As the leaves start changing colors and falling to the ground, it’s the perfect time to bring those beautiful autumn shades indoors with a Cork Painted Fall Tree Craft. This fun and easy craft lets kids create their own fall tree using paint and wine corks to stamp colorful leaves onto a tree trunk. It’s a great way to celebrate the season while practicing fine motor skills and exploring color mixing. Plus, the cork stamping technique adds a unique touch to the artwork, making each tree one-of-a-kind.
This activity is ideal for a cozy fall afternoon and gives kids a chance to get creative with the colors of the season. Watching their painted tree come to life with vibrant leaves will keep them engaged, and the process of stamping with corks is both fun and satisfying. Whether displayed on the fridge or used as a seasonal decoration, these painted trees are sure to bring a little bit of fall magic into your home.
Why You’ll Love This Craft
You’ll love this Cork Painted Fall Tree Craft because it’s simple to set up and allows kids to express their creativity in a colorful way. The cork stamping technique is a fun change from using regular paintbrushes, and it helps little hands develop fine motor skills. Plus, the finished artwork makes for a beautiful fall decoration that can be displayed proudly.
What You’ll Need
- White paper
- Brown, red, yellow, and orange paint
- Paintbrush
- Corks
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Paint the tree trunk:
Start by using the paintbrush and brown paint to create the tree trunk and branches on the white paper. Make sure to add enough branches for all the colorful leaves that will be stamped on later.
- Prepare the paint:
Pour a small amount of red, yellow, and orange paint onto separate plates or a palette. These colors will be used to stamp the leaves onto the tree. - Stamp with the corks:
Dip the flat end of a cork into one of the paint colors, then press it onto the branches of the tree to create the first set of leaves. Repeat this step with different colors, mixing and overlapping to create a vibrant fall effect. Continue stamping until your tree is covered with colorful leaves.
- Let it dry:
Once your tree is full of beautiful fall leaves, set the painting aside to dry completely.
This cork-painted tree is a lovely way to celebrate the beauty of fall and makes for a fun and creative art project that kids can enjoy. Display it in your home to add a touch of seasonal charm!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
