Fall is just around the corner and we have collected 44 of the best leaf activities and crafts just for toddlers! They are engaging, fun, and most importantly age appropriate for 2 and 3 year olds.
Keep little ones busy for hours and let them learn all about the fall season and leaves while you are it. Most of these leaf crafts use real ones from outside, but there are a few where faux leaves may work better.
Either way, toddlers will love getting outdoors exploring the foliage to come back inside and get crafty.
You may also like our 21 cheap and easy Halloween Toddler Activities and Crafts or these 22 Easy Festive Fall and Thanksgiving Toddler Crafts and Activities!
Now is also the perfect time of the year for an outdoor scavenger hunt since the weather is cooling off. That’s one of our favorite activities!
Easy Leaf Crafts for Toddlers
Leaf Rubbing
Leaf rubbing is so much fun! Not only will toddlers love seeing the magic of the leaf on the paper, but they will enjoy collecting the leaves first.
Fall Leaf Butterflies Craft
See how many different types of butterflies you guys can make in all of the pretty fall colors!
Leaf Printing
They chose to use green leaves and ferns, so technically you can do this toddler craft throughout the year. We are excited to do this with red, oranges, and yellow!
Leaf Salt Painting
Younger kids LOVE salt painting and it’s so entertaining. Simply use the glue to make a leaf shape and dye the salt different colors.
Fall Leaf Red Squirrel
Print out this cute little squirrel template, then go on a hunt outside for the prettiest leaves to fill in his tale.
Easy Fall Leaf Science Experiment: Exploring Colors & Chlorophyll With Kids
Tots will love seeing the colors turn! Not only is it fun, but it gives you a chance to talk about learn about colors and plants. They may be a little small to understand the chlorophyll process, but the color changing is still fun to watch.
We’re Going On A Fall Leaf Scavenger Hunt Activity
Next time you are at the paint or home improvement store grab some fall color swatches and head outside for a fun leaf scavenger hunt!
Leaf Sponge Painting
Mom you will have to cut the sponges into the shapes, but little ones will love using that as a stamper.
Watercolor Fall Leaf Wreath
Toddlers stay engaged forever gluing the leaves on the wreath and once they are done, it’s cute enough to hang up!
Handprint Fall Tree Craft For Kids
They will need a little help getting their hand traced and cut out, but after that they can go to town filling their tree with colorful foliage.
Leaf Puppets
These cute puppets are made with leaves, markers or paint, popsicle sticks and few googly eyes. How cute!
Easy Fall Leaf Suncatchers
Looking for a fun and easy fall craft for your little ones? Try making leaf suncatchers! Minimal prep is needed—older kids can cut their own leaf shapes, and younger ones might need a little help at the start.
Leaf Silhouette Art
With fall just around the corner, this easy leaf silhouette art project is the perfect seasonal craft for toddlers, from painted backgrounds for the little ones to creative designs with yarn, washi tape, or glitter paper.
Fun Fall Leaf Creatures
What kind of creatures do you think your little one will chose to make?
DIY Leaf Luminaries
Use upcycled plastic milk jugs to make lanterns that beautifully show off the vibrant colors and unique shapes of autumn leaves, making them a cute craft activity for the fall season.
Leaf Spray Painting
Create pretty fall art by using leaves as stencils for a unique spray-painted effect that kids will adore. Don’t worry you aren’t using real spray paint so it’s safe!
Printable Autumn Fall Wreath for Toddlers
Little ones will love coloring the printable leafs! Once you have helped them cut them out, they can glue in place.
Mess Free Sensory Fall Leaf Painting
My favorite part about this one, is that the mess is totally sealed up so those little hands aren’t getting dirty!
Fall Leaf Finger Puppets
Save those toliet paper rolls to make these silly finger puppets! Before starting head outside to collect those beautiful fall leaves.
Leaf-Printed Air Drying Clay Decorations
These turn out so cute! Mom even you may want to make one. Use a rolling pin to press the leaves into the clay. Once you have finished, you can leave it white or choose to paint it.
Leaf Art: Animals, Bugs, and More!
Draw out a few different creatures and let toddlers add leaves to bring the project to life.
Toilet Roll Sticky Tree
Here’s another great fall project if you have tons of toliet paper rolls saved up.
Fall Leaf Sensory Bin
Create an autumn sensory bin using leaves and sprinkles for hours of fun.
Leaf Art
Collect your leaves and let kids start painting directly on them or turn them into animals.
Easy Marbled Fall Leaves
This one may get a little messy, but that’s okay it adds another layer of fun! Add different colors to shaving cream to make your own fall leaves.
Super Easy Fall Leaf Sensory Bin for Toddlers
Sensory bins are such a fun way to let the little ones experiment. They used fake leaves, but you could also run outside and grab a few real ones.
Tissue Paper Leaves
Once you have the paper template printed, toddlers will add some glue and crumple up the tissue paper to make colorful fall foliage!
Autumn Leaves Sensory Bin with Water
If the weather is nice, create this sensory bin and get outside since there’s water involved.
Paint Leaf Monster Craft
Create little leaf monsters using simple, and budget friendly craft supplies that you probably already have on hand if you are a toddler mom.
Fall Leaves Paintbrush
This is such a cute idea! Who would have thought to make a paintbrush using leaves?
Silly Leaf Hair Craft Idea
Let toddlers get silly by turning these cute printables into those using leaves for hair!
Glittery Leaf Sensory Bottle
Don’t want to make a bin? Go with a fall leaf themed sensory bottle instead! These are great, easy to store, and can be reused over and over for other activities.
Homemade Leaf Coaster
Using real leaves and little Mod Podge toddlers can create leaf themed coasters!
Fall Leaf Punch Collage
The punching part will take a while, but that’s okay because the kids can handle this craft almost all by themselves!
Pop Art Leaf Painting
What a fun twist on traditional fall colors by using real leaves to make DIY pop art. Toddlers may not understand the pop art concept, but they will like the bright colors.
Leaf People
While collecting leaves don’t forget the acorns for the face and eyes!
Nature Printed Rocks
Such a fun twist on traditional painted rocks and they can choose different colors of paint for the fall season.
Black Glue and Salt Leaves
Here’s another salt art craft that is super fun and toddlers will love it.
Easy Fall Snow Globe
Learn how to make your own snow globe that little ones will be mesmerized by.
Colorful DIY Fall Wreath
Use different leaves and plants of the season to make a full wreath.
Autumn Crown
Print out the crown template and let toddlers make a seasonal fave that they will love showing off!
Leaf Lanterns
I love these little lanterns and they are so fun to look at in the dark.
Autumn Yarn Wrapped Leaf Craft
Practice fine motor skills by letting toddlers make leaf themed yarn art.
Leaf Sensory Bags
Making leaf sensory bags is another fun twist on bins and bottles.
That’s a wrap! Now you have 40+ of the best fall leaf activities and crafts that were handpicked for toddlers! We can’t wait to see which was your favorite!
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