If your kids are always looking for some type of hands on entertainment, there are plenty of little projects you can provide them with to both keep them busy and to create some seasonal decorations for the home. If you have young children, using their creations as décor for the home is a great way to allow them to feel included and important in the home. Fall is usually an exciting and busy time for kids since school is starting back up, but if you're looking for a way to keep them busy on the weekends - you can supervise these project ideas on any Saturday or Sunday afternoon.

Fall is all about warm browns, oranges, and yellows. Using these colors will help keep all the projects tied together with the fall theme. One cute and fun project that younger children will enjoy is creating a construction paper "wreath" using their hand prints. By purchasing fall colored construction paper, either Styrofoam or cardboard rings (about 6-12 inches in width across), and glue - your kids will have all the supplies they need to create a fun "wreath" for the home. By having them trace their hand repeatedly on different colored paper, cutting out the prints and gluing them overlapping one another onto their ring, they can create a piece for their bedroom doors or even the front door of your home. This project is simple and great for younger kids who are just getting familiar with using scissors.

If you have older children who are interested in exploring the backyard, giving them both a craft project and a learning experience in one is a great idea. By providing them with either fall colored construction paper or felt, a shoebox, and some fall themed stickers or foam cut-outs, they can create their very own "fall treasure box". By covering the box with the construction paper or felt and then decorating it to their liking with the stickers and/or cut-outs, they'll be able to personalize their box before they start collecting things. After their box is complete, you can encourage them to venture out into the yard and collect different fall themed items (turning color leaves, acorns, pinecones, etc...) and then report back to you on their findings. By giving kids a project like this, it gives them to opportunity to express themselves creatively, as well as learn about the world around them.

Having supplies to create projects like these around the house is always a great idea. If plans for an outdoor day are suddenly ruined by bad weather, you'll be able to keep kids entertaining for the afternoon. If you have a babysitter coming by, leaving something like this out for the kids to do will help to keep them occupied while you're out of the house. If kids have anxiety about their parents leaving, this will help to distract them from that fact.

By giving kids different projects that focus on the season at hand, it will help get everyone in a more "festive" mood. Fall is a great time to get kids focused, and setting up projects like these can certainly help with that process. Obviously, parents can put their own spin on things and if you'd like to make any project more interesting for older kids, adding elements like paint can help make these simple projects more fun and challenging. Regardless, getting your kids interested in expressing their creativity is something that will benefit them now and in the long run. By encouraging them to do hands-on projects at home at a young age, you'll be setting them up to be creative thinkers down the line.