Autumn activities for kindergarten
Autumn Activities for Kids - Messy Little Monster
Fall is here, the air is crisp, the leaves are gorgeous, and you're probably spending more time indoors. If you're stuck for ideas on what to do with the kids, let us help you out with our fun list of autumn activities for kids. You'll find loads of ideas using leaves, acorns, conkers, pumpkins, apples, and so much more. These fall activity ideas are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, but fun for big kids too!
Whether you're looking for an activity that'll occupy the kids for a few minutes or a fun way to spend a few hours together in the afternoon, you'll find something to inspire you in the list below. Check out our Fall Bucket List or Autumn Bucket List while you're here. They're both filled with loads of activities that are sure to make your family's fall season extra fun this year.
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Autumn Activities for Kids from Messy Little Monster
We love fall, so you can be sure we have loads of autumn activities for kids right here at MLM. Take a peek at some of our favourites below!
Playdough Autumn Tree
Our Autumn Playdough Tree is a terrific activity for a chilly fall day. Go for a walk to collect some leaves or use fake ones. You can also use store-bought playdough or homemade. The activity is simple—make a brown tree trunk and branches out of playdough, and arrange your selected leaves to create a gorgeous fall tree.Apple Counting Activity
Preschoolers will love this fun Apple Counting Activity using playdough. You'll need standard and colour-blocked dice to roll to play. For example, if 4 and red come up, your child should make four red apples to put on the tree. Your kid will ask to do this activity again and again.
Fall Slime
What's more fun than squishy, stretchy slime? Our Fall Slime is made with contact solution and has the perfect amount of stretch that'll keep kids playing with it for hours. The glitter and the fall-coloured rhinestones add lots of sparkle, while the harvest spice fragrance oil makes this slime recipe smell incredible.
Autumn Scented Playdough
Need a simple playdough recipe for an autumn activity? Look no further than our No-Cook Autumn-Scented Playdough. It can be made in minutes, and the spices will definitely put you in the mood for celebrating all things fall. Add some leaves, pinecones, and fall-themed cookie cutters, and you're all set for hours of fun.Playdough Pumpkin Faces
You don't have to wait for Halloween to start decorating pumpkins. Instead, our Playdough Pumpkin Faces let you make all sorts of playdough jack-o-lanterns with fun faces, so you'll know just what you want your real jack-o-lantern to look by the time October rolls around. Toddlers and some preschoolers may need help cutting out pieces for the pumpkin's face.
Pumpkin Sensory Bag
Let your baby in on the fall fun. Our Pumpkin Sensory Bag for Babies is the perfect way to let the baby engage in some sensory play. It's a no-mess activity that allows babies to explore pumpkin guts—squishy pulp, juice, and pumpkin seeds—all neatly contained in a plastic bag.
Pumpkin Seeds Activities
Why not save a few pumpkin seeds and have a go at making a set of dyed pumpkin seeds to use for fun sensory play activities or crafts?
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Get the kids outdoors for a Nature Scavenger Hunt. Use our printable as you look for leaves, birds, pinecones, spiders, feathers, apples, and more. Start a collection of the fun things you find!Fall Scavenger Hunt
Our Printable Fall Scavenger Hunt for Kids is another fun scavenger hunt that will get the kids out in the fresh air this autumn.
Spiderweb Fingerprint Counting
Read the book The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle and then try this fun Spiderweb Fingerprint Counting Activity. It's great for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners who are learning to count. Make sure you use washable black paint or ink.
Apple Tree Fingerprint Counting
This Apple Tree Fingerprint Counting Activity is just like our spiderweb finger counting activity, but with apples on a tree.
Children love getting their hands messy while working on their number recognition and counting skills.
Fall Leaf Fingerprint Counting
And here's one more fall-themed math activity! Our Fall Leaf Fingerprint Counting Activity will look so lovely once your child decorates the tree with fall-coloured fingerprints. Use red, orange, and yellow to make the fall leaves.
