From a meteorological point of viewis autumnIt's been here for several days and the cold season is slowly coming to light with wet and cold weather. The season not only brings clouds and rain, but also an excellent golden-brown color palette. Make your home comfortable with beautiful decorations in warm earth tones. We'll show you how to make an autumn garland. With this colorful decoration you are guaranteed to get the whole family in the mood for the golden season. The children will be particularly happy because the DIY instructions are super easy to implement.
Make an autumn garland with children: creatively design autumn leaves out of wood
The first idea is perfect as a transition between summer and autumn decoration. The autumn leaves shine in cheerful summer colors and put you in a good mood even in bad weather. This beautiful homemade autumn garland is not only a leisure activity for families with children, but also a way to focus on theSeason with a creative autumn decorationto tune in. The garland can be painted and labeled as desired and, together with tone-on-tone painted pumpkins, forms an effective ensemble.
The wooden figures have long been part of the delivery program of every craft shop - with a good reason. Because they can be designed in a variety of ways using acrylic paints, napkin technology or felting wool. There are no limits to your own creativity. So that you can make a modern autumn garland with the children, we recommend that youthe autumn leavesMade of wood to paint in cheerful summer colors. Blue, pink and purple bring a touch of summer into your home and yellow and orange add an autumnal touch. Straight, flat brushes made of nylon hair and water-thinnable, weatherproof acrylic paints are best suited for painting. Of course, the children can also mix the colors with each other and make the individual autumn leaves particularly colorful.
After the acrylic paint has completely dried, you can write a loving message with a pen or you can draw the veins of the autumn leaves. For this purpose, you can either use a multi-painter (a marker that is suitable for all materials such as fabric, cardboard or wood) or a waterproof paint marker with a line width of 2 mm.
Once the acrylic paints dry, you can put the garland together. To do this, simply tie the wooden autumn leaves to a cord or stick them in place with craft glue. You can also use a hot glue gun as long as the cord or twine can withstand the high temperature.
Make and paint an autumn garland out of felt
The textile felt is a little thicker than regular felt and is therefore ideal for garlands. It scores points with its easy processing, can be cut into the desired shape, glued, sewn and you can also pierce holes. You can find felt sheets in a variety of colors in stores, but you can also paint them with regular fabric paints. For this craft idea you will need felt sheets in the colors lavender, pink, red and yellow. They form an attractive autumnal ensemble and can really spice up the purist interior. You also need a template that you can make yourself. Optionally, you can download and print the templates at the end of our article.
You can give the children the task of cutting out the autumn leaves from the felt sheets using the template. Cutting is the perfect leisure activity for children of kindergarten age because it encourages themDexterity and fine motor skills. After the children have cut out all the desired motifs, poke holes in the felt details and thread a cord or twine through them. Now all that remains is to find a suitable place for the fall decorations.
Make an autumn garland out of wood
The next autumn garland is, above all, very practical because it is made entirely of wood. The painted wooden figures of pumpkins and autumn leaves are then spiced up with wooden beads. This is where children's creativity is needed: organize a trip to nature and collectalso other natural materials. You can also decorate the purist garland with feathers, twigs or fresh flowers. In no time at all you will have made a garland that you can reuse for many years.
This is how you can dye the wooden beads: Thread the wooden beads onto a wooden kebab skewer and paint them with a flat, straight brush. You can use paints of your choice. Watercolors and acrylic paints are ideal for children. Both dry quickly, but the acrylic paints have good coverage. You can pour the color into a coffee filter.
Use the same brush and paint to paint the wooden autumn leaves. Have the children choose an accent color for the pumpkins. Of course, you can also buy wooden figures to spice up the garland. Squirrels, hedgehogs, flowers and foxes make the decoration a real eye-catcher.
Wait until the paint dries completely. Then drill holes in the wooden figures, through which you will thread the twine. Experience and caution are required when handling the drill. Due to the high risk of injury, parents should master this task. Never let children play with the drill!
When all the details are painted, you can cut a piece of twine and alternately string the wooden figures and wooden beads. Then hang the garland on the mantel, a wall shelf or another suitable place.
Make an autumn garland out of pompoms
Would you like to make an autumn garland with the children but don't have any wooden figures at home? No problem, you can simply replace them with pompoms in autumn colors. The process is similar, here the children can choose the colors and the desired order of pompoms and wooden beads.
Make an autumn garland out of fabric
Do you have leftover fabric in fall colors and want to do something creative with it? Download fall leaf templates in multiple sizes and let the kids create large, medium, and small fall leavesaus den Stoffrestencut out. Collect acorns during a trip to the forest. Place the three autumn leaves on top of each other and glue or staple them together. Then attach an acorn to it.
Now all that's left is to hang all the autumn leaves on a piece of twine and you've already made a creative and inexpensive autumn decoration with the children.
Make an autumn garland and paint or stamp it creatively
Create a colorful autumn decoration together with the children! The pumpkins pictured above are made up of three oval shapes of the same size that you can paint as desired. Stripes, dots or complicated natural motifs – there are no limits to your imagination.
Zigzags and checkered patterns look more complicated, but children aged 8 and over can easily master the task. Crafting fun is guaranteed for young and old!
Make your own autumn garland from natural materials
You can also make an autumn garland from natural materials. Collect fall leaves and place them on newspaper. Let the autumn leaves dry out for several days along with lemon slices and then hang them on the garland. If desired, you can decorate the garland with cinnamon sticks, feathers, chestnuts and acorns. Try out different variations with the children.
Would you like to make an autumn garland with the children? Then let yourself be inspired by the DIY instructions in the photo gallery below.
The necessary natural materials for making the autumn garland pictured above
You will need wooden beads, twine, cinnamon sticks, dried lemon or orange slices and autumn leaves
You can hang the garland on a branch
Another idea for purists: collect pine and pine cones with the children and attach them to a piece of twine.
Here is an overview of the necessary materials: twine, cones, wooden beads tone-on-tone with the cones and accessories such as scissors and hot glue
You can attach the pine cones with hot glue and knot the wooden beads
Make an autumn garland with children: Cut out autumn leaves from cardboard in orange, mustard yellow and wine red
For this craft idea you will need cardboard, a template, double-sided tape and twine
Have the children cut out the autumn motifs (the template is below)
For this fall garland, first make the fall leaves out of salt dough
For the salt doughFirst, mix 1/2 cup wheat flour with 1/2 cup salt and 1/2 cup potato starch in a bowl. Then add 1/2 cup of water and knead the ingredients into a homogeneous mass. Then add 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil and roll out the finished dough. Then cut out different autumn shapes using cookie cutters. Line a baking tray with baking paper and place the salt dough shapes in it. Bake them at 60 degrees for an hour, opening the oven door wide every 15 minutes. Then increase the temperature to 150 degrees Celsius and bake the salt dough shapes for 60 minutes.
Cut a piece of tape and stick it diagonally onto a salt dough fall leaf. This will make it much easier for the children to paint the decorative figures.
Allow the paint to dry completely and then carefully remove the tape.
Make a garland out of autumn leaves and light it up
You can illuminate a garland of autumn leaves using a string of lights. Glue the LED lamps of the fairy lights to the back of the autumn leaves and the garland is ready. Never leave them unattended as there is a risk of fire.
Templates for an autumn garland
