Even 1-year-olds will be captivated! A collection of craft ideas to enjoy the art-filled autumn
When it comes to autumn crafts, there are tons of ideas you can enjoy with children! This time, we’ve gathered autumn craft ideas you can do together with one-year-olds.
From colorful autumn leaves made with newspaper stamping, to grapes made by rolling up tissue paper, to moon-viewing dumplings made from air-dry clay—these are all projects that let you feel the season while having fun.
You can nurture your child’s sensitivity and create wonderful memories at the same time.
We’ll introduce autumn craft ideas perfect for childcare settings or for parents and children to try together! Because we feature ideas that nurture children’s free expression, we use the term “seisaku (制作: creation/production)” in the text.
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Even 1-Year-Olds Will Be Captivated! A Collection of Craft Ideas to Enjoy the Artsy Autumn (41–50)
Art with leaves
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In autumn, we get more chances to see the changing leaves on our walks.
If you can enjoy making crafts with fallen leaves, your walks will be even more fun.
This leaf art uses a fish base made from construction paper, with fallen leaves arranged to look like the fish’s scales.
No two leaves have the same pattern, and that’s part of the charm.
You can also make leaf cutout art or leaf dyeing projects.
Be sure to try leaf art with fresh fallen leaves together with the kids and enjoy the experience.
Rabbit moon-viewing with footprint stamps
One of the events in September is the Mid-Autumn Moon Viewing (Tsukimi).
Picture the round, beautiful moon; the rabbit said to live on the moon—an essential character for Tsukimi; and the round, delicious moon-viewing dumplings.
How about making a “moon-viewing rabbit” that brings this scene to life? For the rabbit’s ears, use the children’s footprints.
Painting the bottoms of their feet will probably feel a bit strange, but that’s part of the fun.
Cut out the footprint stamps, paste them onto construction paper of the same color, and draw the rabbit’s face.
Footprint Rabbit
How about using your child’s footprints to create a rabbit that’s perfect for the Moon Viewing Festival? Stamp the foot so the toes end up where the rabbit’s rump would be, then add parts like the ears and hands afterward with paint.
It’s also fun to create each part with finger stamps! Draw the eyes and mouth to complete the rabbit.
If you add a moon and tsukimi dango around it, it will look just right for the festival.
While enjoying the moon viewing, take a look at this footprint art and feel how much your child has grown.
Autumn fruits with balloon stamps
Let’s use balloons like stamps to make delicious autumn fruits! On white drawing paper, dab paint onto the paper using a paint-covered balloon.
Once the paint dries, cut the paper into the shapes of your favorite fruits to match the paint colors.
Prepare separate paper to make stems and leaves, then combine them with the fruit shapes to finish! Have the children do the balloon stamping, and let the teacher handle any tasks that involve using scissors.
Fallen Leaves Cake
Autumn parks are full of fallen leaves and acorns, and you can really feel the season, can’t you? Kids tend to play at the park more in autumn, so why not use the leaves and acorns you find there to make a “fallen-leaf cake” craft? First, prepare a three-tier cake base out of cardboard.
Have the children color some drawing paper and paste it onto the base, then let them decorate it with the fallen leaves and acorns.
The sticking and pasting are easy even for little kids, so it’s a simple way to enjoy an art experience!
Two ways to make Tsukimi dango
Here are two crafting ideas for making Tsukimi dango that I recommend for children ages 1–3.
First, for both projects, cut out the sanpō stand and the moon from construction paper and glue them onto a base sheet.
It’s best for teachers or parents to handle this prep work.
The first way to make the dango is to glue thin cross-sections of a toilet paper roll onto the paper and then stuff each ring with small crumpled pieces of white tissue paper.
The second way is to use a finger dipped in white paint to stamp or draw round dango shapes on the paper.
Adjust the method to suit the children’s ages and abilities.
A ghost wearing a pumpkin and a hat
Paper collages of ghosts and pumpkins are perfect for the Halloween season.
Using the back side of black origami paper for the ghost gives it a three-dimensional look.
Folding pumpkins from the reverse side of orange origami paper can also produce creations full of each child’s unique originality.
The hat is finished by folding a small piece of origami paper into a triangle and then folding it back once more.
It’s nice to choose your favorite color to make the hat.
For both, you can draw the eyes and mouth by hand, or simply use stickers to finish them easily.
