Fall Leaf Craft

Looking for a fun way to get the kids outside and enjoying nature? Grab some colorful fall leaves, clear sticky tape, and a cardboard frame to create a simple masterpiece! This Fall leaf craft is a perfect way to wrap up a nature walk and bring the beauty of the season indoors.

A beautiful fall leaf tree made with instructions from Skip to My Lou. — It takes a few simple steps to make this beautiful fall leaf tree.

Related: Our family loves Fall, it’s an exciting time of the year with so many activities. Make sure you check out these holiday crafts including Pumpkin Coloring Pages , Fall Coloring Pages, Fall Jokes and Kids Fall Craft.

Fall Leaf Tree Supplies

A piece of rectangular cardboard (you can use a piece of box, it will work perfectly)
Pencil
Black marker
A pair of scissors
Clear packing tape or scotch tape
Fall leaves from your yard

Video: Watch How to Make a Fall Leaf Tree

Making this fall leaf tree is not hard at all, but we included a video that you can follow if you do get stuck on one of the steps.

Make a Fall Leaf Step-by-Step

Step 1: Start with a piece of cardboard and using a ruler, draw lines about an inch in from all the edges using a pencil. Also, draw a tree stump shape as shown in the images below.

A piece of cardboard with lines drawn an inch inside the ends on all sides and a tree stump form in the middle. — Draw lines an inch in from the sides of the cardboard on all sides. Draw a tree stump shape.

Step 2: Using a black marker, mark the lines to frame the tree stump. Also, mark out the shape of the stump.

A piece of cardboard with the border lines marked with a black marker, as well as the tree stump form. — Use a black marker to mark out a frame as well as the form of the tree stump.

Step 3: Using a pair of scissors, cut out along the inside of the cardboard, and the inside of the tree stump.

Two hands holding the inside section of the cardboard that has been cut out along the border and inside the tree stump. — Snip along the inside of the cardboard border and tree stump.

The frame of the fall leaf tree is shown in this image. — This is what you are left with.

Step 4: Flip the frame over and start to stick Scotch tape all the way across, from top to bottom, with the sticky part facing inwards.

Two hands sticking a piece of Scotch tape to the bottom of the frame, which has been flipped over. — Start to stick Scotch tape across the frame.

Two hands sticking Scotch tape all the way to the top of the frame. — Place pieces of Scotch tape all the way to the top of the frame.

Step 5: Flip the frame over and begin placing your leaves on the sticky part of the scotch tape to create your fall tree.

Two hands sticking a leaf onto the scotch tape to begin forming the tree.

Two hands plaicing a final leaf on the fall tree to cover the whole area at the top of the frame. — Continue until you have covered the whole area at the top of the frame.

Step 6: Break a few smaller pieces from a leaf and stick them to the bottom of the frame.

Two hands adding smaller pieces of leaf to the bottom of the frame. — Add smaller pieces of leaf to the bottom of the frame.

Step 7: Your beautiful Fall Leaf Tree is complete!

Two hands holding the completed fall tree. — Beautiful!

More Fall Family Fun!

Try some of these Fall and Thanksgiving Projects!

Here are some Amazing Fall Gifts and Treats to Make
Fall Mason Jar Crafts are always fun!
Love making wreaths? Check out these 20 DIY Fall Wreaths
Have some fun this Thanksgiving with this Trivia Game
Get the kids to Fold A Paper Mayflower Ship
Or try a Super Fun Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt.

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