The leaves are turning, the air is fresh, cheerful orange gourds adorn the bends, and everything smells of pumpkin enters our kitchen. Autumn is a very magical season, not only for adults but also for children! So why not plan some fall activities for toddlers to fully embrace the season? These 14 fun fall activities for toddlers allow kids to explore this special season while unleashing their creativity, developing skills, and most importantly, having fun.
Foliar Activities for Toddlers
At this time of year, the foliage is abundant, and in addition to being eye-catching, they are the perfect canvas for your child’s next doodle! With so many sizes, colors, and textures to explore, the possibilities for making silly or even serious leaf faces are endless. Little ones can learn about emotions through this nature-inspired autumn children’s hands-on activity.
Pine Cone Painting Autumn Activities for Toddlers
If you have your eyes on the holidays, this fun activity will help you and your kids create some cool artwork that can be saved as gifts later this year. Let your child explore nature, doodle and draw, and have fun learning Xi colors and textures.
Pumpkin-Flavored Plasticine Autumn Activities for Toddlers
There’s no shame in being on the pumpkin spice team… Now you can make your own plasticine that smells good and can be eaten. This fall toddler activity is a fun way for your child to explore smells through hands-on practice.
Footprints of Turkish Painting
It’s a lot of fun to make little footprints, and the best part is that it allows you to visually record how cute your child used to be. Check out this fun turkey-themed fall activity for toddlers and howl with joy when your child realizes they’re stepping on paint! (And, there’s also a handprint version for parents who may not like having their kids track down paint around the house…) We get it!
Autumn Activities for Toddlers to Tear Paper Acorns
Let your child develop fine motor skills with this fun activity that will allow them to color, tear paper, organize, and glue. The end result of this fall toddler activity is a piece of art that deserves to be kept in the fridge.
Toddlers Go Around Pumpkin Autumn Activities
Not only is it fun to toss the ring and see if you can catch the pumpkin, but this fall activity for toddlers also gives kids a chance to practice Xi counting skills.
Children’s Scavenger Hunt Autumn Activities
Make your own scavenger hunt checklist or use a pre-made printable checklist. Then, get dressed and go outside to see how many items you and your child can find on the list together. Take photos together and create your own adventure coloring book.
Toddlers Harvest Sensory Boxes in the Fall
Toddlers love to touch things. So, take advantage of this fall toddler activity to appeal to your child’s tactile nature. Create a fall-themed sensory box filled with dried corn, small toys, dried leaves, pine cones, and anything else you can think of from seasonal items. Then let your child dig deeper and make some fantastic discoveries.
Memory Games for Toddlers Autumn Activities
Using some ordinary paper plates and a rich imagination, you can create your own oversized memory game with your child. Not only is this a fun fall activity, but brain exercises are also very beneficial for brain development.
Ghost Pumpkin Bowling Fall Toddler Activities
Recycle some water bottles, find a funky gourd or small pumpkin, and voila! You can play a fall-themed bowling game in your backyard. Just don’t smash the pumpkin!
Fall Activity for Kids “Bobbing for Apples”
Apple biting is a favorite autumn activity for kids (and let’s be honest, adults too!). But, let’s face face dipped in a bucket of water full of germs has never been that appealing. So, change this time-honored tradition: give your child a spoon, spoon, or other tool to replace their mouth. Plus, when they try to dig apples, their motor skills get a workout too!
Apple Printmaking for Kids Fall Event
This fall activity for toddlers is the perfect follow-up to an apple picking trip (apples from the grocery store, of course!). Slice a crisp new apple and let your kids use it as a stamp to make their own fall-themed art.
Paper Bag Scarecrow Fall Activities for Toddlers
Thanks to this autumn activity for toddlers, it only takes a few materials to turn an ordinary paper bag into a cute scarecrow puppet.
Children’s Handprint Leaf Fall Activity
This fall kids’ activity gets a little messy for the little ones (so they’ll naturally love it!). Just unfold the butcher paper or even the old holiday paper. Draw a tree trunk and then have your child go to town and draw leaves with their hands and fingers. When your little artist is all done, you’ll have a super fun mural on your wall.