Autumn craft ideas that will captivate 2-year-olds! Have fun making them and enjoy the fall to the fullest
Autumn has arrived, and it’s a season that even two-year-olds can get excited about.There are plenty of creative projects waiting that let you enjoy the unique nature and traditions of autumn—like fallen leaves, acorns, and moon-viewing!Here are some autumn craft ideas you can enjoy together with two-year-olds.Each project uses simple steps and seasonal materials to nurture children’s imagination.Why not enjoy autumn crafting with children using fallen leaves found on a walk or warm, cozy yarn?Because we treat what children make as works of art, we refer to them as “seisaku” (productions/works) in the text.
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Autumn craft ideas that captivate 2-year-olds! Have fun making them and enjoy the fall to the fullest (41–50)
Mushrooms you can make in 2 minutes
An origami mushroom motif that lets you feel the autumn season.
It’s also appealing that you can make it in about two minutes using two sheets of origami paper! You’ll make the mushroom cap and the stem separately.
There are some fine folds, so certain steps may feel a bit difficult for two-year-olds.
In that case, an adult should offer support.
Finally, attach the cap and stem with tape or glue, and it’s done! It’s great to decorate the cap with stickers or draw patterns on it.
It might also be fun to give it an expressive face with eyes and a mouth.
Autumn craft ideas that captivate 2-year-olds! Have fun making them and enjoy the fall to the fullest (51–60)
A dragonfly you can make in 2 minutes
Let’s make a dragonfly with origami in a distinctive shape! Use a regular-sized sheet for the dragonfly’s body, and make the wings from a sheet cut in half.
The thinner you make the body, the more folding steps there will be, so adjust the number of folds to what a 2-year-old can manage.
For the wings, fold along the slits you cut to give them a wing-like look.
Be sure that an adult handles any steps involving scissors! Finally, attach the body and wings with glue or tape to complete it.
Adding eyes to the dragonfly or patterns on the wings will make it look even nicer.
Sweet potato that breaks in two folds
Many children will likely get to experience digging up sweet potatoes on autumn field trips! How about trying sweet potato origami that’s perfect practice for potato digging? With just two folds, your origami paper transforms into a splendid sweet potato! Don’t worry about making it too neat—actually, not folding it perfectly is the trick to making it look cute.
For the finishing touch, you can draw or paste on the potato’s patterns, leaves, and vines—it’ll look adorable! Try to create a piece that even curious two-year-olds will be delighted with.
A bagworm that breaks in three folds
With just three folds, your origami turns into a bagworm! It’s a fun, idea-filled craft perfect for autumn.
Place the colored side up, fold the bottom into a triangle, flip it over, and fold the sides.
To finish, stick on torn pieces of origami paper and round sticker eyes—that’s it! The bagworm body doesn’t need to be folded perfectly.
Let 2-year-olds experience the joy of origami.
Also, torn-paper collage is great for practicing finger dexterity and nurturing the senses! Plus, through autumn-themed crafting, it helps enrich children’s hearts.
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!
Torn-paper collage grapes
Let’s make grapes—the quintessential autumn fruit—using a torn-paper collage.
First, draw grapes on construction paper and prepare the surface so the torn origami pieces can be pasted on.
Together with the children, tear purple origami paper into various shapes and colors, then enjoy sticking the pieces onto the drawing or spreading glue and arranging them freely.
Tearing and pasting the paper stimulates the children’s senses and results in works that showcase each child’s unique sensibility.
Using two shades of origami paper is recommended, as it helps express light and dark.
Torn-paper collage of fallen leaves
Let’s express autumn with torn-paper collage! Torn-paper collage is not only easy to make, but also a great craft for stimulating the brain by using your fingertips.
Prepare a base sheet with a tree trunk drawn or pasted on it, and freely create autumn foliage by tearing origami paper in fall colors and pasting the pieces.
You can also use color pages from newspapers instead of origami to give it a stylish finish.
No two works will ever be the same.
How about decorating the wall with these unique pieces and enjoying a little exhibition together?
