Recommended for 5-year-olds’ September crafts! A collection of ideas to enjoy autumn
September marks the season when autumn crafts begin.
We’ve gathered plenty of craft ideas you can enjoy with five-year-olds, from Respect for the Aged Day and moon-viewing themes to projects using natural autumn materials.
Crowns made with fallen leaves, mushroom prints using vegetable stamps, and clappers made from milk cartons—each craft is full of seasonal charm.
Why not enjoy craft time unique to autumn while drawing out your child’s imagination? We’ll also introduce the appeal of each project and key points for working on them together with children.
Because the children’s creations are treated as works of art, the term “制作 (seisaku)” is used in the text.
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Acorn-cap painting activity
Here’s a fall craft idea that makes the most of the acorn’s adorable shape! First, paint patterns on origami paper using paints, or try marble rolling to add color.
Next, fold the colored origami into an acorn cap shape.
To finish, make your own face and put the acorn cap on top! You can cut the face out of construction paper, or cut out faces the children have drawn on construction paper.
It’s exciting to imagine what kind of original, creativity-filled art 5-year-olds will come up with.
Mushrooms in bleeding watercolor
Let’s use wet-on-wet painting to make cute mushrooms for the autumn season.
We’ll start with the stem.
Apply glue all over a sheet of origami paper and attach it to a toilet paper roll.
Fold and glue the excess at the top and bottom inward.
Next, use a coffee filter to make the cap.
Draw patterns on the coffee filter with water-based markers, then mist it with water.
Once it’s dry, firmly glue the stem and cap together.
Your mushroom is complete! Be sure to spray enough water so the ink bleeds nicely.
Prepare several colors of water-based markers and let the children choose their favorites.
grapes
Grapes are a great origami theme for teachers and children to make together in September.
Using a sheet of origami paper cut in half, you can create two grape berries.
Combine them to make a full cluster of grapes! Grape origami boosts children’s creativity and concentration, develops fine motor skills, and brings an autumn atmosphere to preschools and kindergartens.
You can also enjoy it in various ways—display it on the wall, use it for pretend play at a fruit shop, or make it as a Grandparents’ Day gift.
Why not include it in your autumn crafts this year?
Grape craft
As grapes become delicious in this season, try incorporating grape-themed crafts into your September activities and enjoy both the appetites and the arts of autumn! There are many ways to make grape crafts, so adjust the content according to the children’s ages.
For example, you can create a bunch of grapes by rolling thin strips of paper into coils and combining them, or by randomly combining thin rings made from origami paper.
Make leaves and tree trunks as well, and put them together.
These are perfect for wall decorations too, so make plenty and turn your room into a grape vineyard!
Grape painting
Let’s create a painting inspired by a delicious autumn treat: grapes.
There are many ways to make it—try drawing a giant bunch of grapes that fills the whole sheet of drawing paper, or assemble grapes by combining circles cut out of paper.
To capture the grape texture, it’s also recommended to roll paint over your drawing using bubble wrap shaped like a roller.
You can also use stampers, finger stamps, or even footprints and handprints creatively.
Choose methods suited to the children’s ages and make some delicious-looking grapes!
Autumn trees with a stamp
An autumn tree painted with a handmade tampo is a craft that lets children enjoy paint in a different way than usual.
The tampo itself is easy to make—even for small children—by simply attaching cotton and gauze to a small container like a plastic bottle.
The unique patterns and soft hues created by the cotton and gauze will spark children’s imaginations and keep them absorbed in the activity.
It’s a great idea for an autumn craft—simple and satisfying, since all you do is press it onto the paper.
Handprint and footprint stamp production
At daycare centers and kindergartens, it’s common to make crafts using handprint and footprint stamps that let you see children’s growth! If you’re planning autumn-themed projects, how about making mushrooms or squirrels with footprints, and bagworms with handprints? Kids enjoy making handprints and footprints, and if they like stickers, it’s also fun to add patterns with stickers.
Display the finished pieces in the hallway, and parents can see them at pick-up time—they’re sure to be delighted!