Draw or paint a spider's web
A super simple mark making activity using a wooden disc to create a spider web decoration.
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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. Follow the highlighted links to take 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!
What you'll need
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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
- Skeleton Leaves
- Discover Leaves & Seeds Set
Item available from our shop
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
Autumn Art & Craft
String spiders web
A simple stick and string activity to create your own spiders web!
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Painted pumpkins
A fun hand-painted Halloween decoration, perfect to hang indoors or out.
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Make a broomstick
A simple way to make a useful broom & with a bit of imagination you might be able to fly it!
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Planting tree seeds
A fun and simple activity to explore the journey of any seed.
Autumn hanging mobile
A simple autumnal activity to remind you of the season and all its glorious colours. Slightly different technique to our leaf mobile.
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INSPIRATIONS - berries
A selection of activities to inspire you during the berry season.
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INSPIRATIONS - leaves
The perfect resource for a natural material activity - there's a lot you can do with a leaf!
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INSPIRATIONS - conkers
A great collection of autumn activities using the wonderful conker. Suitable for early years and older children.
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Autumn - Gerda Muller
£5.99 exVATAutumn is a fun board book without text and full of illustrations which shows the joys of playing in leaves, collecting conkers, flying kites and making jam.
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A Year of Forest School: Outdoor Play and Skill-Building Fun for Every Season - Jane Worroll & Peter Houghton
£14.99 exVATRain or shine, this book will get kids playing outside, developing new skills and discovering the wonder of nature across the year!
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Autumn Inspirations - free pdf download
First appeared in issue 3 of the Outdoor Practitioner - our free online magazine - Autumn 2021.
Autumn Inspirations
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.
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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
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