Spider Sensory Bags
Our Spider Sensory Bags for Babies and Toddlers is another simple way babies can engage in some sensory play this autumn, particularly when it's close to Halloween. This is such a fun way to use up some of those extra spider rings you're sure to have after the trick-or-treating and kids' Halloween parties.
Apple Scented Playdough
The back-to-school season in September is a great time to make our Apple Scented Playdough. It's bright red and thanks to the cinnamon and nutmeg, it smells fantastic.Fall Sensory Bin
Grab a selection of Fall themed items and make a simple, but fun Fall Sensory Bin that toddlers and preschoolers will love.
Leaf Sensory Bin
Here is another fun sensory bin to try this autumn, a Fall Leaf Sensory Bin. Use real leaves or fake leaves along with red rice and add some of our fall printables.
Amazingly Fun Autumn Activities for Kids
If you're looking for even more fun fall-themed ideas to fill your calendar, check out the creative activities below.
Building Structures with Candy Pumpkins
Encourage your preschooler to build with this fun fall-themed Candy Pumpkin STEM Activity by Lemon Lime Adventures. Using candy pumpkins and toothpicks, kids can make towers, 2D shapes, and 3D shapes. You'll be surprised at your child's ingenuity and problem-solving skills.
Pumpkin Seed Names
If you plan to carve a pumpkin, save the seeds for this Name Activity with Pumpkin Seeds by Fun-a-Day. Once you dry and dye the pumpkin seeds, they're ready for the name activity.
You may need to write out the name for toddlers and young preschoolers, but children who are old enough to write their names can do this mostly independently.
Bobbing for Apples
This isn't your traditional bobbing for apples activity. In this Apple Fine Motor Activity from Fantastic Fun and Learning, your child will use tongs to grab the apples. Anything that involves water is usually a big hit for kids. In addition to working on fine motor skills, you can also use this activity to work on counting and sorting.
Salt Crystal Leaves
You may have done a similar activity using Borax, but if you don't like the idea of using Borax in your activities, salt is a great alternative. In fact, autumn is perfect for making these Salt Crystal Leaves by Living Well Mom. Suspend pipe cleaners shaped into leaves (or real leaves) in the saltwater solution, and see what happens!
Apple Tree Math
Teachers and parents alike will love this Apple Tree Math Activity by Hello, Wonderful.
It's easily adjustable according to age and ability. For younger kids, use addition and subtraction. For your second and third graders, delve into multiplication or division. All you need is paper and the printable template to prep this activity.
Fall Sink or Float Experiment
Lemon Lime Adventures' Fall Sink or Float Experiment is terrific for exploring density and buoyancy with your preschooler. Don't forget to record your hypotheses and observations in a science journal. It'll be so fun guessing which fall-themed objects will sink and which will float. Use apples, pinecones, mini pumpkins, acorns, leaves, erasers, chestnuts, twigs, etc.
Autumn Preschool Math Activity
Go on an adventure to collect conkers, acorns, pinecones, and leaves for this fun Autumn Preschool Math Activity by The Ladybirds' Adventure. Add the autumn-themed number cards to work on number recognition during play. Once the number cards are collected, encourage your child to put the numbers in order.
You can easily adjust this according to age and ability; for instance, only include numbers 1-5 for toddlers who are just learning to count or 1-20 for children who are already comfortable counting that far.
Fall Scoop and Pour Sensory Bin
Using dried beans for this Autumn Scoop and Pour Sensory Bin by My Bored Toddler is a brilliant idea. They can be reused many times, and they're not nearly as messy as rice or oats. Add real or silk fall flowers and leaves, dried chickpeas, etc. for your child to scoop and pour using different sorts of tools, utensils, and containers.
Fall Relative Size Activity
Kids quickly learn that some objects are bigger or smaller than others. To help them build on those skills, try this Fall Relative Size Activity by The Wise Owl Factory. Sort pumpkins, pinecones, leaves, etc. into big, medium, and small categories.
