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    Home » Do it Yourself » Crafts » DIY Fall Leaf Bowl

    DIY Fall Leaf Bowl

    Published: Oct 10, 2016 · Modified: Oct 16, 2020 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 58 Comments

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    Make this adorable DIY Fall Leaf Bowl with this easy step by step tutorial.  It’s a wonderful Fall craft for kids to make!

    I love simple DIY crafts!  Now that it’s Fall there are so may great Fall crafts to make to add that pop of Autumn colors to your home.  This gorgeous DIY Fall Wreath and this super easy Pine Cone Filled Vase with Lights are two other quick Fall decor crafts I think you will love too.

     DIY Fall Leaf Bowl

     

    You can use your leaf bowl to hold candy or you could also place it around the bottom of another vase or bowl as an accent.

    Materials needed to Make a Leaf Bowl

    Loose leaves (or leaf garland that you detach)

    Mod Podge (matte finish)

    Foam brush

    Balloon

    Bowl

    We went to the Dollar Store and found a bag of 50 Fall leaves and a really big bag of foam brushes (for a $1.00 each!)  We already had the Mog Podge to use to glue it.

    I did find these 120 Artificial Fall Maple Leaves in a Mixture of Autumn Colors on Amazon if you have trouble finding the leaves. 🙂

     

    bags of white balloons and fall leaves

     

    Artificial leaves scattered on a counter

     

    How to Make This Leaf Bowl

    To begin, blow up your balloon and tie it.  Insert in, top-down into the bowl.

    a girl holding a white balloon over a bowl

    We made a little plate out of aluminum foil to put the Mod Podge on. (You would also use a bowl or cup)

    A person pouring glue onto aluminum foil

    Spread the Mod Podge onto the balloon, starting at the top and working the way down about ¼ of the way down (or however “deep” you want your bowl).

    girl painting on white balloon

    Apply the leaves one at a time, applying more Mod Podge to each leaf as you apply.

    glueing fake fall leaves onto a white balloon

    Cover the entire area you want for your bowl.  Be sure not to leave any open spots.

    fake fall leaves glued onto a white balloon

    Let it dry for a couple of hours. We let ours dry for about 3 hours.

    Then, you simply pop the balloon and carefully peel it away from the leaves.

    Voila!! Our beautiful little creation….. guess who ran to find something fun to put in it. 🙂

    fall leaf bowl with candy inside

    overhead of DIY Fall leaf bowl with leaves scattered around

    closeup of DIY Fall Leaf Bowl

    Fall colored leaves in the shape of a bowl

    DIY Fall Leaf Bowl

    Make this adorable DIY Fall Leaf Bowl with this easy step by step tutorial. It's a wonderful Fall craft for kids to make!
    4.41 from 22 votes
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    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Drying Time: 3 hours
    Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
    Servings: 1 Bowl
    Author: Sherri Hagymas
    Cost: $10

    Equipment

    • Foam Paint Brush
    • Bowl

    Ingredients

    • Balloon
    • Modge Podge
    • Artificial leaves

    Instructions

    • Blow up the balloon and tie it.
    • Insert it, top-down into the bowl.
      a girl holding a white balloon over a bowl
    • We made a little plate out of aluminum foil to put the Mod Podge on. (You would also use a bowl or cup)
      A person pouring glue onto aluminum foil
    • Spread the Mod Podge onto the balloon, starting at the top and working the way down about ¼ of the way down (or however "deep" you want your bowl).
    • Apply the leaves one at a time, applying more Mod Podge to each leaf as you apply.
      glueing fake fall leaves onto a white balloon
    • Cover the entire area you want for your bowl.  Be sure not to leave any open spots.
      fake fall leaves glued onto a white balloon
    • Let it dry for a couple of hours. We let ours dry for about 3 hours.
    • Then, simply pop the balloon and carefully peel it away from the leaves.
    • Fill it with candy or display little pine cones!

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    Comments

    1. Linda

      November 08, 2022 at 7:04 pm

      Try doing more than one layer.

      Reply
    2. Stacey

      October 14, 2022 at 1:12 pm

      4 stars
      We did our today let our dry over night it went ok only down fall was it was a bit floppy

      Reply
    3. Jesann

      September 22, 2022 at 8:59 am

      5 stars
      Beautiful

      Reply
    4. Celeste

      September 18, 2022 at 7:05 pm

      From the photo it looks like mod pod get dimensional magic was used not plain mod podge

      Reply
    5. Karen

      March 09, 2022 at 3:10 pm

      5 stars
      very creative

      Reply
    6. Yala Benitez

      December 15, 2021 at 10:47 am

      1 star
      After using everything suggested mine was a flop. Only a few leaves actually stayed on and became a small bowl that was quite flexible. Also, I could not remove all the mod podge from the inside of the bowl. Please tell me how you made yours work such as how much mod podge did you use, were your leaves plastic or paper because the plastic ones sure don’t stick and how was your bowl stiff and not flexible. Thank you. I really did like your bowl and would love to make one.

      Reply
    7. Jamie

      November 10, 2021 at 4:23 pm

      1 star
      Bought the exact items in the description, followed the directions and this was such a big flop. The leaves don’t stick and just fall off constantly. Just a huge mess with 3 kids (ages 4-11) and myself.

      Reply
    8. Joyce

      October 22, 2021 at 1:27 pm

      I tried it with real leaves but they wouldn’t stick to the balloon or to each other. It was a flop. Truly disappointed.

      Reply
      • Pam

        September 22, 2022 at 9:06 am

        Use spray glue. Let dry then spray a clear sealer on the outside when dry.

        Reply
    9. Michelle

      October 03, 2021 at 12:25 pm

      5 stars
      This ideal is so great ! Thank you for sharing

      Reply
    10. Laura

      August 05, 2021 at 9:27 am

      Can you do this with real leaves?

      Reply
    11. Mary

      July 26, 2021 at 11:45 am

      Wonder if anyone actually did this tried it and leaves won’t stick

      Reply
      • Shelley

        October 07, 2021 at 9:51 am

        I did this yesterday and the leaves do stick. It’s very flimsy when completed. I put pine cones in mine.

        Reply
    12. Stacy

      October 19, 2020 at 2:59 pm

      1 star
      We tried it today and it was a disaster the leaves wouldn’t lay flat. They seemed flat in the package. I was very disappointed in this project. I would love a video of you doing it to see what we did wrong.

      Reply
    13. Cathy

      October 17, 2020 at 6:55 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you for the idea, it’s so cute and easy to make.

      Reply
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