Get kids excited in November! A collection of play and craft ideas using autumn’s natural treasures
As autumn deepens, many teachers at daycare centers and kindergartens are surely looking to incorporate fun activities into their November plans.
This season offers plenty of ways to enjoy not only indoor play but also activities that get children moving.
As children’s smiles and cheerful voices fill these engaging activities, the feelings of parents and teachers resonate with them, creating wonderful memories.
In this article, we introduce recommended November childcare activities, including bonding games, rhythm-based play, and crafts that make use of nature!
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Get kids excited in November! A collection of play and craft ideas (51–60) using autumn nature in childcare
Roasted Sweet Potato Making
Roasted sweet potatoes made with fallen leaves—something kids today don’t get to experience very often! In the past, we used to gather dry leaves, burn them, and place foil-wrapped sweet potatoes in the embers to make yaki-imo.
It was one of the autumn activities children looked forward to.
These days, fewer kids do it because there aren’t many suitable places, and delicious roasted sweet potatoes are easy to buy.
But if you get the chance, definitely give it a try! Even collecting the leaves doesn’t feel like a chore when you think about those fluffy, piping-hot sweet potatoes!
Autumn Discovery Adventure
Let’s head out for a walk with the kids and go find lots of autumn nature! A fun way to make the outing even more exciting is with a walking bag.
You can easily make one using a milk carton and raffia tape.
Decorate it freely with permanent markers and stickers to create your own original bag.
Let’s enjoy discovering plenty of autumn treasures with the children—acorns, pinecones, and beautifully colored leaves.
Put your favorite finds into the walking bag to bring home, and once you’re back, have everyone share by saying, “Look what I found!” That will help spark even more interest in autumn’s natural wonders.
By getting lots of hands-on experience with autumn’s unique nature and growing a sense of familiarity with it, you can feel the changing of the seasons together.
Autumn wreath
In autumn, it’s common to go on walks to the park with everyone from the daycare and enjoy collecting nuts like acorns and pinecones! Let’s use those natural finds to make a cute wreath.
Cut a circle out of cardboard with a utility knife to create a wreath shape.
It might be best for teachers or parents to handle this step.
Have the children glue on materials like nuts, pipe cleaners, and pompoms! Enjoy displaying the wreaths in the room or around the daycare.
Off to enjoy the flavors of autumn!
Speaking of autumn, there are so many delicious things, aren’t there? Persimmons, grapes, sweet potatoes… Let’s enjoy an autumn harvest experience by gathering these tasty treats! Children carry baskets or paper bags, dig up sweet potatoes made of newspaper, and pick grapes hanging like a garland, putting them into their own bags.
It’s also fun to make the fruits and other items as crafts to “harvest.” It helps kids learn about seasonal autumn foods and makes for an indoor activity that builds practical life knowledge!
Autumn finger play
Let’s play hand and finger games that promote fine motor development with an autumn-themed twist! You can make autumn motifs with origami or try a torn-paper collage that looks like autumn leaves.
It would also be lovely to cut colored construction paper into ginkgo and maple leaf shapes, punch holes, and thread yarn through them to create necklaces.
Threading yarn through holes requires concentration, and by taking on this challenge, children will learn to use their fingertips more skillfully.
Plus, it could be fun to create together with friends of different ages.