Now that October has arrived, Halloween is on the horizon. That means costume planning, spooky decorations, and of course… candy and treats! Since it’s only the beginning of the month, one way to slowly start gearing up for the holiday is to incorporate things that work for both fall and Halloween.

The perfect solution: a little candy corn décor! This quick and easy craft is perfect for setting the tone for October… plus it has pretty fall colors! Bonus: it’s simple and safe enough for kids to work on, as well.

Photo via Danielle, My Life as I Pin It

You’ll need yarn (white, yellow, and orange), scissors, glue, and a foam cone (in a pinch, you can create your own cone with some poster board and tape).

Start at the bottom with your yellow yarn. Glue the end to the foam (you may also be able to just tuck it in the back… depends on your cone) and start wrapping! Once you’ve gotten about a third of the way up, cut the yarn and glue or tuck in the end. Next up: orange! Repeat the process with your orange yarn, and finally finish up with white to the top. Tada!

Photo via Sarah, Thrifty Décor Chick

These candy cuties add some festive fun to any room without going too overtly “Halloween” too soon. But as the month goes on… look out! More delightfully spooky projects to come.

Happy Friday, Scribblers! Can you believe that on Monday it will be October already? I sure can’t. September really flew by. Now’s a perfect time to pause for a moment and think about what you’ve done so far this season, and what you’d still like to do. There’s still plenty of time! Any good plans this weekend? Maybe a little scribbling? Here’s a nice dose of creative inspiration—autumn edition!—to get those hands drawing!

-Draw a beautiful tree in autumn. Are its leaves changing color? Are they still on the branches or have they fallen to the ground.
-Make a birthday card for Johnny Appleseed
-What are your goals for this school year? Show them in a picture!
-Draw a scarecrow fashion show
-Create your ultimate Halloween costume. The sky is the limit!
-Draw the spookiest house you can imagine!
-Draw a family of Jack-o-Lanterns. If they had a pet, what would it be?
-What are you most thankful for this year?
-Design your dream tree house
-Draw a comic strip about a day of apple picking

Have a fabulous, creative, fall-filled weekend!

The past few weeks our Scribblers have been looking for fall inspiration! While our crafters were toying around with supplies and crafts, I reflected on some of the fun fall season crafts we made last year!

We made a Ghoul Garden, a Halloween Shadowbox, a Frankenstein container, Pumpkin Garland, Pumpkin Puppets, Goodie bags and Ghoulish Goodie Bags!

If you missed any of our posts, just click on the links above and Get Scribbley!

Hi Scribblers!

As you walked your little ones to school to the bus today, did you notice something on the ground? LEAVES! That’s right, today I stepped on my first crunchy leaf of the season! I love the summer, but after the long summer, we were ready to welcome Fall!

It may not be official yet, but the change in seasons is a great opportunity to get crafty with your kids! Explain to them why the leaves change colors, tell the to observe the many shades of yellow and red and as the leaves start to fall, gather a few and bring them into your home! What will you make with the fall leaves? A wreath? A sign? A bouquet? Show us!

Hi Scribblers!

I love flowers. The smell of flowers blooming in spring, beautiful fields of flowers in the summer and of course, sunflowers in the Fall!

This craft was fun to make and it will be an easy activity to do with your kids!

To make this craft, you will need a paper plate, a stick from outside, leaves, paper, a green crayon, black beans, glue, yellow paint and green paint.

To start, paint the plate yellow and the stick green. Cut out a sunflower shape into the plate by following the instructions found in our post on the Sunflower Smiles craft.

Pour a generous amount of glue onto the center or the yellow plate and glue on black beans.

While the beans dry onto the plate, make leaf rubbings with your leaves and paper by following the instructions found in our Fall Family Tree craft.

Tape the green stick to the back of the yellow plate.

Glue “leaves” onto the green stick.

Display somewhere festive for all to enjoy!

Making this craft is easy and a great way to spend time with your little ones as you search for leaves outside and teach them how to make leaf impressions!

Hi Scribblers!

Remember the Fall Family Tree we made yesterday? That craft was made by doing leaf rubbings. Today, I created another project with leaf rubbings- a Welcome Sign!

To make this craft you will need fresh leaves, white paper and crayons with the label removed. Check out our post from yesterday to learn how to do the leaf rubbing!

Once you have made a good amount of leaves and cut them out, assemble and glue them on to a piece of white paper or card-stock.

