. Use them to introduce preschoolers to the basics of graphing and to make math fun!
Our fall worksheets for preschool are the perfect blend of educational and fun! Use these engaging worksheets at home or in the classroom to cover everything from pre-writing and counting to graphing and color matching.
Included are 25 pages of activities, including apple tree number matching, animal silhouette matching, number puzzles, and more. There’s something for every little learner, so get your kiddos excited about learning this fall with these worksheets.
They’re a fantastic way to bring a little seasonal fun into your child’s education!
For a quick and easy to prepare activity, download this color by number apple worksheet. It’s a good way to introduce preschoolers to colors and numbers. As kids fill in the apples according to the numbers, they’ll boost their color and number recognition, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.
This worksheet is ideal to incorporate into fall lessons, a Johnny Appleseed Day, or Letter A activities, plus it makes learning interactive and enjoyable. Watch as your little ones transform numbers into a basket of apples!
Fall Connect The Dots
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Materials
- Paper plate
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Black marker
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Acorn template
Instructions
- Download the acorn template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin by painting the paper plate with 1-2 thin coats of brown paint. Let it dry completely before moving on to the next step.
- Next, glue the cap to the top portion of the paper plate.
- Now, glue the eyes to the center of the paper plate.
- Position the mouth below the eyes and glue it in place.
- Glue the tongue to the center of the mouth.
- Next, glue the cheeks below the eyes.
- Finish off by drawing the eyebrows on top of the eyes.
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Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump and more. Read more.