Pumpkin Potions
Put on your lab coats or aprons, because these Pumpkin Potions by Thimble and Twig can get a little messy—and we love messy fun! The first potion is your typical baking soda and vinegar experiment, which is always a big hit with the kids.
The next adds shaving cream for an added squishy element.
Chalk Pastel Leaf Rubbings
Leaf rubbings are lots of fun. Use crayons, pencils, etc. Our Family Code decided to use chalk and oil pastels for their Chalk Pastel Leaf Rubbings, and the results are just lovely. Gather leaves of all shapes and sizes for this activity. You could even cut them out once you're done to make a beautiful leaf banner for the mantle or to hang in the window.
Fall Muffin Tin Syllable Counting Game
Work on fine motor skills and phonemic awareness with this cute Fall Muffin Tin Syllable Counting Game by The Educator's Spin On It. Place a fall-themed card in the bottom of each muffin tin, and have your child place mini pom-poms in the tin according to the number of syllables the word has. You could also use this to practice counting; instead of pictures, put numbers in each tin.
Autumn Bingo
Want a fun activity for family game night? You don't want to miss this Autumn Bingo game by Artsy-Fartsy Mama.
It features adorable pictures of leaves, woodland animals, and other fall objects, making it super easy for younger kids to play. With ten different Bingo cards, it's terrific for small parties or classroom use, too. Pin this list of autumn activities for kids so you'll have lots of fun things planned for the fall months. These fall activities are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, but fun for big kids too!
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100+ Engaging and Playful Fall Activities for Preschoolers
Looking for some engaging fall activities for preschoolers? Well, you’re in the right place. Here at Fun-A-Day, we’re big on playful fall learning.
In fact, this page is going to house all of our favorite fall activities for kids! You’ll find fall literacy, math, sensory, art, crafts, science, and more ideas here. Definitely more than enough to plan most of your fall lessons!
Everything shared below has been tried with preschool children, as well as a variety of kindergarten kids.
So you could say they’re kid-tested, teacher-approved fall activities. I hope you and your students have as much fun as we did.
Cooler weather, leaves changing colors, and pumpkin spice everything! This transition time between summer and winter has always been a favorite of mine. And preschoolers enjoy exploring the change of seasons, don’t they? Maybe that’s why we have so many fall ideas to share.
Please be aware that I’ll be updating this page as I share more fall activities, so be sure to check back. In fact, bookmark or otherwise save the page so you can find it easily!
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Fall Activities for PreschoolersThe activities have been broken down by category to make navigating easier. My preschoolers have loved the ideas below, and I’m sure older kiddos would as well!
Fall Art and Crafts for KidsHere are over 20 artsy craftsy fall activities for preschoolers:
- Fall Painting for Kids Using Pumpkin Seeds
- Colorful Pumpkin Seed Fall Art
- Turkey Hat Craft
- Turkey Tracks
- Coffee Filter Jack-O-Lanterns
- Halloween Cupcake Liner Wreath
- Pumpkin Seed Turkeys
- Scarecrow Process Art
- Fall Art for Kids with Acorns
- Paper Pumpkin Crafts
- Fall Tree Art Projects
- Fine Motor Weaving with Feathers
- Pumpkin Process Art
- Simple Fall Hand Print Tree
- Fall Hand Print Art – Exploring Negative Space
- Corn Painting
- How to Dye Corn Kernels
- Corn Mosaic Art
- Halloween Contact Paper Art
- Spicy Apple Art
- Painting with Apples
Here are some fall activities for preschoolers that encourage early literacy skills!
