Autumn offers a lot of inspiration for creative DIY projects at school, which the little ones in particular enjoy. Whether in art class or for the classroom, in just a few quick steps you can conjure up a window decoration for autumn in the primary school, which can then decorate the room. What options are there?
With paper, things from nature or other materials - the options are so numerous that sometimes you are overwhelmed with the choice. We have put together a few of the most beautiful and simple ideas that you can choose for a great fall window decoration in elementary school. And templates are also included.
Make your own window pictures from tracing paper
To make this fall window decoration for elementary school, you only need a few materials. As a teacher, you can either prepare the sheets at home and bring them to school ready to have them decorated in a colorful way. Or you can just print out the templates and have the students cut out the sheets too. For thebeautiful autumn decorationfor the classroom you need:
- printed templates for the sheets
- Adhesive film (single-sided) or alternatively wide adhesive tape
- Tracing paper or tissue paper
- Scissors
- String to hang or tape to stick to the window
How to make fall window pictures in elementary school:
- Cut out the leaves. Here you also remove the inner areas between the leaf veins - everything that is white.
- Cut the parchment paper or tissue paper and use different (preferably autumnal) colors.
- Spread several sheets on a piece of adhesive film and then cut them out. Alternatively, you can stick adhesive tape on the holes and cut off the excess as well. Be careful not to dirty the adhesive side.
- Place the sheet in front of you with the sticky side up and distribute the colorful paper scraps over the sticky areas as desired. Cut off the protruding ends.
- You can hole the finished leaves in one place and tie string to hang them or stick them to the window panes with adhesive tape.
Tipp:For the freely hanging version, you can glue another, undesigned leaf onto the finished leaf so that it is beautiful from both sides.
Make window pictures in autumn with leaves to print out
Window decoration for autumn in elementary school - silhouette with leaves and rain
These fall elementary school window decorations are even easier. Here, too, the teacher can bring the silhouettes ready-made to class or have the students make them after he has simply prepared the template. What do you need for that?Window decoration for elementary school?
- printed template or pre-cut template (works best in A3 or larger)
- possibly black construction paper
- tape
- dried leaves or paper leaves
And this is how you can make decorations in autumn with primary school children:
- Simply print out one of our templates for a silhouette. Cut them out and trace the outlines onto black construction paper (to create a black design on both sides). Cut out the design.
- Stick the figure with the umbrella on the window panes. If you use black paper on both sides, the window picture will also look pretty from the outside.
- Now glue the dried or cut leaves to the window around the motif, as if they were falling from a tree.
Tip for crafts for autumn and the window:In the same way, you can also make a picture with raindrops as an autumn decoration with primary school children.
Boy with umbrella and rubber boots print for free
Owls or squirrels on a branch
You can make one out of light paperCreate a window picture, for which you can use not only owls, but also other tree animals such as squirrels, for example. To recreate the window decorations for the fall in elementary school, you need:
- Brown wrapping paper
- Newsprint or craft paper
- tape
How to make window decorations with children:
- For the branch, simply twist a good amount of wrapping paper to create a longer sausage. You can then shape these a little.
- Then you have to make the autumn pictures using the templates: Print and cut out the desired motifs (owls, squirrels or leaves using the stencils from the craft project above).
- Transfer them to newspaper or construction paper and cut them out.
- Attach the paper branch to the window.
- Glue the animals on top and the falling leaves around them. You can also use water drops instead (cut out of paper orwith chalk markerpainted on).
Eagle owl or owl to print out
Running squirrel template
Sitting squirrel as a motif for an autumnal window picture
You can find all templatesin this PDF filefor free printing.
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