September crafts for 2-year-olds! A collection of make-and-play ideas to enjoy autumn
Here are some autumn craft ideas you can enjoy with two-year-olds! We’ve gathered projects that feature September’s seasonal motifs—like moon viewing, autumn leaves, and mushrooms—that spark children’s curiosity.
Kids can have fun creating with a variety of techniques such as daubers, stamping, and torn-paper collage.
Use everyday materials like bubble wrap and tissue paper to express the beauty of autumn together.
Display the finished pieces to fill your classroom with wonderful memories.
Because the children’s creations are treated as works, we use the term “seisaku (制作)” meaning “production/work” in the text.
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September crafts for 2-year-olds! A collection of fun, autumn-themed make-and-play ideas (21–30)
Let’s make grapes using bubble wrap!
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoiku.labo/video/7401004741393730833Here’s a craft idea for making grapes using bubble wrap.
Stick bubble wrap onto light purple construction paper and cut it into a grape shape.
Attach a stem made from brown construction paper, then use a permanent marker to color in each round bubble one by one.
There are many, so it can be a bit of work, but keep at it patiently.
Once you’re done coloring, your grapes are complete! Display them in your room to enjoy an autumn vibe.
When you’re finished using them as decorations, it could be fun to pop the bubble wrap and play with it.
Super huge! Tissue paper grapes
Here’s an idea that’s perfect when you want to make an impactful autumn wall display.
Stack several sheets of tissue paper and accordion fold them.
Once folded, tie the center with wire.
Gently pull apart the layers of tissue paper one by one from the inside; when all the layers are fluffed, shape it into a round form.
This makes one grape.
Make eight of these, then arrange them in four rows as 3, 2, 2, and 1.
Glue them onto the base, and add a stem made from construction paper and leaves made from tissue paper to finish.
When you display it on the wall, adding a vine is a nice touch too.
Easy grapes—just put them in a plastic bag
Let’s make grapes by crumpling tissue paper—an activity kids can enjoy from around age one.
Prepare a clear plastic bag, tissue paper, and a pipe cleaner.
Shape the clear plastic bag into a triangle, then crumple the tissue paper into small balls to make grape berries.
Put the berries into the bag and twist the opening closed with the pipe cleaner.
Once your 3D grape cluster is done, add a leaf made from a handprint and create a wrinkled pattern on it to finish.
This is a craft that children around one year old, who love squeezing and crumpling, can enjoy.
Give it a try!
Explorer Glasses
Special glasses are a must for autumn explorations! Let’s make explorer glasses using toilet paper rolls.
First, the teacher should wrap and glue shoji paper around the toilet paper rolls in advance.
Next, place some paint on construction paper and roll the tubes over it.
If you thin the paint with a bit more water, the colors will go on beautifully.
After each child colors two rolls, let them dry and attach them together.
Decorate them with stickers to taste, add a ribbon so they can hang around the neck, and they’re done! Searching for leaves and nuts will become much more fun.
Maple leaves and ginkgo
These maple and ginkgo origami crafts are perfect for autumn projects with two-year-olds.
Let the children enjoy the sensation of tearing origami paper as they make the maple leaves.
Just glue the torn pieces together into the shape of a maple leaf! For the ginkgo, fold the origami paper into a triangle twice and add a branch to finish.
The goal is to get children familiar with origami, so folding perfectly isn’t important! Both activities are designed so that two-year-olds eager to try new things can have fun and stay engaged.
Torn-paper collage mushroom
How about adding patterns to a mushroom cap using torn-paper collage? First, cut out the mushroom cap and stem from construction paper.
If the children are old enough to use scissors, let them do it themselves; if not, the teacher should prepare the pieces in advance.
Next, tear colored origami paper into small pieces.
Then randomly glue the pieces onto the mushroom cap to decorate it.
Once you’ve covered it enough, attach the cap and stem to complete the mushroom.
If you like, draw a cute face on the stem with crayons or pens.
Autumn-colored owls with bleed painting and handprints
Here’s a fall-themed owl craft idea that lets you preserve children’s handprints.
Use diluted paint to cover a sheet of white drawing paper.
Once the whole surface is painted and has dried, cut it into the shape of an owl.
After attaching the eyes and beak pieces, add the handprints on the left and right to create the wings.
Finally, attach the feet pieces to complete the owl.
Using paint in brown tones will give it an autumn feel.
It’s a great craft idea that will become a memorable keepsake for a 2-year-old.
