[Childcare] Perfect for 3-year-olds! October craft ideas
October brings a stretch of autumn-like weather.
Many preschools and kindergartens are likely planning events such as field trips and sports days.
Children grow in both mind and body as they gain a variety of experiences.
Here are some craft ideas perfect for October.
You can create activities that connect seamlessly with everyday care, using seasonal materials or motifs from seasonal events.
Let’s watch over the children so they can stay focused and enjoy their time.
Because the children’s creations are treated as works of art, we use the term “制作” (seisaku: creation/production) in the text.
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[Childcare] Perfect for 3-year-olds! October Craft Ideas (21–30)
Cute mushrooms on the wall, too.
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7283764125321170177Fold the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases, then open it.
Fold the top left and right corners in to meet at the center.
Turn the paper over, fold the bottom edge up to match the horizontal crease, then turn it over again and fold the left and right sides in along the vertical creases.
Fold the top triangular part downward, then use that crease to make a pleat fold.
Squash the pleated sections from both sides into triangles to form the mushroom’s cap and stem.
Finally, tuck the remaining corners inward to round out the shape, and you’re done.
Drawing a face on it makes it even cuter.
Grapes made with origami
Open the origami after folding it into a triangle, and place it so the crease runs horizontally.
Fold the two left edges in to meet the crease, then fold the right corner toward the center.
If the origami forms an isosceles triangle, the base for the grapes is complete.
Apply double-sided tape to the front and attach crumpled tissue paper to represent the grape berries.
Finally, glue on a stem made from construction paper to finish.
Using several shades of the same color for the tissue paper gives a vibrant look.
Switch to green to make muscat grapes.
[Childcare] Perfect for 3-year-olds! October Craft Ideas (31–40)
Autumn leaves that can be made from age 3
Open the paper after folding it into a triangle, place it so the crease runs horizontally, and fold the two left edges to meet the crease.
Rotate the paper so the newly made point is at the bottom, then turn it over.
Fold it in half by bringing the top and bottom points together, turn it over again, and squash the pocketed section into a triangle while folding it to overlap the shape below.
Fold up the lower front and back corners to sandwich the top triangle you just squashed, then open the corners of that sandwiched triangle to both sides to form the maple leaf.
Fold down the large triangle on the front, then squash-fold the left and right corners to create the leaf stem, and you’re done.
How to fold a 3D persimmon that even 3-year-olds can make!
Let’s make this idea using double-sided origami paper in orange and green.
The steps up to opening the paper into a diamond—folding the paper into a triangle twice, squashing it into a square, and opening it—are the same as for a crane.
From there, fold the diamond by layering its flaps, then fold the corner that will become the center of the model inward to create a crease.
Fold the bottom corner up to meet that crease, and then, imagining you’re forming a box, repeat the same folds for the remaining three sides.
Unfold the corners you folded down once, make a slit along the horizontal crease, fold it back to the reverse side, and switch the color to green.
This will be the stem.
The center portion will be the fruit, so shape it so it looks plump.
Let’s make a ghost!
Fold the origami paper in half into a square twice to make creases.
Open it, then fold the top and bottom edges to meet the horizontal crease.
From there, make additional creases and squash-fold the left and right sides into boat shapes.
On one of the boats, squash only one corner into a square to create the ghost’s face.
The sides of the face will be the hands, and the remaining part becomes the bottom.
Use the creases on the hands to create indentations so they look three-dimensional—that’s the key.
Soften the head by folding the corners to make it round, and finish by folding the bottom part up at a diagonal.
Draw the face with stickers or a pen to complete it.
Easy way to make mushrooms
After making two folds into a square to create creases, open it with the white side facing up, and fold the bottom left and right corners to meet at the center.
Turn the paper over, fold the top edge down to align with the center line, then flip the paper upside down and turn it over again.
Fold the left and right edges to the center line, then fold the bottom edge up to overlap the top corner in half.
Make a mountain fold along the center to fold it down.
Squash-fold the left and right sections of the stepped part into triangles to form the mushroom cap and stem.
Finally, tuck in the corners to refine the shape and you’re done.
Add patterns with a pen to make it your own unique mushroom!
An easy way to fold fallen leaves (origami)
Fold the paper into a triangle with the colored side on the inside.
Next, fold the base of the triangle back diagonally, leaving about 2 cm from the edge.
Then place it so the 90-degree corner is at the lower right, and fold so that the tip points downward.
From there, continue folding in an accordion (zigzag) manner so that each fold overlaps the one you just made.
When you open up the part you’ve been folding at the end, you’ll have a fallen leaf with veins expressed by the crease lines! Using various colors of origami paper—brown, orange, yellow, and so on—might make it feel like you’re enjoying autumn leaf viewing.