- Free Printable Apple Counting Book
- Apples Up on Top Name Activity
- Halloween Sequencing for “Big Pumpkin”
- Thanksgiving Emergent Reader
- Printable Halloween Book
- Pumpkin Counting Book
- Fall Colors Modeled Writing in Preschool
- Name Activities with Colorful Pumpkin Seeds
- Spider Counting Book
- Little Red Hen Retelling
- I See Apples Printable Book
- Witchy Fingers Fine Motor
- Halloween Bookmaking
- 5 Senses Apple Activity and Class Book
- Fall Cutting Strips
- Fall Alphabet Cards
Now it’s math’s turn.
Some of the above literacy activities can crossover into the math category too, so be sure to check those out when you’re planning for fall math ideas.
You’ll find over 25 fall math activities for preschoolers here.
Fall Sensory ActivitiesFall is the perfect time to explore sensory play with the kids! So many textures, scents, flavors, sounds, and colors to delve into.
Click on the links below for over 20 sensory fall activities for preschoolers.
- Turkey Sensory Bottles
- Monster Slime
- Rainbow Corn Sensory Bin
- Scented Apple Sensory Bin
- Pumpkin Glitter Jars
- Spider Sensory Bottles
- Stellaluna Sensory Bin
- Pumpkin Seed Discovery Bottles
- Little Red Hen Sensory Bin
- 2 Easy Halloween Sensory Bins
- Pumpkin Patch Small World Play
- Harvest Play Dough Recipe
- Scented Tiny “Pumpkins”
- Fall Slime
- Scarecrow Sensory Bin
- Pumpkin Pie Sensory Play with Oats
- The “Haunted” Pumpkin Patch
- Pumpkin Slime
- Apple Scented Water Bin
- Spicy Apple Pie Play Dough
- Oats Apple Pie Sensory Play
- Halloween Slime
- Halloween Sensory Bottle
Now, we can’t forget about some good old fall science activities, can we? Here are a couple to try:
- Pumpkin STEM activity
- The Smelly Pumpkin Experiment – A Lesson in Decomposition
I warned you that I have a ton of fall activities for preschoolers, right? Well, I wasn’t kidding! Here are even more ideas to try with your students.
The following links are collections chock full of fall-themed learning fun:
- Fall Messy Play Ideas
- September Calendar Numbers
- Acorn Crafts and Activities
- Preschool Pumpkin Activities
- Corn Activities for Preschoolers
- Fall Art Projects
- Preschool Leaf Activities
- Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Ideas
- Pumpkin Crafts for Preschoolers
- Halloween Activities for Preschoolers
- Fall Sensory Activities with Cinnamon
- Five Senses Activities for Fall Fun
- Apple Activities for Kids
- Fall Owl Crafts and Activities
- Fun Fall Activities for Kids to Try
- Pumpkin Activities for Kids
- Preschool Apple Theme
- Pumpkin Seed Activities
- Scarecrow Crafts and Activities
- Preschool Thanksgiving Activities
For even more fall activities for kids, be sure to pop over to my Fall Pinterest board.
Fall Lesson Plans for PreschoolLet Preschool Teacher 101 make your teaching life a whole lot easier with hundreds of thoroughly developed preschool resources.
This will save you a TON of time, so you can focus on being the amazing preschool teacher you are!
Here are some fall activities for preschoolers that are already planned out and ready to go for you. You’ll find fall lesson plans, as well as dramatic play, song, and math activities with a fall theme. Click on the images below for more information:
Fall Lesson PlansApple Lesson PlansLeaves Lesson PlansPumpkin Lesson PlansHalloween Lesson PlansBat Lesson PlansApple Dramatic PlayPumpkin Dramatic PlayFarm Dramatic PlayThis is the Way . . . Fall Song Pack5 Little Apples Song PackIf It’s Fall Song PackApple Math GamesPumpkin Math GamesThanksgiving Math GamesBe sure to check out The Pack from Preschool 101, a membership site for teachers like you. Members get access to our materials at a deep discount.
Fall Books for PreschoolersI love to incorporate children’s books into all of my preschool themes and teaching topics. Here are some of my favorite fall books to read to the kids:
What are some of your favorite preschool fall books?
