Craft Activity Ideas for 5-Year-Olds: November Edition

Ginkgo hanging ornament

[Easy ✨ Origami] Ginkgo Hanging Decoration 🍁 Enjoy Autumn Leaves Indoors [How to Make] Autumn Wall Decoration 🍂 Ginkgo DIY — How to make a paper ginkgo biloba leaf, paper craft

Ginkgo decorations, which are very popular as autumn ornaments, add a warm touch to any room.

Prepare origami paper, string, double-sided tape, and a stapler, then let’s get started.

Fold the origami paper in half horizontally three times, aligning with the center line, then unfold it completely.

Flip the paper front and back as you make an accordion fold.

Trim the corners to create a rounded shape, fold it in half toward the center, and staple the bottom.

Finally, stick the center together with double-sided tape to finish.

Attach them to a string to make hanging garlands, or decorate walls and other spaces—have fun creating!

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Recommended for walls too! How to fold a ginkgo leaf

[Autumn Origami] The Easiest Ginkgo Leaf Folding Method | Origami Easy Ginkgo Leaf Paper Craft | Fallen Leaves [Easy Autumn Paper Folding] Ginkgo Leaf Origami

Around November, when autumn deepens, the autumn leaves are at their most beautiful.

It’s also a great time to enjoy the foliage with children by folding origami.

This ginkgo leaf can be made with just one sheet of origami paper.

First, fold the paper into a triangle twice to create crease lines.

Fold both sides toward the center line, then fold the bottom tip upward to form the ginkgo shape.

The key is to use your fingertips to make crisp, firm creases.

Using brightly colored paper like orange or yellow will let you create a lovely, large ginkgo tree.

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Make with Origami! Autumn Insect: Cricket

Autumn insects made with origami! How to fold a ‘cricket’ [Yoshimoto comedian span! Makoto]

When it comes to autumn insects popular with children, crickets come to mind.

Prepare one sheet of origami paper.

Fold it in half into a triangle twice, then stand the triangular section up and gently squash it into a square.

Fold the left and right sides toward the center line, then fold the entire top triangular section forward.

Open up the folded part and spread it so it becomes a diamond shape.

Once you’ve made the cricket’s head and legs, it’s done.

Some children may find the squashing-into-a-square step difficult, so please have an adult help them in that case.

Finish by drawing the eyes.

Make crickets with different expressions, line them up, and enjoy!

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Cute persimmons perfect for autumn

[Autumn Origami] Easy and Cute Persimmon Folding Method / Decoration, Food, Fruit — Origami Persimmon

A quintessential autumn fruit! Let me show you how to make a persimmon.

Prepare one 15 cm square of orange origami paper and one 7.5 cm square of green origami paper.

First, fold the top and bottom edges of the 15 cm paper to meet at the center to make a rectangle.

Rotate the paper 90 degrees to a vertical orientation, then fold it in half top to bottom to make a crease.

Next, fold the top and bottom toward that center crease again, but fold slightly short of the crease rather than exactly on it.

Make the folds so that the folded sections and the remaining central section are the same width.

Finally, fold all four corners inward to complete the fruit.

For the leaf, do a “zabuton” fold three times with the green paper.

On the third time, slightly fold the corners first, then fold toward the center.

Flip the paper over, open and flatten the four pouch-like sections, then fold the corners to finish.

Attach it to the fruit to complete your persimmon.

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Autumn origami acorn

[Origami] Easy Acorn Folding Method Even 3-Year-Olds Can Do – Autumn Origami – How Kids Can Make It – Origami for September, October, and November [Origami]

Let’s make an acorn with a hat using two sheets of origami paper.

Use a 15 × 7.5 cm sheet for the acorn and a 7.5 cm square for the hat.

First, we’ll make the acorn.

Fold the paper in half to make a square, then fold the top, bottom, and left corners toward the center—done.

Next, we’ll make the hat.

Fold the paper into a triangle twice to create creases.

Fold the bottom corner up to the center, then fold up along the crease to form a triangle.

Turn the paper over and fold the top corner down so it sticks out slightly below the base of the triangle.

Tuck both corners inward, then place it over the acorn you just made.

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Autumn Origami Dragonfly

[Autumn Origami] Easy☆How to Fold a Dragonfly [Origami] Simple Insect Origami

Seeing dragonflies flying makes you feel autumn, doesn’t it? Here’s an idea for making a dragonfly using two sheets of origami paper.

For both sheets, first do a cushion fold once, then flip the paper over and fold the top and bottom corners to the center.

Rotate the paper 90 degrees, flip it over, and squash the top and bottom pocket-like sections into a boat shape.

From here the steps differ, since this idea makes the wings and body separately.

For the wings, once you have the boat, fold the top and bottom to meet the center line, then fold the four left and right corners outward from the slit to create triangular creases.

Use those creases to make inside reverse folds, and the wings are done.

For the body, while pulling the right corner of the boat inward, pull the corner on the back straight out to the side.

Fold the opposite corner inward, then fold the top and bottom edges to meet the center line.

The right corner becomes the dragonfly’s tail, so align the orientation and insert it into the wings.

After inserting, slim the tail a bit more, add eyes, and you’re finished.

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Autumn Origami! How to Fold a Mushroom

How to Fold an Autumn Origami Mushroom [Easy Origami Lesson]

Prepare two sheets of origami paper, round stickers, and glue to make a cute, original mushroom.

We’ll create it in two parts: the cap and the stem.

For the cap, fold the paper into a triangle, then fold the corners to shape it like a mushroom cap.

For the stem, make a triangular crease, then fold the left and right corners toward the center twice.

Tuck the tip into the crease, adjust the shape, and round it out to complete the stem.

Glue the cap and stem together, add the round stickers, and enjoy making your own original mushroom!

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