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    Home » Painting Activities

    Fall Crafts for Kids - Fingerprint Trees

    Modified: Jun 21, 2022 · Published: Aug 15, 2016 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    With Fall on the horizon, we have been doing some fun Fall Crafts for Kids. My kids are have been enjoying Fall Tree Window Painting and creating Fall Leaves with Black Glue. Today we will share how to use your fingers to create these Fingerprint Trees.

    Looking for Fall Crafts for Kids? We created some fingerprint tress with this kids activity.

    Fingerprint Trees  - Fall Crafts for Kids

    Supplies you will need:

    • White paper (copy paper will do)
    • Brown marker
    • Fall colored paint
    • Paint Tray
    • Paper Towel
    • Fingers

    Before we start, I need to explain that for someone who has a blog that focuses heavily on kids crafts, I am a terrible artist.  And I'm not one of those people who say I am a terrible artist just so you can say I am good.  Nope. Pictionary is not my friend. Now that we have that disclaimer out of the way, we can continue.

    Draw a tree onto your white paper. You will just want to draw the trunk and bare branches.  Here is mine.  Did I lie about not being a good artist? If you have older kids, they can do this part themselves.

    tree drawn on paper

    Next, you will create what I call a "poor man's stamp pad."  Take a paper towel, fold it in half and place it on a tray.  Squeeze a small amount of the colors you wish to use on the paper towel and use a spoon to spread the color around and get it to sink into the paper towel a bit.  This way, the paints coats fingers more like a stamp pad and  you don't end up with a finger with a big glop of paint on it.

    paint on napkin

    Explain to your child how they will be using their fingerprints to makes leaves on and around the tree. They will be dipping their fingers in the paint and then making prints on the paper. Yes, my daughter is wearing two fairy wings while doing this craft. That's how we roll around here.

    child making fall crafts for kids
    child decorating paper tree

    One nice thing about Fall crafts for kids like this one, is that you don't have to worry about cleaning your fingers in between colors.  Fall leaves are supposed to be multi-colored, so the mess works well here.

    child making fall craft

    One of my daughters was more into falling leaves, so she started by placing her fingerprint leaves on the side.  Eventually she added more to the branches.

    fingerprint tree
    fingerprint tree

    Leaves are falling!

    child making fall tree craft

    Even little ones can rock this activity with careful supervision.

    painting fall crafts for kids

    This is fingerprint tree would be great for children of any age.  I like it because it uses simple supplies that most people already have on hand.  You don't have to spend a lot to make great art or have fun with your little ones.  The ability to draw a tree does help though.

    If you're looking for more activities for little ones, check out Green Kid Crafts, an earth-friendly monthly craft subscription box for kids that sparks creativity while teaching kids respect for the environment.

    When you done with your Fall crafts for kids, you will have worked up an appetite. Check out these Fall treats:

      Hand Dipped Fall Pretzels

      Fall Popcorn

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    1. Alice says

      August 20, 2016 at 1:23 am

      Always so sad as the end of summer comes but then just love that we get to do leaf prints again - hurrah!!

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    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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