If you’ve ever set up a sticky wall for your toddler or preschooler, you already know how magical it can be. Just grab some contact paper, tape it to the wall sticky-side out, and suddenly you’ve created an irresistible canvas for little hands to stick, sort, and create. And in fall? Sticky walls are even more fun because you can bring in seasonal colors, shapes, and themes—think pumpkins, turkeys, leaves, and even a few spooky Halloween friends.
The best part about sticky walls is that they’re super low-prep and high-engagement. Your child gets to work on fine motor skills, sorting, early literacy, and even a bit of pretend play—all while having fun with a big sticky surface. Whether you’re looking for a quick rainy-day activity or something to add a festive touch to your playroom, these fall sticky walls are perfect.
Why You’ll Love Fall Sticky Walls
- Simple setup: All you need is contact paper, tape, and a few craft supplies.
- Mess-free fun: Everything sticks—no glue required.
- Skill-building play: Great for sorting, letter recognition, shape practice, and creativity.
- Seasonal themes: Perfect for bringing a little fall magic into everyday play.
Fall Sticky Wall Ideas for Kids
1. Leaf Letter Tracing Sticky Wall
Create leaf cutouts with letters on them and stick them to your contact paper. Kids can trace the letters with dry-erase markers or simply match them to written letters for early literacy fun.
2. Leaf Letter Match Sticky Wall
This one combines fall leaves with matching skills. Write letters on leaf cutouts and the sticky wall, then have kids match each one—great for reinforcing uppercase and lowercase letters.
3. Witch Sticky Wall
Cut out a big witch shape and let kids decorate her with hats, broomsticks, and spooky accessories. It’s a fun way to bring Halloween into your sticky wall play.
4. Monster Sticky Wall
Kids will love designing their own silly (or spooky) monsters. Provide foam shapes, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners for endless monster-making fun.
5. Thanksgiving Turkey Shapes Sticky Wall
Turn your sticky wall into a festive turkey! Kids can add colorful shape feathers while practicing shape recognition and sorting.
6. Spider Patterns Sticky Wall
Using strips of paper or yarn, create webs across the sticky wall. Add paper spiders and encourage kids to place them in patterns for an early math twist.
7. Letter Aa Sticky Wall Craft
Focus on one letter at a time—like “A” for apple or acorn. Stick pictures or foam cutouts of “A” items onto the wall to reinforce letter sounds.
8. Scarecrow Shape Sorting Sticky Wall
Cut out simple scarecrow shapes and have kids build their own scarecrows by sorting shapes—squares for hats, circles for buttons, and more.
9. Apple Shapes Sorting Sticky Wall
Kids can stick apple cutouts of different shapes onto the wall, sorting them into categories. A great way to sneak in shape learning while celebrating fall apples.
10. Turkey Feather Sort Sticky Wall
Make a big turkey body on the sticky wall and invite kids to add feathers by color or size. It’s festive, fun, and great for sorting practice.
11. Hedgehog Suncatcher Craft
Stick leaf or tissue paper pieces onto a hedgehog outline to create a bright fall suncatcher. Kids will love seeing their hedgehog glow in the window.
12. Leaf Suncatcher Craft
Collect real leaves or cut tissue paper ones and press them onto sticky contact paper. Hang it up to let the fall colors shine through.
13. Nature Pumpkin Suncatcher Craft
Cut a pumpkin shape and let kids fill it with leaves, flowers, or tissue paper scraps. It’s an easy way to mix nature and art.
14. Halloween Suncatchers
Make ghosts, bats, or pumpkins with tissue paper and contact paper for spooky stained-glass-style art.
15. Yarn Spider Web
Use yarn to create sticky spider webs across the wall, then add paper or foam spiders. Kids will love making and catching their own web creatures.
16. Halloween Ghost Sticky Wall
Stick ghost cutouts to the contact paper and let kids decorate with faces, hats, or even little pumpkin props.
17. Pumpkin Shapes Sticky Wall
Provide different pumpkin cutouts—circles, ovals, even triangles—and let kids sort or build their own pumpkin patches.
18. Skeleton Sticky Wall
Create skeleton parts out of paper or foam and invite kids to build their own skeleton on the sticky wall.
19. Paint Chip Confetti Turkey
Cut up fall-colored paint chips and let kids stick them as feathers to build a vibrant turkey craft.
20. Spider Web Suncatcher Craft
Layer yarn and tissue paper on contact paper to make a glowing spider web design. Add a paper spider for the finishing touch.
Sticky walls are one of those activities that kids never get tired of. With just a roll of contact paper and a few seasonal cutouts, you can set up hours of play that sneak in learning along the way. These fall sticky wall ideas bring in everything we love about autumn—pumpkins, leaves, turkeys, and even a touch of Halloween—while keeping things simple and fun for toddlers and preschoolers.
So grab your roll of contact paper, tape it to the wall, and get ready for a fall full of sticky fun!
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.
