MAKE the most of falling leaves, conkers, ferns and other autumn delights for easy crafts at home.
You can get kids involved or get creative on your own.
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Here’s what to try . . .
PILES OF FUN: Children love wading through fresh piles of leaves and will marvel at the colours. Encourage them to find different shapes and bright colours.
They can be used for leaf-rubbing with a few crayons and some paper. Or paint the veins and press them on to paper. With a little glue you can also create some animal figures or monsters. The kids can draw faces on them as a finishing touch.
HANG OUT: An autumn wreath looks fab hanging from the front door. You can use brightly coloured leaves, branches with berries, conkers or even mini pumpkins as decoration.
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First buy a base ring. Hobbycraft sells a metal ring for £2. Or you could even cut one out of cardboard — draw around a plate to get a perfect circle, and then a smaller one for the inside of the ring.
Cover the base with large red or yellow leaves. You could tie together leaves with string and then attach to a ring with wire.
But it is easier to use a strong glue. Hobbycraft sells glue guns for £5, perfect for the job.
Leaves look great arranged in the same direction around the ring. Add any other decoration you like. It’s a good idea to arrange before glueing, to get an idea of how it will look when finished.
FINE TWINE: Another great project to make for the home is a decoration made of pretty autumn leaves to hang on the wall.
Hobbycraft has a step-by-step guide you can follow online but all you’ll need is a small branch, different leaves and twine. Tie each leaf with different lengths of twine and then tie to the branch at equal distances across.
I’m a DIY pro – you can use Dollar Tree mini pallets to create adorable décor
The leaves will fall down at different levels.
Finish by attaching string a little longer than the stick that you can use to hang.
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