Write a welcome salutation. I choose to write “Welcome Fall,” but you could even write something like “Welcome to the Smith (Your Family’s Last Name)  Family Home!”

Get Creative and Colorful with this craft. Gathering leaves outside is a fun way to spend some time with the family! Once you’ve finished your craft, hang it somewhere for all to enjoy!

Today I was looking out the window at the beautiful trees and the leaves changing color and somehow started thinking about making a “family tree.”

Fall Family Tree

This craft is so easy to make, a great way to bond with the family, and is cute to have around the house as fall decor!

To make, simply go out with your little ones and explore nature! Ask your kids to find various sizes and different types of leaves. The freshly fallen, flatter leaves work best! Also find a fallen branch with no leaves on it (or remove the leaves). I used a branch about 2 feet tall that had various sprigs coming off of it.

Once you have gathered your supplies from outdoors, it’s time to make some leaf rubbings! To do this you will need several pieces of white paper, crayons (with the labels removed) and scissors.

Lay the leaves face down on a piece of paper on a table or hard surface.

Cover with another piece of paper. Rub across the paper covering the leaf by holding the crayon sideways.

You can make your leaf rubbings more colorful (giving it more texture) by rubbing over the same leaf twice using two different colors.

Make several different leaves making sure to have at least enough for the members of your family and a few extra for decoration. Cut out the leaves.

Write down the names of the members of your family; one name per leaf.

Tape the leaves onto the branch.

Place in a vase and display for your family and visitors!

Hi Scribblers!

The beauty of Fall is without question. The smell of autumn, the changing colors of the leaves, the picturesque landscape scenes…what’s not to love? Here is a Fall inspired craft to bring that autumnal beauty into the home!

Autumn Leaf Wreath

To make this craft, simply have your little ones gather as many colorful leaves as they can. The freshly fallen leaves are best since they are the most pliable and have not yet dried out or curled.

To start, cut the center out of a paper plate. Punch a hole into either side of the rim of the plate. You will do this so that you you can tie a piece of yarn or string across it’s width. This will be used to hang your wreath when finished.

Trim the stems off of the leaves.

If you would like, you can paint your plate a fall color (red, orange, yellow) for added flair. Next, layer and glue down leaves with a hot glue gun starting with the largest leaves on the base of the plate.As you work your way around the plate and get to more layers of leaves, you can alternate between large and small sizes. Be sure to use as many bright colors as you can and heavily layer the leaves. As the leaves dry out they will shrink slightly.

Let glue dry, hang up your finished wreath and enjoy!

Hi Scribblers!

Fall is one of the best times of year to Get Scribbley and make crafts! As the leaves and seasons change, more festive crafts will be coming your way to get creative with your little ones and decorate your home!

Yesterday, we made the Magazine Tree! Today, check out the Straw Man Scarecrow!

A Straw Man Scarecrow!

This fun and easy craft can be made from supplies you probably already have at home!

To make your own Straw Man Scarecrow, just click on the image, download and print!

Have fun creating this craft with your little ones and if you’re adventurous- show us a picture of your finished craft by posting on our wall!

Hi Scribblers,

Yesterday, we put up a post about an M&M ad. In this ad, M&M’s were inspired by Fall and created Fall leaves out of Autumn colored M&M’s. Today, I was inspired by the M&M ad and made an Autumn tree made from magazine ads!

To make this colorful tree, simply flip through a few magazines with your little ones. Have them find ads that have colors in them that are common for Fall such as Red, Yellow, Orange, Burgandy, and maybe a little Green for added flare!

Next, help your little ones cut out leaf shapes from the magazine ads.

Once you have cut out a generous amount of “leaves,” assemble them onto a piece of cardstock to look like a tree top. (If you do not have cardstock, you can create a sturdy piece or paper by gluing several pieces of construction paper together.)

After you have glued all of your leaf pieces in places, cut out the border of any white cardstock that may be showing around the edges.

Next, cut five 2″ slits into one end of an empty paper towel roll. Bend pieces out and staple onto a piece of cardboard to create a sturdy base.

Cut two 2″ slits into the other end of the empty paper towel roll and insert cardstock covered in “leaves.”

Add leaves to the top pieces of the empty papertowel roll to hide the top of the “trunk” and leaves at the base of the trunk to show fallen leaves.

Enjoy!