September art activities for preschool

Collect branches, or just one branch, from outside and use tempera paints for a collaborative art experience for kids.

Stunning eye dropper leaf art that is quick and easy to create. An all-ages activity using supplies commonly found in the home. #leafart #leaves #eyedropperpainting #artforkids #fallart

Bring the colors of fall indoors with this vibrant autumn sunflower craft! This is a great art project for kids to explore creating texture with oil pastels and is perfect for younger kids to do on their own with minimal help.

Make leaf rubbings with the children in your care after learning about autumn with this adorbale book.

Fall crafts for kids are a fun way to celebrate the season and engage creativity. Try making leaf rubbings, pinecone animals, and painted pumpkins. Create leaf crowns, acorn necklaces, and paper plate scarecrows.

This Handprint Fall Tree kids craft is the perfect activity for autumn! All you need is cardstock and tissue paper to create this adorable work of fall art.

Creating watercolor leaf art is a fun way to work on fine motor skills. Press onto sticky paper and you have a beautiful window display!

Have some crab apples or regular ones going bad? Just cut them in half and have the kids dip them in orange paint! Then have them stamp it all over a white sheet of paper,

When my oldest daughter was a toddler, we went on a nature walk to hunt down some amazing fall leaves on Thanksgiving day. (Remember, Thanksgiving is in October here in Canada). We found tons of brightly coloured leaves, but I didn't know what to do with them. I ended up drawing little happy faces with names under them with a sharpie, and then we set them out on the Thanksgiving table as place cards. And even though they weren't fancy, they were so adorable! Grandpa's leaf had a smiley face…