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Happiness Is Homemade
Beaded Corn Cobs
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Design Improvised
Turkey Balloons
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One Little Project
Fall Bean Mosaics
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Makes and Takes
Paper Plate Pumpkin
This easy craft involves painting, cutting and gluing that most ages can handle. Add a few dried pumpkin seeds to bring your paper plate pumpkin to life!
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Crafts by Amanda
Paper Bag Scarecrow
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Kid Friendly Things to Do
Paper Plate Sunflower
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One Little Project
Leaf People
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Mike Garten
Pumpkin Animals
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Crafts by Amanda
Coffee Can Scarecrow
Don’t throw away your coffee cans just yet! Use them to make these festive scarecrows. A straw hat, button eyes and rope for the smile will finish your new friend’s look.
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The House That Lars Built
Leaf Cake Toppers
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Happiness Is Homemade
Turkey Windsocks
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Mike Garten
Pumpkin Stress Balls
After filling orange balloons with rice, use a black Sharpie to draw fun and silly faces for these stress-relieving pumpkin balls. Whenever your child is anxious, they can give the balls a squeeze.
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A Night Owl Blog
Pumpkin Pie
We’re pretty sure this paper pumpkin pie might have them craving the real thing! They’ll need a large paper plate, cardstock and orange tissue paper for this craft. Use cotton balls for the whipped cream.
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Hello Wonderful
Leaf Lion
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A Night Owl Blog
Apple Tree
This cute apple tree requires just a few basic materials: a paper plate, green tissue paper and glue. It can even include your child’s handprint for a personal touch!
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Crafts by Amanda
Leaf Finger Puppets
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Simple Mom Project
Craft Stick Scarecrow
This scarecrow project is great to keep in mind for a rainy day, since you probably have all the materials you need for it lying around in your art drawer. And yet, he looks so cute when he’s finished!
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The Crafting Chicks
Sponge Stamp Tree
Instead of painting their own leaves, they can have fun stamping them! Show your little ones how to trace simple leaf shapes onto sponges. Cut the shapes out, then let them press their leaf sponges onto paper and their tree drawing.
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The Best Ideas for Kids
Spray Painted Fall Leaf Art
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The Best Ideas for Kids
Puffy Painted Leaves
Mariah Thomas (she/her) is an assistant editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers home and lifestyle content. Mariah has more than four years of editorial experience, having written for TLC, Apartment Therapy, Women’s Health and Avocado Magazine. She received her master’s degree in journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and published her first book, Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts and Emotions, in 2019. She’s also the founder of RTF Community a platform for creatives of color to connect, learn and showcase their work.
Alyssa Gautieri (she/her) is the associate lifestyle editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers all things home and interior design. Prior to joining GH in 2022, she wrote for publications including ELLE Decor, Chairish, BobVila.com, Unique Homes Magazine and LODGING Magazine, in addition to crafting product copy for home brands like BrylaneHome and VIGO Industries.
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