A pile of fallen leaves is the cheapest craft box there is, and paper does the rest. This set turns leaves into four very different makes: a kirigami snowflake to snip, a sensory bottle to shake, salt-dough bowls to shape and paint, and a leaf parachute to drop. Every template prints on one page, so a classroom can run all four at once or a family can pick one for a rainy afternoon. Print the pack, grab the scissors, and let autumn come indoors.
Kirigami Snowflake and Leaf Parachute
The kirigami snowflake (1. Kirigami Fall Leaf Snowflake) starts as a folded square of paper: fold first, then snip the cut-outs to open a leafy snowflake. It needs careful folding and snipping, so it suits 6–8s best. The leaf parachute (4. Leaf Parachute Craft) turns a leaf into a canopy with strings — drop it and watch it float down.
Sensory and Dough Leaf Crafts
The sensory bottle (2. Fall Leaf Sensory Bottle) is a clear bottle filled with water and small leaves to shake and watch settle — it suits 5-year-olds with adult help for filling. The salt-dough bowls (3. Salt Dough Leaf Bowls) are shaped from dough, baked, then painted; they suit 5-year-olds with adult help for the baking, and an adult should handle the oven step. All four crafts are scissor-based.
How to print (A4 and US Letter)
Print the PDF single-sided on A4 or US Letter, 100% scale. Colour first, then cut along the dashed lines, then fold or assemble. The kirigami snowflake folds before it is cut. Each template is one page, so a classroom can print one craft per child or the whole pack per table. The pack is free to download, with no sign-up.
More autumn makes: November Crafts for Kids.
