by Spramani Elaun
Holiday family arts and crafts projects
We all say we need more time to be creative. If you have kids I know it’s hard to make this quality time when you really want to. How about treating the kids by preparing ahead of time for art and craft making during the holidays. Staying home or traveling your family and guest will enjoy your thoughtful planning. I want to give you some tips on gatherings supplies that will make it fun and relaxing to create during the holidays!
These art and craft projects can be simple to complex to make. I have so much fun when I sit down with friends and family and make things while we catch up. This can also give guest something special and fun to do while waiting for dinner.
Gathering supplies for Holiday family projects
Some light preparations will get everyone excited about making arts or crafts.
Gather items like knitting yarn, natural wool, natural felt, sewing kits and knitting sticks. There’s always someone who wants to take the challenge and try knitting or teach it to the young ones.
Include some how-to-craft books to inspire fun ideas. No craft books lying around? Splurge and buy a cool craft magazine everyone can drool over, or check out a bunch craft books at the library. Oh.. add some cool Mandala coloring pages too! You can download great patterns for free online and print on white plain paper. Mandalas are very relaxing to color. You can also find these in Barnes & Nobles if you have one near your town.
Include earthy objects
- fallen leaves
- twigs
- rocks
- dried fruit
- small scraps of wood
Include basics
- glue
- scissors
- natural twine
- yarn
- sewing supplies
- felt
- fabric scraps
- pencils
- pencil sharpener
Include Artsy Supplies
- small acrylic paint set
- drawing paper
- watercolor paper
- crayons
- color pencils
- watercolor pencils
- small watercolor kit
- origami paper
- paint brushes
- markers
Kids love helping gather outdoor natural objects
Ask kids to help make autumn decorations to spruce up tables or the main areas guest will gather. These projects can be simple collections from out-door natural materials. Any type of elements can be collected from nature. Display collections in a nice bowl, arrange on a mantle or home entrance way. Kids love exploring while on a mission to collect beautiful leaves, twigs, dried fruit, rocks or sea shells.
Many how-to-projects and ideas can be viewed on our Pinterest Pages
Arts and crafts projects
36 Nature Craft Ideas to Make!
Pinterest Pages, Even more ideas!
- 1. Paint jack-be-little pumpkins (non-toxic paints)
- 2. Pine cone collecting – paint pine cones or make pine cone art sculptures
- 3. Leaf foliage art – gather a collection of leaves, arrange in a picture and glue
- 4. Fall leaf bouquet for table center piece
- 5. Pine cone bird feeder – use peanut butter, bird seeds and natural twine
- 6. Recycle bird feeder –
- 7. Thankful place cards (recycle old cards, paper or brown bags)
- 8. Tree rubbings (place paper on rough bark areas and rub with crayons or wide color pencils).
- 9. Crayon leaf rubbings (use Colour Block Recycle Crayons – Fall colors)
- 8. Leaf Prints – arrange in different sizes, glue or frame in glass
- 9. Fall Wreaths – made with acorns, leaves, twigs, etc.
- 10. Pressed Leaf Collection (arrange in different sizes, glue or frame in glass)
- 11. Pine Cone Turkey
- 12. Leaf Catchers
- 13. Fruit & Veggie Prints
- 14. Fruit carving sculptures like pumpkins & gourds
- 15. Woodland Creature Sculptures
- 16. Framed sign with natural materials, family name or crest with twigs or acorns
- 17. Paint acorns or not – collect and put in beautiful bowl
- 18. Technicolor acorns using tissue paper (see attached website)
- 19. Leaf weaving with recycled paper or paper bags
- 20. Rock painting
- 21. Twig Painting (non-toxic paints)
- 22. Nature Mobile (use twigs, leaves, acorns, pine cones, etc.)
- 23. Gods eyes
- 24. Yarn & Wool creations
- 25. Felting – wool
- 26. Sew small felt creations
- 27. Needle Point
- 28. Finger Knitting
- 29. Knitting
- 30. Sewing
- 31. Nature Journal
- 33. Watercolor paint
- 34. Paint on found natural elements like bark, rocks and sticks
- 36. Jar collect any natural element
Happy Creative Holiday!
Spramani
One Step Further: Download My Fall Leaf Inspiration Print
I personally think the fall season can give us hundreds of art activity and project ideas, but just to make it even easier on you (which, really, is such a joy because I get to share my love of both fall and art with you!), I’m giving you a FREE Fall Leaf Inspiration Print.
You can print it out and use it on your art shelf or hang it in your inspiration gallery to during the season, or let students fill it in with beautiful colors. It seems like a simple tool, right? But trust me, it’ll lead to so many amazing, creative artworks! Download the Fall Leaf Inspiration Print by clicking here.
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