Leaf Crafts for Kids

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There’s something magical about fall, especially when the ground is covered with crunchy, colorful leaves just waiting to be picked up.

If your kids are anything like mine, they love collecting every leaf they find—so why not turn those little treasures into fun crafts?

Leaf crafts are the perfect way to keep kids entertained on cozy fall afternoons, and they offer endless possibilities. From making cute leaf animals to creating beautiful leaf prints, there’s a craft for every kind of leaf your kids bring home.

DIY Ghost Leaf Window Stickers

This DIY ghost leaf window sticker is a fun way to celebrate both the beauty of fall and the spookiness of Halloween. It’s a creative, hands-on activity that brings a natural touch to your seasonal decorations!

Leaf Rubbing Collage

We love how Leaf Rubbing fits perfectly into our fall rotation: no mess, no stress, and lots of room for creativity.

Pom Pom Leaf Resist Art

Pom Pom Leaf Resist Art is a fun and easy craft for toddlers and preschoolers. Use real leafs to make a colourful art for fall!

Leaf Turkey

This leaf turkey craft is a great way to bring fall indoors and get your kids excited about the changing seasons and Thanksgiving.

Leaf Snake

Get ready to slither into a world of creativity and nature-inspired fun with this fall our Leaf Snake Craft!

Paper Plate Fall Tree

Our Paper Plate Fall Tree craft—a simple, yet visually stunning project perfect for little hands eager to celebrate the season!

Butterfly Leaf

As the leaves gracefully descend from the trees, Flutter into the world of imagination with our Butterfly Leaf Craft!

Leaf Owl

Get ready to embrace the beauty of autumn with our Owl Leaf Craft as the leaves change color and begin to carpet the ground.

Pumpkin Pie Leaf

Hedgehog Leaf Craft

Prepare to get a little prickly with our Hedgehog Leaf Craft! This delightful project is perfect for embracing the fall season!

Lion Leaf Craft

As the leaves paint the ground with their vibrant hues, roar into the world of creativity with our Lion Leaf Craft!

Pumpkin Leaf

A pumpkin that captures the very essence of fall? Try the Pumpkin Leaf Craft, where nature meets creativity!

Bat Leaf

Here is a super easy and fun craft for Halloween using leaves! Create an adorable bat craft kids will love to make!

Fall Leaf Suncatcher

It’s the perfect time to celebrate the beauty of fall leaves with a creative and educational craft – Fall Leaf Suncatchers.

Leaf Printed Squirrel

Fall is here, and it’s the best time to get a little messy with some vibrant colors and cool craft projects like Leaf-Printed Squirrel Craft!

Leaf Fox

When the leaves start to change and the air turns crisp, celebrate the season by turning a fallen maple leaf into an adorable fox craft?

Leaf Spider Halloween

Here is a super easy and fun leaf spider craft for Halloween! This is a great craft to do with toddlers and preschoolers!

Leaf Witch Halloween

Create an adorable witch craft for Halloween using leaves with your toddler or preschooler. Leaf Witch is an easy Halloween craft for kids!

Leaf Pumpkin

Leaf Pumpkin Craft is the perfect Halloween craft for Fall. A cute craft for toddlers & preschoolers that can be combined with a nature walk!

Nature Pumpkin Suncatcher

This nature pumpkin suncatcher craft is perfect for Fall and Halloween. Make a pumpkin suncatcher using leaves in all the colours of fall!

Cookie Cutter Leaf People

Create adorable cookie cutter leaf people in this fun Fall craft! It’s a painting and fine motor craft that your toddler and preschooler will enjoy!

Dry Leaves Fall Tree With Free Tree Template

We have just the thing to kickstart your child’s seasonal artwork – our fabulous dry leaves fall tree craft with free tree templates!

Leaf Painting

Leaf painting is a fantastic way to combine the beauty of the outdoors with artistic expression. Try these two methods!

Sponge Painted Leaf Resist Art

Sponge Painted Leaf Resist Art Leaf Resist Art is a simple and fun Fall craft for toddlers and preschoolers.

Coffee Filter Leaves

Coffee Filter Leaves Craft is a fun fall craft for toddlers and preschoolers. A fun fine motor craft idea using eye droppers!

Pom Pom Leaf Resist Art

Pom Pom Leaf Resist Art is a fun and easy craft for toddlers and preschoolers. Use real leafs to make a colourful art for fall!

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

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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

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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.