4. Mix together the PVA with a little water to make it easier to spread (we used a ratio of approx. 3 parts glue to 1 part water).
Easy Autumn Craft Ideas
Create some beautiful seasonal decorations for your home with these easy Autumn craft ideas.
Step by step instructions to guide you.
- Autumn leaf mandala decoration
- Autumn leaf window hanging
- Autumn leaf wax dipping
- Autumn leaf garland
- Autumn leaf mobile
- Autumn leaf jam jar lantern
- Autumn leaf tissue paper lantern
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Easy Autumn craft ideas
Autumn is the perfect time to gather together and create some beautiful Autumn crafts.
These easy Autumn crafts are perfect for doing with children of all ages, or why not light a candle, grab a warm drink and spend a cosy evening doing them yourself?
Autumn Leaf Mandala Decoration
If you want to do a quick and easy Autumn craft activity then this is the one to choose.
Use the leaves to scatter around your Nature Table or on your dining table for a special meal, as coasters or in one of the Autumn crafts below.
You will need:
- A selection of fallen Autumn leaves – in various colours and a mix of different types
- Some metallic markers
- PVA glue , mod podge or some laminating pouches and a laminator
Instructions:
- Lay out leaves between pieces of newspaper and place under some heavy books. Leave to flatten and dry out for a week or so.
- Decorate with patterns using the metallic markers – try tracing over the leaf veins, or adding stripes, spots or mandala patterns
- When dry, paint over one side with either PVA glue or modge podge . Allow to dry and then paint over the other side. This will preserve your leaf indefinitely and make it pliable so it will not crumple or crumble. Alternatively you could laminate your leaf.
Pay homage to your favorite film with paint
The Nightmare Before Christmas is the perfect film for Halloween, Christmas, and even Twixmas (that weird time in between). So is the ideal starting point for a Halloween window idea if you’re wondering how to decorate a front porch that’s on the softer side of scary.
Here, artist Cara Hickey shares her interpretation of the classic cartoon motion picture on Instagram using a bright assortment of primary colors for a kid-friendly design. Perfect to pair with other Halloween outdoor decor ideas or to keep solo as it is stand-out enough.
Create a bespoke message using a message board
Digital creators, Claire, Paul and Wren Air initially had the idea to provide Halloween treats to trick-or-treaters during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic in a safe and socially-distanced measure, although we think this idea is sweet enough to roll out year after year, especially if you’re on a budget.
Switch up the messaging for something cheeky and fun, or let door-knockers know you’ve run out of candy or that a baby is sleeping and you can’t get to your porch just yet. Or find a way to fix outside on your railings so that you can manage expectations before fancy dressers flock to your Halloween-decorated door.
Make use of bay windows with different designs
Crawling the internet, we’ve found our fair share of Halloween window painting ideas on single panes of glass. But if you are lucky enough to have bay windows, then why not paint a number of characters on each casement, just like Sarah Smith, founder of thepaintsmith.co.uk has?
The blinds behind this picturesque display will inevitably cast some spooky shadows at night to add to the atmosphere. And, don’t stop at your front yard, you can also apply a Halloween window paint design as a conservatory idea too.
