[Childcare] Simple fall origami ideas
Speaking of autumn, there are lots of events kids look forward to, like field trips, Halloween, and moon-viewing.
It’s also a comfortable season to spend time outside, so going for a walk to collect acorns and red and yellow leaves is lots of fun.
In this article, I’ll introduce origami ideas that are perfect for autumn.
I’ve gathered projects with simple steps that children can fold, so please give them a try.
You can string several finished pieces together to make a hanging decoration, or use the folded creations to make an autumn-themed wall display.
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[Childcare] Easy fall origami ideas (1–10)
Japanese pampas grass
Let’s make pampas grass (susuki) used for the Harvest Moon (Jūgoya) decorations and use it as part of your moon-viewing display.
You can either cut slits into part of the origami paper with scissors to create an ear-of-grass shape before folding, or make it without using scissors.
If you don’t make cuts, fold part of the origami diagonally in stepped layers to form the pampas grass plumes.
Choose the method you prefer, taking into account the children’s ages, and give it a try.
Once you’re done, combine it with other moon-viewing decorations to complete your display!
persimmon
Let’s make sweet, delicious persimmons and enjoy a taste of autumn! Prepare orange origami paper and fold it into a round, slightly oval persimmon shape.
For the calyx (the leafy top), use a separate green origami sheet.
When making the calyx, consider the balance between the fruit and the calyx, and use a smaller sheet than the one you used for the persimmon fruit.
Once both parts are ready, glue them together and you’re done! Even with the same orange origami, you can create a variety of persimmons by using papers with different shades of orange.
Adding cute eyes and a mouth is also recommended.
chestnut
Chestnuts are one of autumn’s delicious flavors, whether eaten as they are or made into cakes.
It’s also fun to make lots—big and small—and decorate walls with them.
When folding a chestnut, first fold about half of the origami paper into a triangle to make the chestnut’s pointed top.
Then use the white back side of the paper to form the bottom part of the chestnut, and fold back any protruding excess to finish.
It’s also recommended to draw dots on the white part, and you can add a cute face to the top section as well.
[Childcare] Simple fall origami ideas (11–20)
raccoon dog
Tanuki often appear in children’s songs that kids sing every day.
How about making a tanuki out of origami? It’s recommended to make the head and body separately.
After folding the tanuki’s head, cut out the differently colored patches around the eyes from another sheet of origami paper and glue them on, or draw them with a pen.
Then add the eyes as well—either draw them or use round stickers.
For the body, create the white belly area the same way by cutting it from a different sheet of paper or drawing it on.
Glue the head and body together to finish! You can also make a leaf and place it on top to evoke a transforming tanuki.
pumpkin
Let’s make a pumpkin, the symbol of Halloween, out of origami and use it as decoration for a Halloween party! After folding the paper in half vertically twice, open both sides from the inside so it forms a triangle.
Fold the edges inward to shape it, and make the stem—then it’s done! After that, draw a face with a pen, or create a face using parts cut from other origami paper.
Make lots of them and decorate different places on the day of your Halloween party.
bat
Halloween is a must-have big event in autumn in Japan too, right? Let’s make a bat out of origami that’s perfect for Halloween decorations! You can make the head, body, and wings all from a single sheet of origami paper.
After you’ve made your bat, use a pen to draw the eyes, mouth, and other details.
If you make bats in different colors, bats in flight, or bats hanging from a tree, your decorations will look lively and fun.
Be sure to use them for decorating your Halloween party!
Piping hot roasted sweet potatoes
As the chill deepens day by day in autumn, you can’t help craving a warm, fluffy roasted sweet potato! While imagining a delicious yaki-imo, let’s make one with origami.
Use purple or reddish-purple paper and fold it into the shape of a sweet potato.
To convey that warm, just-roasted feeling, fold it as if the potato has been split open.
To do this, make sure some of the white side of the paper shows on the outside.
Once the shape is done, color the white part yellow to complete your roasted sweet potato.
You can also create it by making the skin and the inside as separate pieces.