With trees shedding their summer attire, fall is a wonderful time for kids to learn about nature by creating autumn arts and crafts. Fallen leaves, twigs, pinecones and other products of nature can offer hours of craft enjoyment while teaching children the wonder of the outdoors.

"While enjoying the autumn colors on a fall walk, parents and children can collect leaves and twigs for easy craft projects," says Trish Kuffner, author of The Arts and Crafts Busy Book: 365 Art and Craft Activities to Keep Toddlers and Preschoolers Busy (Meadowbrook Press, 2003).

Here are two fall crafts that you and your child can create from Kuffner's "Nature Arts and Crafts" chapter:

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