[Childcare] Perfect for October! Autumn crafts to enjoy with 5-year-olds
October is packed with events like sports day, field trips, and Halloween.
Some five-year-olds will also be celebrating Shichi-Go-San.
How about making some lovely crafts to help children enjoy October even more? We’ve gathered ideas themed around these events, as well as ones kids can use on the day itself.
We’ve also included craft ideas with slightly more complex steps that five-year-olds can handle.
It would be great if they could take a few days and work on them until they’re satisfied.
Since items made by children are treated as works, we use the term “seisaku” (production) in the text.
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[Childcare] Perfect for October! Autumn crafts to enjoy with 5-year-olds (21–30)
Let’s make a bagworm wreath!
@levwell_hoikushi Daily posts of craft ideas by age 👶🏻✨ Check other crafts from our profile! ▷ @levwell_hoikushi🍂 Paper plate transformation! Autumn Bagworm WreathCut out the center of a paper plate, crumple tissue paper into little balls, and stick them on 🎨 Make a bagworm and attach it, and it turns into a perfect autumn wreath 🍁 Hang it in your room and it will instantly bring an autumn vibe ✨👀 What kind of outfit would you like to dress your “bagworm” in? Tell us in the comments!🍂 Craft objectives- Crumpling and sticking tissue paper develops fingertip sensitivity and fine motor skills- Become familiar with autumn nature and creatures, and feel the season- Enjoy a sense of accomplishment and self-expression by displaying one’s own work🍂 Materials (stores purchased)- Paper plate- Tissue paper- Construction paper- Glue- Stickers (Daiso)- Twine (Daiso)- Scissors- Cellophane tape🍂 How to make💁🏻♀️: Steps for the teacher1) Cut out the center of the paper plate 💁🏻♀️2) Crumple the tissue paper into balls3) Apply glue and stick them onto the plate4) Cut the bagworm’s body from construction paper 💁🏻♀️5) Use construction paper or stickers to add a hat, eyes, mouth, and cheeks6) Attach the body and face together7) Flip over and tape the twine to the back 💁🏻♀️8) Tape the twine to the top of the wreath for hanging 💁🏻♀️9) Done! Hang it up and enjoy ✨🍂 Target age: 2-year-olds🍂 Difficulty: Easy 🍀🍂 Estimated time: About 20 minutes💡 Age-specific ideas are updated regularly! Follow and check our other posts ✨ ▷ @levwell_hoikushiLevwell Hoikushi (Childcare)Childcare crafts / November crafts / Crafts for 2-year-olds / Autumn crafts / Bagworm craft
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Let’s make a wreath with a swinging bagworm! Cut out the center of a paper plate so only the rim remains, spread glue on it, and stick on crumpled tissue paper from the top.
For the bagworm, cut colored construction paper into parts and assemble them by gluing.
While real cocoons are usually brown, since this is a decoration, it’s fun to finish it colorfully by adding round stickers.
You can draw the face with a pen or use round stickers for it.
Attach twine to the bagworm and hang it in the center of the paper plate, and your cute wreath is complete.
Bagworm made with a coffee filter
https://www.tiktok.com/@soiflhoiku/video/7305376784868969735After enjoying free drawing with markers on a coffee filter, turning it into a bleeding/absorption painting is a fun craft idea.
Once you’ve made the bleeding effect, let the coffee filter dry and cut it into leaf shapes with scissors.
Attach them with double-sided tape to the base of a mino (a straw raincoat) made from construction paper.
Then stick on the face and hat, also made from construction paper.
Finally, draw the face with a pen or crayon, and it’s complete! The patterns and marker colors create unique variations in each mino, which is really fun.
Two types of Mushichan only for infants and toddlers
Here are two fun bagworm craft ideas using twisted tissue paper and paper tape loops.
First, cut a square piece of tissue paper and round off one side with scissors.
Gently twist the side you didn’t cut, and glue it onto a base for the bagworm made from construction paper.
Prepare tissue paper in various colors to make a colorful “mino” (the bag).
Attach a face made from construction paper to finish.
For the paper tape version, cut the tape to a suitable length, glue one end to the base, then overlap the other end to form a loop and secure it.
Cover the whole body in rows, and finish it the same way by adding the face.
A bagworm papercraft made with an envelope
Let me share an idea for making a bagworm using a brown envelope.
Cut off the top of the envelope with scissors, then fold the top left and right corners to the back.
Stick on eyes made by layering white and black round stickers, and then decorate the body with colored paper or yarn to represent the case.
Tear the colored paper into small pieces beforehand, and cut the yarn into suitable lengths.
Finally, tape a piece of jute string to the back of the envelope, and it’s done.
In addition to colored paper and yarn, you could also glue on leaves or small twigs you collected on a walk for a cute touch.
It breaks after 8 folds! How to fold a chestnut

Fold the top and bottom of the origami together to make a crease.
With the white side facing up, fold the two corners on the right into a triangle, aligning them with the crease.
Turn the paper over, place it so the triangle is at the top, then fold the bottom edge up to meet the base of the triangle.
Turn the paper over again and fold the two bottom corners into triangles.
Finally, fold the left and right corners inward to neaten the shape, and you’re done.
This is a very simple folding method, so even children who feel a bit unsure about origami can enjoy making it.
Finish by drawing a face with a pen.
Easy and cute way to fold an apple (origami)

Let’s make a fall favorite—an apple—using two sheets of origami paper.
Use one sheet for the fruit and the other for the stem.
Fold the paper for the fruit in half twice to make a small square, then open it back up once the creases are set.
Fold the top edge down to meet the horizontal center crease, and fold the bottom left and right corners in toward the center of the paper.
Fold both top corners into small triangles, then tuck in the left, right, and bottom corners to round the overall shape.
Cut a slit at the top center, then open the cut section to the left and right and fold them down.
The fruit is complete.
Next, use a small piece of origami paper to make the stem.
Fold the paper in half by matching the top and bottom edges, then start at the bottom right corner and fold diagonally, rolling it into a narrow strip.
Secure it with glue so it doesn’t come undone, and the stem is finished.
Attach it into the slit you made, and your cute apple is ready!
Easy! How to fold a maple leaf
First, fold the origami into a triangle twice and unfold to create an X-shaped set of creases.
Fold the two edges toward the center along the creases you made, then flip it over.
Fold the narrow pointed section up toward the opposite corner along the diagonal, and flip it over again.
Open up the two areas that can be spread into pockets, and fold them toward the center line so the front matches the shape on the back.
Finally, fold and adjust each corner to form a maple leaf shape, and you’re done.
Make lots in different colors and decorate your room!


