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[Childcare] For 5-year-olds! Autumn craft ideas

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Autumn is full of fun events for children, like Halloween, sports days, and field trips.

In this article, we’ll introduce craft ideas that are perfect for the autumn season.

Since autumn is a comfortable time of year, there are also plenty of chances to go for walks and collect acorns and fallen leaves.

We’ve included ideas that use natural materials like these as well.

You’ll also find ideas for crafts and wall decorations that can be used for events, so be sure to try making a variety of them.

Because the children’s creations are regarded as works (artworks), we refer to them as “sei-saku” (制作) in the text.

[Childcare] For 5-year-olds! Autumn craft ideas (41–50)

Perfect for walls, too! Chrysanthemum origami

Origami in November — Chrysanthemum

Perfect for walls, too! Chrysanthemum origami

Here’s an idea for making a chrysanthemum using an accordion fold.

Prepare two sheets of origami paper: 15 cm for the flower and 7.5 cm for the leaves.

First, accordion-fold the paper for the flower.

Once folded, take both pieces, align the ends, and fold each in half.

Trim off the two corners at the ends to shape the petal tips.

Open the paper once, apply glue along the center line on both sides, then fold it back in half.

Also glue the inner edges of the folds to form a fan shape.

Glue the two pieces together while spreading them into a circle, and place a round sticker in the center to complete the flower.

Make leaves from green origami paper and attach them to the back of the flower.

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Make it with handprints! Wobbly bagworm

[Autumn craft] We’re going to make a wobbly leaf insect using handprints!

Make it with handprints! Wobbly bagworm

Here’s a craft idea for making bagworms using children’s handprints and footprints! First, create the bagworm’s body out of colored construction paper.

Next, take origami paper in your favorite colors and tear it into long, thin strips.

Paste the strips onto the body with glue, and use the child’s handprints to make a cute outfit.

Draw the face, attach a piece of yarn to hang it, and you’re done! You can also decorate with yarn instead of or in addition to origami paper.

Making lots in different colors and displaying them looks super cute, so it’s highly recommended.

Be sure to have fun tearing and pasting together with the kids!

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One sheet of origami! Cute mushroom

[Origami] Mushroom – Make it with just one sheet of origami paper!

One sheet of origami! Cute mushroom

First, fold the origami paper in half into a square twice, then fold both corners toward the center to make triangles.

Flip it over, fold the unfolded section up toward the middle, and flip it over again.

Fold both sides toward the center crease, then fold the top corner down and open it to make a crease.

Using this crease as a guide, fold upward in stepped layers, then fold the corners of the folded-up section and open them.

Finally, fold each corner to round the shape, draw mushroom patterns as you like, and you’re done! Make lots of them and enjoy them as an autumn display!

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Hanging grape decoration made of origami

[Easy ✨ Origami] How to make grapes 🍇 Stylish autumn wall and hanging decorations | DIY How to make paper grapes, muscat.

Hanging grape decoration made of origami

How about an idea for grapes made with paper chains, a classic birthday decoration? Cut origami paper into long, thin strips, glue the ends together to make loops, and link them to represent the grape berries.

Once you have three chains of different lengths, thread them onto a long, thin strip of paper to gather them, add leaves, and you’re done! For the berries, we recommend purple origami in varying shades.

The paper used to gather them will be the stem, so green or brown would work.

By the way, they say grapes with a nicely green stem are the tastiest.

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Cosmos wreath you can make with origami

[Origami] Cosmos Wreath – Easy 3D Folding Tutorial | Autumn Flower Origami | Kid-Friendly Instructions | September–October–November Origami [Origami]

Cosmos wreath you can make with origami

Use four 7.5 cm origami sheets for the cosmos and four 15 cm sheets for the base.

First, fold a 7.5 cm sheet into a triangle, then cross the left and right corners inward and fold so they overlap neatly.

Fold the folded sections back to align with the outer edges, crease well, then open those parts and squash-fold them flat.

Tuck both corners of the squashed section to the back, and cut small triangular notches into the three top corners—this completes one petal piece.

Glue four pieces together to make the cosmos, and place a round sticker in the center.

For the base, fold the top and bottom corners to the center of the paper, then fold the whole thing in half by overlapping top and bottom.

Aligning with the top left and right corners, fold the bottom edge up on each side; once creased, squash-fold those sections.

Make four of these, glue them into a circle, and attach the cosmos to finish the wreath.

Making the cosmos in different colors will look bright and festive.

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