[Childcare] November wall decorations and autumn craft ideas
As the days when we feel a slight chill gradually increase, November overflows with the cozy charm of autumn.
This time, we’re introducing recommended wall decorations for November, along with creative autumn craft ideas.
From pieces that incorporate natural materials like vividly colored leaves and acorns, to delicious seasonal foods like chestnuts and grapes, and familiar autumn creatures such as bagworms and hedgehogs—these projects are packed with ideas that capture the essence of fall.
Make the most of children’s individuality in their creations and enjoy the autumn season to the fullest!
Because the items children make are treated as artworks, we refer to them as “seisaku” (creations) in the text.
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[Childcare] November Wall Decorations and Autumn Craft Ideas (11–20)
Autumn Tree Made with Dyed Paper
Let’s use the paper-dyeing technique to express an autumn tree.
First, prepare washi paper (hanshi) and fold it into small triangles or squares.
Next, dip the paper in paints that evoke autumn leaves, such as brown, yellow, and red.
If you dip just the corners of the paper, the colors will adhere nicely.
After dyeing the paper with several colors, unfold it and let it dry.
Then simply cut it into leaf shapes and paste them onto a tree trunk.
If you tear the paper by hand to make the leaf shapes, it will create a softer look.
You can also make animals that come to play in the tree out of construction paper to create a fun wall display.
Bagworm Kendama
Here’s a fun fall craft: a paper cup bagworm kendama.
First, prepare three sheets of colored construction paper and cut out leaf shapes sized to overlap the paper cup you’ll use.
Make about five leaves per person.
Cut out the bagworm’s eyes from white construction paper, and cut a piece of cotton twine to 30 cm.
Next, get a paper cup, glue, cellophane tape, a water-based marker, and some newspaper.
Start by drawing veins on the leaves with the marker, and draw the bagworm’s eyes too.
Glue the leaves onto the paper cup, and attach the eyes with cellophane tape.
Finally, crumple some newspaper into a ball, tie it to the cotton twine, and tape the twine to the paper cup with cellophane tape—and you’re done!
Stained-glass-style apple ornament
Here’s how to make apple stained glass art that’s perfect for autumn.
You’ll need black construction paper, red, yellow, and green cellophane, laminating sheets, and a glue stick.
First, stack two sheets of construction paper, fold them, and cut out an apple shape.
Keeping the two apple shapes stacked, cut out the inside to create a frame.
Next, glue one of the apple frames onto a laminating sheet.
Have the children freely cut and stick on thin strips of the cellophane you prepared.
Finally, place the other apple frame on top and lightly glue it, then laminate the piece and trim it with scissors to finish.
3D grapes made with origami
Crafts using everyday toilet paper rolls are popular with children, aren’t they? For this activity, cut the toilet paper rolls and shape them into grapes, then attach the pieces together with double-sided tape.
Glue the assembled grape clusters onto construction paper where you’ve drawn grape outlines.
Finally, crumple pieces of origami paper and place them inside the grape shapes to finish! The crumpling part is something even infants can enjoy.
Give this a try and create a delicious-looking grape wall display.
Delicious mixed juice made with autumn fruits
Let’s make a delicious-looking mixed juice with autumn fruits! You will need construction paper, cellophane in your favorite colors, 5–6 kinds of origami paper, crayons, glue, and double-sided tape.
As a prep step, cut white construction paper into the shape of a cup.
This will be the juice, so let the children freely draw patterns on it with crayons.
Once that’s done, stick their chosen cellophane onto it with double-sided tape to complete the juice contents.
Next, cut the origami into shapes of your favorite fruits, and paste them onto the paper together with origami cut into the shape of a basket.
Use crayons to freely draw fruit stems and the basket’s pattern.
Finally, make a cup and a straw out of origami, attach the juice to the cup, and you’re done!
three-dimensional sweet potato
Speaking of autumn, it’s all about sweet potatoes, right? You can make a 3D sweet potato that kids love using tissue paper.
The materials are half a sheet of colored construction paper, three sheets of newspaper, glue, and purple and yellow tissue paper.
First, take one spread of newspaper and crumple it into the shape of a sweet potato.
For the halved sweet potato, shape it like an ice cream cone.
Next, apply glue to the crumpled newspaper and wrap it with the purple tissue paper.
For the halved sweet potato, apply glue and wrap the tip with two pieces of yellow tissue paper.
Then wrap over that with purple tissue paper, and finally attach it to the colored construction paper to finish.
[Childcare] November Wall Decorations and Autumn Craft Ideas (21–30)
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.
