10 Autumn Activity Ideas for Preschool (with Printable Coloring Pages)

1. Leaf walk, then color to sort

Lay the leaves you collected next to the page and compare colors. The squirrel raking leaves is a good scene for choosing yellows, oranges and reds.

2. Acorn wreath craft

Before the craft, color the owl making an acorn wreath and talk about what materials you will need, then make your own.

3. A pumpkin patch for the wall

Color the fox in the pumpkin patch, then cut paper pumpkins and build “our class pumpkin patch” on the wall.

4. Chestnut gathering game

After the hedgehog chestnut scene, play a fine-motor game moving “chestnuts” into a basket with tongs or spoons. Change the tool to change the difficulty.

5. Apple stamping

Stamp with a halved apple, then match the colors on the apples in the raccoon’s cider stand page.

6. Talk about the forest

Ask what each animal is doing. Open questions such as “Where is the bear going?” turn coloring into a speaking activity.

7. Crayon leaf rubbings

Rub a crayon over paper on top of a leaf, then color the leaves on the page in the same colors and compare.

8. Cut-out garland

Cut out the colored pages and string them into a classroom garland. Printing on thicker paper makes them sturdier.

9. Imagine an apple picnic

Color the fawn’s autumn picnic and let children add the foods they would bring next to the picture.

10. Learn seasonal color names

Look at the color reference beside each page and say color names together: orange, brown, yellow. Follow the reference or choose your own.

Printing tips

• Each page downloads separately; the color reference and the line art come as a pair.
• Plain copy paper is fine for pencils and crayons; slightly thicker paper reduces bleed-through from water-based markers.