Autumn & Halloween Activities
Embrace the season with activities that celebrate the crisp air, vibrant leaves, and all things Halloween. Dive into a world of pumpkin carving, leaf art, and spooky delights as we explore the magic of this enchanting time of year.
Autumn fun
Make the best conkers
Use science to dominate every conker game this autumn.
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Make seed cards
Give your friends and family the gift of flowers with these DIY plantable cards.
Make a ghost dance
This spooky activity could be magic or it could be the power of static electricity...
Create winning autumn art
With its falling leaves, ripening nuts, acorns and conkers, autumn is a beautiful time of year. So, grab your pens, pencils and paints and let the season inspire some colourful autumn-themed nature art.
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Build your own bird box
Give feathered friends a safe place to roost and nest.
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Go seed collecting
To celebrate National Tree Week, get out and about and become a seed planter.
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Build a frog home
Protect your amphibian friends from the cold this winter.
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Make hot spiced juice
Brew up a delicious drink with a kick of festive flavours to keep you warm in the winter months.
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Make an ice lantern
Add a welcoming light to any outside space during the cold, dark winter months.
Make soda bread
Rustle up this delicious loaf for a winter breakfast treat.
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In the dark
Observing autumn stars
Find constellations in the night sky that can only be seen during autumn.
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Make an autumn tree
Celebrate National Tree Week with this simple project.
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Make a leaf mandala
Go hunting for the most colourful and beautiful-shaped leaves for your project.
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Night-time activities
Make the most of the longer evenings this autumn and winter,
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Halloween Special
Make spooky jellies
Learn about a strange substance that turns liquid into wobbly solids.
Make a pukking pumpkin
Add some "yuck" to your Halloween pumpkin and have it spew out some bright, foaming liquid.
Bake spooky sausage mummies
There's a Halloween twist to this traditional treat.
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Make spooky balloons
Use science and some simple kitchen ingredients to create self-inflating Halloween decorations.
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Make meringue ghosts
Whip up these spook-tacular treats for Halloween.
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Make a trick that works a treat
Fold a paper banger to scare your friends.
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Create a spooky soup
Cook a spicy soup served up in a creepy pumpkin.
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Make a paper pumpkin
Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper. Follow the steps to turn a piece of paper into a pumpkin for Halloween.
Bake apple peel crisps
Don’t throw away your apple peels – turn them into this super snack instead.
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Gloopy gooey slime
Making squishy, stretchy slime is a science craze that has swept the globe. The gloopy stuff was first seen in toyshops in 1976 and is still a (not-very-firm) favourite. Here’s how to make it.
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Time for winter?
As the seasons change, head over to our Winter and Christmas activities page.
Check out The Week Junior magazines' FREE Activity Hub. The team has compiled some super exciting activities from the award-winning magazine that you can enjoy at home with little to no resource - something to fun, free and easy help keep curious young minds educated and entertained.
