[Preschool] Recommended for 3-year-olds! Easy-to-make fall origami craft ideas

Mushroom House

Someone is coming out of the window! Here’s an idea for a mushroom house.

What you’ll need: polka-dot origami paper, pale orange or light brown origami paper, half-size cut origami sheets, your favorite animals or people made from origami, and glue.

Use the polka-dot paper to make the mushroom roof, and finish it off in the shape of a cute house with the pale orange or light brown paper.

If you decorate it with small animals or figures, it will open up a storybook-like world.

Cutting and pasting origami will be a great opportunity to nurture creativity!

shimeji mushrooms

Simple way to make shimeji (beech mushrooms)

Let’s make it by pasting origami together! Here’s an idea for shimeji mushrooms.

All you need to prepare is brown origami paper and scissors.

Enjoy the excitement as if you’re creating a tiny mushroom forest! Shimeji mushrooms are characterized by clusters of small caps, and by steadily layering and attaching pieces of brown origami, you can complete a whole cluster of shimeji.

It’s fun to recreate their mysterious shape! Now, let’s make a shimeji forest with origami.

Nameko (a type of Japanese mushroom, also called Pholiota nameko)

[Origami] How to Make a Nameko (Mushroom) – Origami

Let’s make a cute, glossy nameko mushroom! Here are some origami ideas to create a nameko.

You’ll need brown origami paper, a black pen, and a white pen.

Use the brown paper to form the nameko’s round, smooth shape.

Nameko are small mushrooms with a slippery, glossy feel that makes them adorable.

Use the black and white pens to draw the shiny parts and the face to make it even cuter.

Folding origami together with a parent, teacher, or friends is a great way to cooperate and have fun!

matsutake (pine mushroom)

[Origami Instructions] Let’s fold a matsutake mushroom—an autumn delicacy—out of origami!

Let’s try making one with origami! Here’s an idea for a matsutake mushroom.

All you need is brown origami paper.

It’s a lovely activity that lets you play while learning about its features.

Matsutake mushrooms are known for their distinctive slender shape and their wonderfully fragrant cap.

In this idea, you’ll use brown paper to create the long, narrow stem and the rounded cap, capturing the iconic matsutake silhouette.

It’s simple yet true to the mushroom’s characteristics, so give it a try!

Super Mario Mushroom

Easy Origami Super Mario Mushroom

Let’s make a cute, familiar item from the games! Here’s an idea for a Super Mario mushroom.

You’ll need origami paper in your favorite color, a white pen or white paper, and a black pen.

It’s a charming craft idea for a 3-year-old to make a Super Mario mushroom using origami! Use colored origami paper to create the mushroom, then draw the face and spots with white paper or a white pen.

Add the eyes and details with a black pen to make it look even more authentic! As you fold the origami and create this well-known game item, kids who love Mario are sure to be thrilled!

Three-dimensional mushrooms made by cutting

[Autumn Origami] Easy and Cute Mushroom Tutorial / Food Mushroom Decoration - Origami Mushroom

Enjoy a wide variety of variations! Here are ideas for making three-dimensional mushrooms by cutting and assembling paper.

You will need origami paper cut into quarter size, origami paper cut into eighth size, colored pens or round stickers, scissors, and glue or craft adhesive.

This is a project idea for three-year-olds to make using scissors! Let’s use origami paper to create 3D mushrooms.

If you draw faces or add decorations with colored pens and round stickers, you’ll have a one-of-a-kind mushroom! Be sure that a parent or teacher supervises when using scissors.

Mushrooms you can make with basic folding methods

Origami [Easy Mushroom] How to Fold

Let’s make it using origami in your favorite colors and patterns! Here are some mushroom ideas you can create with basic folding techniques.

All you need is origami paper and colored pens.

This is a recommended activity for 3-year-olds to enjoy the world of origami! Using colorful origami and simple folds, try making cute mushrooms.

Draw faces with colored pens, and the mushrooms will transform into big smiles! Just by folding, your mushroom collection will grow and grow—before you know it, you might have a little mushroom village.