Craft Activity Ideas for 5-Year-Olds: November Edition
In November, when the wintry wind blows and fallen leaves dance in the air.
Children will likely have many chances to experience the autumn season during outdoor play and walks.
Teachers who want their sensitive, perceptive children to fully feel the charms of autumn—this is a must-see!
Here are some recommended craft ideas for five-year-olds in November.
A collection of creative projects themed around autumn staples like acorns, pinecones, mushrooms, and chestnuts!
We’re sharing plenty of craft ideas that nurture the imagination and expressive abilities of five-year-olds, so be sure to use them as a reference and enjoy all that autumn has to offer.
Because we present ideas for making projects that highlight each child’s individuality, we use the term “seisaku (制作)” as “crafts” in the main text.
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[For 5-year-olds] November Craft Activity Ideas (51–60)
Autumn wall display! Mushrooms and bagworms
This is a wall decoration of mushrooms and bagworms that’s fun to stick on with glue.
First, make the parts.
Using construction paper in your favorite colors, cut out mushrooms in various shapes.
If you’re working with small children, please cut them in advance.
After cutting slits in the mushrooms, cut separate pieces of construction paper to serve as the stems.
Next, make the bagworms.
Have the children help with what they can, like drawing the eyes.
Now for the assembly.
Tear pieces of construction paper and glue them onto a background sheet to form the bagworm’s body.
Add the eyes and a little hat, too.
Finally, overlap the mushroom pieces at the slits and glue them so they become three-dimensional—that’s it, you’re done.
Autumn Origami Wreath
Here’s an idea for a wreath you can make entirely from origami—from the base to all the parts.
You’ll be making three parts: the base, a squirrel, and a tree.
Since you’ll need several of each, try spreading the work over a few days.
For the base, fold four pieces the way you would when making a traditional “trick boat” (damashibune), creating parts where two boats overlap, then join the four pieces into a circle.
For the squirrel, first fold the left and right edges to meet at the center, then the top and bottom in the same way.
Next, fold up both corners of the top edge to make the ears, and cut along the crease at the lower right to form the tail.
For the tree, fold it four times so it approaches a triangular shape, and it’s done.
Take this chance to try creating a lovely autumn-themed piece!
Autumn fruit! Persimmon with origami
Fold the orange origami paper in half twice to make a small square, crease well, and open it.
With the colored side facing up, fold the bottom edge up to meet the center crease.
On the white section you folded up, stick a piece of green origami paper of the same size.
Rotate the paper top-to-bottom, then flip it over, and fold the top left and right edges in to meet the vertical center line.
Flip the paper over and fold the top green triangle downward.
Flip the paper over again, open the green pocket into a triangle, and flatten it.
Fold the bottom left and right corners up to match the shape of the orange triangle above, then fold the left and right corners inward to round the shape like a persimmon.
Flip the paper over and fold down the two triangles sticking out at the top to finish.
Two kinds of acorns
Here’s an idea for making an acorn from a single sheet of origami paper.
The initial step of creating the first creases is important, so work carefully.
Basically, you’ll be folding straight along the creases, but there’s a step where you tuck the corners into the pocket formed by the folds—be careful not to mix up the position for that part.
Because the acorn and its cupule are formed from one sheet, the paper will gradually become stiff and harder to fold as you progress.
The final mountain-valley (accordion) folds at the top and bottom will be especially tough, so press firmly with your fingers as you fold.
Easy and cute! How to fold a squirrel (origami)
After folding the first sheet of origami into a triangle to make a crease, open it up.
Place the paper so the crease runs vertically, then fold the bottom corner up about 5 cm.
Flip the paper over and fold the opposite corner down to meet the very bottom edge of the paper.
Turn the paper upside down, then fold the base to meet the center crease; it will form a heart shape.
Fold both sides of the two top corners inward to make the squirrel’s ears.
Fold the remaining corners inward to round them off, and the face is complete.
For the second sheet, also fold it into a triangle and open it.
Offset slightly from the crease, fold the two left edges inward.
On the right side, fold the two edges along the center crease.
Take the corner created on the right side and fold it up diagonally.
Flip the paper over, then fold the right corner of the square section up to meet the crease.
Finally, fold up the corner on the opposite side as well to complete the body.
Finish by drawing the face and patterns with a pen.