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Our holidays | MBDOU MO KRASNODAR "KINDERGARTEN №"
| September 2022 On September 1, teachers organized a real holiday for kindergarten students!!! Fairy-tale characters came to congratulate the children on the Day of Knowledge! Children, together with the guests of the holiday, participated in competitions, competition games, solved riddles, sang songs, joked and laughed a lot. | |
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| May 2022 "About that spring..."
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| April 2022 Musical and sports festival dedicated to "Cosmonautics Day" in senior and preparatory groups of kindergarten.
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| March 2022 Traditionally, on the eve of the celebration of March 8, morning performances dedicated to this event took place in the kindergarten! | |
| February 2022 From January 25, 2022 to February 22, 2022, a month of defense-mass and military-patriotic work passed in the kindergarten. | |
| January 2022 On January 13-13, the "Small Winter Olympic Games" were held in the kindergarten! | |
| December 2021 Everyone knows that miracles happen on New Year's Eve! A small miracle happened in our kindergarten: the children found themselves in a real New Year's fairy tale! | |
| November 2021 Mother's Day Holiday for Preschool Children | |
| October 2021 Autumn holidays in kindergarten! Today a holiday looked into every house, Because autumn wanders outside the window. I looked at the autumn holiday in kindergarten, To please both adults and children! Traditionally, in our kindergarten, the autumn festival is held.  For children, this is a memorable, joyful and bright holiday that helps them consolidate their ideas about autumn as a season. | |
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| September 1 - "Knowledge Day" in kindergarten An amazing and wonderful holiday "Knowledge Day" in kindergarten, perhaps not as solemn and exciting as at school, but no less important for this. | |
| Holiday "Neptune's Day" in kindergarten Summer is the time for rest, celebration and fun. On August 3, 2021, the most long-awaited and wettest holiday - Neptune's Day - took place in our kindergarten!
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| Graduation ball "Best of all!" in the preparatory group "Bees" | |
| Sports and musical leisure "About that spring" in the preparatory group Every year in May, our country celebrates Victory Day. And today, just like many years ago, this holiday remains joyful and tragic. | |
| Musical leisure "About that spring!" May 9 - Victory Day - one of the main holidays for each of us! | |
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| Sports entertainment "The secret of the third planet" in the senior group "Why" Pupils of the senior group "Why" went on a space journey! The guys "visited" the Moon and Mars, "experienced" weightlessness and "fell" under a meteor shower! At the end of the journey, the children returned to our beautiful planet and received a "Space Explorer Diploma"!
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| Spring holiday in the preparatory group of the compensating orientation "Sun" The "Solnyshko" preparatory group hosted a "Stilyagi" style matinee dedicated to International Women's Day.
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| Spring holiday in the senior group of compensatory orientation "Asterisks" An interesting spring holiday took place in the senior group of the compensatory orientation "Stars". The guys made a gift for their mothers with the help of 12 months, each of which left its own attribute: a flower, a leaf, berries, fruits, a snowflake, etc. The children sang and danced, congratulating their mothers! The gift is very beautiful! | |
| Spring holiday in the preparatory group "Bees" Pupils of the preparatory group "Bees" prepared a festive concert as a gift for mothers based on famous TV shows: "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", "Army Store", "Fashion Sentence". | |
| Spring holiday in the senior group "Why" A theatrical performance based on the fairy tale "Thumbelina" by Hans Christian Andersen took place in the kindergarten! The magical story came to life in the production of the children of the senior group "Why". Young artists prepared a performance as a gift to their mothers. Children easily reincarnated as heroes of a fairy tale: beetles, butterflies, flowers! The amazing story of the girl was accompanied by songs and fabulous dances!
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| Spring holiday in the junior group In the younger group of the kindergarten, a festive matinee "How Mammoth was looking for a mother!" The guys went on a trip to Africa, met with funny monkeys, a wise turtle.
