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A collection of fall origami ideas recommended for 2-year-olds! Make them easily and enjoy autumn!

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.
20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

Many of you are probably looking for autumn origami that you can enjoy with two-year-olds! So here, we’ll introduce easy projects like “two folds” and “three folds,” where you simply fold the paper into triangles or squares.

It’s full of autumn motifs that tend to catch children’s interest, such as mushrooms, maple leaves, and ginkgo leaves.

There’s no need to fold perfectly.

Focus on getting familiar with origami, and have fun finishing with glue and stickers! Move those little fingers together with an adult and find your favorite creations.

A collection of recommended autumn origami ideas for 2-year-olds! Easy to make and enjoy the fall! (21–30)

Halloween garland

How about making a garland with the kids—perfect for Halloween party decorations? You can create the garland pieces by folding origami paper just four times, so it’s ideal even for two-year-olds! Draw Halloween motifs like ghosts, jack-o’-lanterns, and black cats to set the mood.

If drawing’s tricky, stickers work just fine.

Attach a string at the end and your garland is complete! Two-year-olds love adding new “I can do it!” moments.

Enjoy creating freely while soaking in the seasonal vibes.

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finger fox (the hand gesture that mimics a fox)

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finger fox (the hand gesture that mimics a fox)

Let’s make an origami fox you can use as a finger puppet.

Since we want it to fit on a finger, the key is to fold while creating a space for your finger, rather than folding it in the usual way.

Standard 15 cm origami paper is easy to use, but you might try smaller paper to better fit children’s fingers.

Once your fox is finished, feel free to draw eyes, a nose, and whiskers.

Put the completed fox on your finger and have fun playing with your friends!

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A collection of fall origami ideas recommended for 2-year-olds! Make them easily and enjoy autumn! (31–40)

Rice balls for the field trip

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Perfect for field trip season! Easy rice balls you can make with just one sheet of origami 🍙#Childcare Crafting Nursery teacher / Childcare worker #Drawers of Childcare #NurseryTeacherInTraining With children #Onigiri Excursion Easy to make Origami
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Let’s make a super simple rice ball (onigiri) using just one sheet of origami! First, fold a black sheet of origami paper in half into a triangle.

Next, fold the top layer downward, and you’re done.

On the white rice part that peeks out from the nori (seaweed), use crayons or pens to draw any fillings you like.

Feel free to draw umeboshi (pickled plum), salmon, meatballs—anything you want.

If you paste your finished onigiri onto a backing sheet and display it, it’ll look really cute.

The folding method is so simple, you’ll want to make lots of them!

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pumpkin

Origami Pumpkin / How to fold an origami pumpkin

pumpkin

A pumpkin that’s perfect for autumn decorations.

This pumpkin fold is very simple and easy to make, so it’s recommended even for 2-year-olds.

Crease the folds firmly as you go, and shape it into a pumpkin.

The part where you fold it into a diamond shape determines the pumpkin’s overall look, so fold carefully.

Once it’s finished, adding a hat or ribbon, or drawing a face, makes it even cuter.

Make a lovely pumpkin with origami and enjoy the change of seasons.

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sweet potato

[Origami] Make a sweet potato with one sheet 🍠 How to make a sweet potato #sweetpotato #potato #shakarkand #ubi #batata #sweetpotatoJP #easy #howtofold #origami #paperfolding #jongiejopgi #howtomake

sweet potato

We’ll show you how to fold a sweet potato, which is in season in autumn.

Prepare origami paper in the color you want for the sweet potato skin.

The folding method is very simple: first fold the paper in half and open it, then fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center crease.

Next, fold all four corners into triangles so their points meet the center line.

If you leave it like this, the sweet potato will look too angular, so slightly fold the corners inward to round them out.

Finally, fold the piece in half, offsetting the two sides a little, and adjust the rounded corners—then you’re done! If you color the top part yellow, it will look even more like a sweet potato.

It’s also cute if you draw a face on it.

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Pacific saury

Speaking of autumn, it’s all about saury! Let’s make saury! You can even use it for pretend play ♡

Pacific saury

When it comes to the tastes of autumn, nothing beats shiny, silver Pacific saury (sanma).

You can find them at supermarkets, and they’re delicious grilled.

The key to this origami sanma is making diagonal creases when folding the head and tail sections.

Folding firmly will give the finished fish a three-dimensional look.

Finish by drawing the eye with a felt-tip pen.

If you use a large sheet of newspaper or colored construction paper, you can make a big sanma, which could be fun.

Be sure to fold a nutrient-packed sanma and enjoy the flavors of autumn!

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acorn

[Origami] Super Easy Acorn How to Make ~Autumn Origami~ | Paper Acorn ~Step by Step~

acorn

Here’s an idea for making acorns out of origami that you often see in autumn.

First, fold a brown sheet of origami paper in half and open it.

Next, fold the upper section on both sides into triangles so their edges align with the center crease.

Flip it over so the brown side is facing up, then fold the bottom up toward the center line.

Finally, flip it over again and fold the left and right sides in along the vertical center line to finish.

If you slightly tuck in the corners of the acorn’s cap, it will look rounder and more acorn-like.

They look lovely displayed on a wall or hung up as decorations!

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