Welcome!
to the very first Play Collection at The Imagination Tree.
There are so many wonderful ideas out there for this beautiful Autumnal season, so I have collected together 40 of the best from around the web to inspire us all to get playing and creating with our children!
From play dough recipes, to sensory tubs, art and craft to outdoor play ideas, there are fabulous activities for all ages to enjoy!
Pumpkins
Sparkly Painted Pumpkins by The Imagination Tree
Chalkboard Pumpkins by Messy Blessings
Wax Crayon Shaving Pumpkins by Domestic Goddesque
Rainbow Pumpkin by Creativity My Passion
Leaves
Leaf Art Ideas by Rockabyebutterfly
Ideas for using Laminated Leaves by Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
Bleeding Tissue Fall Leaves by The Chocolate Muffin Tree
Chocolate Leaves by Science Sparks
Leaf Clay Shaped Bowls by Red Ted Art
Leaf Threading by A Little Learning for Two
Stained Glass Leaves by Mom on Time out
Lots of Leaf Crafts by Frugal Family Fun Blog
Learning letters with leaves by Teach Mama
Counting Leaves by J Daniel 4's Mom
Play dough recipes
Autumnal Playdough by The Imagination Tree
Pumpkin Pie Playdough by Dinosaurs and Octupuses
Cinnamon playdough and leaf prints by Nurture Store
Apple Spice Playdough by Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Harvest Playdough by Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
Apples
Apple Printing & Rolling by Pre-School Play
Apple play ideas by Creative Connections for Kids
Apple Print Wreath by No Time for Flashcards
Apple Activities by Crafty Moms Share
Easier Apple Prints by Red Ted Art
Trees
Coffee Filter Leaf Dye Tree by Dilly-Dali Art
Fall Tree Collage by One Artsy Mama
Paper Mache Autumn Tree by Learning 4 Kids
Crayon Melt Fall Trees by Let Kids Create
Autumn Handprint Tree by The Imagination Tree
Fall Paper Wreaths by Mama Pea Pod
Conkers , Seeds and Acorns
Play Cooking with Nature by Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
Acorn Stained Glass Windows by Toddler Approved
Conker Creatures by Mermaids' Makings
Autumn Scavenger Hunt by Imagination Soup
Autumn Sensory Tray by Pre-School Play
Harvest Sensory Tub by Jada Roo Can Do
Fall Sensory Bucket by A Mom With a Lesson Plan
Hauling Corn Sensory Play by Hands On: As We Grow
I hope you have been inspired by these wonderful ideas! This should keep us all busy until the end of November at least!
Check out my fall crafts too:
ReplyDeletehttp://csupamoka2.blogspot.com/search/label/%C5%91sz
Love the crafts. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThankyou so much for including us in this list, so many ideas in here I have never seen and am looking forward to trying out with my girls!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna. It makes it so easy to pick crafts when you organise them like this. I've picked out a couple we'd like to try!
ReplyDeleteOooh a great selection of Autumn play. Such a fabulous and inspirational season. Thank you so much for featuring our crafts :-)
ReplyDeleteMaggy
Really inspiring, thank you. And chocolate leaves - definitely the kind of craft project I'll be inspiring. And I think being able to write spooky messages on chalkboard pumpkins is genius for Halloween.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful selection!
ReplyDeleteWonderful selection of activities!! Thank you! Will definitely share :)
ReplyDeleteWow thanks for including my sensory harvest tub. I saw a awesome apple sensory tub over at pink and green mama. I am so jealous I didnt think of it first lol
ReplyDeletethanks agaib
jada roo can do
This was a phenomenal post. I found myself inspired by all of the ideas and can't wait to start using them (or variations of them) with my 15 month old daughter. I haven't added an "art" component to my baby development program (you can read about the concepts at http://www.babydevelopmentnow.com ), but you have inspired me to start working on it. I think it's a key component that I have missed. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThe Creative Connections for Kids link isn't working for me? Sad day. I'm sure there are some great ideas in there!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant collection: i think there'll be a few things here that will feature on my Inspired By post at the end of this month.....
ReplyDeletethanks for including me too :D
Thanks Anna; what a fantastic post, it's got me all inspired about autumnal play. We've had loads of fun this week with some of the autumn ideas and still so many more ideas still to do! We loved doing the sparkly pumpkin last year so looking forward to doing that again this year.
ReplyDeleteAlso congratulations on winning the MAD blog of the year award - your blog is fantastic, I recommend it to so many people, you thoroughly deserve the award - well done! Thanks for all the hard work you put into the blog sharing your ideas and hosting It's Playtime. Ellie xx
What a super collection of ideas; will definately be making some of these over the next few weeks now the weather is cooler. Always looking for new crafts for Home Schooling :D
ReplyDeletethanks all! hope you do try some. We have lots planned to try from this list now!
ReplyDeleteEllie, what a wonderful thing to say, thank you! It means a lot :-)
Lydia- the link works when I try it, Perhaps the site was down temporarily? Thanks for pointing it out!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! Thank you so much for such a good collection!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring my apple crafts and mentioning Crafty Moms Share.
ReplyDeleteI'm your new GFC follower! Love all the ideas!
ReplyDeleteBreena
http://mommyknowslife.blogspot.com/
We've made some cool trees with cardboard, wire and paint ... seriously, a forest! Check it out (the whole background on our blog is trees!):
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