[Childcare] For 5-year-olds! Autumn craft ideas
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.
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[Childcare] For 5-year-olds! Autumn craft ideas (1–10)
Making a three-dimensional origami grape cluster
How about an autumn craft inspired by grapes that kids love? Here’s how to make 3D grapes using toilet paper rolls and origami paper! Cut toilet paper rolls and glue the pieces together in the shape of a bunch of grapes, then attach them to a circle cut from construction paper.
Next, crumple origami paper into small balls and tuck them inside the roll segments.
For the grape stem, you can draw it directly or cut it from colored or construction paper—either works.
It’s a simple method that’s easy even for five-year-olds, so enjoy making it together with the children! Since it has a three-dimensional finish, it’s also great as a wall decoration.
Acorn Cake
Crafting with acorns sounds wonderful.
Picking up acorns in the park feels like a treasure hunt for kids and makes them excited.
The idea of making a cake base from a milk carton and topping it with the acorns they found is really fun.
I can’t wait to see what lovely cakes the children create with their free imagination.
The key is to prep the acorns beforehand; that way, you can enjoy it safely.
If they make it together with their parents or guardians, it’s sure to become a great memory.
Try lots of different autumn crafts!
A fingerprint stamp painting of autumn delicacy apples
How about some autumn-themed art using children’s handprints? Let’s make apples by stamping with handprints to celebrate the flavors of fall! First, use a sheet of construction paper as the base, imagining it as a basket.
Paint red on the palm and green on the middle finger, then press to stamp.
Not only red apples—stamping in yellow-green or yellow, and adding leaves or seeds, will look adorable too! You can also add a little green caterpillar with fingertip stamps—there are so many fun possibilities depending on your ideas.
Children will enjoy making this, so give it a try in your childcare setting!
Let’s make a persimmon with accordion folds
Persimmons are familiar as an autumn delicacy and as fruit that brightens up the garden, right? How about decorating your room with a persimmon motif? Here’s a crafting idea using origami that’s easy even for five-year-olds.
Take two sheets of origami folded in an accordion (fan) style, glue them together, and shape them into a circle.
Make three of these, put double-sided tape in the center, and stack them to secure them together.
Finally, add a calyx and a string to turn it into a hanging ornament! Why not make lots with the kids and enjoy the seasonal atmosphere?
A den-den daiko (hand drum) made with acorns
Autumn is a great season for walks, isn’t it? If you go out for a stroll during a nursery or kindergarten recreation activity and collect fallen leaves and acorns, why not try making a den-den daiko (hand drum)? Using seasonal materials, you can create a unique, artistic instrument! First, use cellophane tape to attach the fallen leaves around the edge of a paper plate, then glue a chopstick to the bottom of the plate.
Next, glue another paper plate on top in the same orientation, and staple acorns tied with twine to two spots on the left and right—done! You can also draw freely on the plates, stamp with the leaves, or roll marbles over them to make patterns.