Art & Crafts - Fall Magnets

Last week our Fall Art & Craft Project was Fall Magnets.

This was easy and it kept Xander VERY happy and VERY busy for a while. He LOVES to paint and I LOVE that Crayola makes paints that wash off with nothing but water!

This is a super EASY craft...

First you start with some fall wood cut-outs from the craft store - these were 2 for a dollar and then %50 off! Yay Hobby Lobby!


And then you need some wonderful washable paints...


Then you let your little one go crazy and paint them in fall colors...




Even Mom joined in on the fun! I painted the pumpkin and I painted the fall words and Xander finished them...

Let them dry and then hot glue magnets on the back.

The Finished Product's hanging on the fridge...

Ready to send off to Grandma's and Great Grandma's to brighten their day!

Art & Crafts - Shapes Scarecrow

This was an easy and fun craft that's great for a little one learning shapes. Xander of course also had a ball gluing the scarecrow together. I just put a little glue on a paper plate and let him apply it with a craft stick. He loved putting the shapes in the correct places, circles for eyes, triangle for the nose, rectangle body and discussing where things go: where the eyes go, where the hands go, etc. And it turned out pretty cute too I think...


Shapes Scarecrow

Note: this Craft does take some prep on mom's part...

First you need to cut out shapes for your little one to glue together...


Rectangle body, arms, hands and hair Triangle nose and hat, Circles for head, eyes, buttons, and a half circle for a mouth.

Next have your little one glue the body and head to a piece of construction paper...


Then have him decorate the body and head, placing the shapes in the correct places, hair, nose, eyes, mouth, hat, buttons, etc...



And here's the finished product hanging on our fridge...

Art & Crafts - Fall Leaf Art

Our Arts & Crafts project for this week was Fall Leaf Art. This was a lot of fun because we started by heading to the park to collect leaves. Xander had a ball picking out different shapes, sizes and colors of fall leaves. We brought them home and the next afternoon we made our Fall Leaf pictures...

So the first step mommy had to help with because, yes, Xander can color very well, but this was a bit too complicated for a two year old...

Step 1 - Lay an assortment of leaves out on a piece of copy paper...



Step 2 - Cover the leaves with another sheet of copy paper and paper clip together. Color over each of the leaves with red, yellow, orange and green crayons, making sure to get the impressions of the veins and stems of the leaves...





Step 3 - Have your little one paint over the paper with water color paints, making sure to cover the entire page with paint...





Step 4 - When dry glue to a piece of construction paper to create a picture frame effect...



And that's it! Fall leaf art!



Here's Xander's hanging on the fridge...



Xander had a great time painting, naming the colors and discussing the shapes of all the different leaves, I think this turned out to be a easy and fun fall project.