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| Spring entertainment for young children "Kapelki" The youngest pupils of the kindergarten held a spring holiday "Like a hedgehog was looking for spring"! The guys watched the puppet theater, together with Spring they danced, played and sang merrily! | |
| Sports and musical festival "Our Army - Hooray!" in the preparatory group "Bees" Participants of two teams "Sailors" and "Soldiers" managed not only to measure their strength in relay races: "Crossing", "Transfer shells", "Assemble a tank and the plane”, “Hit the target”, but also to compete in ingenuity. | |
| Sports and Music Festival "Hurrah for Our Army!" in the senior group "Why" To the solemn march, the children entered the music hall, performed rebuilding. Then the guys sang the song "The boy is a future soldier", read poems about the military.  Physical culture instructor Marina Sergeevna Golovina greeted all the gathered children and invited them to check their combat readiness! | |
| Sports and musical festival "Hurrah for Our Army!" in groups of compensating orientation ТНР On February 16, a sports and music festival "Our Army-Hurrah!" was held in kindergarten. with the participation of children of groups of compensatory orientation. The purpose of the event: to form an idea about one of the main holidays of the country - the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland. The sports and music festival turned out to be interesting and caused a great emotional response among the children. The event contributed to the consolidation of physical qualities in children: dexterity, speed of reaction, strength, coordination of movements. At the end of the holiday, the children experienced a sense of pride in their homeland, gained knowledge about the Russian armed forces, the military profession, and types of troops.
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| On January 29, the grand opening of the month of defense-mass and military-patriotic work in kindergarten took place! Children of the preparatory group "Bees" became active participants in this event. Under the solemn march, the guys performed rebuilding, sang the Russian anthem, the song "The Boy-Future Soldier", read poems about the valor and courage of the soldiers. Physical education instructor Marina Sergeevna Golovina introduced the children to one of the branches of the Russian army - the border troops. The culmination of the holiday was the dance "Katyusha", performed by the pupils!!! | |
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| Autumn holiday in the junior group "Sparrows" The guys from the junior group "Sparrows" completed the week of autumn matinees. |
| Autumn holiday in the middle group "Sunflowers" A real autumn holiday was held in the middle group "Sunflowers"! The guys recited poems, played outdoor games, sang songs about autumn. With special pride, the children performed a dance with leaves made by the hands of their parents! Well done! | |
| Autumn holiday in the senior group "Why" A real garden fairy tale took place in the senior group "Why". The main character, a garden scarecrow, has collected the most ripe vegetables in his garden! The holiday turned out to be exciting and eventful! | |
| Autumn holiday in the senior group of compensatory orientation "Asterisks" An interesting matinee was held by the guys from the Zvezdochki group. 
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This is how fun, interesting and festive the new school year began in our kindergarten! We congratulate everyone - parents, children, teachers on this holiday! This day marks the beginning of the new school year. Let it be exciting, interesting and bring new knowledge, discoveries and new friends!!! 
Pupils of senior and preparatory groups took an active part in the events "I will cherish friendship, I will serve the Motherland!" 
This is how fun, interesting and festive the new school year began in our kindergarten. We congratulate everyone - parents, children, teachers on this holiday! This day marks the beginning of the new school year. Let it be exciting, interesting and bring new knowledge, discoveries and new friends! 
The children came to the matinee dressed up cheerful in anticipation of the holiday. Pupils congratulated their mothers and grandmothers, told them holiday poems, sang songs, and danced. There was a cheerful atmosphere in the hall! At the end of the holiday, the children presented gifts made by themselves! 
The guys read congratulations for their mothers, sang heartily and danced fervently! The concert turned out to be rich and interesting! 
During the journey, the children sang and danced merrily, and, of course, they found a mother for Mammoth! 
The children formed an idea about one of the main holidays of the country - the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland! 
"Umbrella" came to visit the guys for the holiday with which they had fun playing! The children performed the dance "Red Boots" and the dance "Amanitas" with pleasure! A real surprise for the children was an umbrella with treats! 
