[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 (31–40)
A self-standing pine cone!

A three-dimensional pine cone that’s perfect for autumn decorations can be made by gluing together several parts.
Prepare four pieces cut from a single sheet of origami paper divided into quarters.
Fold each piece into a triangle, then fold both sides up at positions set slightly away from the center line.
Open it up and fold the triangular tip to create a part.
Make four identical parts, then glue them together to form the shape of a pine cone.
The key is to glue them while checking the balance and width.
Give this three-dimensional, autumn-inspired pine cone a try!
Let’s make a bagworm wreath!
@levwell_hoikushi Daily posts of craft ideas by age 👶🏻✨ Check other crafts from our profile! ▷ @levwell_hoikushi🍂 Paper plate transformation! Autumn Bagworm WreathCut out the center of a paper plate, crumple tissue paper into little balls, and stick them on 🎨 Make a bagworm and attach it, and it turns into a perfect autumn wreath 🍁 Hang it in your room and it will instantly bring an autumn vibe ✨👀 What kind of outfit would you like to dress your “bagworm” in? Tell us in the comments!🍂 Craft objectives- Crumpling and sticking tissue paper develops fingertip sensitivity and fine motor skills- Become familiar with autumn nature and creatures, and feel the season- Enjoy a sense of accomplishment and self-expression by displaying one’s own work🍂 Materials (stores purchased)- Paper plate- Tissue paper- Construction paper- Glue- Stickers (Daiso)- Twine (Daiso)- Scissors- Cellophane tape🍂 How to make💁🏻♀️: Steps for the teacher1) Cut out the center of the paper plate 💁🏻♀️2) Crumple the tissue paper into balls3) Apply glue and stick them onto the plate4) Cut the bagworm’s body from construction paper 💁🏻♀️5) Use construction paper or stickers to add a hat, eyes, mouth, and cheeks6) Attach the body and face together7) Flip over and tape the twine to the back 💁🏻♀️8) Tape the twine to the top of the wreath for hanging 💁🏻♀️9) Done! Hang it up and enjoy ✨🍂 Target age: 2-year-olds🍂 Difficulty: Easy 🍀🍂 Estimated time: About 20 minutes💡 Age-specific ideas are updated regularly! Follow and check our other posts ✨ ▷ @levwell_hoikushiLevwell Hoikushi (Childcare)Childcare crafts / November crafts / Crafts for 2-year-olds / Autumn crafts / Bagworm craft
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Let’s make a wreath with a swinging bagworm! Cut out the center of a paper plate so only the rim remains, spread glue on it, and stick on crumpled tissue paper from the top.
For the bagworm, cut colored construction paper into parts and assemble them by gluing.
While real cocoons are usually brown, since this is a decoration, it’s fun to finish it colorfully by adding round stickers.
You can draw the face with a pen or use round stickers for it.
Attach twine to the bagworm and hang it in the center of the paper plate, and your cute wreath is complete.
Bagworm made with a coffee filter
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After enjoying free drawing with markers on a coffee filter, turning it into a bleeding/absorption painting is a fun craft idea.
Once you’ve made the bleeding effect, let the coffee filter dry and cut it into leaf shapes with scissors.
Attach them with double-sided tape to the base of a mino (a straw raincoat) made from construction paper.
Then stick on the face and hat, also made from construction paper.
Finally, draw the face with a pen or crayon, and it’s complete! The patterns and marker colors create unique variations in each mino, which is really fun.
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Here are two fun bagworm craft ideas using twisted tissue paper and paper tape loops.
First, cut a square piece of tissue paper and round off one side with scissors.
Gently twist the side you didn’t cut, and glue it onto a base for the bagworm made from construction paper.
Prepare tissue paper in various colors to make a colorful “mino” (the bag).
Attach a face made from construction paper to finish.
For the paper tape version, cut the tape to a suitable length, glue one end to the base, then overlap the other end to form a loop and secure it.
Cover the whole body in rows, and finish it the same way by adding the face.
It breaks after 8 folds! How to fold a chestnut

Fold the top and bottom of the origami together to make a crease.
With the white side facing up, fold the two corners on the right into a triangle, aligning them with the crease.
Turn the paper over, place it so the triangle is at the top, then fold the bottom edge up to meet the base of the triangle.
Turn the paper over again and fold the two bottom corners into triangles.
Finally, fold the left and right corners inward to neaten the shape, and you’re done.
This is a very simple folding method, so even children who feel a bit unsure about origami can enjoy making it.
Finish by drawing a face with a pen.


