It is still 84 degrees out, and frankly it’s not feeling very much like fall around here. That means we have to make our own fall fun! Fall process art for kids can be such a fun way to explore the colors, scents, and textures of autumn.

Gather up some natural materials like acorns and pine cones. Grab some pumpkins. Add in a bit of a paint and few odds and ends, and you can join in with these fun fall process art activities, too!

FIND ALL OF OUR LEAF THEME ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRINTABLE LESSON PLANS

FOR HOME PRESCHOOL AND PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS.

Fall Process Art

Kids experiment with ramps and gravity as they use rolling runaway pumpkins to paint.

Add some scented exploration to art time with this pumpkin pie process art activity from Fun-A-Day.

Go on a nature walk and collect some pinecones for this colorful pinecone painting activity from No Time for Flash Cards.

Roll out the beautiful color combinations of fall with this rolling leaf fall painting.

Head outdoors and gather acorns. Then use them to paint with acorns like Fun-A-Day did.

Try watercolor resist art with this gorgeous fall leaf art idea from Fun at Home with Kids.

Grab a loofah and paint a fall tree.

This Cookie Cutter Process Art Fall Placemats are the perfect process art activity for little ones.

This Easy and Fun Apple Art for Toddlers project is so easy and fun! Plus your kids can put together a great art project in just minutes!

This Fun Pumpkin Art Activity activity is all about mixing colors to create a fun fall craft for your kids!

Use a salad spinner to make this amazing Leaf Salad Spinner Art with your kids!

PRINTABLE LEAF THEME LESSON PLANS

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

This set currently includes active hands-on learning ideas and the following printables:

1) Roll and Say Fall ABC Game (uppercase and lowercase versions)
2) Roll and Count Leaves Math Game
3) Small Leaf Cards for Sorting and Patterning
4) Sight Word Trees Activity Mats, Letter Cards, and Sight Word Cards
5) Color Word Leaf Cards
6) Leaf Number Cards (0-35)
7) Sorting Leaves Color Mats and Leaf Cards
8) Fall Leaves Emergent Reader (3 versions)
9) Leaf Observation Recording Sheet

GET YOUR LESSON PLANS

Home Preschool Leaf Theme Lesson Plans

Preschool Classroom Leaf Theme Lesson Plans

Also available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

More Fall Fun

Combine process art time with a few of these hands-on learning activities!

Roll and Color Fall Math for PreK-2

Falling Leaves Fall Math

Roll and Say Fall ABC Game

When does it really start to feel like fall in your area? We typically don’t really get a taste of it until about mid-November, but we do get a few cooler days here and there in October if we’re lucky.