Leaf Hedgehog Craft and Template

Leaf crafts are a must for kids during the Autumn (Fall)! Use our free hedgehog printable to make a simple leaf hedgehog. This easy leaf craft involves getting outside to make a collection of leaves and then using them to make the spikes on the printable hedgehog. Toddlers and preschoolers will love this quick and easy Autumn activity and you can guarantee that each hedgehog will end up looking unique!

If you are looking for more autumn crafts to go alongside this hedgehog craft you might like our painted leaf monsters, our bird feeders or our leaf puppets.

We also have a very cute set of woodland animal printable colouring pages that includes a hedgehog colouring page as well as other woodland animals.


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Leaf Hedgehog Craft (with hedgehog template)

How to make a leaf hedgehog

The first thing you need to do is download and print out your free hedgehog printable template and then get outside to collect a pile of leaves. Collecting the leaves is half the fun! Make sure the leaves are dried out as it will make them easier to stick.  

Daisy (aged 2) and Harry (aged 5) both loved this quick and easy hedgehog craft.  We have an ever growing collection of nature in our house so we thought we would put a few of the dried out leaves to good use. I printed off the hedgehog colouring pages and gave them to the children along with brown crayons, their collection of leaves and some glue. Then I invited them to get creative. 

Daisy didn't end up with many spikes on her hedgehog as she kept gluing them on and then pulling them back off, but she had the best time doing it, which is definitely the most important part! Enjoying the process of doing crafts is always far more important than the finished product!

Harry worked really hard on his hedgehog and he was really proud of it.  He coloured his hedgehog brown and added leaves around the edge as spikes. 

Artwork by Harry: Age 5 and Daisy: Age 2

This craft was perfect for filling in a bit of time after school and both of the children really enjoyed it. 

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We hope you enjoy making this cute leaf hedgehog craft. Take a look at our collection of nature crafts for more fun craft ideas for kids.