[November] Enjoy with 3-year-olds! Craft activity ideas recommended for autumn
November ushers in the heart of autumn.
Many children are probably enjoying outdoor play and walks, experiencing the unique nature and creatures of the season.
In this article, we’re sharing craft play ideas perfect for November that will help you feel the autumn vibe even more.
It’s a collection of ideas ideal for three-year-olds, letting them use their fingertips a lot and enjoy free expression through unique techniques!
We’ve included plenty of autumn-themed motifs—like acorns, fallen leaves, mushrooms, and sweet potatoes—so feel free to make the most of these ideas.
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[November] Have Fun with 3-Year-Olds! Recommended Autumn Craft Activity Ideas (41–50)
Easy way to make mushrooms
After making two folds into a square to create creases, open it with the white side facing up, and fold the bottom left and right corners to meet at the center.
Turn the paper over, fold the top edge down to align with the center line, then flip the paper upside down and turn it over again.
Fold the left and right edges to the center line, then fold the bottom edge up to overlap the top corner in half.
Make a mountain fold along the center to fold it down.
Squash-fold the left and right sections of the stepped part into triangles to form the mushroom cap and stem.
Finally, tuck in the corners to refine the shape and you’re done.
Add patterns with a pen to make it your own unique mushroom!
[November] Have fun with 3-year-olds! Recommended autumn craft activity ideas (51–60)
An easy way to fold fallen leaves (origami)
Fold the paper into a triangle with the colored side on the inside.
Next, fold the base of the triangle back diagonally, leaving about 2 cm from the edge.
Then place it so the 90-degree corner is at the lower right, and fold so that the tip points downward.
From there, continue folding in an accordion (zigzag) manner so that each fold overlaps the one you just made.
When you open up the part you’ve been folding at the end, you’ll have a fallen leaf with veins expressed by the crease lines! Using various colors of origami paper—brown, orange, yellow, and so on—might make it feel like you’re enjoying autumn leaf viewing.
How to fold a cute fox
After folding the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases, open it, then fold the left and right edges to meet the central crease.
Next, fold the top and bottom edges to meet the horizontal central crease.
Open and flatten the folded top and bottom sections into boat shapes, then make a mountain fold down the center so the two boats overlap.
Hold the lower-left corner of the top boat and fold it upward perpendicular to the boat to form the fox’s face.
Fold the right corner upward toward the back, keeping the two layers together.
The remaining part is the body, and the section you just folded up is the tail.
Draw the face to finish it cutely.
3D grapes made from toilet paper
Glue purple origami paper onto a toilet paper roll and cut it into 1 cm-wide rings.
On the base, arrange and glue them in four tiers of 4, 3, 2, and 1.
Paint the insides with purple paint.
Attach a stem and leaves cut from construction paper, and your grape cluster is complete.
When attaching the origami paper to the toilet paper roll, be sure to apply glue across the entire sheet so it adheres firmly.
If it’s not well attached, it may peel off when you cut it.
Grapes are typically purple, but it’s fine for children to paint them in whatever color they imagine grapes to be.
Super huge! Tissue paper grapes
Here’s an idea that’s perfect when you want to make an impactful autumn wall display.
Stack several sheets of tissue paper and accordion fold them.
Once folded, tie the center with wire.
Gently pull apart the layers of tissue paper one by one from the inside; when all the layers are fluffed, shape it into a round form.
This makes one grape.
Make eight of these, then arrange them in four rows as 3, 2, 2, and 1.
Glue them onto the base, and add a stem made from construction paper and leaves made from tissue paper to finish.
When you display it on the wall, adding a vine is a nice touch too.
[Ages 3 and up] Hedgehog Snip-Snip Craft
Using everyday paper plates to make hedgehogs is a great craft for 3-year-olds who are starting to enjoy expressing themselves.
Get paper plates, scissors, construction paper, and glue ready.
Prepare the hedgehog bodies in advance, and have the children make cuts around the edge of the paper plate, snipping from the outside toward the inside.
It’s also a good idea to draw guide lines so they can cut along them.
By drawing the hedgehog’s face themselves, each child can create their own original hedgehog.
Giving the hedgehogs names and using them in play can make the activity even more fun.
Swirly Grapes
When it comes to the king of autumn flavors, grapes surely take the crown.
Let’s make a seasonal craft by rolling construction paper.
Prepare construction paper, scissors, and glue.
Cut the construction paper into a teardrop shape to create the base for the grapes.
Cut long, thin strips of construction paper and roll them tightly with your fingertips to form grape shapes.
Glue the rolled “grapes” onto the base in a three-dimensional way, making sure there are no gaps.
Finally, cut and roll green construction paper to make the stem and cluster top, then glue it on to finish.
Try making it while paying attention to finger dexterity, size, and overall balance.