Enjoy a handmade Halloween! A collection of craft ideas for fun in childcare
When Halloween season comes around, we start seeing pumpkins everywhere.
Maybe you want to try making pumpkins, the ever-popular decoration item, but aren’t sure what materials or tools to use.
In this article, we’ll introduce pumpkin craft ideas you can easily enjoy at home.
We explain in detail tips to help first-timers make them successfully, along with key points for creating a three-dimensional look.
With a bit of creativity, you can make wonderful pieces using everyday materials! Because items made by children are treated as works (sakuhin), we use the term “制作” (seisaku) in the text.
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Enjoy a Handmade Halloween! A Collection of Craft Ideas for Fun in Early Childhood Education (41–50)
pumpkin basket
Let’s make an atmospheric Halloween decoration by crafting a jack-o’-lantern using mesh cord! First, prepare twelve orange mesh cords, each 26 cm long, and mark the center on four of them.
Create the first weave using those four cords, then add the remaining cords.
Next, mark the base with a pencil and fold along the marks using a ruler or another straight edge.
Continue weaving the upright cords, then fold the upper ends back and weave them into the body to finish the edge.
Finally, glue on the jack-o’-lantern’s face and handle, and you’re done!
pumpkin basket
When it comes to origami, many people probably think that once you make something, it just gets left alone afterward.
It’s true that origami often ends up as a purely decorative object after you finish folding it.
That’s why I recommend this pumpkin basket.
It’s a pumpkin-shaped origami modeled after a basket.
While the instructions are a bit challenging, once you make it, you can use it as a play item for pretend games.
You can also customize it by changing the material used for the handle, so try creating this piece in various patterns.
pumpkin candy
These pumpkin candies can be used for Halloween candy parties and as decorations for dining scenes.
Let’s make this cute, easy, and fun item together with the kids! Cut a sheet of origami into quarters and fold one quarter in half to make a crease.
Fold all four corners toward the center, then fold along the center crease, leaving one corner sticking out at the top.
Take another sheet of origami and fold it in half, then fold the top and bottom toward the center.
Fold the top and bottom diagonally, rotate it, and fold the corners toward the center.
Make one more identical piece, attach both pieces to the main body, and your candy is complete.
Pumpkin message card
A cute Halloween message card made from origami, with a little pumpkin sitting in one corner.
You fold it so that the white side (the back of the origami paper) comes to the front, where you’ll write your message.
Since you fold it with the back side facing up, you might worry whether you’re doing it right or if it’ll turn out, but when you flip it over, a pumpkin neatly appears in one corner.
Draw a face on the pumpkin at the end, and it’s done.
Write your message and give it to friends or to grandpa and grandma—it’s sure to make them happy.
pumpkin lamp
Pumpkin lanterns are a classic Halloween decoration, aren’t they? To make a pumpkin lantern out of origami, you’ll need orange origami paper, scissors, and double-sided tape, so if you don’t have them, pick them up in advance at a 100-yen shop or similar store.
The key to this origami is how well you can recreate the slits cut into the pumpkin.
Making the slit sections requires repeating fine, detailed work, so it may take time if you’re not used to it.
Also, instead of drawing the face directly with a marker, you cut it out with scissors, which makes it a bit more challenging.
For that reason, it’s recommended for people who are already comfortable with origami!
Pumpkin made with accordion folding
Here’s how to make a jack-o’-lantern using colored construction paper.
First, accordion-fold orange construction paper.
Fold it in half and attach the seam with double-sided tape.
Make three identical pieces, stick them together with double-sided tape, and form a circle.
Attach the pre-cut eyes, nose, and mouth with double-sided tape.
Finally, add a pipe-cleaner handle, and it’s done.
If you use black construction paper, you can make a black cat, too.
If you’re using origami paper, you’ll need four accordion-folded parts.
It’s super cute, so give it a try!
Pumpkin made with accordion folding
A pumpkin made with accordion folds that can be used as a wall or hanging decoration for Halloween events and parties.
Prepare three sheets of orange paper and fold each one using an accordion fold.
By practicing the repeated mountain and valley folds, it also helps 3-year-olds develop fine motor skills.
Once you’re done, secure each piece in the middle, line them up, and connect them with double-sided tape.
Finally, attach the cut-out facial parts to complete the pumpkin.
Give it a try and create a piece that’s full of Halloween spirit!