[November] Enjoy with 3-year-olds! Craft activity ideas recommended for autumn

Dragonfly made with marbling

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Here’s an autumn-themed dragonfly craft for a class of 3-year-olds 😊 Please give it a try!Shohana Nursery SchoolTsunashima#Nursery schoolNursery teacher / Childcare worker#IWantToConnectWithChildcareWorkersAspiring childcare worker#NurseryTeacherInTrainingNursery school teacherProduction#Nursery School CraftAutumn CraftsAutumnTonboDragonfly GlassesMarbling

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In autumn, you often see dragonflies gliding smoothly over the rice fields.

In this craft, the key point is using paint and the marbling technique to create the dragonfly’s wings.

Drop several colors of paint into a tray and gently draw patterns with a fine-tipped tool.

When you place drawing paper on top, a beautiful marble-like pattern emerges.

Finally, attach the dragonfly’s eyes and body to complete it.

Since the same pattern can never be made twice, children can enjoy their very own original designs—one of the special charms of marbling.

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A chestnut with cute, prickly yarn spines.

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Chestnut Craft 🌰 Materials: • Paper plates • Yarn • Paint • Clear tape • Construction paper • Crayons How to make: • Paint the paper plate. • Once the paint dries, make slits with scissors. • Wrap yarn around the paper plate (tape the beginning and end of the yarn). • Draw the spiky burr with crayons. • Attach the chestnut you made from construction paper—and it’s done! We’re using yarn to represent the spiky burr of a chestnut 🧶 Be careful with how hard you pull the yarn—if you pull too tight, the paper plate will curl. These days, some paper plates have a water-repellent coating, so the paint can bead up… In those cases, I flip the plate over and use the back (lol). If you look closely in this video, I’m using the back side of the plate too. As for paint colors on the paper plate, besides brown, I personally think green, light green, yellow, orange—really any color—look cute.ChildcareNursery teacher / Childcare workerAutumn CraftsChestnut#Kuri ProductionworkInfant CraftToddler Crafts#Making Play#Childcare topic#Indoor Play

♬ Very cute melody by marimba tone(39813) – Mitsu Sound

In autumn, chestnuts are tucked inside spiky, hard, brown husks, aren’t they? In this craft, we’ll make chestnuts that feel especially autumnal by using yarn.

Paint a paper plate with paint, then cut around the edge with scissors—make shallow snips rather than cutting too deep.

The key is to catch the yarn in those slits as you wrap it around.

After you attach the chestnut, hang it on a wall and enjoy it as a decoration.

Showing real chestnuts before starting the craft may increase children’s interest in seasonal foods.

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Art with leaves

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[Leaf Art] Autumn Crafts Using Leaves Found on a WalkNursery teacher / Childcare workerKids will love it#NurseryTeacherDailyLifework#NurseryTeacherThingsTranslation#Walk

♬ Heartwarming cute xylophone(994479) – PUKASHELL MUSIC

In autumn, we get more chances to see the changing leaves on our walks.

If you can enjoy making crafts with fallen leaves, your walks will be even more fun.

This leaf art uses a fish base made from construction paper, with fallen leaves arranged to look like the fish’s scales.

No two leaves have the same pattern, and that’s part of the charm.

You can also make leaf cutout art or leaf dyeing projects.

Be sure to try leaf art with fresh fallen leaves together with the kids and enjoy the experience.

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acorn maracas

[Upcycled Crafts][Nature Play] Make It in 1 Minute! Acorn Maracas

Wouldn’t it be fun to make instruments using autumn nuts and seeds you picked up on a walk? For this craft, put boiled-and-sanitized nuts into a plastic bottle and tape the cap in place to make maracas.

The sound changes depending on the size of the nuts, so give it a try.

You can draw on the bottle with colored pens or add shiny stickers to create your own original maracas.

Once they’re finished, enjoy singing and playing along with the teacher’s piano using your maracas.

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Wobbling bagworm

[Autumn Craft] Easy Wobbly Bagworm Made with a Paper Cup and Yarn [Ashitaba Channel]

Bagworm cases are often found clinging to tree branches and leaves, so they’re easy to spot around us.

For this craft, we’ll use a paper cup, chenille stems (pipe cleaners), and a brown envelope.

Wrap yarn around the paper cup and attach the pipe cleaners.

It’s best to secure the yarn with glue as you wrap so it doesn’t come off.

Crumple some newspaper into a ball and place it inside the crinkled envelope to create the bagworm’s body.

Add eyes, a mouth, and leaves, and your cute bagworm is complete.

You can choose the steps and adjust the difficulty to match the child’s developmental stage.

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Puchi-puchi mushroom

Perfect for autumn wall displays! 'Bubble Wrap Mushrooms' (recommended for 3-year-olds)

Creating mushrooms using bubble wrap is a craft that captures the season and is fun for children.

Make a mushroom base out of construction paper, then use glue to stick bubble wrap on top.

The children can freely express their creativity by coloring the bubble wrap with markers, resulting in unique, original mushrooms.

It also sounds fun to make a mushroom forest on a large sheet of drawing paper together with the children.

This activity can be enjoyed in many formats—group projects or free-choice creations—so please give it a try.

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Colorful nut parfait

[Autumn Craft] Handmade pretend-play item recommended for girls! How to make a “Colorful Forest Nut Parfait”

Making parfaits with nuts and seeds—this looks like a craft that will excite both children and adults.

Prepare boiled-and-sterilized nuts/seeds, cups, flowers and grasses, air-dry clay for making shiratama dumplings, cotton, origami paper, and straws.

Start by placing the nuts/seeds and crumpled origami paper into the cup in any order you like.

Finally, top it off with clay-rolled shiratama dumplings and flowers or grasses to finish.

Using natural materials lets children connect with nature while fostering creativity.

Encourage the kids’ free expression and have fun making a delicious-looking parfait!

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