When the leaves change colour and it gets cooler outside, it's the perfect time to get creative indoors. Let's start crafting! We'll show you some great ideas for easy DIY autumn decorations with children.
Autumn is full of inspiration, especially for children. And often the fun of crafting begins outside: collecting chestnuts, acorns and colourful leaves. Back at home, these are turned into funny figures, animals, or window decorations.
A particularly lovely project: crafting mushrooms! With photo cardboard in different colours, glue and a little imagination, you can create cheerful mushrooms that can be strung together to form a cheerful garland – ideal if you want to make autumn decorations for the window with children.
Not only mushrooms are perfect for autumn craft decorations, apples, and chestnuts also offer many possibilities for seasonal DIY projects.
Looking for a craft highlight? Our 3D apple with a cute worm looks good enough to eat, but is also easy to make. Suitable for children aged three+, it makes a cheerful decoration for the table, window sill or as a mobile.
The classic material for autumn homemade decorations? Chestnuts! These instructions show you how to make funny chestnut monsters without drilling. All you need are chestnuts, some construction paper, googly eyes, chenille wire, and the right glue.
When making autumn decoration for nursery, it is particularly important that the glue used is easy to handle and safe. Luckily Pritt offers two reliable options!
The Pritt Glue Stick is suitable for paper, cardboard and felt. It is solvent-free, consists of 97% natural ingredients and can be applied cleanly. Even young crafters can use it easily, as the glue doesn´t dry too quickly. By the way: the Pritt Glue Stick is also available in colourful versions – perfect for creative autumn projects.
Pritt Multipurpose Glue is the best choice for natural materials such as wood, chestnuts, or acorns. It sticks reliably and dries transparent, so your decorations will look nice and clean afterwards. Thanks to its clever dispenser cap, you can apply it selectively or over a large area, just as you need it.
Autumn DIY crafts are easy to get started. You can find natural materials outside, and you'll also need the following items in your craft drawer:
- Photo or craft card
- Felt, pipe cleaners, or other decorative items
- Wooden clothes pegs
- String
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ruler
Always supervise children when using sharp tools.