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Autumn Activity Guide

Creative Craft Ideas for Autumn, Harvest Festival, Diwali & Halloween

Autumn is the perfect time to get creative. With colourful leaves, seasonal celebrations, and exciting festivals, there are endless opportunities for children to explore art, culture, and imagination. This guide brings together easy Autumn crafts for kids, Harvest Festival activities, Diwali craft ideas, and Halloween projects – all designed to support learning in schools, clubs and community groups.

Whether you’re planning classroom activities, after-school clubs or group sessions, this Baker Ross Autumn Activity Guide is packed with inspiration and affordable easy kids’ crafts, seasonal projects and educational activities.

Discover fun and engaging ways to keep children creative all season long!

Easy Autumn Leaf Crafts for Kids

Autumn Leaf Rubbing

A classic Autumn activity that helps children explore shape, texture and pattern motor skills.

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Autumn Leaf Printing

This autumn leaf printing activity helps children explore colours, improve hand control and enjoy creating seasonal artwork.

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Autumn Leaf Collage

Leaf collage art is a simple and engaging autumn craft activity for schools, perfect for exploring seasonal colours and textures.

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Autumn Leaf Puppets

Bring the beauty of autumn to life with these adorable leaf characters. Fun and easy to make, they’re perfect for imaginative play too.

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Autumn Woodland Crafts

Autumn Woodland Animals

Create cute woodland animals and autumn icons using 3D wooden shapes. Paint and decorate, then use as part of an autumn woodland display in the classroom.

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Cardboard Tube Owl

This eco-friendly activity offers a fun way of turning recycled materials into something truly special like an owl.

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Bubble Wrap Tree Art

An easy and fun painting technique for kids, using bubble wrap to create colourful textured autumn leaf work on trees.

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Hedgehog Fork Painting

This fork-painting activity creates a spiky hedgehog, helping children practise hand control and enjoy colourful art time.

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Harvest Festival Craft Ideas

Harvest Festival Basket Weaving

A simple weaving craft perfect for Harvest Festival celebrations. Ideal for KS1; teaching patterns and the symbolism of gathering food.

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Scarecrow Puppets

A fun Harvest craft ideal for role-play, sparking creativity and imagination in children. Use them to tell stories, act out scenes, or simply enjoy them as a delightful seasonal ornament.

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Apple Printing Crate

This delightful project is a fantastic way to celebrate the Harvest Festival. A fun, hands-on group activity that uses real apples to create beautiful prints displayed in a card crate.

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Harvest Festival Thankfulness Display

A reflective Harvest activity that supports wellbeing and gratitude. Ideal as a classroom or whole-school wellbeing project that encourages children to think about people, experiences and nature.

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Diwali Craft Activities for Schools

Diwali Tealight Holders

Celebrate Diwali with colourful, dazzling tealight holders. This activity is great for upcycling old, unused CDs while adding a touch of sparkle to your celebrations.

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Rangoli Scratch Art

This scratch art activity offers a vibrant Diwali project that builds artistic confidence, improves motor skills, and celebrates cultural learning for children.

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Diwali Bunting

Celebrate the Festival of Lights with this FREE printable bunting. A classroom-friendly, colouring activity that boosts creativity, supports fine motor skills and enriches cultural learning for children in group settings.

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Halloween Craft Ideas

Halloween Mask Making

Children love creating spooky Halloween masks that encourages playful role-play, boosts their creativity and gives them a thrilling craft experience in a group setting.

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Spider’s Web Weaving

Spooky spider’s web weaving encourages creativity, supports skill development, and adds exciting Halloween fun to group craft sessions.

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Handprint Clay Ghost

This fun Halloween craft activity lets children create a spooky personalised keepsake whilst boosting creativity and sensory skills.

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No-Carve Pumpkin Decoration

Pumpkin Suncatchers brighten classrooms with easy, colourful creativity, making then a perfect hands-on Halloween craft for schools and groups.

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