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Preschool: Autumn-Themed Craft Ideas Recommended for November

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

In November, as the cold gradually sets in, we get to enjoy beautiful autumn foliage and delicious seasonal flavors.

Why not try some fun crafts that capture those delightful autumn moments?

In this article, we’ll share craft ideas for November that let you feel the season.

We’ve gathered a variety of ideas, including autumn foods made with different materials and projects using natural items like acorns.

They’re all activities children can enjoy!

As November gets colder, let’s make the most of autumn indoors!

Because the items children make are treated as works, we refer to them as “seisaku” (productions) in the text.

[Childcare] Autumn-Themed Craft Ideas Recommended for November (51–60)

A bagworm papercraft made with an envelope

Let me share an idea for making a bagworm using a brown envelope.

Cut off the top of the envelope with scissors, then fold the top left and right corners to the back.

Stick on eyes made by layering white and black round stickers, and then decorate the body with colored paper or yarn to represent the case.

Tear the colored paper into small pieces beforehand, and cut the yarn into suitable lengths.

Finally, tape a piece of jute string to the back of the envelope, and it’s done.

In addition to colored paper and yarn, you could also glue on leaves or small twigs you collected on a walk for a cute touch.

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Easy and cute way to fold an apple (origami)

[Preschool Craft] Easy Origami Apple: How to Make It♪

Easy and cute way to fold an apple (origami)

Let’s make a fall favorite—an apple—using two sheets of origami paper.

Use one sheet for the fruit and the other for the stem.

Fold the paper for the fruit in half twice to make a small square, then open it back up once the creases are set.

Fold the top edge down to meet the horizontal center crease, and fold the bottom left and right corners in toward the center of the paper.

Fold both top corners into small triangles, then tuck in the left, right, and bottom corners to round the overall shape.

Cut a slit at the top center, then open the cut section to the left and right and fold them down.

The fruit is complete.

Next, use a small piece of origami paper to make the stem.

Fold the paper in half by matching the top and bottom edges, then start at the bottom right corner and fold diagonally, rolling it into a narrow strip.

Secure it with glue so it doesn’t come undone, and the stem is finished.

Attach it into the slit you made, and your cute apple is ready!

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Cute Shichi-Go-San origami

Origami for November (Shichi-Go-San Girl)

Cute Shichi-Go-San origami

Actually, this idea separates the body and the long sleeves, then layers them to look like a single kimono.

First, for the long-sleeve part: fold the origami paper into a triangle twice to make creases, then unfold it and fold the top and bottom corners to the center.

Next, fold the left and right sides as well, but this time align them about 1 cm short of the center.

Fold the left and right corners back outward, flip the paper over, and fold the left and right corners slightly inward.

Flip it over again, then fold the top and bottom corners of the parts you just folded back about 1 mm inward.

Fold the paper in half along the crease, then fold both sides inward so the arms look overlapped, and that part is done.

For the body: fold the paper into a triangle with the top and bottom corners slightly offset.

Flip the paper over and fold the left and right sides so they overlap at the center.

The white area created by the offset becomes the haneri (half-collar).

Tuck the protruding bottom corner to the back, and slide it between the sleeves you made earlier.

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Cute parent and child owls

November Origami – Owl

Cute parent and child owls

First, fold the paper up to the crane’s basic form.

Take the two open tips (the side that isn’t closed) and fold them toward the center edge to make crease lines.

Next, using those creases, perform an inside reverse fold on both open tips so they align with the center crease.

Fold the closed bottom corner up on both the front and back.

Then fold the bottom corner upward and squash it open like a balloon fold.

Turn it over, and fold the lower tip up along the edge.

Fold the top tip down.

Finally, fold up a little bit to create an owl’s head that slightly sticks out.

Add cute decorations, and you’re done!

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Cute! How to fold an origami Totoro

[Origami] How to make Totoro — Totoro Origami

Cute! How to fold an origami Totoro

Totoro, a hugely popular Studio Ghibli character, can be made using gray and light peach origami paper, plus two white and two black round stickers.

First, fold the gray paper into a triangle and unfold it, then fold both side edges toward the center crease.

Fold the corners to round out Totoro’s shape.

Next, open out the two edges you folded first to create Totoro’s arms.

Trim a little off the tip of the longest pointed part, and use that piece to make ears and attach them.

Then shape the light peach paper into Totoro’s belly and combine it with the gray paper.

Finally, add Totoro’s eyes with the round stickers, and draw the nose and belly markings with a pen to finish.

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