[Childcare] Perfect for 3-year-olds! October craft ideas

Easy ghosts with paper towels

Here’s a quick and easy ghost-making idea.

All you need is a cup and some paper towels.

First, draw lines on the paper towel with water-based pens in any colors you like.

Any color combination or shape works.

Then drape the paper towel over an upside-down cup and sprinkle water on it to make the colors bleed.

You’ll see it transform into dreamy, ethereal hues.

After that, draw a face on it and you’re done.

Using a spray bottle when you moisten it can make the process even more fun.

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Acorns with crayons and stickers

Here’s a fun acorn craft you can tackle using your creativity with crayons and stickers.

First, cut and paste construction paper to make the acorn.

If you create the cap and the body separately and layer them, it will add a three-dimensional feel.

Then, decorate the acorn with stickers and add facial features made from construction paper.

It’s interesting because you can work while thinking, “What kind of face should I make?” or “How can I make it look cute?” Everyone’s will turn out differently, so sharing them afterward will likely be a lot of fun.

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Grapes in bubble art

This is a grape craft made with bubble art.

Bubble art is a technique that uses bubbles created from a soap solution.

Mix detergent, water, and paint to make a colored soap solution, then blow through a straw to create bubbles.

Place the bubbles onto drawing paper to make patterns.

Once the bubbles dry, cut them out into grape shapes, and attach them to a grape backing sheet to finish.

Instead of a straw, you can also use a cut plastic bottle covered with cloth or netting as a substitute.

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jack-o’-lantern

[Halloween Origami] How to make a pumpkin paper lantern

A pumpkin lantern that lets you feel both the charm of traditional Japanese style and the fun of Halloween.

Let’s make an item that will liven up Halloween festivals and parties.

Fold a sheet of black origami paper in half and crease it toward the center.

Fold the left and right sides toward the center line, fold the top and bottom corners, then flip it over and fold the top and bottom inward.

Fold back the top and bottom flaps to complete the lantern.

Next, fold the creased origami toward the center line.

Fold the folded top and bottom sections diagonally, then flip it over and fold it back.

Fold the four corners to complete the pumpkin.

Combine the two parts to finish the pumpkin lantern.

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Pumpkin staff

[Origami Halloween] Easy and Cute Pumpkin, Ghost, and Bat Folding / Autumn Origami Decorations, Magic Wand – Origami Halloween Pumpkin Ghost Bat

Let’s make a pumpkin wand you can use as a toy or decoration! Open the pre-creased origami and fold each side toward the center.

After folding up the bottom, fold the top corners toward the center.

Fold in the left and right sides, then fold the top piece back down to complete the pumpkin body.

Have the children draw whatever pumpkin face they imagine to let their creativity shine.

Make a cute item by attaching it to a wand: slightly offset the paper when folding it in half, then roll it up tightly to form the stick and connect it to the pumpkin.

No scissors needed—an easy craft idea even for 3-year-olds.

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