Things to Make and Do, Crafts and Activities for Kids - The Crafty Crow

Cardboard Halloween Playhouse

Kids will love this cardboard Halloween
playhouse shared by Katherine Marie!

Haunted House Painting

Let kids' imagination go wild and create their own
haunted house paintings with these tips from Andiland.

Pumpkin Bean Bag Toss Game for Halloween

Kids will love playing this pumpkin bean bag toss game at
your Halloween party and you'll love how easy it
is to make. Details at Imagine Childhood. 

Painted Forest Art Lesson

Painted Paper shares this painted forest art lesson that
emphasizes layers and textures with gorgeous results.

Fall Leaf Tracings and Printable Paint-by-Number

These are two wonderful autumn ideas from Willowday.
The first is fall leaf tracings that make unique cards and
the second is a free paint-by-number printable of
beautiful red and gold oak leaves!

Giant Oil Pastel Fall Leaves

Find out how to make these giant fall leaves inspired
by Georgia O'Keefe art at Painted Paper. 

Puffy Paint Fall Tree

Follow up an autumn nature walk with this puffy paint fall
tree craft at Blog Me Mom.   

Crayon and Watercolor Mushrooms

Although the process is nothing new, the subject matter
and beautiful seasonal colors make these crayon resist
mushrooms a real stand-out! Check out more at
Léon, pas sur les murs! and try to make some
of your own for autumn wall art.

Painting On Autumn Leaves

Save a few fall leaves to paint on like these at The Art Room
Plant. I love the different patterns and colors in these examples.

Color Theory Art Lesson

As soon as I saw this color theory art lesson for kids
and adults at The Art Room Plant I wanted to do it!
I love the process and the results and think it
will be a great lesson in observation too.

Painting Pasta To String

Picklebums shows how they tried painting pasta,
rather than dyeing it, and then threaded
them to make lovely necklaces.

Paper Bag Paintings

Art Bar shares their paintings on paper bags at Small For Big.
I always love the combination of watercolors and oil pastels
and this painting, plus the others, are gorgeous examples.
It's also a great way to make use of paper bags!