Simple Autumn Crafts for Kids: Easy Vase Art

Here is another great craft idea for this fall. This craft idea is also very useful for children to have fun, learn, and develop skills. Also, this craft idea will be a great opportunity for children to experience nature. So, are you ready to find out what this craft is? So, This is a simple autumn crafts experience that involves decorating vases.

What are these easy Vase Art, Autumn Crafts?

We have brought you many craft ideas for this fall season. This craft is also an autumn craft experience. But it is a simple and easy paper craft experience. Moreover, we will provide you with the templates needed to create this for free. You can get them from this page below.

So, those templates include several vases decorated with different patterns. You can choose any of them to create this design. Also, you can use any method you like to decorate the vase. For example, you can use any method you like, such as coloring, collage, or gluing something or using stencil art. But we made this design to create a collage. But we designed these vases using crumpled paper collage art to decorate them.

However, after finishing decorating these vases, children can finish this craft by gluing real leaves onto the vase instead of flowers. Additionally, this is a super easy craft that kids of any age can do. However, this is a great fall craft for kindergarten and preschool or elementary school kids.

What benefits do children get from these Vase Art Autumn Crafts?

Develop fine motor skills: Throughout this craft, many fine activities help activate the muscles in children’s fingers. For example, activities like collecting leaves, shredding paper, crumpling paper, gluing, tracing, etc., also help develop their hand-eye coordination.

Develops pre-writing skills: In the worksheet templates we have provided here, the patterns are drawn with dashed lines. So children can trace along those dashed lines using a pencil. Also, it is a great opportunity for them to develop their pre-writing skills.

Develops creativity: Crafts always help develop children’s creativity. There, children’s creativity is assessed by using matching colors, gluing in appropriate places, and arranging the design neatly and cleanly to achieve a beautiful finish.

Getting the opportunity to learn with the environment: This pot craft connects with nature because real leaves can be glued to it. So give the children the opportunity to collect real leaves from the environment. Through this, we can give the children a nature craft experience.

Sensory Activity Opportunities: Children can have different sensory experiences while creating these vase crafts. For example, they have different sensory experiences with real leaves, torn pieces of paper, and crumpled paper balls.

What you need for this Vase Art Craft:

Vase templates with different patterns
Pencils
Colored paper or tissue paper
Real autumn leaves
Glue

How to Make Your Vase Art Craft:

1. Download and print the templates:

Start by printing the vase templates provided below. Use light or white printing paper for best results.

2. Trace along the dashed lines:

Direct children to complete the vase patterns by tracing the dashed lines using pencils, markers, or colored pencils.

3. Tear and crush the paper into pieces:

Provide strips of colored paper or tissue paper. Let children tear them into small pieces and then crush each piece into a small ball. Encourage them to use a variety of colors. Offer help as needed—this part is fun and tactile!

4. Paste the crumpled paper balls on the vase:

Now decorate the vase by gluing the crumpled paper balls onto the template. Use different colors to match the vase’s pattern and make it pop!

5. Collect real autumn leaves:

Ask children to gather a few autumn leaves from their garden or a nearby area. Look for different shapes and colors.

6. Paste the real leaf on the vase:

Glue one real leaf so that its stem fits into the mouth of the vase. If the leaf has no stem, draw one connecting it to the vase. This completes your beautiful autumn-themed vase art!

Final Thoughts:

Display your creation as wall art. You can laminate it for a long-lasting effect. And with these vase templates, you can design many more activities. They will help you not only in the fall but also in the spring. So you will be able to give your children a fun seasonal experience with these fall crafts.