[Childcare] Autumn craft ideas

Crayon-resist mushroom painting

Let’s make mushrooms using a wax-resist painting technique! First, take a piece of construction paper cut into a mushroom cap shape and draw patterns on it with crayons.

Once your patterns are done, paint over the top with your favorite watercolor paint, using plenty of water for a solid wash.

The paint will resist the crayon marks, and the beautiful patterns will appear! After the paint dries, combine it with a piece of construction paper cut into the stem shape to complete your mushroom.

You can also add a face with round stickers or however you like.

Depending on the children’s ages, teachers should handle the cutting of the construction paper.

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Halloween scratch art craft

When you scratch a drawing onto black paper with something like a bamboo skewer, you’ll find colorful hues underneath, creating a line drawing with a magical look.

Let’s draw a Halloween pumpkin using scratch art! First, prepare drawing paper.

Use crayons to color the entire surface in fine, random strokes with Halloween-inspired colors.

Then paint over it completely with black paint.

Once the paint dries, apply a second coat, and let it dry thoroughly—your mysterious paper is ready.

By scratching and scraping away the top layer of black paint, the crayon colors underneath will appear.

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Cosmos with a threading activity

This is a cosmos craft made by threading yarn through a paper plate.

In preparation, teachers should have ready paper plates with holes made using an awl and straws cut into small pieces.

To make it easier for the children to thread the yarn, push the awl all the way through to create larger holes.

Then hand it over to the children! Wrap tape around one end of the yarn to make threading easier, thread it from the back of the plate to the front, insert it into another hole from the front, and secure the back with tape.

Adding straw pieces onto the yarn before threading it from the front to the back will make the result even more vibrant.

Finish by drawing stems and leaves with crayons in the empty spaces.

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Stylish owl made with torn paper

Here’s a craft idea for making an owl using a brown envelope! First, tear your favorite origami paper into long, thin strips, then paste them from the middle of the envelope downwards.

It’s recommended to use a variety of colors.

Once the origami pieces are attached, add the prepared face parts and beak, and draw the eyes.

Stuff the envelope lightly with crumpled paper or similar material, close the flap, then press the center to sharpen the corners at the ends.

Your owl is complete! It’s also a good idea to draw guide lines on the face parts and beak and have the children cut them out themselves.

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A squirrel holding grapes

Let’s make a cute squirrel holding grapes using a pom-pom stamp made from a plastic bottle! Have the kids do the stamping.

It’s easy and fun—just dip it in their favorite paint and stamp pom-pom onto construction paper.

You can prepare several colors of paint, or choose just one color for a cohesive look.

After stamping, cut the prints into grape shapes and add leaves.

Then simply attach them to the squirrel’s pre-made hands.

A lovely, autumn-themed craft is complete!

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Grapes with a perfectly round stamp

Grapes are a popular autumn fruit among children.

Let’s express grapes using construction paper and stamps made from lactic acid drink containers.

First, as prep, cut out the overall shape of a grape cluster from construction paper.

Also prepare plenty of purple circles.

Using a variety of purple shades will make the final result look beautiful.

Have the children freely glue the circles onto the grape cluster, then use the lactic acid drink containers to stamp round shapes on top.

The overlap of the paper circles and the stamped circles creates an artistic finish.

Hang them up with purple raffia (suzuran tape) for display.

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Squirrel Wreath

How about making a super-cute squirrel wreath to feel the autumn season? As prep work, the teacher should cut construction paper into 3.5 cm-wide strips.

Choose autumnal colors like yellow, orange, and red.

Have the children stamp patterns on the paper with cotton swabs or decorate it with stickers.

Once the decorating is done, apply glue along a 2 cm-wide section and form each strip into a loop.

After making nine loops, thread a string through their centers to connect them and shape them into a circular wreath.

Next, glue acorns onto the wreath and attach a squirrel face made from construction paper to finish it off!

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