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[Crafts for 3-Year-Olds] A Collection of Fun Ideas for Autumn! Let's Incorporate Seasonal Motifs

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After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

Autumn is a season when you can really feel nature, with things like nuts and fallen leaves.

There are also plenty of events, such as Respect for the Aged Day and Halloween.

You’d love to enjoy making crafts, but don’t have time to come up with ideas…

For teachers like you, we’ve gathered craft ideas that three-year-olds can enjoy in autumn! We introduce a variety of ideas with different aims—using natural materials or creating items for events.

Please use these as a reference and enjoy calm, autumnal days with the children.

Note: Since items made by children are treated as works (artworks), we use the term “seisaku” (制作) in the text.

[Crafts for 3-Year-Olds] A Special Collection of Ideas to Enjoy in Autumn! Incorporate Seasonal Motifs (41–50)

[Ages 2 and up] Let’s make a hedgehog with newspaper!

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[Ages 2 and up] Let’s make a hedgehog with newspaper!

Making newspaper hedgehogs is perfect for two-year-olds who enjoy using their hands.

Prepare construction paper, a hedgehog template, glue, newspaper, and scissors, and get started.

You can cut the newspaper with scissors, but tearing it by hand to represent the hedgehog’s spines or fur is also recommended.

Since two-year-olds aren’t yet familiar with using scissors, be sure to check their grip and how to open and close the scissors before proceeding.

Using tissue paper or origami to make a colorful hedgehog can also be a great way to help them enjoy colors visually.

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[Crafts for 3-Year-Olds] A Special Feature on Ideas to Enjoy in Autumn! Let’s Incorporate Seasonal Motifs (51–60)

Swirly Grapes

[Craft] Twirling Grapes

Swirly Grapes

When it comes to the king of autumn flavors, grapes surely take the crown.

Let’s make a seasonal craft by rolling construction paper.

Prepare construction paper, scissors, and glue.

Cut the construction paper into a teardrop shape to create the base for the grapes.

Cut long, thin strips of construction paper and roll them tightly with your fingertips to form grape shapes.

Glue the rolled “grapes” onto the base in a three-dimensional way, making sure there are no gaps.

Finally, cut and roll green construction paper to make the stem and cluster top, then glue it on to finish.

Try making it while paying attention to finger dexterity, size, and overall balance.

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Easy grapes—just put them in a plastic bag

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Easy grapes—just put them in a plastic bag

Let’s make grapes by crumpling tissue paper—an activity kids can enjoy from around age one.

Prepare a clear plastic bag, tissue paper, and a pipe cleaner.

Shape the clear plastic bag into a triangle, then crumple the tissue paper into small balls to make grape berries.

Put the berries into the bag and twist the opening closed with the pipe cleaner.

Once your 3D grape cluster is done, add a leaf made from a handprint and create a wrinkled pattern on it to finish.

This is a craft that children around one year old, who love squeezing and crumpling, can enjoy.

Give it a try!

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Tear and stick! Potato pretend play

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Tear and stick! Potato pretend play

Here’s a craft idea perfect for October as autumn deepens, using sweet potatoes as the motif.

Children can tear colored paper—browns and purples that evoke sweet potato hues—and have fun with it.

Next, have them paste the torn pieces onto drawing paper while imagining the shape of a sweet potato.

It’s fine for the teacher to lightly sketch the sweet potato shape beforehand.

Adding leaves or the children’s self-portraits at the end makes it even nicer! Torn-paper collage is also great for developing children’s fine motor skills, so why not give it a try?

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Great for scissor practice too! Cosmos papercut (kirie)

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I’ll show you how to make simple yet bright and cute cosmos flowers.

Start with the front side of the origami facing up and fold it in half into a square twice.

Fold it into a triangle aligning the edges, then unfold both sides.

On the loose, flappy side, draw lines imagining the petals of a cosmos flower, and cut along them with scissors.

Open the origami and stick a yellow sticker in the center to finish.

If you make a bunch and decorate your room, it will instantly feel full of autumn! It’s also perfect for practicing scissor skills.

Please give it a try.

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Maple leaves you can make from age 3

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Maple leaves you can make from age 3

Here’s how to make a bright red maple leaf.

Prepare one sheet of origami paper, fold it into a triangle, then fold both sides toward the center crease.

Fold the bottom corner up, flip it over, open the pocket section, and squash-fold it flat.

To form the maple leaf blades, gently pull out the leaf parts as you shape them.

If the pressure control is tricky, have an adult help.

Fold the stem of the maple leaf and adjust the shape to finish.

It also looks great using yellow or orange origami paper.

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Crickets you can make from age 3

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Crickets you can make from age 3

Let’s make an origami cricket, a creature kids love to find on walks.

Prepare one sheet of origami paper to get started.

Fold it into a triangle twice, then open up the pocket area as you unfold.

Fold both sides toward the center line, then open up the pocket area again as you unfold.

Shape the cricket’s body and legs by sharpening the tips as you fold.

By making crisp creases, you’ll end up with a cool, three-dimensional cricket that can stand.

Give it a try!

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