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How to make a turkey from a paper plate!

turkey paper plate

momstown Barrie made these cute as a button paper plate turkeys from hand prints!

What you need:

  • Paper plates
  • Construction paper
  • Paint (brown, red, yellow, orange)
  • Glue
  • Scissors

 

Have kids paint their hands brown on the palm, then red, yellow, and orange for the fingers (or you can use whatever paint combination you choose!). Press handprint onto the middle of the paper plate.

Cut out squares of construction paper in fall colours, and have kids glue them around the outside to create a 'wreath' effect around the turkey.

Once paint is dry, use a marker to add details to the turkey (face, legs).

momstown has lots of fun turkey crafts to try with your kids this fall!

Turkey Hat

Gobble, Gobble Turkey

Turkey trivets

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How to paint pumpkins with potatoes!

Pumpkins are everywhere as fall kicks in - why not paint some pumpkins of your own with your kids?

pumpkins stamping

What you need:

  • Construction paper
  • Potatoes cut in half
  • Green foam (either sticky-backed or glue on)
  • Scissors
  • Orange paint

 

Cut potatoes in half and use them as stamps. Dip into orange paint and stamp onto white paper to make pumpkins! Stamp away as many pumpkins as you want.

Have kids cut out small green triangles and glue on to make stems. You have a colourful pumpkin stamping to hang up this fall!

This is a great painting activity for toddlers too and helps kids practice scissors skills.

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How to make great Fall crafts with your kids - top 10 ideas!

momstown's craft room is bursting with fall crafts to make with your kids!

Here are our top 10!

 

1. Fall Apple Orchard

apple trees

 

2. Clay Pot Scarecrow

clay pot scarecrow

 

3. Leaf Window Hanging

leaf window hanging

4. Leaf Mosaic

leaf mosaic craft

5. Handprint tree

fall leaves handpint

 

6. Toilet Roll Pumpkins

pumpkins toilet roll craft

7. T is for Tree

T is for Tree

8. Fall Wreath

fall wreath

 

9. Mason Jar Scarecrow

scarecrow mason jar

10. Fall Noodle Tree

from No Time for Flashcards!

fall noodle tree

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Scarecrow Craft Round Up

momstown's gotten busy rounding up scarecrow crafts for fall!

 

scarecrow crafts

Four great scarecrow crafts for all ages to enjoy!

 

1. Paper plate Scarecrow

Great for the youngest ones, just add a face and a hat to a fall-themed plate and you've got a fun decoration!

 

2. Paper bag Scarecrow

Brown bag and some pipe cleaners and googly eyes... turn it into a scarecrow. Preschoolers can do most of the work themselves and get creative!

 

3. Clay pot Scarecrow

If you have some pots left over from summer planting, clean them off and turn them upsidedown to make a scarecrow. Preschoolers and school-agers can design their own.

 

4. Mason jar Scarecrow

For some fine motor practice, take some common kitchen items like buttons, string and a mason jar and make a whimsical fall decoration for a centrepiece!

 

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Mason Jar Scarecrow

Dig around in your cupboards for a mason jar, coffee filters, and buttons... that you can use - to make a scarecrow decoration with your kids!

scarecrow mason jar

You can make this with items you probably have around the house - a great way to recycle them!

 

scarecrow mason jar

What you need:

  • Coffee filters
  • Mason jar (or coffee can, or tin can)
  • String
  • Buttons
  • Ribbon (optional)
  • Construction paper or foam
  • Glue or tape

 

scarecrow mason jarWrap brown craft or construction paper around the mason jar. Secure with glue, tape or ribbon. Fold the bottom ends around the bottom of the jar to secure.

 

scarecrow mason jar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glue on two or more coffee filters to the lid, to make the scarecrow's hat. You could decorate the hat too!

 

 

 

scarecrow mason jar

Use glue to secure button eyes, add a triangle nose, and use string to form the mouth - good fine motor practice for kids here!

 

 

scarecrow craftsIn the momstown craft room, we thought these two scarecrows would make great friends! Try our tutorial on the clay pot scarecrow.

 

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Leaf Mosaic

Dried lentils, popcorn, and quinoa make this look like a real fall leaf!

leaf mosaic craft

 

leaf mosaic craftWhat you need:

  • Dried beans, lentils, popcorn, quinoa
  • Cookie sheet (to keep the mess contained!)
  • Cardboard/cardstock
  • Glue
  • Marker

 

leaf mosaic craftTrace a leaf shape onto the cardboard.

 

You could even bring in a leaf from outside to use as a tracer!

 

Spread glue all over the leaf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

fall leaves handpintHave your kids add the beans any way they wish, to create a mosaic of textures!

If you use a cookie sheet underneath you'll be able to catch the runaway items and make it an easier cleanup.

 

 

 

 

leaf mosaic craftA great Maple Leaf design by one of our momstown kids!

 

 

 

 

 

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