For 5-Year-Olds: Enjoy Autumn! Easy Origami Ideas
Autumn is the season when everything changes dramatically, with plenty of delicious foods and fun events like Halloween.
How about enjoying origami with an autumn theme as part of your crafts? In this article, we introduce autumn-themed origami ideas for five-year-olds.
We share various folding ideas, from tasty foods to cute animals, so combining different designs is also recommended.
Have fun making them while chatting about seasonal foods and Halloween stories.
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For 5-Year-Olds: Enjoy Autumn! Easy Origami Ideas (21–30)
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Speaking of autumn, it’s the season when mushrooms are delicious.
So let’s make a mushroom out of origami.
First, fold up the bottom edge of the origami paper.
Make sure the folded section and the remaining white section are the same width.
Turn the paper over and fold the left and right edges in to meet at the center.
Open the pockets on both sides and squash them into triangles, then fold the corners on both sides of each triangle inward.
To finish, fold the corners of the stem and the lower part of the cap to round them off.
It would also look cute if you draw a face on it.
Witch hat for Halloween

Here’s an idea for making a chestnut in just seven folds.
First, to create the creases, fold the origami paper in half into a square twice.
Once folded, open it with the colored side facing up.
Fold the bottom edge up to meet the center crease, then flip the paper over and fold both top corners in toward the center.
Finally, fold both bottom corners toward the center to finish.
Turn the origami to the front, and if you draw small black dots on the white part with a pen, it will look even more like a chestnut—highly recommended.
If you want a rounder shape, lightly fold the corners to the back.
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Origami chestnut that folds in seven steps

Let’s make chestnuts, an autumn delicacy loved for their fluffy sweetness.
The folding steps are simple, so it’s great for kids year-round.
Prepare one sheet of origami paper, then fold the top left and right corners along the creases.
Flip it over and fold the bottom part up to about the middle to form the chestnut shape.
Fold the corners of the chestnut inward to round it out, and you’re done.
It’s also fun to try different paper colors like brown or ochre.
Making a chestnut tree together with the kids could be enjoyable, too.
Cute and easy! How to fold a persimmon (origami)

The king of nutrient-packed fruits, the persimmon, makes for origami that feels seasonal and is perfect for autumn crafts.
Prepare orange and green origami paper and let’s start folding.
On the orange paper, make creases and fold the corners toward the center.
Fold further toward the center to create the base of the persimmon.
For the last section, fold it up toward the top edge to give the persimmon a three-dimensional shape.
For the leaf part, fold it first, then make small cuts at the edges—be careful not to cut too far.
It could also be fun to turn all the persimmons everyone folded into a persimmon tree display on the wall to make it together with the children.
Great for moon viewing! Pampas grass origami

Perfect for the Night of the Thirteenth Moon! Want to make pampas grass with origami? Prepare a 15×7.5 cm sheet of origami paper.
First, fold it in half lengthwise, matching the top and bottom edges—repeat this step three times to make a long, narrow strip.
Next, place the paper vertically, fold it in half top to bottom, and crease well.
Cut a vertical slit along one of the existing fold lines on either the left or right.
Then, take the top of the bundle that’s separated by the slit and fold it 90 degrees to the right.
Open the base to give the ears some dimension, then change the angle and fold the remaining sections diagonally.
Offset the overlapping ears and adjust the shape, and your pampas grass is complete.
Cute dragonfly origami

Let’s make a red dragonfly out of origami, which you often see in November.
Prepare two sheets of origami paper and make the body and wings as separate parts.
For the body, fold the paper horizontally toward the center in half three times to shape it.
For the wings, make a crease by folding in half, then fold both sides toward the center line and round the corners by folding them in.
Finally, apply glue to the entire body piece, sandwich the wings in between, and press to attach—done! The steps are simple, so this is a recommended folding project for preschool-aged children.
Give it a try!
Cute little squirrel!

A squirrel you can make from a single sheet of origami—also great for November wall displays—is a perfect craft for preschoolers.
Fold the paper into a triangle, then fold up the left and right sides to form a cup shape.
After folding down the tip of the paper, create the squirrel’s belly.
For the tail, make horizontal snips into the flappy triangular part of the paper.
Be careful not to cut all the way through.
Draw the face to finish.
To give the tail a fluffy look, you might curl it with a ballpoint pen to add some movement.


