[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 (201–210)
Cosmos made with plastic bottle caps
Let’s make a three-dimensional cosmos flower using a plastic bottle cap.
Prepare a rectangular piece of origami paper cut to about the circumference of the bottle cap, and make slits to form petals.
After making the slits, wrap the paper around the bottle cap and open the petals.
Next, take some yellow-toned tissue paper and roll it into a small ball to match the size of the bottle cap.
Finally, place this tissue paper inside the bottle cap, and you’re done! Adding a slight inward curl to the petals will make it even cuter.
It’s best for the teacher to handle the preparation of the origami paper.
After that, please work carefully and pay close attention when using scissors.
Squirrel acorn holder
A squirrel with its cheeks stuffed full of nuts is just adorable.
Here’s an autumn craft idea inspired by such a hungry little squirrel! Make a hole in the center of a deep paper plate and tape it onto a shallow paper plate.
Around the hole in the top plate, decorate with the squirrel’s face, tail, and hands, along with autumn motifs like maple and ginkgo leaves.
Kids can have fun collecting and displaying nuts like acorns they’ve found at the park! Since this craft may involve using a utility knife, make sure the teacher handles that step.
A dragonfly made from rolled origami
Why not enjoy autumn by making a semi-3D dragonfly using origami and construction paper? First, draw your favorite patterns with crayons on construction paper cut into dragonfly wing shapes.
Next, attach the wings to a long, thin strip of construction paper.
Fold a sheet of origami paper in half, then cut along the crease.
Fold again into strips a few centimeters wide and cut them out.
After cutting several colors of origami paper, roll each piece and glue it to hold its shape.
Finally, arrange and glue the rolled origami pieces onto the dragonfly’s body section, add the eye parts, and you’re done! Try making colorful dragonflies with the kids.
A fingerprint stamp painting of autumn delicacy apples
How about some autumn-themed art using children’s handprints? Let’s make apples by stamping with handprints to celebrate the flavors of fall! First, use a sheet of construction paper as the base, imagining it as a basket.
Paint red on the palm and green on the middle finger, then press to stamp.
Not only red apples—stamping in yellow-green or yellow, and adding leaves or seeds, will look adorable too! You can also add a little green caterpillar with fingertip stamps—there are so many fun possibilities depending on your ideas.
Children will enjoy making this, so give it a try in your childcare setting!
Acorn with origami
When you think of autumn fruits, acorns come to mind.
Many preschools and kindergartens probably go out to look for nuts during outdoor activities, right? Searching for acorns is a favorite activity for children.
So let’s try making acorns with origami! There aren’t any complicated steps, but there are some small folds, making it perfect for three-year-olds who are just getting used to origami.
You can use various colors, and drawing faces on the finished acorns is adorable, too.
They also make great wall decorations, so try folding lots of them!
origami dragonfly
Let’s make a cute dragonfly out of origami.
You can make one dragonfly using two sheets of origami paper.
Use the first sheet to make the body.
Cut the second sheet in half diagonally to make two triangles, and use those to create the wings.
Both parts require only about five folds, so it’s perfect for practicing origami.
Once the body and wings are folded, glue them together and attach the eyes you made separately.
You can cut white construction paper into circles and draw the eyes with crayons, or make the pupils out of paper as well—either way is fine.
Try making lots in different colors and use them for a wall display.
Origami and finger-stamp mushrooms
Let’s make cute mushrooms using origami and finger stamps.
Choose an origami sheet in your favorite color and fold it once into a triangle.
Next, dip your finger in paint of your choice and add spots with finger stamps.
You can use just one color or combine several.
When you’re done, cut out paper shapes for the mushroom pattern and assemble them to finish! It’s also a great idea to pair them with tree-shaped cutouts or combine mushrooms that kids have made to create an autumn wall display.
Try preparing mushrooms in various sizes, both large and small.