Create a magical autumn princess using real fall leaves and our free printable templates! This easy and creative project is perfect for kids who love nature and fairy tales.
Materials Needed:
- Free PDF printable templates (princess and castle background)
Get your free printables at the bottom of this post
- White cardstock or thick paper
- Colored pencils, markers, or paints
- Real fall leaves (various sizes and colors)
- Scissors
- Glue stick or craft glue
- Colored cardstock sheet (optional, for background)
Instructions:
Print the free templates — one with a princess wearing a crown and another featuring a fairytale castle background.
Color the templates any way you like using colored pencils, markers, or paints.
Carefully cut out the silhouette of the princess and the crown.
Now it’s time to give your princess a beautiful hairstyle! Use real fall leaves to form her hair.
Start by gluing together three leaves — this will be the hair on the back of her head.
Then glue the princess cutout on top. Add two more leaves to create the front hair strands. Don’t forget to glue on her crown!
For the background, you can use a sheet of colored cardstock or the castle template. Glue your princess with the autumn leaf hair onto the background.
Next, make her elegant gown from fall leaves. Attach the leaves in rows from top to bottom to create a full and layered skirt.
Your beautiful Fall Leaf Princess is ready!
Benefits of this craft for kids
This activity encourages children to appreciate nature and use their creativity. Collecting leaves promotes outdoor exploration and sensory development. Coloring and assembling the princess helps improve fine motor skills, attention to detail, and artistic expression. It’s a wonderful way for kids to combine art, imagination, and elements of the natural world into one charming fall craft.
