Craft ideas for 2-year-olds! A cute collection of creations to enjoy October events
Here are some craft ideas you can enjoy with two-year-olds in October! From creations using autumn natural materials like nuts and fallen leaves to cute Halloween-themed projects, we’ve gathered wonderful activities bursting with children’s excitement.
There are also activities that let them enjoy textures, such as finger stamping and playing with paint.
While valuing children’s “I want to try!” spirit, nurture their rich expressive abilities through seasonal crafts! Because we’re introducing ideas that foster children’s free expression, we use the term “seisaku” (production/craft-making) in the main text.
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Craft ideas for 2-year-olds! A cute collection of works to enjoy October events (41–50)
Sweet potato craft
Autumn sweet potato digging is one of the big events for children, isn’t it? Many kids look forward to digging up a big sweet potato! That said, for two-year-olds, digging up real potatoes is still a bit difficult.
So how about trying a sweet potato craft that lets them enjoy “potato digging” indoors? Cut cardboard into the shape of sweet potatoes, and have the children glue on long, single-cut strips of construction paper.
Finally, add some leaves, and your sweet potatoes are complete! Hide the potato part and let them enjoy a pretend potato-digging activity.
Torn-paper collage of fallen leaves
Let’s express autumn with torn-paper collage! Torn-paper collage is not only easy to make, but also a great craft for stimulating the brain by using your fingertips.
Prepare a base sheet with a tree trunk drawn or pasted on it, and freely create autumn foliage by tearing origami paper in fall colors and pasting the pieces.
You can also use color pages from newspapers instead of origami to give it a stylish finish.
No two works will ever be the same.
How about decorating the wall with these unique pieces and enjoying a little exhibition together?
Maple leaves and ginkgo
Let’s make maple and ginkgo leaves—perfect autumn crafts for two-year-olds.
First, let the children experience the feeling of tearing origami paper.
Then, have them glue the torn pieces together to form the shape of a maple leaf to finish.
For the ginkgo leaf, fold a sheet of origami paper into a triangle twice, add a stem, and it’s done.
The goal for two-year-olds is to become familiar with origami, so rather than folding perfectly, we want them to enjoy the process.
Both activities are designed so that two-year-olds eager to try new things can have fun while they work.
Bleeding leaf art with coffee filters
October is the season of falling leaves! Here’s a leaf craft recommended for three-year-olds.
You’ll need coffee filters, washable markers, a spray bottle, and scissors.
First, color the coffee filter with the washable markers.
Then mist it with the spray bottle so the colors blend together.
Once the colors have blended, let it dry thoroughly, then cut it into the shape of a fallen leaf to finish.
If you collect leaves with the children in a park or playground beforehand, it may help them picture the craft as they make it.
It’s also a great idea to glue the finished leaves onto construction paper to make individual artworks!
Autumn trees with a stamp
An autumn tree painted with a handmade tampo is a craft that lets children enjoy paint in a different way than usual.
The tampo itself is easy to make—even for small children—by simply attaching cotton and gauze to a small container like a plastic bottle.
The unique patterns and soft hues created by the cotton and gauze will spark children’s imaginations and keep them absorbed in the activity.
It’s a great idea for an autumn craft—simple and satisfying, since all you do is press it onto the paper.
Halloween ghost
Speaking of autumn, Halloween is a favorite among children.
How about making ghosts that even one-year-olds can enjoy? Prepare the parts for the ghosts—eyes, mouth, hands, and so on—in advance, and put double-sided tape on the back.
First, attach a sponge to the end of a chopstick and secure it with a rubber band.
Dab white paint on the sponge and use it to draw big ghosts on black construction paper.
Next, peel the backing off the tape on the parts and hand them to the children so they can stick them on.
It’s best to let them be as free as they like, both when drawing the ghosts and when placing the parts.
You’ll end up with wonderfully unique and adorable ghosts!
Handprint and footprint stamp production
In daycares and kindergartens, it’s common to make crafts using handprint and footprint stamps that also let you feel the children’s growth! If you’re thinking about autumn-themed projects, how about making mushrooms or squirrels with footprints, and bagworms with handprints? Kids enjoy getting their handprints and footprints taken, and if they like stickers, it’s fun to use them to add patterns as well.
If you display the finished pieces in the hallway, parents can see them at pick-up time, and they’re sure to be delighted!