[Autumn Activities] Nature Play and Craft Ideas for Fall to Incorporate into Childcare!

Fluttering dragonfly

Autumn craft! Fluttering dragonfly made with paper and lily of the valley

Let’s make an autumn insect—a dragonfly—using a cardboard wrap tube, construction paper, and raffia (Suzuran tape) often used for pom-poms at cheer events! It’s best to prepare a sheet of construction paper that’s the same length as the wrap tube.

First, roll the construction paper around the tube.

Next, attach two pieces of Suzuran tape to the wrapped tube as the dragonfly’s wings.

Finally, add the dragonfly’s eyes, and you’re done! If you let the children choose the colors of the dragonfly and the Suzuran tape, you’ll get uniquely personal creations.

Give it a try and make all kinds of dragonflies.

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Pinecone Necklace

Let's gather the autumn and make original accessories♪

Let’s make a Pine Cone Necklace using the pine cones everyone picked up.

You’ll need yarn and colorful straws.

First, wrap the pine cone around the middle of the yarn.

Cut the colorful straws into pieces about 2 cm long and thread them onto the yarn.

If you want a colorful look, use many colors; if you prefer a uniform look, choose the same color.

Tie the ends of the yarn, leaving about 10 cm, and you’re done.

Pine cones from Japanese red pine and Japanese black pine differ slightly in shape and color.

It’s also fun to show and observe the pine cones everyone found.

Let’s make cosmos and play

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Let’s make cosmos flowers, a symbol of autumn, using construction paper and other simple materials! You’ll need origami or colored paper, a straw, a bamboo skewer, cellophane tape, and scissors.

Cut colored paper to create the flower and stem parts.

Cut the straw short, make radial slits at one end and flare it open, then attach the petals on top.

Insert a bamboo skewer through the center, wrap double-sided tape around it, and wind thin strips of green paper around it to create a stem.

Cosmos flowers come in many colors—pink, white, red, yellow, and more—so making a bunch in different colors and arranging them like a bouquet will look gorgeous.

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Halloween costume party

Halloween party at the daycare

When it comes to Halloween highlights, nothing beats a costume party.

From classic getups like jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts, and princesses to hugely popular characters that aren’t really Halloween-related—like Spider-Man and Minions—there’s something for everyone these days.

It’s fun to dress up together and stroll around the park or the neighborhood, enjoying that fleeting feeling of transformation.

If store-bought costumes aren’t available, making them out of paper can be a blast.

The playing-card soldiers from Alice in Wonderland can be made with cardboard, and you could even craft a fluffy hula skirt out of yarn!

Field Bingo

Tried playing a bingo game in nature! Using the five senses to explore the outdoors! We also found mulberries and tried making mulberry jam!

If you can head out to a park or a nearby square, this “Field Bingo” is highly recommended.

It’s a recreation activity that makes full use of children’s five senses! Create bingo cards with items kids are likely to find, such as something prickly, something fluffy, autumn nuts, spiderwebs, and big autumn leaves.

Having several different versions of the card can make it even more exciting.

Then just give them the cards and let them freely explore the park.

The first person to get bingo wins, but in the end, they’ll want to find every square on the card.

Be sure to try it on a fine, crisp autumn day!