[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 (51–60)

Perfect for Halloween! Black Cat Origami

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After folding the paper into a square using the zabuton fold, lift two of the corners gathered at the center to make the cat’s ears.

Fold the corners sticking out from the base of the ears inward, then tuck in the remaining corners to shape the face.

Flip the paper over, and your cute cat is complete! Draw the face and whiskers to finish it off.

The vibe changes depending on the color of the paper, so try making it in your favorite color.

If you pop a witch’s hat on it, it might feel even more Halloween-y!

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Origami Squirrel Arrangement

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Fold the origami paper into a triangle, then fold both side corners diagonally upward toward the center to make a cup shape.

Flip the origami so top and bottom are reversed, and fold the corners you just made diagonally upward to form the squirrel’s ears, then turn the paper over.

Fold up a small portion of the top layer at the bottom corner, then roll-fold it further to create the white belly.

Cut into the remaining single layer and shape it into the tail.

Draw the face with a pen and add patterns on the body to finish.

Making some acorns to display alongside it will help create an even more autumnal feel.

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Cute mushrooms on the wall, too.

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Fold the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases, then open it.

Fold the top left and right corners in to meet at the center.

Turn the paper over, fold the bottom edge up to match the horizontal crease, then turn it over again and fold the left and right sides in along the vertical creases.

Fold the top triangular part downward, then use that crease to make a pleat fold.

Squash the pleated sections from both sides into triangles to form the mushroom’s cap and stem.

Finally, tuck the remaining corners inward to round out the shape, and you’re done.

Drawing a face on it makes it even cuter.

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Grapes made with origami

Open the origami after folding it into a triangle, and place it so the crease runs horizontally.

Fold the two left edges in to meet the crease, then fold the right corner toward the center.

If the origami forms an isosceles triangle, the base for the grapes is complete.

Apply double-sided tape to the front and attach crumpled tissue paper to represent the grape berries.

Finally, glue on a stem made from construction paper to finish.

Using several shades of the same color for the tissue paper gives a vibrant look.

Switch to green to make muscat grapes.

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Chestnut made with origami

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After folding the origami paper into a triangle twice to crease it, open it up and fold the top corner down to the center.

Turn the paper over, fold the bottom corner up to the center, then make another valley fold.

Turn the paper over again, and fold the top edges inward from both sides so they meet along the vertical crease.

Fold up the sections sticking out from both sides of the triangle, tuck the left and right corners inward, and shape it into a chestnut to finish.

Draw patterns on the white part of the origami and use it as a piece for wall decorations or as a little accent in your crafts.

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Perfect for autumn! Dragonfly origami

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First, fold the origami paper into a triangle twice and into a square twice to make crease lines.

Open it, then fold the bottom corner to the center line, and use the creases to collapse the paper into a square base.

Squash the two white triangular flaps showing on the front into squares to the left and right, then fold the two outer edges in to meet the center crease to shape the dragonfly’s wings.

From here, use the remaining sections to form the head and body.

There are several steps, but the work itself is simple.

Fold carefully, one step at a time.

Once you’re done, stick on round stickers with black pupils to finish your cute dragonfly.

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Origami fox to make in autumn

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Fold the first piece of origami into a triangle, then fold the left and right corners up to meet the top corner.

Fold the same parts back to create the fox’s ears, then flip the origami so top and bottom are reversed.

Fold the remaining top corner downward, turn the paper over, and make a step fold with the top layer of the bottom corner.

Tuck the remaining bottom layer to the back.

Fold in the left and right corners by about 5 mm to round them, and the face is complete.

For the body, use the second sheet and follow the same steps as the head up to folding the left and right corners to the top corner.

From there, fold back only the upper left corner to make the tail, then tuck in the remaining corners to shape the body.

Attach the head, draw the face, and you’re done.

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