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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Recommended September crafts for 5-year-olds! A collection of fall fun ideas (1–10)
Fluid art
Would you like to try fluid art with your children—perfect for the autumn art season? Fluid art is a style that uses the flow of paint to create artwork.
Prepare liquid laundry starch or glue, paper cups, acrylic paints, Kent paper (heavy drawing paper), wooden skewers or chopsticks, and a box to mount the Kent paper.
Mix autumnal colors such as red, yellow, and brown with the laundry glue in equal parts, layer several colors into a paper cup, press it onto the paper in the box and flip it over.
As the paint flows out, beautiful patterns will appear.
By changing how the colors move or adding new hues, you can bring out children’s creativity and free ideas.
Give it a try this fall!
How to fold tsukimi dango (paper craft)
Moon-viewing dango are essential sweets for the autumn full-moon night.
Prepare one sheet of origami paper, fold it into a triangle, then fold both sides up toward the center line.
Align the tip with the bottom corner, fold, and gently puff it out to form the dango.
A small slit with scissors is also a key step.
Fold the corners to shape the dango into a round form.
Finally, make the stand for the dango, attach the dango on top, and you’re done.
Try making these with children as the full-moon night approaches!
Silver grass for moon viewing
Here’s how to make pampas grass, an essential decoration for the night of the Harvest Moon.
Fold the origami paper in half horizontally twice.
Cut off about a quarter of the width with scissors, then open the paper.
Starting from a corner, roll the paper diagonally.
Secure the handle area with tape, and you’re done.
The key is to roll it tightly so there are no gaps.
Pampas grass symbolizes wishes for a good harvest, and its leaves are also believed to ward off evil.
Give it a try and enjoy the autumn atmosphere!
Recommended for 5-year-olds’ September crafts! A collection of ideas to enjoy autumn (11–20)
[Toilet Paper Roll] Pompoko Tanuki
How about making a cute tanuki craft using a toilet paper roll? First, cut the roll in half and wrap it with brown or ocher origami or construction paper.
Using the same paper, make parts for the tanuki’s arms and legs, ears, and face, then cut them out.
For the eyes, cut white paper into circles and draw the pupils to give it a cute expression.
When it’s finished, paste it onto a backing sheet, and add the moon or tsukimi rice dumplings to create a perfect wall decoration for enjoying the autumn atmosphere.
Autumn Mobile
This is a mobile with autumnal colors of fallen leaves.
What you’ll need: yellow construction paper, small brown origami paper, paper string, scissors, a pencil, and a hole punch.
First, draw a spiral pattern on the construction paper with the pencil.
Cut along the lines with scissors and punch holes here and there.
Next, fold the brown origami paper to make leaves.
Open the folds after creasing to create leaf veins.
Make plenty of these and connect them with string to finish.
When you hang it up, it sways gently in the breeze and lets you enjoy the feeling of autumn indoors.
How to fold a cute persimmon
The plump, round shape is so charming! Here are some cute ideas for folding a persimmon.
As a seasonal fruit, you might have chances to eat persimmons at school or at home.
It could be fun to link the craft with the day’s menu.
This time, let’s make an adorable persimmon out of origami! You’ll need one sheet of orange origami paper, a quarter-size piece of green origami paper, glue, and a pen or crayon.
Since the origami is small at a quarter size and the step for making the calyx is a bit tricky, it’s reassuring to try it together with a teacher or guardian.
A little mushroom with arms and legs
In season for autumn! Here’s a fun idea for a little mushroom character with arms and legs.
When you hear “mushroom,” what comes to mind? Nameko, shiitake, king trumpet (eringi), shimeji—there are so many varieties.
Mushrooms, which often appear at home on the dinner table and in school lunches, are ingredients that are in season in autumn! This time, let’s make a mushroom character with arms and legs using origami.
You’ll need one sheet of origami paper in your favorite color, a quarter-sized piece of origami paper, and a pen.
The key step is creating the mushroom’s rounded shape! Give it a try.