Enjoy the season with September origami! Idea collection for preschoolers
Many teachers are probably thinking, “What kind of autumn origami should we make?” With that in mind, here are some perfect seasonal origami ideas for younger children! From ginkgo leaves and shiitake mushrooms to tanuki raccoons and even Grandparents’ Day portrait origami, there are plenty of wonderful ideas to spark kids’ creativity.
Have fun making them with the children and brighten up your classroom with lively decorations.
Enjoy an exciting origami time filled with smiles as the kids proudly say, “I did it!”
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Enjoy the season with September origami! Idea collection for preschoolers (11–20)
raccoon dog

Here’s an origami idea inspired by the tanuki, a creature said in legends to be skilled at trickery! Animals are a very popular motif with children, so why not try this in your early childhood classroom? Fold a tanuki face from origami paper, attach a gourd-shaped piece, and simply draw in the eyes, nose, and mouth.
You can also add the distinctive tail or the essential leaf that tanuki use when they transform for extra fun.
Let children decorate freely and enjoy making autumn crafts!
Origami Squirrel You Can Fold from a Single Sheet!

Here’s an idea for making a squirrel out of origami, perfect for autumn crafts.
First, fold the paper into a triangle.
Then, as if making a paper cup, fold both corners inward so they cross over and overlap.
Turn the paper upside down, and fold the corners you just made upward to create the squirrel’s ears.
Flip the paper over, and fold up one layer of the bottom corner into a triangle.
Fold a small part of that corner to the back to represent the squirrel’s white belly.
Flip the paper over again, fold up the remaining bottom corner, then make a small cut near the left edge and shape it into the tail.
Draw the body pattern and face with a pen to finish.
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.
Origami fox to make in autumn
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Fold the first piece of origami into a triangle, then fold the left and right corners up to meet the top corner.
Fold the same parts back to create the fox’s ears, then flip the origami so top and bottom are reversed.
Fold the remaining top corner downward, turn the paper over, and make a step fold with the top layer of the bottom corner.
Tuck the remaining bottom layer to the back.
Fold in the left and right corners by about 5 mm to round them, and the face is complete.
For the body, use the second sheet and follow the same steps as the head up to folding the left and right corners to the top corner.
From there, fold back only the upper left corner to make the tail, then tuck in the remaining corners to shape the body.
Attach the head, draw the face, and you’re done.
One-sheet fold! Autumn tree

Let’s try making a freestanding autumn tree.
We’ll begin with a series of crease-making steps.
Since you’ll be folding along these creases later, please proceed carefully.
Note that there are steps where you only make creases on certain sections without folding everything.
Once the creases are in place, the trunk and the base of the leaves come together in an instant.
The part where you create the branches is a bit tricky, but adding them makes a noticeable difference in the final result, so give it your best.
For the trunk, flatten the pocketed section, and finish by forming a small triangle at the end.
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.
Enjoy the season with September origami! Idea collection for preschoolers (21–30)
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.


