6. Ghostly Leaf Art Lanterns
Capture the essence of autumn by combining fallen leaves with ghostly designs. This craft encourages children to appreciate the changing seasons while creating elegant, translucent lanterns that cast beautiful, organic shadows when illuminated by candlelight.
Go on a backyard safari to collect pressed, dry leaves of various shapes and sizes. Paint the leaves entirely white with acrylic paint, leaving the natural textures visible. Once dry, use a black fine-tip marker to draw classic ghostly eyes and mouths on the leaves. Mod Podge these ghostly leaves onto clean glass jars, or press them between sheets of clear contact paper to create beautiful suncatchers that can be taped directly to your windows to catch the autumn afternoon light.