Easy Fall Tree Craft

Bring the beauty of fall indoors with a simple Fall Tree Paper Craft fall tree! Fun to make and stunning when finished, this easy project captures the colors and charm of the season. It’s perfect for adding a cozy touch to your home or classroom—and kids will love joining in on the fun!

A fall tree paper craft from Skip to My Lou. — Make this beautiful fall tree in a few easy steps!

Related: If your family loves paper crafts, make sure you check out these fall craft activites including Fall Coloring Pages, Fall Decorating Ideas, and this Paper Pumpkin Craft.

Fall Tree Paper Craft Supplies

Video: Watch How to Make a Fall Tree

Watch the video to see all the steps in the process.

Easy Fall Tree Craft Step-by-Step

Here’s how to make an easy fall tree.

Step 1: Start with a round piece of paper, any color will do, but blue looks particularly good. Cut the orange and yellow paper into long strips.

Two hands holding a blue circle cut from colored paper. — You need a round piece of colored paper to start.

Two hands holding yellow and orange paper strips. — Cut the yellow and orange paper into long strips.

Step 2: Using a glue stick, secure the paper as shown in the images to form the leaves of the tree.

Two hands gluing the strips of colored paper onto the blue paper circle. — Start gluing the stripes onto the blue paper.

A blue paper circle with the orange and yellow paper strips glued onto it. — This is how the leaves of the tree will look once you are done.

Step 3: Draw a tree trunk shape onto the cardboard. Cut out the shape and glue it underneath the yellow and orange leaves.

Two hands holding a brown piece of cardboard with a tree trunk shape drawn on it. — Outline the shape of a tree trunk on the cardboard with a pencil.

Two hands gluing the cut out tree trunk shape to the bottom of the blue paper. — Cut out the tree trunk and glue it to the bottom of the paper, underneath the leaves.

Step 4: Using your fingers, or a pencil, begin to twirl the yellow and orange paper leaves. Secure the ends using glue.

Two hands twirling starting to twirl the leaves. — Start to twirl the leaves using your fingers or wrap them around a pencil.

The fall tree after all the leaves have been twirled and stuck down. — Glue the ends down to keep them secure.

Step 5: Using green and brown markers, draw in some grass at the bottom of the blue circle, under the tree.

And there you have your beautiful fall tree craft!

Two hands holding a completed paper craft fall tree. — A stunning paper craft fall tree!

Fall Fun for the Whole Family!

Here are some Fall and Thanksgiving projects to try!

Make some Fall Mason Jar Crafts as gifts on Thanksgiving.
These Amazing Fall Gifts and Treats are awesome!
100+ FUNNY Thanksgiving Jokes are sure to bring a laugh.
Or play Thanksgiving Would You Rather.
Here’s a Thanksgiving Word Search that’s lots of fun too.
Have your kids color these Thanksgiving Placemats for your dining table.

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