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    Fall Crafts - Leaf People

    Published: Nov 7, 2011 · Modified: Sep 28, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    Last time I was at the dollar store I noticed some leaf cutouts in the seasonal section. These were not paper leaves, more like the kind you would find on a leaf garland or in fall decorations.  I bought them, thinking I would use them in some easy fall crafts. I came up with Fall Crafts Leaf People, the cute little guys you see below. I still have some leaves left over and can't wait to use them in more craft ideas. If you are on a leaf kick like me, be sure to check out our Black Glue and Salt Leaves and Fall Leaves Window Stickers.

    Leaf People - These cute little guys are easy to make and are the perfect Fall Crafts!
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    Why this leaf craft is awesome

    • Makes a fun decoration for Thanksgiving
    • Kids get to use their creativity to create leaf people
    • Fun for younger and older kids

    Supplies needed

    • Leaves (real, paper or other cut out)
    • Googly eyes
    • Foam stickers
    • Toothpicks
    • Glue
    • Construction paper
    • Markers
    supplies for fall crafts

    How to make autumn crafts with leaves

    To make this fall arts and crafts project, the kids started by gluing their leaves on the to the construction paper. You will want to make sure they don't glue the leaf too close to the bottom or there will not be room for the legs.

    kids making leaf people

    Next, the girls glued some toothpick arms and legs to their leaves.

    making leaf people

    Then came the googly eyes!

    When the kids are gluing on the toothpicks and eyes, they are using their fine motor skills, so that is an added bonus to this fall activity.

    Fall crafts for kids

    I also bought some foam number stickers at the dollar store, and cut them to make shapes for the nose and mouth. A zero cut in half will make two great smiles.

    Kids fall leaves craft

    Everyone had a blast doing this kids craft.  The girls kept wanting to make more and more leaf people.  Here are some variations that they made.

    fall leaf people

    I love this one that A made because it looks like it's on the move.  I had to laugh at the effect the sideways mouth produced.

    fall crafts

    When B made this one, I got the idea to draw some arms and legs on the leaves.  How adorable are they?  My kids think the one on the left looks like Elmo --  if Elmo were a leaf with poorly drawn arms and legs.

    Now that you know how easy it is to make fall leaf crafts, I hope you'll make some with your kids.

    Fall leaf people activity

    Frequently asked questions

    What other items can I use to decorate these leaves?

    You can glue on buttons instead of googly, or decorate these with ribbon. Really the only limit is your imagination.

    Can I make these with real leaves?

    You certainly can! When you use real leaves, the finished product might not last as long but you get a better variety in the colors of the leaves.

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    1. Lita Lita

      November 15, 2014 at 3:20 pm

      Love this. I did it with my first graders. Thank YOU!

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