[Childcare] Autumn craft ideas
We’ve gathered fall craft ideas that are perfect for childcare!
Autumn is a comfortable season with plenty of chances to go for walks and play outside.
Children are likely to pick up all sorts of intriguing things—acorns, pinecones, leaves, and more.
In this article, we introduce crafts that use found items as materials, as well as projects made with construction paper, origami paper, and recycled materials.
We’ve collected a wide range of ideas—from toys kids can play with after making them to decorations for wall displays—so try choosing activities that suit the children’s ages and have fun creating together!
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[Childcare] Fall Craft Ideas (141–150)
Dye paper towels to make rolling apples
Let’s make cute, round little apples by dyeing kitchen paper! If you fold the kitchen paper and let watercolor paint bleed into it, it will dye beautifully.
For red apples, dip it in red, orange, or yellow paints; for blue apples, try green, yellow-green, or yellow, and enjoy the bleeding effects.
Kids will be fascinated to see what color patterns appear—there’s no doubt it will be exciting! Once the kitchen paper is dyed, let it dry thoroughly, then cut it into circles to finish.
You can even use your round apples to play pretend shop and get creative with different play ideas!
Cosmos wreath
Let’s make a cosmos wreath to brighten up autumn! An easy method is to use a paper plate.
How about cutting out the center of the paper plate and then sticking cosmos flowers made from origami around the edge? It’s a good idea to add color to the paper plate in advance using tools like paint daubers.
To make the cosmos flowers, combine four narrow, small strips of origami paper for each flower.
The teacher can prepare the paper plates with the centers cut out and the origami paper cut into small pieces, and then have the children do the coloring, assemble the cosmos flowers, and glue them onto the wreath.
If you mix in patterned origami paper, it will look even more festive!
Rolling Acorn
How about enjoying a craft activity with children that makes the most of acorns, one of autumn’s natural treasures? In fall, kids have more chances to pick up acorns outdoors.
Paint the acorns in any colors you like and roll them around on construction paper—they’ll transform into wonderful art! Then cut the paper into leaf shapes and stick origami acorns on top to complete a piece that’s full of autumn vibes.
It’s also a great idea to decorate with the colorful fallen leaves you actually collected.
It’ll make a wall display brimming with both the children’s individuality and the essence of autumn.
[Childcare] Autumn Craft Ideas (151–160)
Grapes with stickers
When it comes to autumn fruits, grapes are a must, right? So, how about making grapes as an autumn craft? Beforehand, have an adult cut grape shapes and branches out of construction paper and glue them together.
Then let the children stick round stickers or circles cut from construction paper on top to complete the grapes.
The process of peeling and sticking the stickers helps train their fine motor skills.
Having a few types of stickers ready makes it fun for the children to choose, and it also creates a more vibrant finish if you use the crafts for wall decorations.
Acorns made with sticker pasting
The themes of wall art vary greatly depending on who it’s made for.
In that sense, this “Acorn Made with Stickers” is a piece that children will enjoy.
The key to this work is, above all, the cuteness of the acorns.
The main point is how to shape the acorns to look cute, and for this part, I think the ability to stylize (deform) is important.
Using a reference photo is fine, but if you place the facial features with a stronger sense of three-dimensionality in mind, the result will be even cuter—so please keep that in mind.
Three-dimensional grapes made with sticker pasting
This is a 3D grape craft made by sticking round-cut origami pieces onto a long, narrow strip of construction paper.
Put double-sided tape on the back of the cut-out origami circles, and have the children peel and stick them.
Once the origami pieces are attached, wrap the strip around a triangular piece of construction paper in a spiral.
Finally, add a pipe-cleaner stem and paper leaves to finish.
You can also use stickers instead of origami, of course.
Let the children choose their favorite patterns.
It’s a perfect idea for an autumn wall decoration.
Cosmos with straw stamps
Here’s an idea for making a small, cute cosmos field using a straw.
Cut eight evenly spaced slits into the end of a straw so the tips become the cosmos petals, then crease them so they fold outward.
Dab a little watered-down paint onto the opened tips and stamp them onto paper.
The key points are not to cut the slits too deep and to thin the paint to a nice, loose consistency.
With those two tips, you’ll get an easy-to-use stamp.
Draw the cosmos leaves and stems with crayons.
