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Autumn Play Collection: 40 Fabulous Ideas!

October 5, 2011 by Anna Ranson

Welcome to Autumn my absolute favourite season! Here are 40 fabulous ideas to get you and your kids busy this Fall!


There are so many wonderful ideas out there for this beautiful Autumnal season, so I have collected together 40 of the best from around the web to inspire us all to get playing and creating with our children!
 From play dough recipes, to sensory tubs, art and craft to outdoor play ideas, there are fabulous activities for all ages to enjoy! Enjoy!

Pumpkins

Sparkly Painted Pumpkins by The Imagination Tree

Chalkboard Pumpkins by Messy Blessings

Wax Crayon Shaving Pumpkins by Domestic Goddesque

Rainbow Pumpkin by Creativity My Passion


                                                        Leaves
                                                                                       Spin Art Leaf Garland by The Imagination Tree



Leaf Art Ideas by Rockabyebutterfly

Ideas for using Laminated Leaves by Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
Bleeding Tissue Fall Leaves by The Chocolate Muffin Tree
 Chocolate Leaves by Science Sparks
 Leaf Clay Shaped Bowls by Red Ted Art
Leaf Threading by A Little Learning for Two
 
Stained Glass Leaves by Mom on Time out
Lots of Leaf Crafts by Frugal Family Fun  Blog
Learning letters with leaves by Teach Mama
Counting Leaves by J Daniel 4’s Mom
Play dough recipes

Autumnal Playdough by The Imagination Tree

Pumpkin Pie Playdough by Dinosaurs and Octupuses
Cinnamon playdough and leaf prints by Nurture Store
Apple Spice Playdough by Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas 
Harvest Playdough by Sun Hats & Wellie Boots

Apples

Apple Printing & Rolling by Pre-School Play

Apple play ideas by Creative Connections for Kids
Apple Print Wreath by No Time for Flashcards
 
 Apple Activities by Crafty Moms Share
Easier Apple Prints by Red Ted Art
 
Trees

Coffee Filter Leaf Dye Tree by Dilly-Dali Art

Fall Tree Collage by One Artsy Mama

 Autumn Tree with Pumpkin Seeds by Smiling Like Sunshine

Paper Mache Autumn Tree by Learning 4 Kids
Crayon Melt Fall Trees by Let Kids Create
Autumn Handprint Tree by The Imagination Tree
Fall Paper Wreaths by Mama Pea Pod

Conkers , Seeds and Acorns

Play Cooking with Nature by Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
 

Chestnut Streamer Toy by Red Ted Art

 Acorn Stained Glass Windows by Toddler Approved

Conker Creatures by Mermaids’ Makings
 
Autumn Scavenger Hunt by Imagination Soup

Sensory Tubs

Autumn Sensory Tray by Pre-School Play

Harvest Sensory Tub by Jada Roo Can Do

Fall Sensory Bucket by A Mom With a Lesson Plan

Hauling Corn Sensory Play by Hands On: As We Grow


 I hope you have been inspired by these wonderful ideas! This should keep us all  busy until the end of November at least!

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Comments

  1. Mariann says

    October 5, 2011 at 10:31 am

    Check out my fall crafts too:

    http://csupamoka2.blogspot.com/search/label/%C5%91sz

  2. Sue Pienaar - SPRead English says

    October 5, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    Love the crafts. Thanks for sharing!

  3. Caz says

    October 5, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Thankyou so much for including us in this list, so many ideas in here I have never seen and am looking forward to trying out with my girls!

  4. Finch Family says

    October 5, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Thanks Anna. It makes it so easy to pick crafts when you organise them like this. I’ve picked out a couple we’d like to try!

  5. maggy, red ted art says

    October 5, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    Oooh a great selection of Autumn play. Such a fabulous and inspirational season. Thank you so much for featuring our crafts 🙂

    Maggy

  6. angelsandurchinsblog says

    October 5, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Really inspiring, thank you. And chocolate leaves – definitely the kind of craft project I’ll be inspiring. And I think being able to write spooky messages on chalkboard pumpkins is genius for Halloween.

  7. mermaid says

    October 6, 2011 at 4:48 am

    What a wonderful selection!

  8. jheidar says

    October 6, 2011 at 11:45 am

    Wonderful selection of activities!! Thank you! Will definitely share 🙂

  9. Andrea says

    October 6, 2011 at 11:51 am

    Wow thanks for including my sensory harvest tub. I saw a awesome apple sensory tub over at pink and green mama. I am so jealous I didnt think of it first lol
    thanks agaib
    jada roo can do

  10. Deborah White says

    October 6, 2011 at 7:46 pm

    This was a phenomenal post. I found myself inspired by all of the ideas and can’t wait to start using them (or variations of them) with my 15 month old daughter. I haven’t added an “art” component to my baby development program (you can read about the concepts at http://www.babydevelopmentnow.com ), but you have inspired me to start working on it. I think it’s a key component that I have missed. Thank you!

  11. Lydia says

    October 7, 2011 at 5:33 am

    The Creative Connections for Kids link isn’t working for me? Sad day. I’m sure there are some great ideas in there!

  12. Domestic Goddesque says

    October 7, 2011 at 8:42 am

    Brilliant collection: i think there’ll be a few things here that will feature on my Inspired By post at the end of this month…..
    thanks for including me too 😀

  13. Ellie says

    October 8, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    Thanks Anna; what a fantastic post, it’s got me all inspired about autumnal play. We’ve had loads of fun this week with some of the autumn ideas and still so many more ideas still to do! We loved doing the sparkly pumpkin last year so looking forward to doing that again this year.

    Also congratulations on winning the MAD blog of the year award – your blog is fantastic, I recommend it to so many people, you thoroughly deserve the award – well done! Thanks for all the hard work you put into the blog sharing your ideas and hosting It’s Playtime. Ellie xx

  14. Mumma Bunny says

    October 8, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    What a super collection of ideas; will definately be making some of these over the next few weeks now the weather is cooler. Always looking for new crafts for Home Schooling 😀

  15. Anna @ The Imagination Tree says

    October 9, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    thanks all! hope you do try some. We have lots planned to try from this list now!
    Ellie, what a wonderful thing to say, thank you! It means a lot 🙂

  16. Anna @ The Imagination Tree says

    October 9, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    Lydia- the link works when I try it, Perhaps the site was down temporarily? Thanks for pointing it out!

  17. Olga says

    October 13, 2011 at 8:35 am

    Great ideas! Thank you so much for such a good collection!!!

  18. Carrie says

    October 14, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    Thanks for featuring my apple crafts and mentioning Crafty Moms Share.

  19. Breena says

    October 16, 2011 at 2:32 am

    I’m your new GFC follower! Love all the ideas!

    Breena
    http://mommyknowslife.blogspot.com/

  20. Rufus Williams says

    October 29, 2011 at 6:00 am

    We’ve made some cool trees with cardboard, wire and paint … seriously, a forest! Check it out (the whole background on our blog is trees!):

    http://squirrelkingthemovie.blogspot.com/2010/11/true-recycling-return-paper-to-trees.html

  21. Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says

    October 2, 2012 at 10:48 am

    WONERFUL was after some inspiration as feeling very uninspired today.

  22. Jennifer Lynn says

    November 1, 2012 at 1:53 am

    I love your “Sparkly Painted Pumpkins!” I tried them today with my class and they turned out great! You can check them out on my blog; http://pinkpolkadotsandprek.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-pumpkin-day.html

    Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂

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