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

Pine cone necklace

[Ages 1–2] Finger Skill Play: Let's Make a Necklace with Pine Cones!

Let’s make a stylish necklace using pinecones.

If you’re using pinecones you picked up, be sure to either boil and sun-dry them or freeze them to prevent insects.

As an introduction, try going on a pinecone hunt or reading picture books that feature pinecones to spark interest.

Secure two pieces of twine to the pinecone, then thread short pieces of straw onto them as if you were lacing.

If you prepare straws in a few different colors and thicknesses, children can enjoy using their fingers while they create.

Finally, tie the twine to make it into a necklace, and you’re done.

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Yarn bagworm

[Autumn Craft] 2 Yarn Bagworms! Make, hang, and play ♪ [For ages 0–2]

Let’s make a warm, cozy bagworm with yarn.

As preparation, make the bagworm’s body, head, and hat out of construction paper.

When having children work on it, cut the yarn into suitable lengths and place each color in a separate container to keep things from getting tangled.

Don’t forget to cut small slits in the bagworm’s body so the yarn can be secured.

Finally, attach the face parts and draw in the expression to finish it off! If you attach twine so it can be hung, you can display it in your room.

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Animals Made of Fallen Leaves

[Autumn Craft] Let’s Make Animals with Fallen Leaves ♪ You can use leaves you make or real ones you’ve picked up! [For 2-year-olds]

Let’s make animals by sticking on colorful fallen leaves.

Using real leaves turns out cute, but if you’re worried about bugs or dirt, you can make leaves from construction paper for a cleaner finish.

Folding leaves is difficult for two-year-olds, so it’s best for the teacher to prepare them in advance.

Also, when sticking the leaves on, it helps to show a sample so children can picture the result.

Carefully layer and glue the leaves onto a body made from a paper plate, add round stickers for the eyes, and you’re done! Try getting creative to see what kinds of animals you can make.

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[Torn Paper Art] Ginkgo

[Craft/DIY] Autumn Ginkgo Made with Easy Torn-Paper Collage

Let’s make an autumn ginkgo tree with torn-paper collage.

Torn-paper art also helps develop fine motor skills, so it’s perfect for two-year-olds who are starting to handle more detailed work.

First, freely tear origami paper that will become the leaves.

Tearing it into smaller pieces adds variety to the expression, so set up an environment where the children can concentrate.

Next, draw the tree trunk on construction paper.

Then apply glue to the leaf area.

The key is to use plenty of liquid glue.

Before the glue dries, sprinkle on the torn origami pieces—and you’re done!

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walk bag

Hapichiru Video, Episode 24: “Let’s Make a Walk Bag and Go Out to Play!” [Kisarazu City Childcare Division]

When you head out for a walk with a bag you made yourself, kids get excited, don’t they? Carrying a bag they made on their own can also help nurture a sense of taking good care of their belongings.

You can easily make this project with a freezer bag, round stickers, a hole punch, and ribbon.

First, stick round stickers on the upper left and right edges of the freezer bag to reinforce it, then punch holes there to thread the ribbon through.

After threading the ribbon, let the children decorate the bag freely with round stickers—and it’s done.

Since it’s made of plastic, it’s very convenient: even if it gets dirty, you can wash it quickly, let it dry, and use it again and again.

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[Vegetable Stamps] Grandparents’ Day Bouquet

How about making a Grandparents’ Day bouquet with vegetable stamps? For prep, fold a doily into a triangle and cut origami paper into leaf shapes.

Any vegetables are fine, but to make flower petals, using the base of greens like komatsuna works well.

Once everything’s ready, dip the vegetables in paint and have the children stamp them onto the backing paper.

Then glue on the doily and leaves, and decorate with stickers or washi tape.

If you want to add a message, have an adult write it for them.

When it’s finished, give it as a gift to Grandpa and Grandma.

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A cosmos field with bottle-cap stamping

[Kindergarten/Daycare] Three-Dimensional Dragonfly Artwork for a September Cosmos Field

It’s an idea where you use a plastic bottle as a stamp to make lots of cosmos flowers—let’s all stamp together and create a cosmos field! Cosmos have many petals and can be hard to depict, but turning them into stamps makes it easy to create lots of flowers, which is the recommended point.

Attach cardboard shaped like petals to the bottom of a plastic bottle, apply paint, and stamp away.

For the pistil in the center, paint a yellow circle afterward.

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