Autumn craft ideas that will captivate 2-year-olds! Have fun making them and enjoy the fall to the fullest

Dragonfly’s glasses

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Dragonfly craft ideas you can make and play with! How to make see-through glasses toys

How about making colorful, cute dragonfly glasses as a craft activity at daycare? You can use colored clear file folders from the 100-yen shop for the wings and colored cellophane for the lenses.

It’s fun to let the kids draw patterns on the wings with permanent markers or decorate them with sparkly stickers to create designs they like! The feel of cutting a clear file—something they don’t usually handle—might also feel fresh and interesting to them.

And after making them, they can have lots of fun playing with the see-through dragonfly glasses toy!

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miyabi

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Making a Halloween costume

[Ages 0–2] Halloween Costumes — Absorbed in a Candy Hunt

Halloween is becoming a big event in Japan, too.

It’s a familiar occasion for children.

Let’s try making costumes perfect for Halloween! If a 2-year-old wants to make a simple costume, using plastic bags is recommended.

Use an orange bag to be a jack-o’-lantern, a white one to be a ghost, and a black one to be a witch.

Draw or stick on your favorite patterns, and you’ll have an easy Halloween costume ready in no time! Make sure an adult handles cutting the holes for the neck and arms.

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SAKI

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Bubbly little mushroom

Perfect for autumn wall displays! 'Bubble Wrap Mushrooms' (recommended for 3-year-olds)

Let’s use the bubble wrap lying around at home to make autumn-themed mushroom decorations! Draw the shapes you want on construction paper or cardstock and cut them out.

Then cut the bubble wrap to match those shapes and glue it on top.

After that, use permanent markers to color the bubble wrap.

You’ll create decorations that feel fresh thanks to bubble wrap’s unique texture.

Coloring the bubble wrap is also a sensory experience you don’t usually get, so kids are sure to enjoy it.

It’s a great craft that puts bubble wrap—often thrown away or hard to repurpose—to good use!

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Yoimachi Jēn

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Crumpled-origami Karaage Bento

Crumpled Origami: How to Make a Fried Chicken Bento [Easy Craft] Fun at Home

Autumn is the season for outings, isn’t it? And when it comes to outing season, you can’t forget a packed lunch.

So let’s try making a bento that you can create just by crumpling up origami paper.

For the bento box, use any empty box or can you like.

Then pack it with cabbage, fried chicken, pickled plums, rice, and more—all made by crumpling the paper.

Using your imagination to make your favorite side dishes sounds like a lot of fun.

You could easily make things like hamburger steaks or rolled omelets, too.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Red Dragonfly Decalcomania

[Autumn Wall Decoration Idea] Let’s make it with kids! Red dragonfly decalcomania 🍄 #PreschoolCrafts #NurseryTeacher #TeachingIdeas #AspiringNurseryTeacher #NurseryTeacherLife #Crafts #WithKids #WallDecor #ConstructionPaper

Here’s a dragonfly craft idea using paint.

Fold a sheet of drawing paper in half to make a crease.

Open it up, and on one side, imagine a dotted pattern and dab small amounts of different colors of paint.

Close the paper and press firmly so the paint spreads.

Be careful not to place the paint too close to the edge, or it will squish out at this step.

Cut the paper into dragonfly wing shapes with scissors and open it up.

Finally, attach the dragonfly’s body and eye pieces to finish.

The paint has spread beautifully to create lovely patterned wings.

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sasashina

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