Autumn wreath ideas

Autumn is such a great time for getting crafty as a family. So many beautiful colours to explore in nature and interesting items to use in unique homemade arts and crafts.

One of the most popular autumn activities at this time of year is making autumn wreaths. A few pine cones here, some dried fruit there, topped off with a few pumpkin seeds! And voila, an epic autumn wreath to be proud of.

Autumn wreaths are the perfect seasonal decoration and look great adorning your front door or as a new table centrepiece!

For children, crafts such as these are wonderful autumn activities for developing fine motor skills and enjoying sensory play! And this craft doesn’t have to break the bank either.

Each week of autumn that passes will provide an increasing array of different colours, textures and potential decorations for your wreath!

If you’re looking for the perfect way to create lasting memories with the kids, here are our suggestions for some of the best autumn wreaths to create at home…

Super Easy Natural Leaf Autumn Wreath

Once Autumn has hit and the leaves have started to fall, get the kids outdoors for some family fun. Collect conkers and gather all the wonderful vibrant hues of foliage that are available.

You will need:

a selection of natural autumn leaves
scissors
glue
paper plate
string

What to do:

To help construct this autumn wreath, the simplest way would be to cut out the centre of a paper plate and simply start to glue your leaves onto the remainder of the plate. Layering the leaves will produce a wonderful effect.

Create interesting accents, by adding some berries (but do not eat them! these are for decoration only!) or maybe even a conker or two!

All that’s left to do is hang on your front door!

Paper Leaf Autumn Wreath

If we’re not blessed with dry, crisp autumn days and the leaves are all a bit soggy, you could opt for a paper wreath instead. It’s a great autumn activity for children on a rainy day!

Use our template of autumn leaves and get the kids to colour in using bold, autumnal shades.

Crayons are usually on hand, but if you are able to use oil pastels, they will provide much more vibrant colours. Easy diy’s such as this one are sure to be a big hit with the kids!

You will need:

autumn leaves templates printed out (you may wish to print out a few copies)
crayons/pens/oil pastels
scissors
glue
paper plate
string

What to do:

Simply colour, cut out, and start arranging your autumn leaves on your paper plate wreath base. Beautiful! Add a loop of ribbon or string to the back and you’ll be able to hang your child’s new creation anywhere you wish.

Dried Flower Autumn Wreath

If you’re able to get your hands on some dried flowers then this one is for you!

Dried flowers make beautiful autumn arrangements and wreaths. You may however need more than a paper plate to form your base, but you can find excellent supplies at places such as Hobbycraft or Amazon.

You will need:

What to do:

Using the round grapevine wreath as your base, simply arrange your autumn inspired dried flowers any way you wish to create your new wreath.

You may choice to put flowers all around the wreath, or, as seems quite popular at the moment, you could just decorate approximately one quarter, leaving the rest of the grapevine bare. The choice it yours!

Pom Pom Autumn Wreath

Pom Pom wreaths are a fun way to use up any leftover wool you may have left from previous crafts. If you are in need of a pom pom tutorial, you can find an easy to follow one here.

Pom pom wreaths are probably best suited for indoors. They are fun to create for older and younger kids alike.

You will need:

wool (autumn colours)
wreath form (or a paper plate with the centre cut out!)
scissors
glue

What to do:

Follow along with this wonderful autumn pom pom wreath tutorial here.

Halloween Autumn Wreath

Autumn is of course the time of Halloween, so why not create an extra spooky decoration in the form of a Halloween wreath!

You will need:

scissors
glue
decorations (or our templates)
wreath base

What to do:

Choose your favourite base, whether is be a paper plate, a wreath form, or a wooden ring, and decorate to your heart’s content.

You can use decorations you may already have, you can find a whole array of spooktastic wonders at supermarkets and craft stores, or you can print our templates to colour in and use.

If you’re in need of some ideas and inspiration, our kids crafts Pinterest board has some for you!

Hessian Autumn Wreath

Hessian is a wonderful supply to use then wanting a more rustic effect for your autumn wreath.

You will need:

hessian ribbon
wreath base or paper plate
additional autumn materials such as conkers, pine cones, dried orange, cinnamon sticks

What to do:

Start by covering the wreath base by wrapping it with the hessian ribbon. To add an extra dimension, you could add an additional layer of ruffled ribbon around the whole wreath or perhaps just a bottom quarter section.

A hessian bow can be added at the bottom too, and don’t forget to add additional autumn accents of conkers, dried oranges, berries, pumpkin seeds or cinnamon sticks.

Tissue Paper Flower Wreath

This autumn wreath may be better suited to older children as the flowers can potentially be quite fiddly to make. But this craft can be easily adapted for younger kids too (the flowers just might not be as elaborate or fancy!)

You will need:

a selection of tissue paper in a variety of autumn colours
wreath base or paper plate
scissors
glue

What to do:

Start by finding the style of flowers you’d like to make. We have saved a variety of ideas to our kids crafts Pinterest board for you to view.

This craft is fantastic fun for all kids, big and small, and they will be amazed at how they can turn a simple piece of tissue paper into a beautiful flower!

Make a variety of flowers in a range of autumn shades and arrange on to your wreath base. If you have left over tissue paper, you could think about cutting out different leaves and sticking on for an extra autumn vibe.

Again, these autumn wreaths are more suited to indoors rather than front doors!

These fun craft ideas are perfect for celebrating the joy of Autumn and we hope we have provided some inspiring ideas for getting crafty with your kids – not a pumpkin in sight!

For more of the same, plus much more, you can find other Premier Education blogs here!