I also put a sheet of newspaper down to protect the surface underneath from overzealous toddlers with glue! I actively encouraged my two to go a bit crazy with the glue. This was as I knew that there gluing would not be that accurate and so would stop too much glue going onto the surface underneath.
I drew a rough outline of a leaf onto the baking paper but then cut a large circle around it. For this activity you will need PVA glue, baking paper and coloured tissue paper ripped into small pieces. I would normally use sticky backed plastic for this autumn craft idea but I have been conscious of moving away from unnecessary plastic waste so thought I would try using glue and baking paper to create the same effect. They both enjoyed this autumn craft idea so much that they wanted more paper to create another autumnal painting each. She enjoyed it nonetheless and was very proud of her finished creation. My 2 year old was also very keen to get colour mixing but she wanted to mix on the actual paint. M was so careful when painting and this was a great activity for their motor skills, without them realising it. My two have really taken to painting with watercolor paints and it makes such a lovely change to the poster paints we often use. Then your children can get to work with the water colour paints. Draw an outline of the leaves on the paper with the crayons. Water colours are great for younger children to experiment with.
So for this all you need is some white paper, crayons and some water colour paints. There are so many great autumn craft ideas out there but these were all so easy to setup and great fun for our toddlers and older children. This colour change and the love of collecting autumn leaves has inspired these autumn craft activities. The colour change of the leaves is spectacular and a great talking point with children. Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. These are some of our favourite autumn art and craft ideas for toddlers and older children that you can try at home.
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