INSPIRATIONS - Autumn
Looking for some autumn activity ideas? Look no further!
Introduction
Welcome to Muddy Faces Inspirations - bringing together activities & ideas with a specific theme, to inspire your time outdoors playing, learning & connecting with nature. Keep an eye out for highlighted links taking you to our step-by-step activity guides.
We love autumn at Muddy Faces. The nights start to get longer -time to get cosy; the leaves are changing colour - perfect for some
autumn craft. We’ve gathered all our autumn activities into one place to give you some autumn inspiration!
Key Features
- Age Range All Ages
- Duration Less than an hour
- Location Anywhere
- Season Autumn
- Time of Day Anytime
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Categories:
Art & Creating
leaves, sticks & petals
Inspirations
Useful items from our shop
- Autumn - Gerda Muller
- A Year of Forest School: Outdoor Play and Skill-Building Fun for Every Season - Jane Worroll & Peter Houghton
- Planning for Learning through Autumn
- Feathers Autumn - 14g
- Skeleton Leaves
- Discover Leaves & Seeds Set
- Cutters - Leaf shape set
Environmental Considerations
Consider the environmental impact of preparing, carrying out & completing this activity. Could this impact be reduced? Specific considerations for this activity could include:
- foraging tips
- leave no trace
Health & Safety Considerations
Follow your usual operating procedures and carry out appropriate risk benefit assessments.
Some considerations particular to this activity include:
- see individual activities
What you'll need
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Berries:
Some berries can still be seen in the autumn.
Check out our INSPIRATIONS - Berries for more berry activities.
Conkers:
Conkers are a wonderful resource for autumn activities. If you want to ignite your conker creativity then check out our INSPIRATIONS - Conkers.
Autumn leaves:
As the leaves change colour in the autumn we become surrounded with a gorgeous palette of natural colours. Leaves are a wonderful resource to use and get crafty with – take a peek at our INSPIRATIONS - Leaves.
Spiders:
Male house spiders can be seen out and about in the autumn as they try to find a mate. Here are a few spider craft activities:
Draw or paint a spiders web:
Simple steps to draw a spider’s web - the starting point for lots of fun activities.
String spiders web:
Just two simple materials & a little manual dexterity can create stunning geometric shapes.
Painted pumpkins:
A fun hand-painted Halloween decoration, perfect to hang indoors or out.
Spider and web garland:
Create an autumn-themed painted disc garland – great for Halloween.
Make your own broom:
Have a go at our broomstick-making activity; a useful cleaning tool for any mud kitchen and with a bit of imagination… perhaps it will fly!
Go on a tree identification walk:
Take this tree ID set with you to identify the fruit, leaves & trees you see. Available from the Muddy Faces shop.
Plant tree seeds:
Gathering & growing local seeds helps strengthen biodiversity, and enhances wellbeing & environmental consideration.
Books and bits:
Check out these lovely autumnal fiction and non-fiction books for inspiration.
Disclaimer: Muddy Faces cannot take any responsibility for accidents or damage that occurs as a result of following this activity.You are responsible for making sure the activity is conducted safely.